Mac Forum / General / Hardware / August 2007

In message <michelle-F90DAF.22393210082007@news.east.cox.net>, thread
"Intel Mini's huge potential", the guy who calls himself "Michelle"
tells me that "CIO magazine knows more than I do", mainly about TCO.
Now,  Mac users might not know what TCO means, but when you use Linux,

I need both a new mac and a new monitor and so I am considering buying the new
iMac. It would help me to consider my options if I knew how much I would have to
spend to get similar capabilities from other products. To this end, how much
would I have to spend to get a 20 inch ...

I'm trying to create an external firewire bootable HD for my daughters
MacBook Pro. I initialized the drive for intel processor (GUID partition
table). I followed Silverkeeper's instructions for making a bootable HD
like I did for PowerPC Macs. But when I hold down the option key ...

I know the Apple specifications say "1 GB", but that kind of statement has
always been determined by the memory chips available when the computer model
was introduced.
Ie, the "Pismo" G3 PowerBook specification stated (at the time of

Is there any way to make the DHCP server remember its past
assignments? I have an enormous network of 2 laptops. Depending on the
order in which they startup, they are alternately assigned 10.0.1.2
and 10.0.1.3. I'd rather not set static addresses on the laptops

I curently own a G4 PowerbBook (OS 10.4.10) and just bought a G5 Mac
Pro (OS 10.4.10). I also have a Macpower IceCube 3.5" 320GB HD with 2
S400 Firewire ports.
Currently the Ex HD has no problems showing up on my PowerBook (as it

Currently I have a White Macbook which I bought aroung a one year ago.
It is not a Intel Core 2 Duo, it is older Core Duo. Everything works
just fine on this machine and I found it very mobile and handy. It has
2GB of RAM.

I have a late 2004 dual 2ghz Powermac running 10.4.10 with the stock 8x
optical drive (HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GWA-4082B  Firmware revision: C03D) still
in it. Eventually I'll replace it with a 16x drive but in the meantime I
need to get another box of DVD-R media (Taiyo Yuden). Will my ...

This evening the screen froze up and I had no option but to shut
down with the power button; the computer will no longer boot. Now when
I start it up it beeps 3 times and that's it, it doesn't do anything
else. Running OS 10.4.1, G4 1Ghz, 768 ram. I wasn't installing

Moved into a new place recently, and my wireless network doesn't get to
where I'd like the public internet/print station to be. I'm wondering if
anyone has a recommendation of how I might extend the range in a
reliable, cost-effective, secure way. Running a wire wouldn't be very

You don't realize how bad your glasses are until you get new glasses.
I think the same applies to computers.  I have one of the new iMac
computers and it is awesome!  Some people are quick to report problems
or shortcomings.  I am very pleased with the new 20-inch 'black apple

I'm a long time Linux user, but am seriously thinking of getting a Mac.
Although I'm very satisfied with Linux, I would look forward to better
hardware support and an overall more stable (desktop) environment. My
current system is 4 years old, I feel like it's the time to replace. ...

Let me try here, as nobody on c.s.m.s had anything to say..
Anyone have any experiences with the SW raid available within disk
utility? I'm considering a HW raid1 external enclosure but would just
get a couple of drives if the built in raid1 is sufficient. Any

Can anyone recommend a SATA Hard Drive enclosure with Firewire and
Cooling fan?
Is there a particular brand or model you have had good success with?
Thanks in advance.

Hi Guys, be gentle with me - I know nothing about Macs.
I bought a second-hand G4 and it has a 20GB hard drive and it runs nicely
(though there's a lot of bearing noise from something - probably a fan).
I do have the OSX install discs.