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• Power Macintosh G3 with dual monitors high resolution

  I hope this info will help someone wanted to run two large screens monitors (4:3) on the Power Macintosh G3 Beige minitour. My results resonance of an earlier post that I started, which was DVI PCI Card/s for G3 minitour, but all ended up as I felt the need of a new subject header.

  It seems that nobody had actually done what I was trying to do, there was no guarantee it was possible. However, several of you gave some excellent suggestions to try and you all are help and many more read and experiment, I "cracked the nut.

  So, I wanted to point out here know how it worked, so that anyone wishing to run two monitors to modern flat screen with a resolution of 1600 x 1200 on a Beige G3 minitour could do without having to go through what I had to. I guess that would apply to the version of office as well, but not sure.

  The first thing to know is that, according to the specifications of apple, the machine MUST have the 333 MHz motherboard, as something that less will take NOT supported above resolution 1280.

  Second, I never two screens connected to both VGA cards (I got two of them in the PCI slots). It was suggested I zap the PRAM, but that does not work.

  So, using the DB15 video port as the monitor 1 factory, I had to have a VGA adapter. I tried 3 different Mac to VGA adptrs., and no matter how I set the dip-switch, it wouldn't work. Suddenly something occurred to me. If the G3 (333 MHz) would support 1600 and the monitor would support 1600, why do we need switches. Just adapt the mounting.

  So, I bought a DB15 VGA right adpt. with no switch just to adapt the VGA cable connection. Here's the interesting thing. After that I started and got on the desk, my HR monitor (attached to the VGA PCI card) was 1600, but LH monitor has NOT been set to 1600. So, I went to the CP monitors to see if he has shown as available. It IS there, but in italics, which normally means is not available. Just to smile and laugh, I decided to click on it anyway, and when I did, a window come indicating that I had chosen to change screen resolutions and confirm my choice. What to lose, right? So, I clicked on OK and, lo and behold, it changed to 1600 x 1200. Now, the two screens are in 1600 x 1200, whenever I start. I was blown away. Either way, monitors that I chose were fantastic... Dell UltraSharp 2007FPb (Ratio 4:3).

  If it helps one person, I will be happy.

  Tom

  Tom's excellent work, thanks for the report, I wondered what happened.

• Power Macintosh g3 in a Beige boot problem

  My 1998 Power Macintosh G3 all in one does not start. It started yesterday, but now when I press the key on the keyboard, nothing happens. I opened the back and nothing seemed wrong, but the battery was a bit dusty.

  What should I do?

  Also, if I got this thing working again, how do you think I could sell this thing, with a keyboard and a mouse?

  Thank you!

  Have you checked the voltage of the battery with a multimeter? With some Macintosh models, a low battery voltage may lead to unexpected problems, including production difficulties.

• I can add two monitors to a Power Macintosh G3?

  I have a loyal and well loved 1997 Power Macintosh G3 minitour, running Mac OS 9.2.2 and I thought the addition of only 16 inches slightly older Macintosh Color Display (CRT) on the screen of the color of the Macintosh 14 inches (also a CRT).

  Is this possible? and if so, how can I do to do this?

  I would love the extra screen space!

  Thank you very much!

  This is what we call a Beige Powermac?

  You would need a 33 MHz PCI video card, but I don't remember if OS9 on who takes care of multiple video cards.

• UEFI auto turn on after power failure

  I bought a desktop computer HP Pavillion PC500-225es (have a holiday home in Spain where the suffix are).

  It is running Windows 8.1 equipped a UEFI BIOS.

  I want the PC automatically restarts when power is restored after a power failure, but I don't see any option to do this in the UEFI BIOS. Is it normal for a UEFI BIOS? I have had many computers with a BIOS for old style and that I can remember all had the ability to set the auto restart after power fail.

  I don't know how a UEFI BIOS integrates with Windows 8.1 but I see no option for this in point 8.1 of Windows either.

  Someone at - it ideas?

  In addition, because the PC was bought in Spain, the BIOS is in Spanish. It seems not be anyway to change that in English, my native language. Not a big problem I can get in Spanish and may apply to the Google translate if I have to, but it would be easier if there was an option to switch to English.

  I ran the HP Support Assistant, and everything is up-to-date, there is no update to download BIOS.

  I guess I'm just stuck with the situation unless HP come with an update of the BIOS to add installation.

  Please see the BIOS for the motherboard Jasmine settings the settings you are looking for. Although this document is intended for the 'Jasmine' motherboard and your computer uses the "JasmineR', the settings should be similar if not the same thing.

  To access the BIOS Setup page... "Turn on the computer and immediately press the F10 key repeatedly, once per second, until the opening of the Computer Configuration utility."

  The following options are found in the Power Options:

  Messages POST (Power On Self Test)	Turn on or off
  After the loss of power	Previous state, or disable
  POSITION of delay (in seconds)	Zero, 5, 10, 15, 20 or 60 seconds

  If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

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• Screen becomes black after being left idle only recourse is to turn off the power

  Our screen goes black after being left idle for some time.  The only recourse is to turn it off.  The keyboard does not (without CTRL-ALT-DEL).  I tried to return to the previous registry spot without success.  Any ideas?

