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| | trying to fix my dad's old powerPC G3 before he pops his clogs (soon,terminal C) came to me with dead power supply and dead hdd managed to fix the power by using parts from another machine used other machine's hdd too, to check repair worked put back original hdd - … |
| | Hello, As you know, most every USB flash drive you purchase these days comes pre-formatted in FAT or FAT32. I have one connected to the USB port of my iMac (333mhz, 96mb RAM) that I want to initialize to MAC OS Extended. However, when I try to format it, the … |
 | From where I can download Apple MAC OS 10.6 ? How I can install on a PC? (what are the steps including screen-shots?) How I can write .dmg file in windows or in Ubuntu ? |
| | can anybody help, the curser is stuck in the top left of the screen, even after start up. Tried different mouse and re boot, but still stuck.  |
| | Recently my stepson gave me an old beige desktop G3 that had been collecting dust. I decided to upgrade it as follows: [U]As received[/U] Mac OS 8.6 233 MHz CPU 32 MB RAM, 2 MB video RAM 4 GB WD3400A hard disk [U]Upgraded[/U] Mac OS 9.2.2 1 GHz PowerLogix CPU … |
| | Hi everyone, I have a Powerbook 5300CS with OS 8.1. I haven't used it in a couple of years but today I decided to work with it. I booted it up and everything looked good except the date and time was wrong. I corrected them and shut it down and … |
| | My Mac G5 won't power up. Checked the cord continuity-good. Checked the power from the wall-good. Yet, when I press the button on the front of the box-nothing. Don't know if the problem is a fried power supply or the switch. I have a multimeter, can someone walk me through … |
 | Apple Friends! What are you doing with your old apples running or not running? If running, what OS and software are you using? If not, did it get reused as a fish tank, etc? Or did it join the computer organ donor program? |
| | hello all; i am new to MAC so i need a suggestion. i cant afford os x right now so would it be ok to run the grey oem. it seems people dont like them but if i meet the requirements most vedors give for the disk i should be … |
| | When I type words in Japanese in the keyword search box, the letters are not shown properly. This happened a couple days ago, and I have reinstalled the language component, but still the same. I had had no problem in using the Japanese language input function (kotoeri) before this happened. … |
| | I bought a MacBook a while ago and with it came an OS 9 cd, and having lost the cd for the main computer (a G4 tower) i threw the cd into the drive... i couldn't open the OS 9 install program because it required me to open the classic …  |
| | I purchased a 32GB storage disk + reader. When I plug it into my USB port a message says that it is not readable by this computer. When I choose the initialize button Disk Utility opens but there is no initializing option. I have a Mac OS X version 10.4.11 … |
| | My mac is running slow. I asked a guy aBest Buy about it and he suggested I reformat my computer and then reinsatl backed up data form carbonite. Is there anything else to try. THis seems pretty drastic. If I msut reformt, do I go through disc utility? |
 | Word has reached us in the UK that there is some sort of election happening in the US. In fact it has been happening for an incredibly long time, with one of the candidates in particular making more premature victory speeches (although not to Americans, I mean, they're only the … |
 | I forgot my password! I tried doing the "Disabling extensions" thingy by holding down shift, but it just told me that i needed to enter a password to go any further. I don't have the install disk, and i don't want to change to another OS. Is there anyway to … |
| | I have two networked Macs, a G4 Quicksilver and G5 iMac. Lately I've experienced worsening font problems. Some faces are losing functionality and disappearing from documents. I have two drives in my G4 running both OS9 and 10.4.11. Also my iMac drive runs the same. The problem started when a … |
| | I received a PowerMac G4 (Digital Audio) which has had the hard drive formatted(?). Will not boot, just flashing '?" screen. I can go to OF screen via 'com-z' keys, but am stuck there! Is there any way to recover/restore the OS without buying a set of OS install disks? … |
| | Hi I am running Os/9.1 And using Outlook Express for E mail.My problem is. On the address side there is a folder named Microsoft News server. I accidentally down loaded too many news addresses. I tried to delete them but it wont let me.I tried holding down the Option key … |
| | Sorry, but I want to trade data from a working Win XP PC and transfer it to a non-working Mac OS9.2 machine so I can update the Mac. Windows formats the USB flash drive (125MB) as FAT, the Mac offers to reformat it because it can't read it ... Either … |
| | I bought a lot of blue and white g3 imacs from a school auction over the summer and they all require an owners password to log into the system. I have OS X 10.0 installed over the 9.2.2 but in order to upgrade higher I need to upgrade the firmware … |
| | is there a need to run a anti virus scanner on a mac running os 9.1 if there is is there any good free anti virus scanners out there available. |
| | Hi everyone, I recently purchased a 7 year old Powerbook G3 "Kanga" from someone on Ebay. I needed a laptop and was tired of dealing with all of the problems with Windows-based systems. I decided that this would be a great way to learn the Mac and save some $$$ … |
| | Finally retiring old PowerPro 225 running OS 8.5. Getting a bomb on startup with message that there is a bus error. Will boot with original CD, but won't allow a reinstall, stating that the hard drive is locked. Will boot with extensions disabled, but can't get on network to copy … |
| | Hi Folks, I have a Quicksilver mac which a department needs OS9 and X on, X is working fine with its manual IP settings and from the "connect to server" menu i can access the server they need. The OS9 (9.2.2) partition will not go onto the network, i tried … |
| | :sad:my power macg3(b&w) only shows this grey background and a blinking grey folder with a '?' in the centre.i tried rerunning the Os (8) but nothing happened.i know a lot about pc's bt this mac cracked me! could it be you with the answer'?' please,my tongue is about to touch …  |
