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  • Quote: Originally Posted by mactropolis Yeh, I saw some online stores selling the full board/component (e.g. here), but is that what I need or just the 'Flyback Transformer' part? I have some experience with PC repar/upgrade, but nothing as comple…
    in iMac G3 Power Failure Comment by benzene September 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by azcoder Thanks for your help Sorry we didn't actually have anything for you. I hope everything remains stable!
    in Please Help - Can't Boot MBP Comment by benzene September 2006
  • Sorry to say, you're not the first person that's done this. It would appear that putting in firewire plugs backward is fairly common. That said, you can probably kiss the firewire functionality of that board goodbye. Your idea of taking a working…
    in Firewire options Comment by benzene September 2006
  • Actually, the analog board is a separate component, and not hard (relatively speaking) to replace, although it does require taking the computer apart considerably. Of course, you're still fixing an aged computer, no matter how you look at it. Get…
    in iMac G3 Power Failure Comment by benzene September 2006
  • Because of driver problems, I don't think all wireless USB dongles work with macs. I'd make sure the specifications explicitly state that they do. As long as the USB dongle itself works with the Mac, it should be able to pick up any 802.11 (wirel…
    in Going Wireless with an Older Mac Comment by benzene September 2006
  • I actually just swapped drives last night on my wife's MacBook. I CCC'ed the existing drive onto the new Momentus 7200RPM 100Gig drive, and then swapped them. I haven't had the chance yet to run any benchmarks, but my wife says she noticed right …
    in Swap of stock MacBook HD Comment by benzene September 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by ZachPruckowski I thought iMacs were 3.5 inch HDDs? And it's prolly PATA, right? Oops, yeah, I meant 3.5". I was talking about an IDE-USB bridge case like this. Thanks for the clarification.
    in iMac G3 Power Failure Comment by benzene August 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by jApple Presto! Kazaa! Open Sesame! Edit button! There is a difference... now So, what I am most worried about is if I have the 10/100 router as the DCHP server, does the transmitions between the gigaMacs go thro…
    in Gigabit Networking Basics? Comment by benzene August 2006
  • It's dead. Sorry. The early iMacs were known for dropping flyback transformers, but this sounds even worse than that. if you can identify which board it is, you can find spares on eBay and elsewhere, but it might cost you a bit. Your best bet i…
    in iMac G3 Power Failure Comment by benzene August 2006
  • There are a couple of USB adaptors that are mac compatible. Here's one, for example. USB 1.1 will do fine, speedwise, in the example you gave.
    in Going Wireless with an Older Mac Comment by benzene August 2006
  • Someone appears to be trying to connect through port 80 (HTTP) to your computer's port 50214. Port 50214 doesn't show up in the list of registered service ports though, so maybe it's a windows worm attempting to compromise your machine. In an…
    in What does this message mean? Comment by benzene August 2006
  • Choice A looks like your best bet (is there a difference between A & B?) Your average DSL line isn't going to saturate a 10Mb link, let alone a 100 or 1000. Since you'll only be moving files from "iMacGiga01" to "iMacGiga02" at gigabit speeds…
    in Gigabit Networking Basics? Comment by benzene August 2006
  • Ugh, I need to think BEFORE posting, dammit...BEFORE...
    in Let's share Mac Pro ship dates Comment by benzene August 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by DrFlynn He erased windows partition and i can't seem to get windows to reinstall in order to download "ATI TOOLS" to reclock my macbook pro video card. theapplegenius, read the man's post. His MBP is so glitchy he ca…
    in Helllllp!!!!! Mbp Video Issues! Comment by benzene August 2006
  • Nope, it doesn't. As I posted in the other thread, ATIcellerator doesn't work on the MBP X1600. Sorry.
    in Video card clock speed reset??!?! HELLLP! Comment by benzene August 2006
  • Step 1: beat son. Step 2: have you tried ATIcellerator? It's mac native, and it should work with your MBP. EDIT: wait, checked site, ATIcellerator still doesn't work for the X1600 on intel macs. Geez, they've been working on this forever...
    in Helllllp!!!!! Mbp Video Issues! Comment by benzene August 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by skatman Apple build quality is as shitty as any other brand which uses south east asian sweatshops as their OEM. Because... Apple builds their stuff in south east asian sweatshops. Apples aren't really more expensive…
    in Will prices of mac's come down? Comment by benzene August 2006