mac-man6
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Hello, I have a dual G5 1.8ghz. I was thinking of restoring and using it for light Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator work. This was identical to the computers I used in university and my first job in the print industry.
Nostalgia aside, I'm having issues with three things.
1. My Powermac doesn't not like and will not see any Kingston A400 SSD I attach to it.
2. The optical drive can read but is really picky about opening its tray. I think it's catching or gunked up.
3. Preventative maintenance: I've seen Dualie G4 MDDs (at least 2) burn out there CPUs because of dried thermal paste. Is it worth replacing the paste or just let it slide?
4. I know the G5 iMacs had cap issues, do I need to worry about this because it's a pro-level?
Things I've tried.
1. The Powermac boots perfectly off any SATA spinning drive I tried and I tried both cables. Right now I have two other SSDs that might work, I don't know if I want to pull them from the other machines but one is an older 64gb SSD I don't think it's Sata 3 so it might be more compatible? I also have an Intel 120gb drive, maybe they stick to spec better than others or have better backwards compatibility. Right Now the Powermac is using a Seagate 2.5" SSHD (6gb SSD and 1tb spinning platter) and it works.
2. I forgot about the drive being sticky and I put my Leopard disk in there and it will not eject with a paper clip, in the OS or at startup holding down the mouse. Can I manually cycle the drive and loosen things up without destroying it?
3. One day it spun up loudly while not under heavy load. This computer is about 15 years, how good the heat paste be anymore?
4. I've done nothing, if I redo the paste I make take a look at the caps then.
Nostalgia aside, I'm having issues with three things.
1. My Powermac doesn't not like and will not see any Kingston A400 SSD I attach to it.
2. The optical drive can read but is really picky about opening its tray. I think it's catching or gunked up.
3. Preventative maintenance: I've seen Dualie G4 MDDs (at least 2) burn out there CPUs because of dried thermal paste. Is it worth replacing the paste or just let it slide?
4. I know the G5 iMacs had cap issues, do I need to worry about this because it's a pro-level?
Things I've tried.
1. The Powermac boots perfectly off any SATA spinning drive I tried and I tried both cables. Right now I have two other SSDs that might work, I don't know if I want to pull them from the other machines but one is an older 64gb SSD I don't think it's Sata 3 so it might be more compatible? I also have an Intel 120gb drive, maybe they stick to spec better than others or have better backwards compatibility. Right Now the Powermac is using a Seagate 2.5" SSHD (6gb SSD and 1tb spinning platter) and it works.
2. I forgot about the drive being sticky and I put my Leopard disk in there and it will not eject with a paper clip, in the OS or at startup holding down the mouse. Can I manually cycle the drive and loosen things up without destroying it?
3. One day it spun up loudly while not under heavy load. This computer is about 15 years, how good the heat paste be anymore?
4. I've done nothing, if I redo the paste I make take a look at the caps then.
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