Advice Re: 350
Hey all, looking for a little advice. My elderly mother's 350, on which I installed 10.3.9, has been running maddingly slowly. The hard drive (Quantum fireball 6.8 gig) whirs and clicks (no high-pitched whining) a lot, and the pinwheel of frustration comes up all the time.
When I installed 10.3.9 I zeroed her drive, and I've cleaned out everything she doesn't use. It's still super slow.
So, should I get a new 7200 drive, and maybe some RAM, and spend the time to back-up her email, etc., then install the drive and RAM, or should I save the time and effort and get her a new mini? She has a new keyboard and mouse anyway, and LCD monitors are pretty cheap now.
There's no processor upgrades that I've seen for this iMac. So the question is, $750-ish for a mac mini and new monitor and she's good to go (though I still have to copy her email and stuff over), or $170-ish for a new drive and more RAM, a lot more work, and no idea if it'll be worth it.
Any thoughts?
Sawtooth, Grape Lifesaver, Lombard, iPod Mac OS X (10.3.9)
1) More RAM should come long before the new hard drive
2) If you go the Mac Mini route, get a refurb Mini. If she found the imac useful up to this point there's no reason to get her a top of the line new Mini.
Also get a cheap CRT off craigslist. She doesnt need a new monitor either. You can knock down the cost to more like $550 this way.
3) I would get her a Sawtooth or DA G4 tower. Its more inline with her needs and would cost under $200 with a monitor.
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I edit HD (1600 x 1080 pixels) and I plan a budget between 450 and 650 $ for upgrading my PC.
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As for the size, that depends on exactly what you'll use it for. See number 4 below.
4.) Yes, that's my setup. The SSD is my primary drive, and my HDD is for everything else. Here's basically how I have everything setup:
When I finish a day of shooting, I copy all my footage into a special folder (I named it "IMPORT" since I use it often) on my SSD. I do this because the clips load much faster in Prelude and Premiere Pro. Then, after I finish and export the project, I move all the original files onto my HDD. I would still do this even I had a larger SSD, because it's always good to keep your primary drives clean.
I also set the render and cache directories to those that I create on my HDD, because for longer projects, my SSD would fill up quickly, so that's why you may want to consider buying a larger SSD (even though 128GB would probably work just fine).
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Safe Mode No
Slow Processor No
Terminal Services Yes
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Driver Update http://www.aida64.com/driver-updates
Multi CPU:
Motherboard ID OEM00000 PROD00000000
CPU #1 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz, 3000 MHz
CPU #2 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz, 3000 MHz
CPU Utilization:
CPU #1 / Core #1 0 %
CPU #1 / Core #2 0 %
--------[ Windows Video ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------
[ NVIDIA Quadro 2000 ]
Video Adapter Properties:
Device Description NVIDIA Quadro 2000
Adapter String Quadro 2000
BIOS String Version 70.6.41.0.6
Chip Type Quadro 2000
DAC Type Integrated RAMDAC
Driver Date 29/09/2013
Driver Version 9.18.13.2739 - nVIDIA ForceWare 327.39
Driver Provider NVIDIA
Memory Size 1 GB
Installed Drivers:
nvd3dumx 9.18.13.2739
nvwgf2umx 9.18.13.2739
nvwgf2umx 9.18.13.2739
nvd3dum 9.18.13.2739 - nVIDIA ForceWare 327.39
nvwgf2um 9.18.13.2739
nvwgf2um 9.18.13.2739
Video Adapter Manufacturer:
Company Name NVIDIA Corporation
[ NVIDIA Quadro 2000 ]
Video Adapter Properties:
Device Description NVIDIA Quadro 2000
Adapter String Quadro 2000
BIOS String Version 70.6.41.0.6
Chip Type Quadro 2000
DAC Type Integrated RAMDAC
