Mac Forum / General / Hardware / June 2005

How can I extract intact video/audio from DVDs burned with iDVD 4?
In my search for tools I have tried all sorts of things. I can
successfully get video out of commercial DVDs (which is not what I want
or need). From the iDVD discs I get the video but the audio.... where is

I have a PowerPC 7600 that was upgraded witha G3 CPU card, and I have
a couple questions about getting it moving as well as possible:
1. With the upgrade card installed, is it still beneficial to have a
memory chip in the L2 cache slot on the mainboard?  There was not on

Where can I find schematic and/or other data on
my iMac's line-in and mic circuits?  I need to
use it as an oscilloscope, but I'll need to design
and build an attenuator to protect the iMac from

I've got a B&WG3 that was working until I swapped the processor
out, and then placed it back in the computer.
It now won't boot. The symptoms are...
  System powers up

I see that MacMall sells Blue-Ray WORM disks, but I don't see any drives
for sale.  Do any of you know whether anybody sells Blue-Ray WORM
drives, preferably external firewire, that work with Retrospect on the
Mac?  Dantz's supported-devices page didn't seem to show any, so

I'm wondering why Apple announces this as a transition to Intel.
I believe that it would be much better to make a transition to a
processor-independent system rather than to get locked in again (more
or less) with a different vendor.

I'm in the market for a new graphics card for my old G4 466 (Digital
Audio) "Clockwork". I've looked around, and noticed that while most ATI
cards seem to come as special "Mac Edition" cards, there seem to be
nVidia cards that don't distinguish between Mac and PC cards.

I've found myself in a tight spot, and am considering selling my prized
iMac G5 for the cash I need. It's unfortunate, because it is the only
computer I have. But, I really need the money.
I am hoping that perhaps I might get enough out of it to purchase

I have an external firewire hard drive that acts normal in all regards except
that it will not boot. It can be read from and written to. I formatted it
(HFS journaled) and then attempted to install Tiger. All went well until the
restart was requested, and then things hung with ...

How does Apple computer feel about outsourcing, especially the Seacode
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2005/4/28/170632.shtml fiasco ?
(docking a ship 3 miles off the coast to avoid U.S. payroll taxes and
the need for immigration visas) One day soon hope to buy a G5 iMac ...

IS THERE A VERSION OF"TOAST" OR ANY OTHER BRAND THAT WILL RUN ON AN OLD
POWER MACINTOSH 9600 WITH A 604ev  processor? I HAVE USB AND FIREWIRE
CARD.

I have a D-Link 614+ router that has worked great with older-generation
wireless cards such as the one in my Sony laptop and the G3 iBook.
However I have had problems try to connect to it with newer-gen stuff.
I was able to get a dual-CPU G5 connected, but only after a firmware

Guys - this is an incredible deal on a MINT CONDITION iMac.  Get to
work/fun fast with a FULLY LOADED iMac like this one.  The value
here can't be overstated...this is a great deal.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5206826480&rd=1&sspagename=ST
RK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

Fresh after getting publicly dumped by Apple Computer, IBM is taking
new measures to spread its Power processors and make them a stronger
competitor to Intel chips.
http://tinyurl.com/cv6e5

I have a "vintage" Mac - a Motorola StarMax 4000 OS 7.5.  I have a
pagemaker document I need to get off the machine, but my Zip drive
isn't working.  I borrowed another from a friend, but it won't show
up.  I've tried the terminator switch both on and off and have