http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/ en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:18:52 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/mac_images/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/ http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177314&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:59:08 GMT Can someone help? I have a Mac Pro Desktop 2.66,5gigs of ram, 2.5 tb storage. OS 10.5 latest updates. I am creating a hd dvd with content length of 55 minuts hd widescreen. Why does it take 2:45 minutes to render out DVD? I check the system monitors and they read all four processors are running... Can someone help? I have a Mac Pro Desktop 2.66,5gigs of ram, 2.5 tb storage. OS 10.5 latest updates.

I am creating a hd dvd with content length of 55 minuts hd widescreen. Why does it take 2:45 minutes to render out DVD? I check the system monitors and they read all four processors are running around 11% usage each (four processors) and ram is running about 45%used.... So why is this machine taking so long?

I edit alot of videos in FCP and it always takes along time to render sequences and movies. Can someone help? Any suggestions to speed up my machine?

Thank you
Darren G ]]> Apple Desktops DGoodman http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177314 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177313&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:58:57 GMT occasionally i'll get brief little screen flickers with lines going horizontally across the screen on my new imac.

anyone else have this problem yet? ]]> Apple Desktops vitaopus http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177313 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177301&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:26:04 GMT Hi there this and i would like your recomendation to give my computer new life. please suggest me brand and capacity. i have a Nombre del modelo: Power Mac G4 Identificador del modelo: PowerMac3,6 Nombre del procesador: PowerPC G4 (3.2) Velocidad del procesador: 1 GHz Número de CPU: 1 ... Hi there this and i would like your recomendation to give my computer new life. please suggest me brand and capacity.

i have a Nombre del modelo: Power Mac G4
Identificador del modelo: PowerMac3,6
Nombre del procesador: PowerPC G4 (3.2)
Velocidad del procesador: 1 GHz
Número de CPU: 1
Caché de nivel 2 (por CPU): 256 KB
Caché de nivel 3 (por CPU): 1 MB
Memoria: 2 GB
Velocidad del bus: 133 MHz
Versión de la ROM de arranque: 4.5.7f1
Número de serie (sistema): XB31204BN1W
UUID de hardware: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-000A9579422A

Best regards

christian ]]> Apple Desktops kawan http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177301 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177288&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:32 GMT I recently upgraded my machine from 512mb of ram to 1.5gb of ram in order to install leopard. I'm currently running 10.3.9. I just finished backing up my hard drive when my eMac decided to freeze on me. Upon restart, the hard drive wasn't recognized which resulted in me to do a clean install of 10.3.9 (I'm still waiting on my 10.5 to come in the mail). Thankfully I didn't loose anything of any importance.

Now my machine likes to shut off randomly. It likes to do it whenever I accidentally bump the desk or the machine. I had this problem a couple of years ago when I was experiencing video problems at the same time. Apple replaced the logic board which solved the video problems and the power problem persisted for some time after that, but It hasn't done this in about a year and a half.

So, does anyone have any idea what the issue could be? ]]> Apple Desktops steelcityrocker http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177288 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177147&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00:40 GMT Hey first off, apologies if this is the wrong forum for this post!

Until recently I was able to copy files from my mac (i.e. movies) onto my WD hard drive. I think it was installing snow leopard that made it impossible.

here's the rundown:

I try to drag and drop an item from my desktop to my hard drive and i get a message that says "the item 'dodgeball' can't be moved because "movies" can't be modified." then i get two options, authenticate and cancel.

i used to be able to click authenticate, enter my password, and then it would copy just fine! but now when i click authenticate it says this:

"the operation cant' be completed because backup items can't be modified."

and thats that.

the same message shows up when i try to "move to trash" from my external.


the hard drive file system is Mac OS Exteneded (journaled), this was automatic. it was never FAT32 or NTFS i don't think.


i'm puzzled because i never had this problem..

does anyone know a solution??

thanks so much for reading my post. ]]> Apple Desktops Cubanboy4 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177147 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177138&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:06:45 GMT Well I haven't been around here before but I actually don't know where to turn to, this is my first time owning a mac, its the white imac, the one that came out right before the aluminum one =P, but yeah it has a 250gb hard drive and I partitioned it to be 200gb for mac and the rest for windows vista, however yesterday i was no longer able to boot to either one. i tried throwing in the mac os x snow leopard disk and did the disk utility thing, however what i found was rather suprising. the bootcamp partition seems fine but the macintosh was greyed out, i attempted a repair and it says that the partition table was broke and it recommended that i reformat. however this isn't really an option for me since i have some data that i would like to save on it, i would really appreciate some advice or anything at all that can help me solve my problem thanks in advance =D ]]> Apple Desktops Wesaboo http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177138 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177135&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:13:37 GMT Hi,
I'm trying to upgrade my 1 GHz iMac and my 1.25 GHz Powerbook from 10.3.9 to 10.5. When I put an install disk in either machine, it just spits it out right away. No recognition. So I tried using my Intel-chip iMac to load the disk but to install it on the Powerbook (using target mode and a firewire connection. It does load, but when I select the Powerbook as the volume on which to install the OS, I get a message saying " To enable installation on this volume, open Disk Utility from the Utilities menu and repartition this disk as GUID Partition table" And it warns me that this will erase my disk, which is fine. I'm backed up. But when I open Disk Utilities, there is no option for repartitioning, (just Repair, Erase, and RAID) Nothing that looks like GUID Partition table. I tried the original install disk for the powerbook and it does have a partition option but offers only number of partitions and format (extended, journelling whatever).
Can somebody suggest what I'm doing wrong or what else I might do?
Thanks. ]]> Apple Desktops foluke http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177135 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177129&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:58:27 GMT Want to buy a new mac. I use time machine to back up my files to an external hard drive. I want to sell my old one first. Question. Can I use time machine to transfer my files from my external hard drive to the new mac. Want to buy a new mac. I use time machine to back up my files to an external hard drive. I want to sell my old one first. Question. Can I use time machine to transfer my files from my external hard drive to the new mac. ]]> Apple Desktops quackagator http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177129 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177124&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:56:23 GMT I tried doing a search, but nothing came up, but I was just wondering where are the best places online to get RAM for my new iMac?

