powermac g4

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  1. Elosha

    Drop-In G4 CPU transplant: To G3 B/W from G4 Yikes possible?

    Hey there, I got a G3 B/W logicboard (dunno which rev) a G4 socketed CPU (taken from a G4 Yikes) from e-waste. 1. Seems I managed to modify the G3 board to work with ATX PSUs directly. However when the board tries to boot, it beeps 4 times. Accourding to lookup tables, this seems to be a...
  2. O

    Molex to Sata lose all your data

    What do you guys do when installing SATA ssds in powermacs? I don’t want to risk melting my Mac with a crappy Molex-Sata power adapter cable. what is best practice here for a blue and white and a quicksilver?
  3. wottle

    Picked up a PowerMac G4 MDD with the Zip750 drive!

    Someone listed a G4 locally on FB Marketplace and I fortunately caught it quickly, since it had the Zip750 drive with face plate. It allowed me to complete my PowerMac G3/G3 tower collection (not every iteration, but every design) with Zip drives. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get it...
  4. aradiogurl

    PowerMac G4 DP-500 And Studio Display - Small Miracle

    Took the risk on buying a PowerMac G4 DP 500 with its original Studio Display, it would need to travel halfway across the US and the seller was using USPS, it was a risky purchase, but at least the G4 itself was being shipped in its original box. All I really wanted was the Dual G4-500, but if...
  5. D

    PowerMac G4 MDD Power Supply

    I've been trying to repair my G4 MDD power supply for awhile now and not sure what exactly to replace on it. I've replaced all the caps except for the 3 big 450v ones. I know that the mosfets also should probably be replaced (presumably the ones on the heat sinks). Not sure if anything else...
  6. wottle

    Custom resolutions on PowerMac G3/G4 in OS X / 9

    I have a collection of PowerMacs (a couple G3 B&W, and a handful of different types of G4s). I'm trying to set them up with VGA out to a KVM, with the video going to a custom LCD I had from another project that will slide out from under the desk. This will allow me to display my vintage Macs...