Hey, everyone, it's PowerMac G4 MDD - long time no-see! Some of you guys here may remember me, while others may not (since I see many new faces here at the moment). I left the PPC forums about a year ago, after that $46 PowerBook deal began floating around.
Not only was I a bit bummed about the PowerBook (and almost wished I had left it alone and had not purchased it), I was also needing to drop my PPC [hobby] involvement for a while. Currently, I am still in the process of preparing for colleges and focussing on my career interests. I put my hobby to rest - for the most part - because I felt it was a bit of a distraction for me. I left the PPC forums because it was one large source of involvement and time spent on my hobby. Some months later, I dropped by a few times to read some of the new posts, but kept my mouth shut. I lurk around other parts of MacRumors simply to ask questions about my machines (for example, the 1,1 Mac Pro that I had received).
At the moment, I have moved on from PPC as my main platform. I had actually switched to Intel prior, but I kinda switched back because my only Intel machine was a little laptop. Now, however, I have a 2009 Mac Pro that I was able to obtain for free, and I'm enjoying using it. As for my travels, I have decided to get use out of my MacBook Pro (my first Intel machine) and take that places.
As far as things go, my trusty iMac G5 iSight (20") is the only PowerPC machine that I regularly use. Still, it's nice to at least have one PPC machine to keep current. I enjoy using it as strictly a homework machine when at my work desk.
Anyway, I thought I would drop by after a whole year of being absent, and greet you all once again.
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In addition: I actually have a fun project I'm planning, which involves the iMac G5. I thought - heck - nobody else can answer this except for my buddies at the PowerPC Mac forum! I probably won't be taking the iMac to college, so I'm still wondering if this is worth doing... but I've sort of been interested in putting an SSD into my iMac G5 iSight, and I'd like advice on the best SATA SSD for PowerPC Macs that lack proper garbage collection. I've heard that these things can even go as far as not booting from or even not recognizing an SSD, so I want to be sure that I make the right purchase here. Looking to just get a 120GB SSD or so and then velcro it to the inside. The current HDD (which is the Mac's ORIGINAL hard drive) is loud, creates vibrations, and is mega slow.
I also got to thinking about that HDD exhaust fan that outputs the hot air near where the speakers are (on the lip of the iMac - from the underside). From what I know, that fan is simply there to provide air flow for a mechanical HDD... and I have also learned that it makes SO much noise. If I take my Apple keyboard, stand it upright, and then place it over the face of my iMac (resting the keyboard on the iMac's stand), I receive instance muffling of the noise. Since an SSD isn't going to produce the kind of heat a mechanical HDD does, do you guys figure that it wouldn't do harm to disconnect the HDD fan? It would really calm this machine down. It already has two other fans: one for the CPU and another for the GPU or something.
If I can get a good SSD that's fit for this, and if I can safely leave that HDD fan off, things would be golden. I appreciate any help! Glad to stop by here again for old times' sake!
-PowerMac G4 MDD
Not only was I a bit bummed about the PowerBook (and almost wished I had left it alone and had not purchased it), I was also needing to drop my PPC [hobby] involvement for a while. Currently, I am still in the process of preparing for colleges and focussing on my career interests. I put my hobby to rest - for the most part - because I felt it was a bit of a distraction for me. I left the PPC forums because it was one large source of involvement and time spent on my hobby. Some months later, I dropped by a few times to read some of the new posts, but kept my mouth shut. I lurk around other parts of MacRumors simply to ask questions about my machines (for example, the 1,1 Mac Pro that I had received).
At the moment, I have moved on from PPC as my main platform. I had actually switched to Intel prior, but I kinda switched back because my only Intel machine was a little laptop. Now, however, I have a 2009 Mac Pro that I was able to obtain for free, and I'm enjoying using it. As for my travels, I have decided to get use out of my MacBook Pro (my first Intel machine) and take that places.
As far as things go, my trusty iMac G5 iSight (20") is the only PowerPC machine that I regularly use. Still, it's nice to at least have one PPC machine to keep current. I enjoy using it as strictly a homework machine when at my work desk.
Anyway, I thought I would drop by after a whole year of being absent, and greet you all once again.
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In addition: I actually have a fun project I'm planning, which involves the iMac G5. I thought - heck - nobody else can answer this except for my buddies at the PowerPC Mac forum! I probably won't be taking the iMac to college, so I'm still wondering if this is worth doing... but I've sort of been interested in putting an SSD into my iMac G5 iSight, and I'd like advice on the best SATA SSD for PowerPC Macs that lack proper garbage collection. I've heard that these things can even go as far as not booting from or even not recognizing an SSD, so I want to be sure that I make the right purchase here. Looking to just get a 120GB SSD or so and then velcro it to the inside. The current HDD (which is the Mac's ORIGINAL hard drive) is loud, creates vibrations, and is mega slow.
I also got to thinking about that HDD exhaust fan that outputs the hot air near where the speakers are (on the lip of the iMac - from the underside). From what I know, that fan is simply there to provide air flow for a mechanical HDD... and I have also learned that it makes SO much noise. If I take my Apple keyboard, stand it upright, and then place it over the face of my iMac (resting the keyboard on the iMac's stand), I receive instance muffling of the noise. Since an SSD isn't going to produce the kind of heat a mechanical HDD does, do you guys figure that it wouldn't do harm to disconnect the HDD fan? It would really calm this machine down. It already has two other fans: one for the CPU and another for the GPU or something.
If I can get a good SSD that's fit for this, and if I can safely leave that HDD fan off, things would be golden. I appreciate any help! Glad to stop by here again for old times' sake!
-PowerMac G4 MDD
