Mac Forum / General / Hardware / August 2005

Last year I bought a brand new Apple Powermac G5 1.8 DP (new Generation).
The machine is fine and very fast, but has a very annoying problem: it makes
a buzzing noise which comes from the power supply. This buzz is dependent of
the CPU load (low CPU load makes it louder) and the ...

I have:
Formatted my iPod 6x
Reinstalled iTunes 3x
uninstalled USB drivers

I have found this graphic card MSI GeForce 6600 Graphics Card at
www.microlandcomputer.com for a pretty cheap price. Has anyone used
this before?
http://www.microlandcomputer.com/ssproduct.asp?pf_id=10369216

I'm toying with the possibility of picking up a couple of MacMinis to
create a small compute cluster for Final Cut's "Compressor 2."
Apparently, all you have to do software-wise is to load the
batch-compute software onto a computer, stick it on the network, add it

Hello.. I have an iMac 350 slot loading running OS 9 and I want to put Tiger
on it. Can I simply replace the drive in the iMac that has been formatted on
a G4 and expect it to to be a happy drive? I dont have a DVD drive in the
iMac otherwise I would install it from the disk.

i'd like to connect an imagewriter II printer and my g3 mouse and
keyboard to an emac.  all were used prior on a g3 desktop.  can someone
tell me if an adaptor/convertor is available and what it is and where i
might find it?

My iTunes library, among other things, is beginning to strain the
storage capacity of my PowerBook. I'm thinking about an external
hard-drive, and would love to execute the following plan:
· Move my iTunes Library over to an external hard-drive

does anyone know about an USB or preferably FireWire Ethernet adapter
that is Mac compatible? The Ethernet port on an used iMac I bought
doesn't work and I am trying a wired solution. I bought a Netgear USB 2
/ Ethernet adapter but it doesn't work with macs. So, does anyone have ...

I have one of the last dual boot iBooks (boots into either OS X or OS
9). Right now I have 10.2 and it dual boots. Someone said that if I
upgrade to 10.4, it will no longer dual boot. I'm skeptical. I thought
"dual bootness" was in the hardware. Anyone know for sure about this?

What are your opinions on the current iMac models? Are they a good buy
for someone who basically needs a decent desktop "terminal" for mostly
online work? (no professionl multimedia etc.). Or would you prefer a
MacMini + external TFT (+ keyboard  + mouse)?

I own an Imac 350 of which the harddisk seems to be broken (it is
making weird noises when I try to boot the machine which obviously
doesn't work). Someone offered me a spare HDD (4O Gigs Ultra ATA) from
a cube since he has changed it with a bigger one.

While working on my mac the other evening,
the old "do not remove devices without dragging
them to the trash first" message appeared, although
I had done no such thing!

What type of external dvd burner can I use wit a 1.2 ghz ibook g4 to
work with idvd, final cut pro and itunes(archive mp3's)

I have an iBook G4 (running Panther, 10.3.9) which won't show a blank CD, so
I can burn it with its combo drive. I can use Toast to burn it fine, but why
won't it show up otherwise, much less burn without using Toast?
(I've checked Finder preferences, which are set to show CDs, DVDs ...

I receently picked up a used 6200 but the previous owner could not
remember the password. Any suggestions on how to get around the log
in password?
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