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  1. LAHegarty

    Power Mac G5 with 6x Monitors... WTF?

    So I'm looking to setup my Power Mac G5 with 6 monitors, has anyone done this? I already have 2 of the standard 256MB PCI-E Dual DVI graphics card's that will output 4 displays, I would like to add one more card so I can have the hole 6x monitors, has anyone done this YO, YO, YO?! Why do you...
  2. redheeler

    G5 Quad Fan Speed Issue

    When my Power Mac G5 Quad wakes from sleep, or the fans need to ramp up, they don't seem to ever ramp back down to idle levels until I restart. This is very annoying to listen to as I try to take part in the PowerPC Challenge, akin to the noise level a certain YouTuber was experiencing. My Quad...
  3. LarsG5

    Power Mac G5 USB 3.1 pci-e card question

    Hi, First of all, happy new year to everyone! I'm thinking about installing some USB 3.1 pci-e card in my PM G5 dual core 2,3GHz and my question is if it's even gonna be recognized by 10.4.11 Tiger? And what about USB type C? Is there any hack or kext to make it work on PowerPC platform?
    • LarsG5
    • Thread
    • pci-e power mac g5 usb 3.1 usb c
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  4. AmazingHenry

    Power Mac G5 in Target Disk Mode

    This isn't really a problem that is stopping me from doing anything but it is really annoying. Whenever I put my Power Mac G5 into target disk mode, the fans slowly get louder and louder until they are running at full speed (which is really loud!). Is there any fix for this annoyance?
  5. AmazingHenry

    iBook G4 Tiger Discs on Power Mac G5

    Recently, I've been wanting to put Tiger on my Power Mac and test it out. Maybe even switch from Leopard and start using Tiger as my main OS. But the only Tiger discs I have are for my iBook G4. I have a trick that involves target disk mode that will allow me to install Tiger on the Power Mac...
  6. LarsG5

    Power Mac G5 11.2 SSD: PCI-e or SATA?

    Hi guys,I'm a happy owner of a Power Mac G5 Dual Core 2,3Ghz and I'm thinking about replacing my old original HDD with an ssd drive. So, I've got some questions on my mind, that google cannot answer: 1. Everymac.com says "This model has "two open full-length four-lane PCI Express slots", "one...
    • LarsG5
    • Thread
    • dual hdd ssd pcie pcie ssd power mac g5 sata ssd
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  7. V

    Saving a G5 Powermac

    A while ago I got a Powermac G5 as a replacment for the previous G5 that would not turn on, not even so much as a light or fan spinning except for the very rare occation it would boot fine. Back to the current G5, I think it is also broken, and I'm the one who did so by mistake. I'm not very...
    • Viserion
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    • chime g5 openfirmware no graphics power mac g5
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  8. A

    G5 10.5.8 won't automatically sleep

    So this problem has been bugging me for some time. My quad g5 on 10.5.8 can sleep fine if I select sleep from the Apple menu. But if I set an inactive timer in Energy Preferences it never goes to sleep. Looking at console, it appears the computer never attempts to go to sleep at all as I don't...
  9. hartleymartin

    Help! PowerMac G5 (7,2) OSX Install not working!

    I have a PowerMac G5 7,2 which I managed to get all the hardware working, but now I cannot get OSX to install. I have a set of 10.4.8 and 10.4.9 CDs but obviously, these only came with drivers for the Intel-based Macs. What installation discs do I need to get a my PowerPC Mac to install OSX?
  10. Power_Mac_Fanatic

    Questions about upgrading a power mac G5

    Hi I have a few questions about upgrading a power mac G5. So first off I have a early dual G5 and I was wondering if I could upgrade the processors to 2 dual core G5s. Then for my next question I also have a late 2005 G5 with a single G5 dual core and I was wondering if I could get a new dual...
  11. ashley9505

    I need advice on how to recover G5 HDD with MacBook Pro

    Hi, Sorry if this is in the wrong forum - I'm a first time poster here but a long time lurker looking for a bit of advice. I've recently retrieved my old G5 from storage but foolishly managed to snap the casing for the PRAM battery whilst trying to replace it. The G5 has been in storage for...
  12. rootdev

    Second hand PPC G5 without Disk Utility?

    Hello. Weird case. I have purchased a second hand power PC Mac G5 but don't have the Disk Utility installed. I wanted to know if it's possible to install this utility. I think could be a permissions problem also. If nothing works, I want to reinstall Leopard. What version is needed? The...
  13. robertneville77

    Cell Processor running on Mac OS X?

    Hi there PowerPC folks. So I ran across an interesting older YouTube video in which some IBM representatives are demoing the then-upcoming Cell processor running on what appears to be Mac OS X. So what I want to get clear: Mac OS X is most-likely NOT running just on the Cell, but rather is...
  14. Cooknn

    Inexpensive wireless solution for PowerMac G5?

    My old PowerMac G5 Dual 2Ghz finally needs to go wireless, but I don't want to spend $80 for a refurb Airport card. Are there any third party wireless cards for my box out there *with drivers*?!
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