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    G4 RAID

    QS has actually place for 6(three U brackets), another in ZIP drive cage and 8th on top of DVD drive.(DVD can be removed to fit 9th and 10th)
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    New to me iBook G4 12", musings and questions

    Not a good idea. 2005 model has unsupported Radeon 9550 on top of it.(no acceleration) http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=4021.0
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    iBook G4 keyboard issues

    Hello! My iBook G4 keyboard has some weird behavior. Randomly writes text, then uses enter sometimes. Sometimes refuses to write anything. Caps Lock sometimes lights up when pressed(left side of keyboard seems to no to always work), num lock does. Any fix? How to clean it?(had minor issues with...
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    iBook G4 12" 1.33 Ghz upper case connections repair/resoldering

    Definitely going for hard-wiring(with connector in the middle) of power button and trackpad resolder.
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    iBook G4 12" 1.33 Ghz upper case connections repair/resoldering

    Shorting does not seem to work. So then it it is worse problem.
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    iBook G4 12" 1.33 Ghz upper case connections repair/resoldering

    Hi. Definitely not fun. There connectors were the worst I have ever seen I have took better photos.(it is not sitting straight) From iFixit: The plug has two holes in the back that slot into two pins on the board.(Definitely looks like that that(socket is not seated properly on logic board snd...
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    iBook G4 12" 1.33 Ghz upper case connections repair/resoldering

    Hi everyone! I am one of those who had issues with iBook G4 logic board connectors.(previously working) The worst deigned laptop to be honest.(it is not possible to properly disconnect those cables because of weakened solder) How is it best to repair those fragile connectors on logic board...
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    Overclocked QS'02 CPU - Crashes X, but 9 is perfectly fine?

    Yeh, AltiVec in Leopard.(relies on it by large degree) i sm curious what Puma or Jaguar do with overclock.
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    Overclocked QS'02 CPU - Crashes X, but 9 is perfectly fine?

    Anyway, there is obvious difference between OS X and OS9. OS 9 will not make much use of G4. https://68kmla.org/bb/index.php?threads/is-it-possible-to-upgrade-a-imac-g3-slot-loader-to-a-2ghz-g4.39394/ I have upgraded my CPU and really not much use of L3 cache and extra MHz.(still runs like utter...
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    Overclocked QS'02 CPU - Crashes X, but 9 is perfectly fine?

    Well, have not noticed that. Anyway, you expect 1700 rated board to work at 2Ghz+?(every CPU is different and you might fry it with that voltage) Definitely lucky it survived. Basically looked here and seen dumb thing. Also you need better cooling.(thing that Japamacs has done)...
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    Overclocked QS'02 CPU - Crashes X, but 9 is perfectly fine?

    Well, you cannot overclock G4 by 500MHz.
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    Broken iSight FireWire camera

    Hello! iSight Firewire isn’t not working.(Green light appears when connected, makes “camera sound” and that’s all) Even OF has problem to recognise it. Anyone knows where’s the problem, please? I don’t know where to post it, hope it’s not a bad place.
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    PCI 9200 Radeon os compatability?

    You can hack 9.2.2 to run. https://eshop.macsales.com/osxcenter/OS9Helper/Framework.cfm?topic=32
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    Flashing some generic Taiwanese Sil3112 SATA card

    I have tried all PCI slots including Macrumors suggested setup. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/guide-to-flashing-pc-sil3112-sata-cards-for-mac.1690231/page-3?post=18991473#post-18991473 My card is unflashed, but something still blocks booting past the chime. I have tried to "hotplug it"...
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    Silicon Image Sii 0649 Mac OS X

    Hi. Is a card based on Sii 0649 flashable or are there Mac OS X drivers? It is 2X ATA 100 Kouwell 571A. Want to use it in my QS 2002. Computer boots, but driver is not loaded.
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