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From: Jon B on 11 May 2010 08:14 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > Flavio Matani <flavio_mataniTAKETHISBITOUT(a)mac.com> wrote: > > > Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > > > > > On 2010-05-10, Andy Hewitt <thewildrover(a)me.com> wrote: > > > > I found one on eBay over the weekend that may do the job. An old G4 > > > > PowerMac MDD 1.25GHz with 1GB of RAM. No hard drive, or externals, but > > > > at �50 I couldn't pass that up as a punt. Looks like it may have the top > > > > end graphics card too. > > > > > > Nice machines, but be warned - they can be loud. > > > > They can be. I have one of Jon B's old MDDs here and that sounds like an > > old DC3 taking off. Wondering whether it is possible to change the > > fan... > > It is (assuming you mean the large fan at the back). I got a replacement > from Dorothy Bradbury and it made it a much quieter machine. If you do > as well then tell them it's for a Mac - the polarity needs reversing > apparently. > Yep, it's got the Apple 'quiet' kit in it, but whilst considered it never got round to installing anything quieter in it. I just used to have music on a lot and push the noise of this into the background. PS it's also worth checking the lower front grille on these (behind the nostrils), if they get clogged it can raise the internal temps by a few degrees which is enough to start the centre fan running a wee bit faster/louder. -- Jon B Above email address IS valid. <http://www.bramley-computers.co.uk/> Apple Laptop Repairs.
From: Chris Ridd on 11 May 2010 08:15 On 2010-05-11 13:07:21 +0100, Jim said: > On 2010-05-11, Kevin <kevinng1966(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: >> In article <1jiajhc.u8s4w9ha7q28N%jim(a)magrathea.plus.com>, >> jim(a)magrathea.plus.com (Jim) wrote: >> >>> the polarity needs reversing apparently. >> >> Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow. Now that brings back memories. > > Tom Baker era, I think. He had the teeth, certainly. -- Chris
From: Jim on 11 May 2010 08:26 On 2010-05-11, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: >>> >>>> the polarity needs reversing apparently. >>> >>> Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow. Now that brings back memories. >> >> Tom Baker era, I think. > > He had the teeth, certainly. Still does. Or very good copies. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "[The MP4-12C] will be fitted with all manner of pointlessly shiny buttons that light up and a switch that says 'sport mode' that isn't connected to anything." The Daily Mash.
From: Sak Wathanasin on 11 May 2010 09:49 On 10 May, 15:48, thewildro...(a)me.com (Andy Hewitt) wrote: > Out of interest, what's reliability like for sticking a SATA card in > this for a bootable drive? Sorry, this is a bit late, but I have a Sonnet SATA card in my G4 desktop (the model before the MDD) and it boots fine off the SATA drive. The only problem is that the FW target mode only works with the internal PATA drive, so you can't clone or repair the SATA drive this way.
From: Andy Hewitt on 11 May 2010 10:50
Sak Wathanasin <sw(a)nan.co.uk> wrote: > On 10 May, 15:48, thewildro...(a)me.com (Andy Hewitt) wrote: > > > Out of interest, what's reliability like for sticking a SATA card in > > this for a bootable drive? > > Sorry, this is a bit late, but I have a Sonnet SATA card in my G4 > desktop (the model before the MDD) and it boots fine off the SATA > drive. The only problem is that the FW target mode only works with the > internal PATA drive, so you can't clone or repair the SATA drive this > way. Good to know, thanks. Not too late yet, I have a 200GB IDE drive off eBay that'll do for now, I'm just think about future needs. -- Andy Hewitt <http://web.me.com/andrewhewitt1/> |