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MacOS works well enough as far as I can tell. But it's dual-boot NetBSD 10.1 which crashes when I run rndctl -L and rndctl -S. However, it doesn't crash running these commands on a RAM disk. I also tried running the hard disk off the CDROM's IDE port, which I gather is not UDMA(?). And the...

https://www.local338shop.com/collections/frontpage/products/2-port-sata-pci-controller-adapter-card-support-os-9 Looking for something for my blue and white ... anyone tried this card? Prefer to run OS 8.6.

BEHOLD MY ELITE SKILLS! (Vishay Wirewound Resistor, 4 Ohm, 1W, 5% - CW0014R000JE70) Mac sounds good still with the resistor in place. I decided not to put the heat shrink on the resistor itself as a way to help it keep cool. But I covered the solder joint on the wire. I have no clue if this was...

"A 4ohm, 1 watt resistor" So wire that in like: (+)---(resistor)---speaker (-)-----------------| I know essentially nothing about electronic circuits ... (obviously) XD

Hrm what if I keep the volume very low?

Is that a G4?

Try running it through the website What The Font.

Original speaker is an oval 70x40mm Regal brand 8ohm 2-watt. Was extremely quiet and distorted. I replaced it with a new oval HP Internal Computer Speaker 1.5W 40mm x 70mm 629783-001 speaker. I bought it from Prime Electronics on ebay (https://www.ebay.com/str/primeelectroniccomponents ) Quick...

I just tried disabling all extensions/control panels excpet for some ATI video extensions and the bare minimum extensions needed for CDs to work. But the problem persists.

Hello. I have a blue and white G3/400 running macOS 8.6 and when I put an audio CD into the mac, it will play, pause and stop the CD but won't allow me to change tracks. It will play all the tracks in order. But I can't skip forward or backward to different tracks while it's playing. If I am...

Mac user since 1993 or so. Macs I have owned at one point in time or another include the IIci, 8100/100, SE/30, Powerbook Duo 230, Powerbook 160, iBook G3/700, blue and white G3/400, 2011 MacBook Pro 13", 2015 MacBook Pro 13", and 2020 MacBook Air M1.

Oh man I already solved my problem. Best G3 problem ever! Per the G3 service manual pdf, page 121 (front panel board): "Replacement Note: Power cable P4 connects to the front panel board." I had no power cable plugged into the board. And the Mac works fine (other than the lack of LED lighting...

I noticed the power LED light on my G3 isn't working. Anyone have any tips on this issue? It's not a big deal but ... lights <3 <3 <3 !!!

My guess: Pez dispenser.