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    Running a G5 iMac with a disconnected fan?

    LOL i always love your stories that was a good one :D Anyways on topic with post i do not know much about a iMac G5 infact i know NOTHING at all about them but i know about computers in general and it is NEVER a good idea to disconnect a fan. There is a program to control fan speeds but as far...
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    PowerMac G4 MDD

    i have the FW800 model. Where these machines designed with quieter fans? I head the G4 MDD were super loud which isnt a issue for me but i was prepared for it however when i powered it up it wasnt any louder than my eMac. So is the FW800 equipped with quieter fans? I was gonna add an exhaust...
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    How to reduce memory used by Thunderbird.

    I have Leo installed on my PowerMac G4 and eMac eMac has 512MB RAM and PowerMac has 768MB. I cannot afford to get more RAM atm. When loaded, Thunderbird takes 478MB RAM to run with Thunderbird running it bogs down the system to a snail's pace. I use the G4 optimized version of Thunderbird...
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    3rd Magsafe caught on fire

    Isn't the point of the MagSafe is for it to be pulled out by the cord (ie trip on it) without the power brick being damaged? i have NEVER heard of a power supply catch fire. For this to happen it has to be a SEVERE design flaw and hazard. Things like this happen to the Intel Macs i have heard...
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    3rd Magsafe caught on fire

    Ok after about 10-20 minutes of searching i have found this adaptor it is a 3rd party adaptor and comes with a 3 year warranty. http://www.ebay.com/itm/fOR-APPLE-Charger-MacBook-60W-MagSafe-MC461LL-A-A1330-pdh-/251118577032?pt=Laptop_Adapters_Chargers&hash=item3a77d56588
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    3rd Magsafe caught on fire

    i believe there is replacement do u have a MacBook or MacBook Pro? I will look into a replacement and repost
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    Mysterious disk writes

    I never knew WD's software worked on Macs. Than again the last time i bought a Retailed WD HDD i didnt have any Mac systems. And my ceriousity is getting the better of me so sorry for going off topic on this issue but why do you need a HDD that big? both my Macs are using 40GB HDDs and i still...
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    Proper Bluetooth?

    Is this the proper bluetooh for a FW800 MDD?http://www.ebay.com/itm/160862268631?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_1703wt_991
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    Will this hardware work on a PoweMac G4

    Creative SoundBlaster Audigy SE (USES CA0106 Chip) PNY 2CH. PCI SATA RAID Card. (Uses the Sil3112 chip) and is it bootable? Linksys WMP54g Wireless PCI Card (uses the RT2561/RT61 chip) PCMCIA to PCI card using the Rioch Chip PCMCIA wireless card using the Atheros 5000 chip
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    Spiffy accidental discovery

    thats cool. Ive seen this in YouTube videos and always wondered how it was done thants for the info!
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    Mysterious disk writes

    Spotlight has nothing to do with file sharing. Spotlight is used to search the computer for files. If you ever used Panther Spotlight used to be called Sherlock. This changed to Spotlight in Tiger.
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    Mysterious disk writes

    read this on your MacRumors post. Seems to me that it is Firefox taking up the most resources instead of iTunes. Follow these steps to disable Spotlight. Disabling Spotlight To turn off Spotlight in Leopard, use this trick: Move these two files to another safe location and then reboot your mac...
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    Mysterious disk writes

    This sounds like Spotlight Indexing. Nothing to be concerned about. If it is bothersom you can disable Indexing that drive or disable spotlight all together.
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    Crash panic G5

    easiest place to start is gut everything take out all but the boot HDD take our all PCI cards (leave graphics card) remove all RAM. Start by putting in only one stick of ram and boot it with only the boot drive and a stick of RAM also unplug the data and power cables off the DVD drive.
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    a tale of escalating hardware issues.

    It sounds like the HDD is bad i would try replacing that first.
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