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G4 fan noise ? — #3

I had a problem where a "buzz" sound would appear at regular intervals; not sure if it's the same thing you're getting. My problem came from the mass of wires coming down verticall…
MacNN Hardware by strepidus

G4 fan noise ? — #5

Quote: Originally posted by strepidus: I had a problem where a "buzz" sound would appear at regular intervals; Yeah, anyone else having a problem with that type of…
MacNN Hardware by Langdon

G4 fan noise ? — #7

Does your graphics card have a fan on it? Mine does and it makes just the sort of cyclical noise that you mention. You can open the machine while it's running and put your finger …
MacNN Hardware by Freeflyer

Installing a second ATA drive — #1

I have an extra 4gig Fujitsu drive that I want to install into my Single processor G4/500. I already have the factory installed Quantum Fireball Plus LM 27gig. According to the o…
MacNN Troubleshooting

Installing a second ATA drive — #2

The factory ATA drive is on a metal tray the extends up on both sides above the factory drive to accomodate a 2nd drive in the future. The "elusive" key screw is on the front end o…
MacNN Troubleshooting

Installing a second ATA drive — #3

Go to www.xlr8yourmac.com for details and pictures.......no better place for upgrade info. Happy New Year http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/smile.gif
MacNN Troubleshooting

Installing a second ATA drive — #4

Apple has some good instructional videos on their Customer Installable Parts (CIP) site. Check it out. There're some videos showing you how to replace your DVD-ROM/RAM drive, insta…
MacNN Troubleshooting

Installing a second ATA drive — #5

Ok, I found this website: http://www.quantum.com/support/hdd/f...ta_support.htm Which seems to claim that the Fireball's "Single drive" and "Master with slave present" settings a…
MacNN Troubleshooting

Installing a second ATA drive — #6

Looks like the main drive is set on Master. Try setting the new drive to Master and your Quantum to Slave. Also make sure the ribbon cables & power connectors are fully seated …
MacNN Troubleshooting

Installing a second ATA drive — #7

I have one of the earlier G4-450's with a SCSI HD and I want to add an ATA HD to accomodate all the digital video editing my son is doing. Is the fact that I'm starting out with a…
MacNN Troubleshooting

Overclocking — #1

I have a B/W g3 and i was wondering what exactly I would have to do to overclock it, how much I could do it and stay safe, and what other people have done, as far as the maximum am…
MacNN PowerPC

Overclocking — #2

Don't. Overclocking makes everything unstable, makes your computer run hotter, and voids the warranty. This also applies to replacing the main processor.
MacNN PowerPC

Overclocking — #3

If everyone was as paranoid about risk, we would still be living in caves... and computers?.. u need electricity to do that dont u?.. a guy could get hurt http://forums.macnn.com/…
MacNN PowerPC

Overclocking — #4

Well, my G3 is at 450 MHz now, but i was wondering what I would have to do to actually overclock it.
MacNN PowerPC

Overclocking — #5

www.xlr8yourmac.com This site will tell you all you need to know.
MacNN PowerPC

iBooks Available at MacMall — #1

I've already pre-ordered mine at Outpost.com, and since I'm going out of the country, I'm just going to wait for it. (November 5th is the current word.) However, if you want one …
MacNN General

iBook Ethernet Caveat — #1

My wife was eager to start using the new iBook I bought her for having published her first book, received her PhD, and stayed married to me for 10 years (I figured one cool laptop …
MacNN Networking

iBook Ethernet Caveat — #2

I believe that any machine that has a 10/100 port is going to be more finicky than a machine that has a 10 port. Part of the n-way auto-negotiation (for speed and duplex settings)…
MacNN Networking

iBook Ethernet Caveat — #3

I've been networking iBook with my work Ethernet and at home with my beige G3/300. I use a cheap Ethernet hub and Cat 5 cabling. Frank
MacNN Networking

iBook Ethernet Caveat — #4

Ok, since this topic seems to attract a few networking nerd, i'll see if you guys can help me ; ) I'm about to go wireless (got the Base, card due tomorrow) with an iBook, Airpor…
MacNN Networking

iBook Ethernet Caveat — #5

try Epson Share http://www.epsonshare.com/epsonShare/softUS.htm which seems to be designed to do the job you want.
MacNN Networking

Security for a stealable iBook — #1

I recently got an iBook for my daughter, a student, and I also got OS 9 (bummer that it costs extra since the iBook arrived long after October 23) for security purposes. I expected…
MacNN OS 9
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