Recent content by RepairManiac

The last Bondi Blue, that I reconditioned the other month, really did not want to come apart either. Never had this problem back in the day. I would assume that the plastics are breaking down to the point they are not releasing as intended. I normally pull back the area, top part that contains...

Technically you are correct that you don't have to be the original owner, but I've never seen a secondary owner ever have a valid Proof of Purchase that would qualify. Possible though. Buying from eBay and "marketplace" do not qualify. Most return the item back to the source for a refund...

Nope! You must be the original owner with original proof of purchase + your credentials to even request a EFI Password reset. The firmware lock is written on the logic board, so you can swap the drive into another machine without issue (just saw your hard drive failed, so correct you will not...

All the booklets from Volume 4 ~ Volume 11 are all distorted like that. Booklets look OK in Volumes 1 ~ 3 & 12 ~ 16. That's just weird! However, if memory serves me correct, support services seemed "rushed" and chaotic when the Market products came out. Appreciate the follow-up @adespoton

That has been my go to method if connecting an external display does not work. We have ran many Apple laptops "headless" because the logic board does not work with any display, however these were mostly Intel-based and newer. It still should work on G3 & G4 laptops though. Keep in mind that if...

😘 Wow, that is the hoard of plenty!!! Tons of work there, but most will never see that amount of old equipment at one time, ever. The "white box" custom builds normally do not resell all that great complete, but I've found many incredible desirable components inside to sell off on eBay. All...

Scanned User Guide (from the CD Sleeve insert) into a PDF - attached here + uploaded to MG Need to add some more pics / screenshots + some some more text to the description. Otherwise it's about complete as it can get from what I have.

Hearing others enjoying this once missing resource is thanks enough! 😊 I still can't believe that no one else had those discs. My mind is blown! 🤯 Is this true? I assumed they were good to go. I .iso imaged those 6 Discs as well when I was doing the Market Series set. LMK

GREAT NEWS!!! Much thanks to @MrFahrenheit @dougg3 @Fizzbinn @adespoton on guiding me on the best method to upload the Complete CD Market Series Restore, Set of 16 Volumes, to MG. Yes, there are 16 discs, not just 10 as the printed guides state. These guides were designed for on-site...

Awesome!! 👏 I ABSOLUTELY LOVE a frankenMAC 😘 Way to stick with it

YIKES!!! Poor thing :cry:

Sorry, the LCU Dual processors were replaced as a set like the picture you saw on DVWarehouse. We never tried pulling one processor to help isolate on this model as the manual specifically says not to do this.The other G5 models you could swap these around and see what changed, that's why I...

I'm not certain which model you specifically have, so I threw out info to be aware of when working on G5's. The June 2004 model had V1, V2, V3 processors that had to match. Mismatching produced a single processor unit instead of dual. Looks like the 2005 models did not do the different processor...