Recent content by Windsong

no worries... not at all perturbed or insulted in any way. You know how it is... I think everyone who has & works with computers has been in a similar predicament at one point or another. What DOES excite me finally being able to post (hopefully) most of the answers, so that others, who's...

Hey Jesse, Way to make me feel really reeeeeeally "duh".... just for that, no thanks for you.....::ha:: .....well, ok..., I'll take the abuse just this one time & return thanks.::love:: ...(you're dern lucky "the internets" is anonymous....) You see, I had two computers go down at...

In my search for a way to repair/replace my dual MDD 1.25, I've come across a real deal on a MDD dual 1.42Ghz But I don't want to buy it if I can't eventually swap processors if the time comes, with my "new" 1.25 Ghz parts (CPU and logic board. Note: I already HAVE the new dual 1.25...

Update, Just bought as close to a sister machine as I could determine.. won't really know till it's here & I check the Processor EEE codes. But I will do some testing. I like to know what the answer to my story is. And also maybe finally be able to post something that helps others who are...

re" swapping MDD's yes I know the deal. I've done it. I didn't phrase the question correctly. To me, you seemed to be saying, that finding a replacement processor for the G5 meant getting one from the exact same family. Same year same group of compatible motherboard "codes" that you listed...

OK, but as I described events above.... First, the running system just suddenly showed one processor. Then it restarted ok still showing one processor. Then I found it running with fans going all full blast. It may have restarted once after that (can't remember), but then... Then it...

Again, a wealth of information. This, from my G5 service manual was what mad me nervous... "*The PCI slots can accommodate mixed-voltage (5.0 V, 12 V, or 3.3 V) cards but only at 3.3 V signaling (huh?), with 32-bit or 64-bit data widths and a 33 MHz frequency. You can add a 66 MHz card to a...

Wowzer! Thanks. I was about to correct you, but thinking better of it, I thought I'd check mactracker first, & sure enough, the 2005 2.0 had good ole PCI slots! HOW did I miss that???... duh... I suppose I assumed that the late 2004 models were the last of the PCI slots... progress and...

I've got a seller who has two matched sets that he will offer a deal on. They do not match my RDYB code, but he says they are from early and/or possibly late 2005 machines. He's going to get me the numbers. Any way (a resource, or post to one of you geniuses::angel::) to check if the...

Oh man is that good news. Thought I was going nuts. Every third person I asked said you could. But the reaction of the machine "felt" like it was simply waiting for something to be seated in the lower processor socket. I did try separately Both A & B in the upper & not even a teeny response...

I have G5 2004 that won't startup. I have heard conflicting reports about the G5 being able to startup with only one processor in the upper socket.. to test which processor went bad. Some say yes, some say not all can startup with only one processor seated. Mine won't. As soon as I put the...

I've bought a new motherboard and processor so other than a PSU I don't think there are ANY things left to have "burnt up. The fans all work fine. Doesn't basic "computer" equal PSU, motherboard, CPU? I'm not talking about drives, RAM etc. I know the PSU is bad so I can't check ALL the...

Finally had time to try again. I pulled and re-seated both processors 4 or 5 times. Whomever said get a 2.5 mm bit was right. First, in trying to asses which processor might be bad, I pulled one, then the other, leaving one processor in socket to test. The G5 I have will not even try to...

They still haven't replied to my question about their procedure ... And I LOVE the line about throwing part at the thing ... what a visual... "Hey Verne" I got a old Micron P2 PCI card... lets try that!!! But the picture of the MDD listed shows it sitting on a product display desk in a...

Hey DJ, I was hoping I'd be you... That's the reason I asked I'm NOT assuming they're talking about DVI. There are a lot of tech surplus places that get Macs every once in a while. I'm also assuming that they don't have an ADC to VGA adaptor, and I don't think any MDD came with a video...