| | my sister is using an older color imac (g3 i am sure) with os 9. i was trying to find her a new dial up company, and were having a hard time finding one that will work with a mac with that old of an operating system. any suggestions? do … |
| | Not sure if this is the right place to ask, and I am going to get all the technical terms wrong, but please bear with me. I am looking to buy a iBook soley for running Pagemaker 6.5 and associated programs (word processing, mail, photos, etc.) I have read that … |
| | I have a powerbook ?G4?, with an unknown (as in [I]I[/I] don't know what it is) OS on it. When I boot it up it asks for a password. I set the password ages ago to keep my brother out, and now I don't know it. Is there any way … |
| | Hi, I am having a startup problem with a Power Mac G4 I recently got from a friend. They have no idea about which version the computer has or what is wrong with it. The problem is that when I turn on the computer it makes its mac startup sound … |
| | I am running Mac Os 8.6 on a powermac g3 grey tower - yes I know it should be scrapped but it's a long story. It has served me faithfully for about ten years and for the first time somthing has gone wrong.... the note pad has corrupted - damaged … |
| | I recently attempted to clean some space from my G4, im sure im running OSX 9, anyway i started the comp up the next day & was greeted with this mag on a black screen... /etc/master.passwd:No such file or directory -Sh-2.05b# obviously i have deleted something i shouldnt have any … |
| | I bought a BELKIN 2 port pci card for my Mac (G3 grey tower) because I desperately need a usb port to connect my modem to the web. It won't work - won't power anything up. Does anyone know why this should be. If not is there another way I … |
 | :cry: purchased g3 imac tray loading 333mhz which has os 8.6. when it boots up it's looking for a server and asking for a password? i found an url: [url]http://www.themacobserver.com/tip/2003/06/16.1.shtml[/url] which seems to be telling me how to go about getting around this. however, when i hold down the command … |
| | I just got this mac and i dunno the login or password i don't even have the start up disks or any disks. please help me |
| | Hiya everyone, I had an external 80gb Lacie firewire hard drive that worked on both my OS9 & OSX machines. Unfortunately the casing got damaged so it would not work via the firewire ports. Most of the data on the drive relates to my old OS9 G4, so I am … |
| | Ok, I got my hands on a Mac G3 and it has 9.2.2 (clean install) on it. I have the OS 10.4 install CDs (four of them) and want to upgrade. Is there anyway of mounting the .dmg files inside OS 9.2.2 and installing rather than from boot? (similar to … |
 | Hell ,i a new mac owner and know very little as to fixing problems with it . I bought a used I-mac G3 /OS 9.2 /400mhz/256 ram/dvd rom. heres the problem when i boot it up the message says ,sorry a system error occurred ,error type 114 ,then it says … |
| | I have a seven-year old (is it eight now?) iMac which uses OS 8.5. Is there a pen drive out there that will work on this computer?  |
| | my mac has no os & i cant access the bios, so i got a bootable mac os8 but ... still nothing.the rom will show that its reading bt i still get that 'os error flashing thingy' on the screen, like it would if no harddrive is connected.i cant wait … |
| | Hi Guys This is my first post so please be kind, The problem I have is that I am trying to network my 2 G4's running 9.2,2 together. Both machines are on ethernet and I am using a switch and both ports indicate that they are connected by the lights. … |
| | I just got a broadband connection and when I went in to change my TCP/IP settings in the Ctrl Panel, I noticed that only AppleTalk and PPP were available. How can I get the ethernet option? Thanks in advance. |
| | When the Mac Performa 5200 boots up, the finder comes on but the arrow is stuck in the upper left corner of the screen. I have zapped the P-RAM, but that did not solve the problem. I would be grateful for any suggestions. Pelycan |
 | Hoping someone has seen this or can help. Silver G-4 256k memory was freezing up while running then when I restart it gives me the ? mark. I disconnected the HD thinking that was the problem but when I boot from the CD it either freezes during boot-up or boots … |
| | I was given an Ibook G3-300mhz with OS 9.0 from my brother while I visited him. I don't have a notebook so this was a good deal until I put enough away to purchase a laptop. Liking to mess around and have used Mac 6-7 years ago, I already have … |
| | :confused: I'm trying this again.. I bought a imac about 4 years ago, the one w/the small bace and the monitor is conected to it. I ordered it online and it has an airport in it.. but when i got it.. it had two complete opperating systems 9.2 and X … |
| | FOUR QUESTIONS: Firstly, why does the ALWAYS ASK FOR MY E-MAIL ADDRESS AND PASSWORD OPTIONS not functioning eventhough I have clicked that option. Secondly, why do I keep getting the same message that my password is incorrect although I know it IS. This itruly annoys me as I have to … |
| | help!!! iv got another problem!!!!!! my friend has a blueG4 what is running os 9.2 he needed to use (i-movie) so he installed "tiger" and now the (firewire ports) dont work!!!! mmmmmm anyone had the same thing happen, who could help?:mrgreen: |
| | im hoping someone can help me get my blue g3 imac up and running again...? im not sure if im posting this in the write place, but im new to this forum stuff, and dont know my way around yet..... anyway, i was given a blue g3 imac recently by … |
| | Hi all. My neibor just recently gave me a "tangerine" imac. It is running mac os 9. I am trying to install various .sit files. I understant I need stuffit expander for that. I downloaded stuffit, but it is in a hqx file. I searched google, and it said I … |
| | This is just a simple problem for most people but I have a G4 running OS 9.2.1 with old software including Quark 4 and Photoshop 5. Recently I upgraded my system software to Tiger and I have continued using Classic to access my old software. I presume because of everything … |
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