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Powermac g5 and hard disks
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And its ridiculous nowadays to want to use a pirated copy of leopard when a genuine copy can be had for $15-$30 on ebay or craigslist
I got my copy for only $10
I got my copy for only $10
If you got yours for $10 then you got extremely lucky -
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-Mac...ting_Software_Software_SR&hash=item1e6fc9860c
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-Mac...ting_Software_Software_SR&hash=item4ab98054ee
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mac-OSX-1...ting_Software_Software_SR&hash=item46054cb012
IMO using a pirated copy of Leopard nowadays is totally understandable.
I have a legal copy of OSX on any of my macs. It would be much more expensive to download 6GB+ of ISO, buy a dual layer DVD and burn the image, rather than just buy a retail copy on ebay. If I decided to go for the illegal way, don't you think I would at least take care of buying a DVD+R disk?
Nevertheless, most of my backups are on DVD-R disks.
Thanks for the support, tomorrow I'll go and meet the owner in person to evaluate the g5.
cili0
Nevertheless, most of my backups are on DVD-R disks.
Thanks for the support, tomorrow I'll go and meet the owner in person to evaluate the g5.
cili0
DVD +R DL, I have my retail disc restored just in case something may happen with the original disc.
to know what model, use this link http://www.appleserialnumberinfo.com/Desktop/index.php
be sure he does not give you the ethernet-ID or something other he thinks is the serial#
Why always recommend a SSD. First try normal SATA drives, you can still sell the SATA drive for a SSD, if you feel it would help you.
About DVD-R DL. Actually DVD-R DL is the standard for Apple drives, the older ones can not read/burn DVD+R DL. Some that can read/burn DVD+R DL have problems with some brands of DVDs (DVDs do burn, but stop at the Dual Layer break, some are unusable, some are usable/red as 4,7GB). Some believe Verbatim was the best, which I do not say, because I did not test it. I use a work around, because I had one Platinum DVD+R DL (cheap brand) stopping at 4,7GB. The work arround is, to start the Mac new before every burning of a DVD+R DL. (I mean for every single disk).
If there is a drive in it, that can't read +R DL, maybe you will be lucky getting a cheap DVD+R DL Drive on Ebay (in Germany you get them for 5-8EUR including shipping).
Edit: ...and on the legal thing - I agree it is always useful to have an image or copy of the original media, if your own gets useless.
be sure he does not give you the ethernet-ID or something other he thinks is the serial#
Why always recommend a SSD. First try normal SATA drives, you can still sell the SATA drive for a SSD, if you feel it would help you.
About DVD-R DL. Actually DVD-R DL is the standard for Apple drives, the older ones can not read/burn DVD+R DL. Some that can read/burn DVD+R DL have problems with some brands of DVDs (DVDs do burn, but stop at the Dual Layer break, some are unusable, some are usable/red as 4,7GB). Some believe Verbatim was the best, which I do not say, because I did not test it. I use a work around, because I had one Platinum DVD+R DL (cheap brand) stopping at 4,7GB. The work arround is, to start the Mac new before every burning of a DVD+R DL. (I mean for every single disk).
If there is a drive in it, that can't read +R DL, maybe you will be lucky getting a cheap DVD+R DL Drive on Ebay (in Germany you get them for 5-8EUR including shipping).
Edit: ...and on the legal thing - I agree it is always useful to have an image or copy of the original media, if your own gets useless.
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I have tried numerous brands of DVD-R DL nothing seems to work with the superdrive on my quad, except for the noname brand knock off cheap +R DL I bought when I went for holiday in the Philippines.
Hm, strange.
I heard this from someone who had bought a PowerMac G5 1,6GHz and asked me for help. He had asked an Apple person on the telephone and was told that every Mac can read DVD-R DL and so on. (Maybe he was wrong. I get the feeling that these telephone support people are not knowing much anyway). I couldn't believe it is that strict and did research on the internet and found several statements, that normally -r works and +r is a matter of Luck.
PS: the Superdrive is the original one? Just asking in case you have sometime changed it and forgot.
I heard this from someone who had bought a PowerMac G5 1,6GHz and asked me for help. He had asked an Apple person on the telephone and was told that every Mac can read DVD-R DL and so on. (Maybe he was wrong. I get the feeling that these telephone support people are not knowing much anyway). I couldn't believe it is that strict and did research on the internet and found several statements, that normally -r works and +r is a matter of Luck.
PS: the Superdrive is the original one? Just asking in case you have sometime changed it and forgot.
Hi all,
yesterday I had the possibility to inspect the computer, and I decided not go for it, mainly due to a lot of scratches along one of the edges. The computer is quite old, but it's still the best design around, hence one of my key criterion was the estethic.
The owner was quite disappointed about my rejection, claiming that the price couldn't be lowered. He said something like "I bought it immediatly after its release, and I payed it more than 800€". Sorry what? 800€ for brand new G5 immediatly after its release? As I said, he was quite confused.
I've lost a bit of faith in the possibility of finding a used G5 in more-than-great conditions, yesterday I had to drive for more than 100Km for nothing.
Thanks again for your support,
cili0.
yesterday I had the possibility to inspect the computer, and I decided not go for it, mainly due to a lot of scratches along one of the edges. The computer is quite old, but it's still the best design around, hence one of my key criterion was the estethic.
The owner was quite disappointed about my rejection, claiming that the price couldn't be lowered. He said something like "I bought it immediatly after its release, and I payed it more than 800€". Sorry what? 800€ for brand new G5 immediatly after its release? As I said, he was quite confused.
I've lost a bit of faith in the possibility of finding a used G5 in more-than-great conditions, yesterday I had to drive for more than 100Km for nothing.
Thanks again for your support,
cili0.
I too love the esthetics of the g5. Which I why I'm going to try to recycle a g5 case and make it a fish tank. I already made the side panel into some wall art, and I plan on sealing off the g5 case and permanently fixing the clear door to the case. Then putting a few fish and lights in there. This won't happen for some time, as I have other projects higher on my priority list. I like the g5 better than the Mac Pro (because of the single DVD drive, and because it is easier to take apart)
Finding these machines scratch free is almost impossible. But I hope you find one. Good luck