[G4] MDD G4 has some quirks

[B G]

The power button can break down it is more than a simple button. there  
is a small PC board behind it if I remember correctly.

Apple monitor power button should work, I am not sure about the old  
imac keyboard button.

I sounds like you have a "Wind-Tunnel" machine, Apple had a  
replacement program for the Power supplies and fans in these models  
because of the noise.   You can try replacing the main fan, But i  
think the design of the air flow also created noise issues.

It should handle the 2 Gigs of RAM

RAM Type: PC2700 DDR
Minimum RAM Speed: 333 MHz
RAM slots: 4
Maximum RAM: 2.0 GB

Try swapping the sticks around to see if you have a bad stick or a bad  
slot


You can add an eject button to your menu bar:

Macintosh HD > System > Library > CoreServices > Menu Extras
Double-click on the file named "Eject.menu" and an eject button eject  
icon will appear  in your menu bar.

Never used CS so can't help you

Brian

G4 gigE 1.0 GHz Powerlogix, 1 GB RAM

On Sep 19, 2008, at 2:58 AM, Kevin Walsh wrote:

> Just got my dirty paws on a Mirror Drive Door model PowerMac, wanna  
> run down a list of quirks with you brainiacs to see if there's any  
> fixes round the bend.
>
> stubborn power button: The normal slight touch won't work to turn it  
> on. The guy I bought it from showed me how to firmly push the power  
> button while pulling at the back, I've found a hard knock will do  
> the trick.  The button it's self is a bit shaky and seems after all  
> the use has lost pressure.  Is this a replaceable part?  Would a  
> newer keyboard with a power-on work instead. the old iMac keyboard  
> i've hooked up won't power it up.
>
> loud power supply: I guess it's he power supply, might just be the  
> fan - whichever - it starts up quiet but will gradually make it to  
> warp 9.5 and is just annoying - that's all
>
> attempting 2 gigs of RAM:  It came with 2 sticks of 512 ram, I threw  
> another 2 sticks in there and it won't recognize a 4th stick.   Now,  
> I've heard about this before, but forget what the deal is.
>
> opening the cd tray:  There's no eject button on the exterior as  
> most of you are familiar.  I'm able to trick it to open through  
> iTunes.  As indicated above, I'm using an old iMac keyboard - soon  
> to upgrade that - should one with the eject key work?
>
> Adobe CS3: thinking about buying it, any reason why it would not  
> work?  specs below.
>
> OS: 10.4.11
> Dual 1 GHz, PowerPC G4 (2.1), 1.5 GB ram, firmware: 4.4.8f2
> video - AGP, NVIDIA GeForce4 MX, (no PCI card)
> tons of HD space, not worried about that
>
> appreciate any insight - Kevin
>
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