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  1. Dt990

    MDD FW800 PSU replacement: No picture.

    In my quest to build out OS 9 bootable powerhouse, I learned why these machines were called the wind tunnel. I wanted to make this thing quiet and looked into the ATX power supply conversions. I watched Action Retro's Ultimate PowerMac G4 (time stamped to the part where he replaces the PSU) and...
  2. hornshwangler

    Big Sur Beta 5 FW800 dataTale device not recognized through Thunderbolt 3 dock

    I had this same problem when upgrading to Beta 4. It seems the HDs I have in the dataTale are not being mounted and are not seen in DISKUTIL. All other devices I have connected through the dock are working just fine. In Catalina the dataTale through the TB3 dock worked perfectly with Time...
  3. T

    Graphics Card for MDD FW800

    Hi everyone, I recently purchased a Radeon 9600 XT 128MB graphics card from eBay. It was listed as being Powermac G4 and G5 compatible. Basically, I wanted to get the best graphics card option that will allow me to use the ADC connection. I planned to use it in my MDD FW800. I was excited once...
  4. Z

    FW800 port: testing its speed

    Is it possible to test the speed of my FW800 transfers? They do feel a bit sluggish!
  5. bobesch

    Connecting two intel/PPC Macs with FireWire / Thunderbolt and without Target-Disk-Mode

    This was very new to me! Today I was looking for a fast and easy way to copy/sync data from my desktop-macbook to the one I use on the go using CCC as my Sync-application. Yesterday I started with a FireWire-Connection setting one Mac to Target-Disk-Mode. Great and fast solution but a bit...
  6. S

    Dual-bay JBOD enclosure needed - USB 2/FW800

    I'm finding it hard to find a drive enclosure. I need a two bay enclosure that supports JBOD. I use this as a large volume for video editing. My current ensloure is about 5 years old and is having an issue with either power supply or the power port, as it keeps turning off after few seconds...
  7. E

    Western Digital My Book shows but won't mount?

    Hi all, I've got an infuriating problems with an older WD mybook studio II external drive. It's shows in disk utility but not in finder, and won't mount in DU. I found a thread suggesting that if fschk shows up in activity monitor, then force quit that process, but the process doesn't show when...
  8. X

    Review on *upgrading* to a DP 1.5ghz (7455) MDD

    I haven't started a thread on macrumors since 2010, but, well. This thread is simply to explain my experience with acquiring an MDD and using it as my main mac. I wanted to have a MDD for years. Even after acquiring a dual 1.6ghz 7447 upgrade for my QS 2001 G4 ( which already had a single...
  9. lcdswat

    G4 MDD and FW800 CPU compatibility

    Hi there! I have the powermac G4 MDD 1.25DP FW800 with broken logicboard and I want to buy another mac to repair my computer, but I didnt find exacty my model of it. But I have found an MDD 1.25 model (not FW800) which works pretty fine. So I have a question – can I place my dual CPU board to a...
  10. B

    FireWire scanner not recognized in 10.11.3

    I'm having a problem with an Epson Expression 1680 scanner and OS X 10.11.3. The scanner is connected to my Mac (mid 2010 Mac Pro) via FireWire. The FireWire port on the scanner is FW 400. I use a FW400 --> FW800 adapter on the cable to plug it into my Mac. The scanner is not recognized by the...