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I just put in the CD I used last time and copied a program that gave me issues last time to the hard drive.  No audio or video problems playing from the HDD.  I ran a game demo from the CD and that played fine, so I guess it depends on the program/game.  I think I'll hold off on the upgrade for...

Hello, So I've been thinking about adding a faster CD-ROM drive to my Centris 650.  I currently use an Apple CD600e (4x speed) drive with the Centris.  I also use that drive with my SE sometimes.  The 600e is good, but on the Centris I notice that in programs that have multimedia components...

Update: I ran Norton Utilities 6 and it found a BTree error along with a bunch of minor issues.  I had it fix everything, hopefully that worked.  Also, Turns out the missing icons didn't actually disappear, they were instead pushed so far down and to the right that you couldn't see them unless...

I use the Radeon 9000 on my Sawtooth.  It has graphics acceleration in OS9 and runs great in Tiger.

Nope, my PDQ doesn't have built-in USB.  I have a USB PCMCIA card, but it only works on 9.2.1+.  I get around the lack of USB by using CF/SD to PCMCIA cards for my removeable storage needs.

I didn't try a disk check.  When I reinstalled OS 9, I formatted the HDD first before installing, so no previous system folder was on there. I'll check those out.

So this is something that never happened to me before. A while ago I reinstalled OS 9 on my Sawtooth and at some point while I was using it, almost all of my folders disappered.  When I switched to list view, I could see my folders again.  This problem only affects the root of the drive (System...

Having run both 7.5.3 and 7.5.5 on my Centris 650, I feel that if you are running 7.5.3, you might as well upgrade to 7.5.5.  7.5.5 performed the same as 7.5.3 did on my Mac.  7.5.5 was a nice sweet spot for me because 7.1 wasn't compatible with one of the apps I wanted to run (it needed 7.5.3...

I've tried to install 8.1, but my PDQ refuses to boot from the PBG3 series 8.1 install disc, so 8.5 is the oldest I can go.  Demanding software that requires OS 9, I reserve for my Sawtooth G4 or my dual USB iBook G3.  I mainly use my PDQ for transferring files to and from my SE.  I occasionally...

Something I've noticed while using my PDQ is that 8.5 seems to boot up faster and is more responsive than 8.6.  My PDQ is slowed down by the dead PRAM ram battery and the startup memory test having to test 256 MB of RAM, so downgrading to 8.5 was beneficial for me since I got a slightly faster...

I have a Centris 650 too and I love it!

I’m not sure what to look for when it comes to whether or thermal paste needs to be replaced, but I know that the heat sink is still firmly attached to the cpu.  There is also a fan attached to the top of the heat sink. Unsure if the cpu came like that or if the previous owner attached the fan...

Hello all, So I was using my Sawtooth today and after about an hour or two of use I could hear a noise coming from inside the machine getting louder and louder.  It sounded like an engine revving up.  It happens when the Mac is sitting idle.  This is the second time I have heard this.  I have...

Back when Other World Computing still sold the Radeon 7500, I remember reading on the product page that the Sawtooth had issues with ADC.  I use a multi-sync PC monitor with mine.

Here you go: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/ati-os-9-drivers-january-2005

Have you tried the 2005 OS9 Ati Drivers from Macintosh Garden?

For Wi-Fi I would recommend an Ethernet to wireless bridge.  I use one and it works on everything from my Centris 650 to my modern machines.  The one I use is made by IoGear.  I got it from Amazon.

I also have an upgraded Sawtooth (got mine from eBay) and my feelings towards it are the same as yours.  I have both 9 and X on mine, but I love using 9 the most on it.  I really enjoy mine and it's become one of my favorite Macs in my collection. 

That’s good.  I just noticed on Inertial Computing’s website that they have SCSI2SD v5.5 in place of the previous external enclosure for the v5.1.  The v5.5 is an external only option that plugs directly onto the SCSI port without needing a cable.  I think the v5.5 should work for my use case...

That's good. Something I forgot to ask earlier, can the SCSI2SD be used with other SCSI devices?  I occasionally use an external SCSI CD-ROM drive with my 68k macs.  Would I be able to daisy-chain the SCSI2SD to the CD-ROM drive?