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Downloaded and installed latest version of iTunes, and this didn't work. The problem is that it's just not mounting properly, so I ran disk util. Got a few errors, and so I clicked "repair", but apparently the "disk cannot be repaired". I'm beginning to think that I might have to reformat my...

Plug the iPod into the Mac Pro (the one that I've been syncing the iPod with since the year dot), and nothing happens- that is, except for the iPod saying "Connected- eject before disconnecting". Up until a few weeks ago (coincident with the latest release of the iTunes software), iTunes...

Thanks for the reply- and sorry for taking a while to get back. I've been away with work, and I've only just this weekend had a chance to try those out. I don't believe it's a failed SATA port- I tried the HDD in Bay 3, and it was still not found. Likewise I tried the Bay 3 drive in Bay 2, and...

I have had my Mac Pro unplugged for about a week or so whilst I did some building work. Plugged it back in today, and it's not finding the hard disk in Bay 2. Bay 1 contains the factory supplied 300 GB drive. Bay 2 and 3 each contain a 1TB drive, which I had set up as a RAID. Disk Utility...

I stand very humbled....

I've just replaced my Powermac G4 with a Mac Pro. I therefore have a G4 to cannibalise for spares. Unfortunately, the power supply is dead, I think- I was having the opposite problem in that the power did not seem to be getting through at all. The long and short of it is that if you want any...

Hmmm, yes. $185 for [4 x 2GB] vs $320 for [2 x 4GB]. Prices in the UK are slightly more expensive- £280 is the cheapest I've seen 2 x GB modules for. My thinking was that if I get 2 x 4GB modules, then I can add another 2 x 4GB modules later. And another 2 later still. And then finally swap the...

Hi folks, The new Mac Pro only has 2GB of memory, and I'm going to need to up this for running FCS2 to a min. of 8GB. I was thinking about buying 2 x 4GB modules, but it appears that one 3rd party seller are advertising low density memory as being a selling point. Is this really a...

Big "Doh" from Tinpusher. Somewhat stupidly, I assumed the line out port worked the same as the headphone jack on my old G4. I.e., always on. I assumed that plugging something into the line out port on the back of the Mac Pro would automatically activate the line out and deactivate the...

Hmmm... When plugging the powered speakers into the front, the built in speaker goes to "headphones". When plugging the powered speakers into the back, nothing happens.

I've read all the manuals, and the only thing that I can muster is that the audio line out port on the back of my Mac Pro "can be connected to powered speakers". So I connect it to powered speakers, and nothing happens. Is there some setting somewhere that I am missing? I've connected it...

Big, ugly (and expensive) adapter it is then. Still cheaper than a couple of new monitors. Bugger! Thanks for the info, ElDiablo.

Just got my brand new Mac Pro with its NVIDIA 8800 card, which I bought thinking it would be compatible with the old Formac monitors I've got. It's not. Both of the monitors have this connector: I've managed to hook up one of the monitors using an adapter: Is this the only way...

I'm looking to replace my broken G4 with a new machine- either Mac Pro or G5- and run Final Cut Studio 2 on it. I'm looking for good dual screen support (2 x Formac 20" TFT screens), fast rendering and possibly 3 x hard disk slots (1 x small-ish for system stuff, and 2 x 500GB drives on a...

Location: UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands I travel around a lot and will be happy to collect from most places. I'm in the market for a good spec G5. Or any spec G5 that I can upgrade. Preferably (but not essential): 2.7GHz, shed loads of memory and a graphics card with...