  Hi Flair24,
   
  -Have you made changes on your computer before this problem started to happen?
  -Set the screen saver vacuum? If so, change the screen saver to another and check if this might be the cause of this problem.
  -Do you have any particular power on your computer(sleep/hibernate) model?
   
  For more information, see:
  Change, create, or delete a power plan (scheme) 
  Post back with more information to help you help the better.

• I have a g62 and it is locked. power light is on and the light 'caps lock '.

  We have a G62. It is locked. Power light is on, light traffic and wireless light. The screen is completely blank. Any ideas on how to reset this 'thing'?

  rafburtonwood wrote:

  We have a G62. It is locked. Power light is on, light traffic and wireless light. The screen is completely blank. Any ideas on how to reset this 'thing'?

  Hi rafburtonwood,

  Try a hard reset as follows:

  Remove the battery and unplug the DC power adapter.
  Press and hold the power button for more than 15 seconds.
  Plug the DC power adapter (leave the battery for now)
  Press the power button

  Please post your results here.

  Best regards

  ERICO

• computer just snoring and makes a sound when the power button is pressed

  I have an older Dell which has been upgraded to Windows 8. All of a sudden when I turned it on today, it sounds like a fan is running as well as a series of 4 beeps. Someone has an idea of what's going on? Thanks for any help.

  Hello

  These beeps are a code telling you there is a hardware problem. Check with
  Dell support or a real computer store (the one that made its own in-store service
  on Dell).

  Reference Dell Beep Codes and Diagnostic PSA Chart
  http://en.community.Dell.com/support-forums/desktop/w/desktop/3624.beep-codes-and-PSA-diagnostic-chart

  ====================================================

  Sound beeps are error codes that describe a problem with your machine.
  A continuous beep may mean keyboard (loose or bad cable), of coward, power Board, one
  short or another question according to the system/BIOS manufacturer. Other beep models have
  other meanings depending on the manufacturer of the BIOS.

  Startup and select the CONFIGURATION SETTINGS (BIOS/CMOS) - usually F2 that start you.
  look to see creator BIOS then see here:

  Computer MESSAGE / beep codes
  http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm

  If my computer beeps and won't start, what do the beeps mean?
  http://KB.IU.edu/data/afzy.html how to troubleshoot Beep Codes
  http://pcsupport.about.com/od/nonworkingcomponent/HT/beepcodestb.htm

  POSTAL Codes beep
  http://www.technick.NET/public/code/cp_dpage.php?aiocp_dp=guide_beep_codes

  Power on Beep Codes post
  http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml

  It may have other check so with system Maker or motherboard for manufacturer
  custom systems.
  
  I hope this helps.

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• Power adapter for HP Pavilion dv6000 AC

  Please forgive me if this is covered in another post, but I couldn't find an easy answer elsewhere in the forums.

  My sister-in-law lives out of State and think that its power for its HP Pavilion dv6000 adapter is dead although I can't be sure of its description is not the other common problem with the input shorted DC Jack.
  I have two power adapters I could post him even if it is the exact HP replacement part.
  One of them is an adapter OEM HP Compaq series PPP014H Ref.: 310744-001 and the other is a Targus AC70u adapter.
  Will be one of these work safely for his laptop? Are there any problems I should warn him?

  Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer on this issue.

  310744 001 is for the dv6000 and work

• laptop HP dv 9208nr closed and that the update of windows in progress, now not power upward?

  laptop HP dv 9208nr closed and that the current windows update. Now to the power BIOS will not post any all black screen activity. fan starts for about 3 seconds then turns off. Windows recovery disks have no results.all lights on the computer lights except light hard drive. haven't tried to force now the power button start / stop for 45 seconds so that it is unplugged and no battery then plugged and pushed back the power. no difference. any help please?

  Yes. Read the description of the symptoms on the link that I posted above. You can also email or phone the guy with questions. Click on the 'About Me' link on the page.

• DVI PCI Card/s for G3 minitour

  I am a new Member of this forum and I hope that someone has the necessary answersI. I have a Power Macintosh G3 Beige minitour @ 333 MHz, and I'm on OS 8.5.1. There is a reason, I must stay with OS 8.5.1.

  I am wanting to know if there is a Dual-DVI PCI card that will work in this machine, so I can run two monitors via DVI in order to get a higher resolution than is available with VGA. My understanding is that VGA tops out at 1280 x 1024 and I need just a little more.

  If there is not an available Dual-DVI card that will work with my setup, how about two single DVI cards? If, by chance, there are two ways, that would be better and two monitors can also..., run off PCI cards without involving the port of regular monitor of the factory. If the port of the factory to be used, is there an adapter (or adapter cable) him/DVI.

  I know it's several questions, but get them out of here, in my first post may save some back.

  Thanks for any help, Tom

  Hi & welcome!

  In fact, VGA will give you more resolution than DVI.

