I can only assume that the drive doesn't have the Mac OS 9 drivers installed (usually an option when installing OS X on a drive or preparing it through DU). Have you tried zapping…

the cd/dvd drive works fine. when i boot from 9.0.4, it doesn't boot and just starts X

Here's the download for MIDIgraphy from Harmony Central: http://www.harmony-central.com/Software/Mac/midigraphy.html

Update: Installed a lean version of 7.5.3, now to replace those leaky gross caps on the logic board. Bleh.

Does your DVD/CD Drive work in OS X? That may have bit the bucket, or your install media.

Tried the Mac Driver Museum? Click to expand... Indeed I have - they have some eMachines and Supermac video drivers, but for other products other than the SimplyTV

What is that supposed to mean? Are there others making a 10.2.8 compatible browser with up to date features? (Oh Mr. Porter is the best Will Hay film EVAH!)

Don't know if this is cheap, but . . . http://www.adoptamac.com/product_info.php?cPath=31&products_id=120 He got a book to me very quickly, but he's had to turn off th…

There's a shareware sequencer called MIDIgraphy that IIRC will run on System 7. Searching these forums for MIDI will reveal other clues.

From other things I have read, it may be worth trying a card that states it is UDMA or ATA mode compatible

Upgraded the CPU (From eBay) for 10.00 to 400MHZ w/1meg level 2 cache. Click to expand... G3 or G4? IC-China occasionally has cheap G4 ZIFs

Tried the Mac Driver Museum?

ifixit.com should have it. Is there any real difference in the 180 logic board vs the 165?

Coxy: the speakers and amp as-is are only compatible with the USB outs on certain Macs, contemporary to the Cube and Digital Audio G4 (the DA designation in fact ~only~ means that…

When you try to boot from the 9.0.4 CD, do you get the blinky, or an error message saying the disk is not compatible? I suspect that series needs a slightly higher version.

Do NOT replace them with radial caps. Although this might look like the easiest solution, they are nowhere near as reliable as tantalum capacitors. Contact trag on the forums to bu…

Welcome to the Cube club Bunsen! Mine is my primary Mac and I still think it's got a few good years left in it. Regarding suitable video cards, the Apple Radeon 7500 is a nice ch…

Thanks for hte info - something to try. The audio capacitors are the ones right before the pds slot hole, right? You wouldn't happen to know the uF ratings and voltages so I coul…

Sure thing. Thanks for the help! Click to expand... No thanks needed, it's for your own good.

It makes me wonder why, if Opera can turn out an up to date browser that does not require Tiger, why can't anyone else? Click to expand... Because they do.... Code: MAC…

I can second what Gil and LCGuy have written. The plastic HDD sled used by Apple for IDE (as they were, so long ago) was/is different in detail from that for SCSI HDDs. It has a …

What I do is use a flathead screwdriver on the tab, and use it to get some leverage. Even then, it takes a LOT of force, and you can end up breaking the tab. :-/

Screw the keyboard - Timbuktu it. }

What does the amplifier for the ball speakers take? I've got a "pair of balls" from my old iMac G4; it would be good if there were amplifiers available to use them with other devic…

Well, I got the new RAM, but the upgrade will be on hold for a bit. I can't find the original stick >.< Damn Apple and their stupid Interleaving thing! Yes, I know …