My understanding is that the PowerMac G5 series is *not* compatible with SATA III, so most SATA-based SSDs or HDDs will not work with a G5. I have a 2004-era G5 (PowerMac7,3) and I would like to add an additional SSD or even a HDD but I am unsure with specific models would work with the G5 given that almost all are SATA III-based - are there any recommended models that are known to work with G5s?

How do I convert DMG files to IMG files? I am trying to use 'Q emulator' to run XPpro and it requires an IMG file of the XP disc.(legal copy) I'm using a late model G5 PPC with Leopard 10.5.8

I was given an old G5, and the existing installed OS is locked, and I don't have the password. I don't care about erasing its whole content. I have a bunch of CDs, and I want to know how can I restart this machine so it boots from the CD and reformat the whole system. I am very new to MAC world. I realise this is a MAC 101 question type, but I need to start somewhere...... Thanks :-)

I found my old Mac G5 with Tiger and started it, but forgot the password. Then I tried to crack it using the single-user mode. But then, after I start it, mostly every time, there is a kernel panic. How do I fix it? What do I need to reset? Thanks.

I have a mid-2004 PowerMac G5 that until recently was running fine. It had OS-X 10.3.5 installed. At one point the screen froze, no mouse, no keyboard. I powered it down and back up again. That's when I got the prohibitory symbol on screen. - I have re-seated the hard drive cables, optical drive cables, the Video card, and the RAM chips. - I have reset the SMU and the PRAM (repeatedly). - I have removed the drives and re-formatted them on an external dock, they're fine. - It will not start in safe mode or recovery mode. - I was able to start it in Startup Manager, I ran the Apple Hardware Test (from the disc) and all the Hardware tested OK. I was able to start in Single-User mode, however it got stuck on "Still waiting for root device". - Last resort was to again format the drives, start in Startup Manager, and run the original installation disc. It got partway through installation and locked up again. It will no longer even start the install. This is where I ran out of talent. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I’ve got Power Mac G5 running Debian 6 in headless mode as a media/home server. When booting it without an attached screen, the fans ramp up from the idle speed to maximum over a couple of minutes. The red interior warning light is *not* lit. The server is ping-able the entire time, but startup utilities such as SSH and other are never started; or at least they aren’t reachable. If a screen is connected until the login-prompt appears, it works just fine. Connecting a screen *after* booting does nothing; it must be connected the entire time. I do not know, nor am I able to test if this is a problem when running Mac OS X. Has anyone experienced this before? And if so, is there a solution to this?

I have managed to install Ubuntu onto my PowerMac G5 by changing the graphics card, but it will not start up again unless I use the CD. Any suggestion on how to make Ubuntu boot without the CD?

I have bought an old iMac G5 (A1145, iSight 20") from a friend and there was no OS installed on it. So now I want to make a clean/new OS X installation. I created an install USB (with Tiger 10.4.6) and boot from it. The Installer went well but there was no HDD to select at [Select a Destination] screen. So I opened Disk Utility (DU) to see what happened and found that DU did not recognize my HDD instantly, I had to wait about 10 minutes or more and finally DU can see it. I tried to erase the disk but it took so long to operate and showed the error message "Disk erase failed: operation timed out". I guessed that the HDD may get damaged so I bought a new SATA HDD (Seagate, 160GB, 7200rpm) and replaced it with the old one. Try to boot from USB again and now it stuck at the grey screen with the Apple logo (no spinning icon). **Update**: Try to replace the new HDD by the old one again and I can boot into the Installer, but there still no HDD to select either in [Select a Destination] or [Disk Utility]. I have 4 Tiger Install CDs (10.4.11, copied, not original) and have it installed successfully on my iMac G4. But when I try to boot from these CDs on the G5 it just stuck at the gray screen with 🚫 icon and the spinning icon. Now here's what I want: - install OS X Tiger (or Leopard) on 20" iMac G5 What I already have: - an iMac G4 runs Tiger 10.4 - a 17" iMac G5 runs Tiger 10.4 - an Intel Macbook run 10.6 - a Firewire-FireWire cable - 4 Tiger Install CDs - an 8GB USB 3 stick with Tiger Installer Is there anyway to clone MacOS from the iMac G4/G5-17" to the iMacG5-20"? I've heard somewhere about install MacOS to an iMac by booting from a Firewire Disk, but I dont have a one. Can I boot my iMacG5 using G4's CDs or 17"G5's USB via FireWire cable? Please help! My appreciate! Thanks for your time!

