[G4] Old mini or other machine for cheap/free?

[Harry A. Freeman]

I have a PowerLogix PowerForce7455 G4/1.2GHz Proceesor installed in my  
G4 AGP and until I up-graded to OS X 10.5 I had to install a unix boot  
helper, so perhaps John's suggestion is the answer.

After up-grading to 10.5 the need for the PowerForce 7455 init was no  
longer needed.


Cheers

Harry
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On Feb 23, 2012, at 5:28 PM, John Smutko wrote:

> Hey Amir
>
> I think we've found the problem, or, at least, one of them.  Which  
> Processor upgrade do you have?  Here's the installation guide for  
> the 7447A and 7448 processors:
>
> http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/manuals/newertech/maxpower/nwtmang4max.pdf
>
> If you look at the troubleshooting section, you can see what  
> happened when you reset the PRAM.  IF you have the CD you can just  
> follow the instructions and at least get the processor to work  
> properly again, the CD is bootable insofar as getting you to a  
> screen that will let you upgrade the firmware.
>
> If you don't have the CD, I can put up a disk image you can burn one  
> from, email me privately at the address in my signature.
>
> John
> ------------------------------------------
> John Smutko
> smutt235 at mac.com
>
> I'd like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude for the  
> fine job the folks at the NSA are doing
>
> On Feb 23, 2012, at 4:46 PM, Amir 'CG' Caspi wrote:
>
>> Hi Harry,
>>
>> 	Yes, one of the very first things I tried was resetting PRAM and  
>> NVRAM, including pressing the CUDA button.  It's possible that such  
>> a reset might be the cause of the failure to boot, per John's  
>> previous email... I'll try to reinstall the firmware upgrade (if I  
>> can find it) and see if that fixes things.
>>
>> Thanks.
>> 						--- Amir
>>
>> On Thu, 23 Feb 2012, Harry A. Freeman wrote:
>>
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> Have you reset PRAM and NVRAM. Also removeing the PRAM battery for  
>>> 5 minutes and then depressing the PMU (CUDA) button. The PMU  
>>> button is usually next to the PRAM battery.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Harry
>>> San Jose, Ca
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