My iMac G5 is probably deceased.

[ßlade]

I'm not getting rid of the G5 until I get a new Macintosh.

Well, DUH, getting a new computer would be better than upgrading. But I have no idea how long it is gonna take him to get a new Mac so I offered a suggestion.

The 4 GB was mainly for speed and processing. It went fast...

[002]

512 MB of RAM is definitely too low, but I bet you've never even used/needed 4 GB of your RAM on your old G5. No point in upgrading now anyway when buying a new computer makes more sense.

You're definitely right.

[Slapzy]

Well, if there was nothing "wrong" with your computer, then upgrading it wouldn't have been a horrible option. You can get decent amounts of ram for sub $100. Which probably would have given you the performance boost you might have been looking for. However, since there is clearly something faulty with your machine, then buying a newer one certainly appears to be more logical.

Scan lines... and not being able to boot up properly.. sounds like your logic board or ram imho.

*Could always check craigslist for base model g5 to replace your board as well as add some more ram etc.*

Have you tried booting into verbose mode to see where it's hanging/fucking up? Or does it not even get a chance to post?

[Mgalekgolo]

random insert:
I upgraded to snow from tigger and it fixed a huge graphics problem with halo.

[002]

Have you tried booting into verbose mode to see where it's hanging/fucking up

It happens when I boot from the DVD as well. Verbose mode probably won't help.


Edit: Verbose mode doesn't give any errors.

[nil]

I'm not getting rid of the G5 until I get a new Macintosh.

Well, DUH, getting a new computer would be better than upgrading. But I have no idea how long it is gonna take him to get a new Mac so I offered a suggestion.

The 4 GB was mainly for speed and processing. It went fast...

Upgrading it just seems like a waste of money, on something that is faulty, outdated (powerpc), and very slow in every way compared to current Macs.

On a G5, most users won't need to use more than 2 GB of RAM, thus having any more additional RAM that you don't utilize doesn't help improve performance.

[edit]: Nowadays, on newer Macs, however, I would say that most users won't need to use more than 4 GB of RAM - twice as much RAM is needed, as we've been moving more and more into 64-bit processors and OS's.

[draconic74]

fucker you want to play chess?

If this had been said instead of "How about a nice game of chess", I think that entire near-apocalyptic nuclear accident could have been completely prevented.

[002]

Looks like I'm down for 8-15 months until I get a new Mac.

The Mac functions 95%, but it has been replaced by an HP Pavilion for now and is disconnected from the Ethernet. For now, I'm only able to post in the forums. Sorry.

[kiddten]

My Ibook is teh fuxxored too.
kewl.

[ßlade]

entire near-apocalyptic nuclear accident

What? Two girls fighting/arguing/discussing? Hmm. Hey Divine, lets go to Afghanistan and repeat this talk but with more cussing and physical hitting ok?

[Noodle]

I'm sure the boys at Bagram would appreciate this.