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    Second fan on TiBook 667mhz?

    Hey everyone - I know the 667MHz DVI TiBooks have a placeholder for where the second fan for the faster models went. Does anyone know if the logic board for the 667MHz DVI TiBook has a connector for the second fan if I want to add one? Or is the fan connector only available on the logic...
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    measuring device throughput on Mac OS 9.2.2

    there must be a tool to do this - to read/write to disks and give you information on how it does?
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    2.7 G5 goes to sleep randomly at under high stress

    I've been noticing my recently acquired 2.7ghz G5 has a tendency to put itself into sleep mode once in a while, particularly when the CPU is under high usage. I've been monitoring it with Temperature Monitor but I can't seem to find any pattern to when it happens. It just goes off and comes...
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    anyone have experience with Firewire audio devices for OS 9?

    Im trying to use my PowerBook G3 to interface with some very old proprietary synths - running 9.2.2, anyone know of any Firewire audio interfaces that work in Pre-OS X environments? Hopefully I dont have to invest in something giant like a MOTU interface but I'm hoping to get something on the...
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    man goddam!!!! so many G5s

    you guys aren't going to believe what i just got for $110 :O :O 2.7ghz G5, no hd, 2.5GB RAM (now 3.5), came with airport extreme and antenna 2ghz G5, no hd, 2GB RAM, came with airport extreme, antenna, unidentified video card w/ DVI + 3x coax, and 4x ultra320 scsi card 1.42ghz DP MDD G4...
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    quick iBook G3/900 question

    (maybe we should open up a megathread for small questions like this around here?) i've been struck by G3 fever! after refurbishing and giving my love and care to many a PowerBook G3, i've started acquiring more G3's. of course, the prospect of having a 750fx G3 clocked at almost 3x the speed of...
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    pismo with dead DVD drive - how to reinstall OS?

    so i got that Pismo i've been after for so long on eBay, and although the description said the DVD drive worked fine, it actually doesn't read anything at all (working on getting a refund but that's a different story). if i end up keeping it, or at least for however long i keep this particular...
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    What do you like to have on a Classic system?

    I'm going to be getting a Pismo soon to replace my dead iBook G3, but I plan on bringing it around with me more and generally using it as an everyday machine running 9.2.2. It's been a while since I familiarized myself with OS 9 software. I'm thinking about trying to get Classilla, Office 2001...
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    preparing my G5 for 720p video?

    my computer is a 2x1.8GHz G5 tower, 1.5GB RAM (upgrading to 4GB soon). with TenFourFox, Adium, and a couple other low-power apps going, I can get through around 15 seconds of 720p video without any skipping or glitching. It's got the stock GeForce FX 5200 Ultra - is anyone else with G5's able to...
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    PowerMac G5 annoyance - SuperDrive always opens at boot?

    nothing is "broken" per se, but the superdrive on my G5 tower always opens right after the chime. haven't found a way to fix it. it's kinda annoying when i want to boot from the superdrive, having to go into open firmware and all. is this a known issue?
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    Rehousing an LC III

    I have an LC III around with a destroyed case. It's been put in a Bawls cardboard box. I'd like to give it a proper case again, without buying an LC case on eBay or something would anyone happen to know if it would fit in any sort of case you could get from Newegg?
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    SDHC -> 2.5" IDE in an iBook G4: any experiences?

    CF is expensive and I have tons of SHDC cards around so I was looking into SDHC to 2.5" IDE connectors. Has anyone had any experience with these in older iBooks?
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