Mac Forum / General / Hardware / January 2006

I recently purchased a Conceptronic USB memory card, downloaded the
drivers but I don't know what to do next. I tried a google search
but to no avail. The Conceptronic site has no faq and no manuals
whatsoever. Do I need more software or stuff? I have a iMac with

Anyone have a copy of Display Adjustment Utility 4.1.1? I'm replacing
the power supply on an iMac G3 DV and, according to the service manual,
I need that adjust the voltages properly. I don't seem to ba able to
find it on the Apple Tech site. If you have it, please email to:

Anyone remember what version of MacOS saw the formal rollout of HFS+?

Here's my mystery:
The machine gets an every two months air blowing, so no smothering, no
dust bunnies, no filth.
The machine gets a once a week video project (usually a TV show rendered

Hi, the graphic board on G5 dual core is NVIDIA GeForce 6600LE 128MB.
According to some site, Support for analog resolutions up to 2048 by
1536 pixels. However, when connected to my SONY 21 inch CRT monitor, the
max resolution is 1024x768@96/60MHz.

I would need some help about burning DVDs on an old PowerMac 4400/200.
You know that this PPC is a 603e.
There is an external SCSI interface which I use to connect an external
CD-R/RW burner and it works just fine.

Have an iBook that when I press power button, I get no responce at all.
No lights, no chime & no hard drive spin up. Any ideas. Any body know if
the power circuits are fused in any way. Had some small case screws
loose and rolling around inside the iBook that probably shorted

Question from a newby mac user -- Will doing a raid configuration like this
cause air-flow problems in a powermac G5?
Thanks in advance ...
http://lippeatt.com/personal/g5raid/

Before the latest system upgrade to my Power Mac G4 I would like to run
programs to rid the computer of any spyware and viruses it may have
picked up.  What programs are best recommended and where can they be
obtained?  Thanks.

What school offers Mac technician training in NYC?  Which one is the
best?
What other alternatives are there for me to be a Mac Hardware expert
if I can't afford the fees?  

My saga so far:  I bought a brand new Canopus ADVC110 Advanced Digital
Video Converter for use with iMovie 3.0.3 on my Macintosh G4.  I can't
understand hardly A WORD of the instruction manual, but with detailed
questions and careful coaching from the members of four different

Being retired I finally want to get down to editing all those nice
camcorder tapes I have using Final Cut Express. My HW is a 2001 G4
Quicksilver with 1.125GB ram but it needs more HD.
So that's why I'm looking at FW drives. The G4 only has FW 400 of

Gah, I'm still trying to add RAM (G5 2.3 dual). I've got the replacement
ram from Crucial (first RAM was the wrong pin numbers).
The top one goes in just fine, but I'm having difficulty with the bottom
one. It *looks* to me like it goes in the same way (label pointed up).

I managed to score myself a relatively cheap G4 400 MHz Powerbook. The
unit is in near perfect condition for it's age.
Anyway, when I try to start the unit up - nothing happens. No noise, on
screen flicker, no nothing. Not a peep.

If I don't play games, but do image editing, is there any benefit in
getting the extra video memory thats available as a add on option when
ordering the 20" Intel iMac?
Nico