I also just thought of something I remember from "back in the day" that maybe I need to flash the PROM. I think when it was updated to 10.5.8 that its on now, that may have updated settings in firmware and/or PROM...so both will be tried today. Thanks for the advice, I'll let you know!
Eprepguy were you able to find PROM files for download? I was looking for them to try on a G5 that has been driving me loopy (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/g5-firmware-version-assistance-needed.1951709/). They no longer seem to be available for download from Apple.