I'm thinking of adding another 4GB (2x2GB DIMMS) to my system, if that helps any for possible suggestions.

About the only one I know about is Crucial.com.

Thanks for your help in advance! ]]> Apple Desktops Aetherhole http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177124 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177116&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:21:01 GMT Hey everyone,

recently I bought a new Mac Pro. I am using 4 HD 1000GB Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD103UJ, SATA, intern, 3,5'', 7200rpm, 32MB Cache, 8,9ms hard drives in my mac.

Sometimes Final Cut does not response anymore. It seems that one of the drives does not react. When I click in finder on the "problem"-drive, also finder does not response any more. Than the only solution is to pull the trigger, that really hurts!

Has anyone experience with this drives or a solution for me?

thanks a lot,
David ]]> Apple Desktops dkmotion http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177116 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177097&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:58:00 GMT I have a Mac Mini running Tiger, it's about 11 months old

I had it in sleep mode, when I 'woke it up', the (gradiented blue) background was there, but a pink (magenta) bar was on the right hand side of the screen- and it won't boot any further than that screen.


Any ideas on how to fix it without taking it apart? :Evil: ]]> Apple Desktops JamezRead http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177097 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177079&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:54:56 GMT Good afternoon All --

I've been researching just about all I can about the new iMac's that have been released and am sitll a bit unsure about what I'm getting into. I'd like to seek the advice of this community to help with my decision.

I've been on PCs up to this point, other than grahic design classes in college. I've always opted to build my own PC, and as an IT Manager, Microsoft certified, etc.. am very familiar with the PC side of hardware. I've recently taken an interest in the iMac line and the 27" caught my eye. I'm most likely going to be purchasing the i5 model, but I'm concerned about the inputs on the back, and expandability. Typically, you just throw a card into the tower, and you're good to go for expansion.

The main reason I'm looking to Mac is for studio use, and personal use for my wife. Lets just say she hasn't been too kind to my PCs with her everyday browsing / usage needs. With her music, having an iPhone, pictures, etc.. the iMac seemed like the best choice for all of our needs. My only concern is my lack of understanding of the iMac chasi, or how the hardware is presently functioning.

I know there's a multi purpose port on the back of the iMac, and an audio out, as well as firewire which I'd use for audio input for an external device (Most likely a firepod or such). Now, on to the question!! When I've built a PC in the past and wanted to use studio type equipment (Monitor speakers, etc..) I've opted for the higher end sound card for digital outs, etc. What are my options on the iMac to accomplish this in the end? My end goal is to have a working in-home stuido setup, as well as a Mac that can be used for everyday needs. I'd like to have the ability to feed music into the system for recording and editing, but also I want the playback to also be of quality. With a single audio out which seems like nothing special, how well is this going to work? Is there a way to expand or somehow implement a better sound backend for the iMac? Or am I just looking at the wrong platform for my needs?

I know this is very long winded, and I appreciate and help that is offered. I'm Mac retarded, but ready to give it a try and learn what I can. I've researched about all I can without understandin more of the hardware and the system.

Looking forward to bashing this one out! Thanks! :) ]]> Apple Desktops ryren http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177079 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177059&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:40:46 GMT hi there..

I am selling an old G4 tower which I haven't used for a couple of years. I have no monitor or leads to check what system it is running on, or if it has a password.

I have a feeling it's got the old Mac OS 9 system on it. And I don't think it has a password on it but I'm not sure.

What I want to know is, if it does have a password on it, will this be a problem? I have told a potential buyer that if they get some Mac OS X system discs and load these on to the machine, then this will override the old system and she can start again. I think I can remember doing something similar with another machine a while ago.

So can anyone confirm that this will work?

Thanks for your help!

Lisa ]]> Apple Desktops pinkartdog http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177059 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177046&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:05:19 GMT Hi,

I just got a free 'Dual 1.8ghz PowerPC G5' thats running OSX 10.3.9.

I am trying to burn a .dmg using the disk utility but when I insert the dual layer dvd into the drive it just gets spat back out at me, no error messages no nothing.. The drive will accept and read dvd-r with and without data and cdr.

The ATA is 'Pioneer DVD-RW DVR 117D'

Does anyone know why the dual layer dvd is not being accepted/read and what I can do to fix the problem?

Many Thanks! ]]> Apple Desktops jay2k6ie http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177046 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177038&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:02:42 GMT Hi guys, When the Mac goes to sleep, and I try (with the wireless Keyboard) to wake it up and enter my password, I cannot enter any characters. I am reduced to switching of the Mac via the power button, Any ideas... Jim Hi guys,

When the Mac goes to sleep, and I try (with the wireless Keyboard) to wake it up and enter my password, I cannot enter any characters. I am reduced to switching of the Mac via the power button,

Any ideas...

Jim ]]> Apple Desktops LANYON@BLUEYOND http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177038