[Cube] G4 Cube Power Issues

[Sascha Rojtas]

OK, I'll look in my Cube for the card and see if there's any deformations.  What are the specs on these cubes?


On Apr 30, 2011, at 2:43 PM, George Pepper wrote:

> Meh.  I have an HDMI Mini and my old G4 450 Cube still works fine in the guest room.  Minis are better than Cubes, but not as cool.  lol.
> 
> I'm guessing the card that drives the I/O for your HD is bad (I can't even remember what it's called).  The donor Cube idea is a good one.  I've collected no less than three Cubes over the years, and so I have spares of everything (All three work too).  If you'd like one, I can sell it to you for a pittance plus shipping.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> George A. Pepper - BM, MM
> http://hucbald.blogspot.com/
> 
> On Apr 30, 2011, at 1:19 PM, phoenix wrote:
> 
>> On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 14:06, Sascha Rojtas <srojtas at me.com> wrote:
>> 
>> > Haha I am aware of that.  However I have an Intel iMac.  It would just be nice to 
>> > get this computer working again, if possible.  :)
>> 
>> Your best bet might be picking up a donor Cube - they're pretty much a song and a dance at this point. My old one is still in service as a guest machine at my grandfather's house, but a G4/450 just doesn't work as a daily driver anymore. 
>> 
>> I'm seriously wondering how much Frankensteining it would take to swap the guts from either a Mini or another newer machine into there and have it work like a modern machine. 
>> 
>> AJM
>> 
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