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Nice TOTC Sony collection - great score on the CD1000! I have a modest Sony Maciva/cybershot collection (just two lol) I’ve had the cybershot DSC-S30 above since new, Christmas 2000. It was a gift from my grandpa. I love that camera :cool:. I later got the Mavica as part of a trade around...

You are correct again. I switched my Motu PCIE sound card/interface with the Accelsior M. Here's Sys pref witout the motu. Here's the prior sys pref for comparison with the Accelsior M in slot 2 Do you have any recommendations for a pcie2 bridge? Anyhow, I have to fly and go cook dinner for...

Hi joevt - you are 110% correct - I did not snap that this Powermac is gen1 pcie lol capped at 250mb sec. The scoring makes much more sense knowing that. The msata itself is rated for up to 500mb sec reads, but the OWC Mercury Accelsior pcie card was released in 2012 aimed not at PMG5s so much...

Picked up two 1400c 133 PowerBooks and a performa 405 on local CL for $30 bucks. While I have a g3 iBook charger, unfortunately it doesn’t fit this old PowerBook so I don’t know if they work at all but in the hopes they do, I figured $30 bucks was a fair gamble. The plastics aside from being...

With the start of PowerPC Challenge 2026, I decided to install an OWC Excelsior pcie card with a fresh Orico 128gb msata I picked up months back into my dual core 2ghz A1117 Powermac G5/Sorbet. I am already quite happy with how it performs now but was curious what the increase would look like...

I have the opportunity to pick up a couple pb1400s in good condition but they don’t have amtheir power supply. Can anyone recommend a aftermarket power supply to buy? If not, what else can I use as si didn’t see any oem chargers on eBay. Thanks,

Last thing I did to my a1117 was install a Mercury Accelsior M sata ssd to pcie adapter & the a1047, I was messing around with lubuntu but I think I will transition it to a shuriken Tiger box.

Ooh very nice. A cube is one I still am looking for a decade later lol. How the hunt goes sometimes though :)

I found this thread on the arch forum with a guy having similar issues with the nvidia driver and 08 mbp. Doesn't look like he perfectly fixed his issues either as he solved for one issue, additional problems/instability popped up but per that thread, the proprietary nvida driver *should* work...

So that is how it came? With the zip branded drive like that? Good to know! Thanks :)

Wow, that looks like an aftermarket Zip drive to me. The bezel doesn’t look like it fits quite right along with the wonky drive in there hah. This link has a picture of what the zip bezel should look like for a beige g3 M6202LL/A. The bezel dimensions don’t look to match up and it’s missing the...

I was thinking Daddy dental care for my kids … OPEN WIIIIDE :) the results are pretty great. @David Cook Does the unit vibrate a lot in your hand? Does it cause numbness at all?

That is a good idea. I did take the lvds off from both ends and reattached it but it did not change the result unfortunately. I’ll give the panel a good couple whacks to see if anything changes. Don’t really feel like buying a new panel but whatevs, the Mac has mostly survived two boys and...

Hi everyone, my kids knocked my 24” 2009 iMac off their desk horsing around and ever since the display is wonky donkey. At first I suspected gpu and did have a compatible apple spare in my junk which is what is powering the mirrored external screen below. The machine works as it should via the...

I have a tiny hobbyist dremel that I l’ve had for probably 20 years and use for this stuff currently. My favorite tip is a bulbous one with a mild sandpaper finish to it for a low/abrasion effect. The problem with it is that it really likes to vibrate in your hand, making fine work not as easy...