Figured I’d build up this box for some retro gaming. I picked it up off CL - 1.25Ghz AthlonXP cpu, K7VM3 mobo, 2gb ddr and a ATI something - looks like a 9000 series agp gpu. Currently installing my fav w2k pro to a maxtor spinner but will upgrade to pci and ssd.
Fun pickup for no-dough. Oh...
Folks were talking about this a few years back.
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Skimming through, I learned you can supply external 12v power and it will run. I have a couple but they haven’t not turned on yet.
The psu I picked up for my last gaming box around 2019 came with a handful of these. That’s what I’m using - they’re just bog standard adapters-nothing fancy really. I think the caveat is making sure the pins of the Molex adapter are properly seated when connected and not pushed out the back of...
I could not get TFFx to compile on my MDD with the toolkit either. Compiled perfectly on my PMg5, Quicksilver & Graphite.
I am a big fan of AquaFox. Works great on my fw400 MDD.
Ok, what cMP do you have exactly? You can figure this out on the sticker on the back of the mac below the PCIe card slots.
In relation to your ram, you want to make sure the sticks are equally sized pairs - so two 512mb for exmaple and NOT a 512mb and a 1gb as an installed pair. Your cMP...
The ram should be matched in dimm 1 of each ram bank, meaning if you run matched pairs in dimm 1 & 2 of one ram bank, the machine will not work. Here's a visual that should help orient where your first matched pair of ram should be placed.
Another way to think about it is when you are inside...
I remember my mom wanting that monitor back in the day when she was teaching but not getting it because it was too expensive. Wowsa, 😯 that 1991 $497 is like $1200 bucks in 2025 funny money. I see where she was coming from.
I would love to have something similar for my SE.
Best of luck...
I also have a basic website and have thumb nailed photos of the majority of my collection on there but have wanted to include a database element. Are you aware if there is a way to make a viewable only window of an w-Excel or a-Numbers spreadsheet? I guess I could make a picture of the...
I didnt really do much as a challenge per se unless you consider running PPC macs and old macos online as challenging in 2025 which I guess can be for folks. Anyways I picked up a 20" late 2005 imacg5 on local CL even though Im trying to NOT acquire more macs at this point, repaired and built up...
And great work on those. The honest documentation was fun to follow and helpful I’m sure to many who will be cracking similar iBooks/pbs open in future. Personally I really enjoyed the examples of use of epoxy to fix/repair brittle broken plastics etc.
Looks like this was discussed in a number of Apple community threads and the understood culprit was faster ram labeled & sold as slower ram. Manufacturers were phasing out the 667mhz ddr2 & started using 800mhz in its place. Per the Apple thread, that is why the faster stick works in tandem with...
