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    I Need Help Getting A Video Signal To My G4 MDD Using An ATX Power Supply.

    LOL, I haven't ordered the card yet. I've been really busy. I hope to order it soon.
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    A Buddy Has A Windows 10 Problem: Automatic Update Deleted Some Things...

    Hi. So, a friend is using Windows 10. During an automatic update for both Windows and Chrome, all his bookmarks were deleted . He says all his Microsoft Office products are gone. Is there any way he can recover what he lost? Thanks.
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    Happy Pi Day! 🙃

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    When Was The Last Time You Dumpster Dove? :)

    How did the G4 turn out? Did it have an HD? If you were able to boot it up, what was it running?
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    I was taken advantage of by an internet confidence trickster.

    Well, folks have to do what they feel is best. Speaking for myself, I would PREFER to be nice. But I went through some incredibly dark periods of my life (facing poverty, possible homelessness), where some people defecated on me because of my personality. Did it harden me? Yeah. Not to the point...
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    When Was The Last Time You Dumpster Dove? :)

    I'll start. Lessee... It's been a long time!! Late 1990s?? I got a Centris 650 that way in the Tribeca area of New York City. A number of buddies and I were notified that a company was getting rid of a lot of computer stuff. We went down there. A light rain was in progress. There were A TON of...
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    I was taken advantage of by an internet confidence trickster.

    Unfortunately, the hard lesson I've learned is: if you're too nice, people will walk all over you. I'm terribly sorry for those of you who were scammed. 😞
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    No. 😝 (The Sequel)

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    I Need Help Getting A Video Signal To My G4 MDD Using An ATX Power Supply.

    Well, that appears to be what Action Retro used in the video, and it worked for him. It wouldn't hurt to try. :)
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    I Need Help Getting A Video Signal To My G4 MDD Using An ATX Power Supply.

    Actually, this one should be better, yes...
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    I Need Help Getting A Video Signal To My G4 MDD Using An ATX Power Supply.

    Action Retro's video, at 17: 24: I should try getting a stock VGA card and see if that works, like at the Amazon link below...
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    I Need Help Getting A Video Signal To My G4 MDD Using An ATX Power Supply.

    That's where the problem lies. With the old power supply, the right video connection works. With the new power supply, it doesn't. I hear the boot-up bong, but no picture. At first, I thought the card was messed up, but when I put the old PS back in, everything worked again. So-you say the...
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    I Need Help Getting A Video Signal To My G4 MDD Using An ATX Power Supply.

    The one on the right looks to be ADC-so the adapter is ADC to VGA. I don't know what the one on the left is.
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    I Need Help Getting A Video Signal To My G4 MDD Using An ATX Power Supply.

    Here you go. Forgive my ignorance; I don't know what the connections are called.
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    I Need Help Getting A Video Signal To My G4 MDD Using An ATX Power Supply.

    This is an off-shoot from this thread: https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/g4-power-supply-swap-adapter-cable-has-the-wrong-connector-from-atx-ps-to-adapter-cable.3374/ The G4 MDD is hooked up to my 32-inch Panasonic Viera TV (2010). My 2010 Mac Mini is hooked up to it as well. Note the...
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    G4 Power Supply Swap-Adapter Cable Has The Wrong Connector From ATX PS to Adapter Cable

    I reassembled the MDD Mac with the old power supply reinstalled. It's in working order again. I plan to hold onto the new power supply., since it seems to work. The question is: why didn't I get a picture? I also need to figure put a way to add power extensions to the CD-ROM drive, since I...
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    G4 Power Supply Swap-Adapter Cable Has The Wrong Connector From ATX PS to Adapter Cable

    Here are the photos. The adapter is DVI to VGA, and then the VGA cable goes to the back of my 32-inch Panasonic Viera TV. Also, another problem-I was able to connect the mechanical HD & SSD to the two power connectors, but there's nothing left to connect to the CD-ROM drive. It's been a long...
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    G4 Power Supply Swap-Adapter Cable Has The Wrong Connector From ATX PS to Adapter Cable

    (sigh) I guess, for the time being, I'll have to put the old power supply back until I can figure out what to do. It still works, although occasionally, the computer won't boot-then I have to unplug the power cable and plug it back in-then it will boot.
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    G4 Power Supply Swap-Adapter Cable Has The Wrong Connector From ATX PS to Adapter Cable

    It powered on, but no picture. 😞 Edit: I did hear the start-up bong.