  Radeon 7000

  The 32 MB memory DDR (Double Data Rate) will also help, allowing your computer to display very high resolutions up to 2048 x 1536 at 60 Hz if your analog monitor supports. Resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 are supported using digital flat screen, depending on the individual abilities of your LCD monitor.

  http://www.Macworld.com/article/1004789/radeon7000.html

  http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/graphics/radeon_7000_feedback.html

  There are faster cards still better, but more rare and the fastest I had were Formac cards, can have a couple somewhere here.

• Contact the Apple Support

  I tried to contact the Apple Support via my office iMac (to discuss a problem with the iPhone), but he tells me that I can't because of the non supported browser «»

  We recommend the latest version of Safari... »

  I am running OS X 10.4.11 and Safari 4.1.3 on an old Imac PowerPC G5.

  Software update says my software is up to date, and I used it recently to talk about Apple's Support. Indeed, I use it now to this Post! So I know it works.

  Anyone know how I can talk to Apple online using their own devices and software?

  You must > TenFourFox: a fork of Mozilla Firefox ESR 38 for Power Macintosh and Mac OS X Tiger PowerPC

  It will import all your stuff of Safari

• File Transfer issue between 10.4.11 + 4.4 Android phone

  Hello.

  I recently got a Polaroid link 6 "A6WH smartphone, Google Android KitKat 4.4 running, and despite being told of Polaroid that I should be able to transfer files (ie. photos, music, videos) between this phone and a G4 aluminum PowerBook running OS 10.4.11 (old, Yes, I know!), I can't. I was told that I have to download Android File Transfer, which I did, but it didn't work (it only works on OS 10.5). Android File Transfer is Version 1.0 - I don't think that there is no earlier version.

  I tried to search on this forum and elsewhere online, some have suggested other programs, such as AirDroid, but when I tried to download them, they would not work with OS 10.4.11.

  I was able to transfer files over a Bluetooth connection - and only from the computer (and not vice versa). The USB cable provided with the phone doesn't seem to work (anyway) without a program to make it easier.

  Any suggestions for transfer files (ie. photos, music, videos) between these devices - via the USB port, or even simply through Bluetooth, back from the phone to the computer?

  Also, are all the programs available to convert video to MP4 format files, as I can't get the phone to open any other format - BTW, free is better!)

  Note: I would have gotten an iPhone, except for the fact that we tried to get rid of some AirMiles points that were about to expire, and they have not one!

  Thank you

  I have (and have had) smartfones non-Apple for some time

  To transfer ALL kinds of files, I just use an intermediary "cloud service".

  Many here will advise you http://dropbox.com/ as a reliable and free service

  * NOTE: Dropbox is more supported by OS X Tiger with their desktop app - but access via the Web site is not affected (I use TenFourFox: a fork of Mozilla Firefox ESR 38 for Power Macintosh and Mac OS X Tiger PowerPC as a browser)

• Satellite Pro A300-28V - my bluescreens disappeared when the BIOS has been upgraded

  I'm curious to know about it. The machine is a Satellite Pro A300-28V with Vista32/Win7.
  Had problems with bluescreen dumps referring to 'iaStor.sys '. I was about to send the laptop in for repair when I made this last effort to resolve the problem. Upgrade 1.9 to 2 BIOS, 1 - Win.

  All of a sudden my system image succeeded! Even at an Iomega home network HDD. Without complex!
  No blue screen exports even at startup 'cold' (after a free night)!

  For now, I leave the computer in sleep mode while I am at work. Let's see if he managed a day without landfills.

  What is the technical difference between 1.9 and 2.1 BIOS? No idea if it's something with iaStor.sys to do?

  /ssstsg

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  Hi mate

  This is really good news as your BSOD displeasured after the BIOS update.
  The BIOS give instructions to the test power - on self test (POST) and provide basic information on how to manage components of the laptop, as HDD, ODD memory, that are required to load the operating system.

  Who knows, what was changed in the update but the main thing is that all the work and the update solve your BSOD

  > No idea if she has something with iaStor.sys to do?
  iaStor.sys is part of the SATA driver who is required to recognize the HARD drive using AHCI mode.

• Satellite Pro A300 - 1 G 0 - freezes on splash screen

  Running Windows 7, the laptop sometimes does no more further than the Toshiba screen, you can even not in the BIOS. I tried to update the BIOS, but without any modification.

  He exhibts only this behavior 1/5 restarts. The only resolution is to hold down the power button to turn off, and then remove the battery to perform a hard reset.
  Any solution would be welcome.
  I think that it worked well even for an upgrade to Windows 7, so I don't know which is relevant.

  Peter

  Hey Buddy,

  If your laptop freezes for the Toshiba BIOS screen, that it has nothing to do with installed software and the OS. After turning on your computer laptop it is a power on self test (POST), so it seems to be a hardware malfunction that your laptop is blocked here.

  You plug in external devices to your laptop as printer, external HARD drive, etc. If so, remove them and test it again.

  In the worst cases, you need help from an authorized service provider. Guys can check and replace the defective hardware.