G5 is totally defunct, I trying to take out the HDD for archive purpose. But realize ... there is no way for me to take out the casing. Any idea?

Is there a Linux distribution, that runs on an old iMac G5 with a PowerPC processor? I would like to use the old iMac as computer for my mother, she would only need an up-to-date browser running, nothing more. I found MintPPC , based on the Debian "testing" branch. Would that work? ---- I am installing mintPPC right now with this installation instruction . It seems to work fine.

I run a 2008 Mac Pro and an old G5 Power Mac. Would it be possible to hook them together and use the G5 as an external drive mounted on the Mac Pro?

How do I check if a G5 PPC mac has 2 CPUs or not? When booting it up under Linux (Debian 8) only one CPU seems to be detected: cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 cpu : PPC970FX, altivec supported clock : 1800.000000MHz revision : 3.0 (pvr 003c 0300) timebase : 33333333 platform : PowerMac model : PowerMac9,1 machine : PowerMac9,1 motherboard : PowerMac9,1 MacRISC4 Power Macintosh detected as : 337 (PowerMac G5) pmac flags : 00000000 L2 cache : 512K unified pmac-generation : NewWorld And the kernel should support SMP: uname -a Linux g5 3.16.0-4-powerpc64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3 (2016-01-17) ppc64 GNU/Linux Does an SMP G5 Macs has 2 heat sinks installed - or is it one big one? Is there perhaps a OpenFirmware command that lists the CPU details?

I'm interested in LAMP stack and Nodejs stack for **PowerPC** (iMac g5). Do they exist for Mac OS X 10.5.6 PPC?

I have an iMac G5 that won't display anything because (I believe) the video card is malfunctioning. Could the machine still be functional as a headless server? I could modify the settings with a target disk mode boot to make it available over the network then manage it over ssh from then on. Is there anything I'm overlooking? Has anyone done this that can advise me of the pitfalls? Also, should I consider installing a server-grade hard drive?

Just ordered a MacBook Pro. Having never had one or used one I am unsure if my mouse will work. Can I use my Logitech G5 with a MacBook Pro?

I think the HD is full? When I power up it chimes and I get the logo screen and whirling ball then after a 20 seconds it shuts down to a black screen and powers off. I tried to start in Safe Start Mode but no go.

As the title states, is there any danger in leaving my **iMac G5** (Later 2005 model) turned off and disconnected from a power outlet for long periods of time? I will be traveling for roughly 1 month and, during a normal week, I only intend to use it a couple of times a week. Otherwise, it will sit in my room under a full dust cover, disconnected from a power outlet. Is there any risk to this? Specifically- could doing this alone damage the battery/system components/screen as it would damage a portable battery powered device such as an iPad or iPhone (where the battery must be charged and discharged at a fairly consistent rate)?

Our trusty 9 year old Mac G5 hit what appears to be a dead end ... the graphics card died and thus no picture, just a black screen. In desperation -- because we're a busy design and education company -- we purchased a brand spanking new 2014 27" iMac. Beautiful machine. That was the easy part. And we bought the necessary cables to speed the transfer of data and applications from Firewire (G5) to Thunderbolt (iMac). Now here's the migration issue and request for help: In setting up the transfer of data from one machine to another, the procedure says to start Migration Assistant on both machines. The problem with the G5 is that the monitor is dead so there's no way to navigate to the Migration app in the Utilities folder. The Migration Assistant on the iMac therefore cannot locate the G5 and just spins endlessly. I just learned that on older PPC Macs you could restart the machine and hold the "T" key down to force it into target mode. This may be the answer but wanted to post this in case it doesn't work and there's another solution. Please advise and thank you in advance.

Are there any version of Spotify that will run on a PowerPC Mac? Which one(s)? Where can I get one?

Is it possible to boot iMac from external USB CD-ROM?