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I don't know if it's "a common issue" with dual 450Mhz processors ... but I do know that the one I have sitting next to me here, which I bought new 25+ years ago (?), has been rock-solid. Wish my Quicksilver was as reliable. I would guess that it could be due to any of those things. Did you...

Yeah I saw the tape licensing method ... kind of like a key disk (floppy) but on tape. Not sure what the likelihood is of Optima going back to a previous method of copy protection used in earlier versions with the most recent version of the software that they produced. Had a friend back in the...

This item is now back in stock @ Amazon ... and $15 cheaper than the ones on Ebay. This link should get you there: Ableconn IIDE-MSAT mSATA SSD to 2.5-Inch IDE Adapter Converter with Aluminum Frame Bracket

Mine has held up surprisingly well ... considering ... Had I gotten the spilt coffee out a tad sooner all the keys might still be working.

microCONNECTORS "Strong Man" SMK-8112JU keyboard ... with actual Alps SKBM Black mechanical switches (with the exception of the Power button) Strong Man SMK-8112JU Original owner, bought new back around 2000 or so IIRC. Has a couple of dead keys on it which I haven't gotten around to...

Still no real joy on this but I did have the keyboard be recognized and function randomly a few times on the G5 2.0. No real rhyme or reason that I can see, other than the fact that it occurs fairly soon after the keyboard is switched to the G5 2.0. And it always loses the connection in a...

The "active" USB 3.0 cable extensions came in yesterday. Tried plugging in one into one of the G5 2.0's native usb ports and it made no difference. Figured since I had a pair of them I'd go ahead and try two: one on the G5's native usb port and one where the keyboard plugs into the switchbox...

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That link - while for the correct item (IDE --->mSATA/M.2 SATA) that he is looking for - will actually take him to the wrong item on Amazon ... since the one he actually wants is "Currently Unavailable" on Amazon ... and apparently they are redirecting to a SATA ---> mSATA/M.2 SATA. Spiffy eh ...

A little update on this issue. Here's what Console is reporting while the keyboard (with built-in hub with mouse and Contour Shuttle Pro attached) are connected: Feb 27 21:52:51 Power-Mac-G5-2-0 kernel[0]: USBF: 189.456 [0x4c63900] The IOUSBFamily was not able to enumerate a device. Feb...

Wish I could say that I had resolved the problem with the FirmTek/SeriTek 1SE2 card but unfortunately it still remains. There for a while I thought it might be a conflict with the ACARD IDE RAID card but it doesn't appear that is the case. I can confirm that the cheap Chinesium cards from RHC...

Right. Plausible somehow I guess ... But the interesting thing in that regard is that one of the G5's - the 2.7Ghz - seems to work fine with this USB switch box. And it is the G5 which is adjacent to, and gets switched from, one of the G4 machines: Position 1 Position 2 Position 3...

Ok ... pulled all the cables connected to the switch box and the machines. Went through my inventory here and came up with a couple of shorter ones which I swapped in, removing a pair of 10' cables from the mix. That got the keyboard and mouse recognized by the G5 2.0 ... once ... I had to...

That is correct. Likely true, given it's vintage. Probably correct. Interesting, hadn't considered that aspect. The keyboard is definitely USB 3.0 and has a USB 3.0 hub built into it. The mouse (MacAlly ERGOPALM) - which is plugged into the hub on the keyboard - is USB 2.0 (per OWC) The...

So I decided to dig out my 2nd A/B/C/D USB switch box (which is identitical to the first one mentioned previously) and hook it up to the iMac G5 and the G5 2.0 Dual - neither of which worked with the other switch box (and longer cable) - using the Apple Pro Keyboard and Pro Mouse ... using...

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(y) Installed off the 10.4 Install DVD. Didn't see anything on any of the .pkg names that seemed specific to USB ... will need to do further digging. Tried connecting the iMac G5 through the switch box yesterday and found it also suffers from the same issue as the G5 2.0: keyboard and mouse...

Appreciate the response. Don't currently have a PC up and running to test with. And as far as it being "a driver thing" this is a simple mechanical switch. The switch itself has no drivers ... The drivers for the USB devices (Keyboard and Mouse) connected through the switch are supplied by...

Looking for some thoughts/input/ideas as I try and troubleshoot this problem. I have a cheap CompuCable A/B/C/D USB switch box I use to share a keyboard and mouse between computers exactly like this one...