Mac Forum / General / Hardware / October 2004

I'm trying to add my mac to a network with a router using MAC
filtering so I need the MAC address for it but have no idea where to
find it listed.  I'd appreciate someone pointing me in the right
direction.  This is an older MAC running OS 8.1 and I'm pretty

I just want to upgrade my PowerBook G4 with a bigger HDD.
I bought a 80GB Hdd but now I'm not sure how to open the powerbook.
any idea's where to find an instruction or can someone here tell me.
I'm a certified computer engineer and repaired many PC's and G3, G4 and

Sorry if this is a lame question but here goes.... can I use a 56k non mac
sportster external modem on a PPC 5200?
Thanks in advance.

I own a G4-400 Mhz gigabit ethernet Mac. I am thinking of still keeping this
thing  for a while. I'd like to buy a DVD recorder. Does anyone know what's
the best bet quality and price wise?
-Writing speed is not a big issue.

I'm new to the world of Macs so pardon my naive question. I simply
can't figure out how to open the DVD drive on our G4 at work. I know
it has one. I opened up the side of the machine and there's a drive in
there. Also, the system profiler claims that we have a DVD-R / CD-RW.

I'm looking to purchase a new PowerMac G5 and I'd like to SAVE many of
the Mp3 files/docs/apps that I'm using now with my old beige
PowerMacG3. What's the most time & cost efficient way to save, to
later add on to my new system???

does it depend on the name brand of monitor?
I saw Princeton's VL1916 & 1917 at Costco yesterday and I thought I'd
see what users said online before making a purchase. Almost all the
comments have been excellent but I do have a concern that you may be

Are there any potential pitfalls with upgrading memory on a 700 MHz G3
iBook? It has 128 MB, which are on board, and an additional empty slot.
What kind of memory should I look for?
Thanks.

I will be receving a new Apple ipod next week, and I was wondering if
anyone could recommend a good case for it. The standard Apple ipod
case is $39, which seems like a lot, so if anyone knows if there are
any good 3rd party cases, it would be of much help.

From another thread I have discovered that in order to get my system to see
the scsi CD drive, I have to download a 'patch"
I had working internet access which I used easily. Suddenly my computer
won't connect to the internet, telling me that I havent got Remote Access

I'm considering selling my PC equipment and buying a Mac.
Does Mac do audio and video better and easier than the PC?
Here's where the details come in.  
For years, I've worked with PCs, recently Compaq Presario machine with

I have an AGP ATI Rage 128 Pro card in a Sawtooth G4 which I have
tried to attach an ADC studio display CRT.  The VGA side of the card
works perfectly, but when the ADC connection is made there is no power
to the CRT.  I know the CRT is OK because it works when connected to

How can I attach my ultrawide APS SCSI [HD 68] to a Beige Mac G3?  I need
some kind of an adapter and that's all? If so, what adapter? I saw many such
adapters on the WEB but I have no idea which one would work.
Do I need a male HD68 / female CN50 [Centronics] [I have CN50 drives

I'm interested in learning how to build my own DVR, like a TiVo but
where I have more direct control over the files. There are a lot of
things out there for linux systems. Does anyone know if any of this
stuff works on OSX? Also, what kind of hardware do I need to capture

I have a Nikon LS 2000 slide scanner.  Is there any way that I can use
this with a G4 iMac?  JIm