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    Replacing Power Mac G3 motherboard with one from G4?

    Hello, some time ago I posted about my Power Mac G3 (B&W), which appeared to have a broken motherboard. I unfortunately wasn't able to repair it. That leaves me with a non-functional G3 and not a lot of options. I could buy a replacement board or another G3, but those are getting more rare and...
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    Using ATX PSU with beige G3?

    Hi, I just recently got a beige G3 desktop, but the power supply seems to be dying. I heard that these support ATX PSUs but I'm still not entirely sure. I read on one site that you need to change some wires, but on another it says it'll work fine without any mods. Checking the pinouts, pin 18...
    • tskroz110
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    • beige g3 power mac g3 power supply powermac g3
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    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  3. LeoI07

    Issues with ATI Radeon 9200 Mac Edition graphics card in a Power Macintosh G3 (Minitower)

    I bought an in-box ATI Radeon 9200 Mac Edition graphics card on eBay to use with my Power Macintosh G3 (Minitower 266 MHz) and got it in the mail today, so I decided to install it. I first put the card in the top PCI slot, and moved the FireWire/USB card which had previously occupied it into the...
    • LeoI07
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    • ati radeon 9200 mac os x mac os x 10.2 os x os x 10.2 power mac g3 power macintosh g3
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  4. LeoI07

    "Bus error" bomb screen when trying to boot Mac OS 9.1 or later on a Power Macintosh G3 Minitower

    I've been trying to get the latest version of Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) working on my beige Power Macintosh G3 (Minitower 266 MHz). However, there's an issue I've been encountering with all versions from 9.1 onward. The OS won't boot. The "Starting Up..." progress bar gets about a tenth of the way full...
    • LeoI07
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    • error mac os 9 mac os 9.1 mac os 9.2 power mac g3
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  5. LeoI07

    Question: How powerful of a graphics card will work in a beige Power Macintosh G3?

    Original Question I have an old Power Macintosh G3 Minitower (266 Mhz) and I'm looking to install a GPU upgrade so the G3 can output higher resolution video at higher color depths. However, I don't know of any specs for what the max working graphics card specs (mainly VRAM) work for a beige G3...
    • LeoI07
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    • graphics card graphics card upgrade. pci graphics card power mac g3 power macintosh g3
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    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
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    Power Mac G3 B&W Rev.B - no chime, no video - Please help!

    I've recently acquired a B&W Rev.B Power Mac G3. I used to have one back in the day, and wanted to relive some memories. I know these machines can sometimes behave in wired ways, but after going through many troubleshooting procedures I'm honestly out of ideas. I bought it, but due to covid...
  7. LarsG5

    Power Mac G3 B&W Floppy Drive

    Hello, I've got a floppy drive taken out of Beige G3 and I'd like to connect it somehow to my Power Mac G3 B&W (best option would be installing it into the zip drive bay). I did some research, but I found no informations that could help me connecting this floppy drive to B&W G3. So my question...
    • LarsG5
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    • b&w beige g3 floppy g3 macs power mac g3
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    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
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    Power Mac G3 B&W Chimes but no video

    Hi, I recently got a B&W tower PowerMac G3 (don't know exactly which model) without DVD reader and HDD. I powered it and saw a grey screen with a folder and a question mark followed by the finder logo. Probably couldn't find OS X (duh). At least it booted. I powered it off, got a OS X Tiger...
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