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    G3 desktop crashs with everything! help, please.

    ok. dear people. thanks for your help.... It was like. I am in Europe and my wife in the US on the phone. I told her every step she should do. It worked out. We unplugged everything changed all ram sticks .... one after one and everything back on ..... and the comp runs again. It was...
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    G3 desktop crashs with everything! help, please.

    the computer freezes now and you can't turn it off. we have to unplug the cables. ups! :mad: we are opening the computer today... m
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    G3 desktop crashs with everything! help, please.

    arden: I dont understand your worries about the 60 gb hd? Jabberwocky: it just freezes. once it gave a bomb while start up. i turned of memory check at the memory control panel. i try to turn it on again. cheryl: no install before. i cleaned it with a paper toal but just the ventilation...
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    G3 desktop crashs with everything! help, please.

    "Make sure the disk cache is set to 32 X the amount of ram you have installed (32 x 512 = 16,384k) Virtual memory is on and RAM disk is off. " Why vitual memory on? I just had the vitual memory at a max. of 990 mb because I had extram large images to calculate. usually its off. disk cache is...
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    G3 desktop crashs with everything! help, please.

    is this the only way to check the ram sticks? about system works I only wanted to describe that the ppc is crashing when I have a foreign boot cd... thanks markus
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    G3 desktop crashs with everything! help, please.

    I never had problems with the two systems on two pysical different hds. So I try. I dont really need the second system. Does anybody has an other opinion to this problem. Thanks markus
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    G3 desktop crashs with everything! help, please.

    hi dear people. There is a G3 beige desktop 266mhz with 575 mb ram and a an extra 60 gb harddrive + the original hd with 4 gb. Running systems are on the 60gb OS 9.2.2 and on the 4gb OS9.1 The comp started crashing last week. It becomes so bad that I have to write this from a different...
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    CDRW doesnt boot cd during startup

    it is an internal cdrw. it starts up now with pressing the c key and norton but not with the control panel settings. when i do this and try to startup it makes some sounds but not like spinning and stays quiet. i have to preset the pram to get the mac running again. System is 9.2.2, so i...
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    CDRW doesnt boot cd during startup

    Well, yesterday I tried the iMac Firmware for the cd. First it sad it doesn't want to install anything. But than the tray opend and closed twice. Since than I can boot the Norton CD. Some other CD's still don't want to boot. Makus
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    CDRW doesnt boot cd during startup

    I , ( beige desktop G3/266 575mbRam Os 9.2.2) bought me a new CDRW. Cendyne Lightning III 40x12x48. It was recognised by Toast and I burn, read and listen to Music CD's. Now I want to start up with a bootable CD like Norton. It doesn't react. I dont know anything about Firmware. I searched...
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    G3-266 2nd HD?

    hi thetdb! how do i set the jumper pins right as a slave? I never did this. Thank you for all the advises! Makus
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    G3-266 2nd HD?

    The floppy is a good idea. This is going to get out. But where does this ATA cable get connected? Isn't there a slave somewhere? Thanxs Makus
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    G3-266 2nd HD?

    It's an ATA G3 and a beige flat box (desktop)
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    G3-266 2nd HD?

    come on boys! somebody need to know this! How do I get my old stuff over to the new one? please help makus
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    G3 Desktop - how to update ram?

    are there 512mb cards for a 266 hertz g3 comp? i thought there is only 256mb available
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    G3-266 2nd HD?

    Is it possible to install a 2nd HD in my Beige G3 Desktop? Or do I have to get rid of my old 4gb drive?
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    G3 Desktop - how to update ram?

    My G3 needs to be updated. The G3 guide says I can update to 386MB Ram in 3 slots. is this because they had only 128 MB Ram at this time or does my hardware not accept 3x 256 ram cards? Where do i get the cheapest ram? Thank you Markus i am a neebie in hardware stuff...:rolleyes:
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    keyboard after cleaning

    i cleaned it when the not responding of the keys became more frequent i unpluged the thing. its not an usb one so i guess adb. i opened the case and lifted the keys i cleaned it with ear pads and a dust gun no liquids involed at all. right now its working fine. its only temporary. if...
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    keyboard after cleaning

    hi dear people, after cleaning my keyboard i still have problems with the letter 3edc and =] see for your self on you keyboard. they are in a row. sometimes they dont respond after some time the respond again. :confused: please help me. is there a keyboard driver. it looks like a...
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