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    G3 400mhz - RAM question.

    G3 400 mhz 4 available slots. Specs page states that it uses PC100 and max ram is 1GB Does this mean I can not use 512 chips? Will the G3 recognize a 512 chip? If it does, then why isnt the max ram 2GB? Or will it not go above 1gb even if I use 3x512 chips? Problem is the G3...
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    Maxtor 250GB drive not mounting

    1) Get yourself a copy of Disk Warrior from Alsoft. http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/index.html You can order a copy from your favorite vendor, or pick up a copy at your local Mac software retailer ( Fryes, CompUSA, Etc ) as well. I have used this more times to resurrect "dead" drives than...
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    Spinning BeachBall-o-Death on startup ....

    Archive and install did not work :-( Was stuck in some sort of network login ( Was NOT caused by Automount Maker, it was a different dialog box that was popping up. ) Eventually had to do the following. Booted with Jaguar CD Changed startup disk to OS 9 partition Booted into OS 9...
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    Spinning BeachBall-o-Death on startup ....

    System is 10.3.9, 1gb ram G4 quicksilver. Had been getting slow and slower on startup ( According to the user ) up to 5 mins on a restart till desktop was active. Installed AutomountMaker ( http://jm.marino.free.fr/SMacAutomountMaker.html) on this and 15 other OSX workstations. All...
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    10.3.9 Server - Permission problems.

    I have a OS X 10.3.9 server set up with about 20-25 users. All unique log in's and with the correct groups set up for each department. The problem I am having is when one of the users creates a new folder in a shared directory, none of the other users can access the new folders files. Cant...
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    Hard disk problem - how to proceed?

    1) Obtain and run a copy of Allsoft's Disk Warrior http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior This should bring back the drive. Now that we've done that, ... I have to say the inevitable .... .....Back Up your data! :-)
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    Seagate 160gig

    Not so anymore ..... You can hack to use it ( With some limitations ... ) "The Intech ATA Hi-Cap Support Driver software was created to allow the use of extended capacity ATA drives (drives greater than 128 Gigabytes in size) on older (Pre-Mirrored Door) G4 and G3 Macintoshes running...
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    Printer Setup Utility error message - cant set up printer.

    Did that :-( But I will try the privileges and the Printing prefs ideas. I dont think anything is wrong with the HD enough to warrant Disk Warrior. The iBook is not displaying any other weird behavior.
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    Print Issues.

    I originally posted this in the system software, because it has to do with Printer Setup Utility, but after submitting I thought that it might have more relevance here. I wont post the thread again, but will link the URL. http://www.macosx.com/forums/showthread.php?t=224598
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    Printer Setup Utility error message - cant set up printer.

    Not sure if this belongs here, or in the Hardware & Peripherals forum, but here goes. Epson R300 connected to G4 iBook via USB.( Not mine, friends machine ) Printer(s) stopped working a few weeks back. Multiple printers for various locations. ( Home, Office, travel, etc.) Printers...
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    Spontaneous Reboot

    I dealt with something similar a few years back, but not sure if its the same thing. Is the computer restarting randomly? No pattern? Does it reboot when you mount new drives or removable media?
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    Games for my PowerBookG4

    Not sure how well it will run on your machine, but you might check out Everquest for Macintosh http://www.eqmac.com You can download the game and a free 30 trial key at the above link. Hey, if it doesnt work for your machine, at least your not out any money! ;-) Also, for a neat...
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    Virus Software for Tiger

    If you are absolutely determined to get some virus software, check versiontracker.com
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    250 GB drive reporting only 128GB :-(

    Yes, as I stated before I have tried both channels on the card. ( 1 and 2 - its a RAID card, but in factory default "normal" mode, and either channel should work ) I have tried the jumpers on the drive, going from cable select to master to no jumper, with no luck. ( And all possible...
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    250 GB drive reporting only 128GB :-(

    Attempted that, with no luck. No matter how many times I partition, or erase the drive using Disk Utilities, it still reports the total capacity as being 128gb. I have tried both channels on the card, and different PCI slots. Running OS X 10.3.9 - 400mhz G4.
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    250 GB drive reporting only 128GB :-(

    "UltraATA 133/100 RAID for Mac" card from SIIG Model# CN2491 States on the box ... "Breaks the 137GB Barrier...." Also the online FAQ page for SIIG Techsupport has bogus web page listings for the updated Mac drivers. I get a "Page not found" error when trying them. I have also opened a...
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    250 GB drive reporting only 128GB :-(

    I havent tried deleteing or creating any partitions. This is a new out of the box drive that has not been formatted or used previously.
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    250 GB drive reporting only 128GB :-(

    Yes I have looked this up, and found out about the "barrier" SO....... the SIIG UltraATA 133/100 PCI card was purchased and installed, to try and break the barrier. But no luck. The drive will still only report as 128GB in Drive Utilities. G4 400 Mhz 768 Ram 250 GB Western Digital HD...
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    Suitcase Server / Font Reserve Server

    http://www.extensis.com/en/products/product_family.jsp?locale=en_US&id=prod160011 http://www.extensis.com/en/products/product_family.jsp?locale=en_US&id=1010
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    Suitcase Server / Font Reserve Server

    Can someone explain to me the differences between the two? Why would I want one over the other? Why the two products when they seem to do the same thing?
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