Driver Date 29/09/2013
Driver Version 9.18.13.2739 - nVIDIA ForceWare 327.39
Driver Provider NVIDIA
Memory Size 1 GB
Installed Drivers:
nvd3dumx 9.18.13.2739
nvwgf2umx 9.18.13.2739
nvwgf2umx 9.18.13.2739
nvd3dum 9.18.13.2739 - nVIDIA ForceWare 327.39
nvwgf2um 9.18.13.2739
nvwgf2um 9.18.13.2739
Video Adapter Manufacturer:
Company Name NVIDIA Corporation
Product Information http://www.nvidia.com/page/products.html
--------[ Physical Drives ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
HDDs :
. 2 HDDs 2 x 1 TB SATA-II RAID 0 for Editing video with Premiere Pro CC
. 1 HDD 2 TB SATA-II for backups
. 1 HDD 2 TB SATA-III for backups off site + Archive
[ Drive #1 - Intel Raid 0 Volume (1863 GB) ]
#1 (Active) NTFS 1 MB 350 MB
#2 NTFS C: 351 MB 1907380 MB
[ Drive #2 - WDC WD20EZRX-00D8PB0 (1863 GB) ]
#1 MS Reserved 0 MB 128 MB
#2 Basic Data G: (Archives) 129 MB 1907600 MB
[ Drive #3 - Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 (1863 GB) ]
#1 NTFS D: (Backup) 1 MB 1907727 MB
--------[ Memory ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------
Physical Memory:
Total 8190 MB
Used 3334 MB
Free 4856 MB
Utilization 41 %
Swap Space:
Total 9470 MB
Used 4131 MB
Free 5340 MB
Utilization 44 %
Virtual Memory:
Total 17661 MB
Used 7465 MB
Free 10196 MB
Utilization 42 %
Paging File:
Paging File C:\pagefile.sys
Current Size 1280 MB
Current / Peak Usage 243 MB / 700 MB
Utilization 19 %
Physical Address Extension (PAE):
Supported by Operating System Yes
Supported by CPU Yes
Active Yes
--------[ SPD ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------
[ DIMM1: GeIL CL5-5-5 DDR2-800 ]
Memory Module Properties:
Module Name GeIL CL5-5-5 DDR2-800
Serial Number None
Manufacture Date Week 44 / 2009
Module Size 2 GB (2 ranks, 8 banks)
Module Type Unbuffered DIMM
Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Speed DDR2-800 (400 MHz)
Module Width 64 bit
Module Voltage SSTL 1.8
Error Detection Method None
Refresh Rate Reduced (7.8 us), Self-Refresh
Memory Timings:
@ 400 MHz 5-5-5-15 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 23-51-3-6-3-3 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 333 MHz 4-5-5-13 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 20-43-3-5-3-3 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 266 MHz 3-4-4-10 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 16-34-2-4-2-2 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
Memory Module Features:
Analysis Probe Not Present
FET Switch External Disabled
Weak Driver Supported
Memory Module Manufacturer:
Company Name Golden Emperor International Ltd.
Product Information http://www.geil.com.tw/products
[ DIMM2: GeIL CL5-5-5DDR2800 5 ]
Memory Module Properties:
Module Name GeIL CL5-5-5DDR2800 5
Serial Number 00000005h (83886080)
Module Size 2 GB (2 ranks, 8 banks)
Module Type Unbuffered DIMM
Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Speed DDR2-800 (400 MHz)
Module Width 64 bit
Module Voltage SSTL 1.8
Error Detection Method None
Refresh Rate Reduced (7.8 us), Self-Refresh
Memory Timings:
@ 400 MHz 5-5-5-18 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 23-51-3-6-3-3 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 266 MHz 4-4-4-12 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 16-34-2-4-2-2 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 200 MHz 3-3-3-9 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 12-26-2-3-2-2 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
Memory Module Features:
Analysis Probe Not Present
FET Switch External Disabled
Weak Driver Supported
Memory Module Manufacturer:
Company Name Golden Emperor International Ltd.
Product Information http://www.geil.com.tw/products
[ DIMM3: GeIL CL5-5-5 DDR2-800 ]
Memory Module Properties:
Module Name GeIL CL5-5-5 DDR2-800
Serial Number None
Manufacture Date Week 44 / 2009
Module Size 2 GB (2 ranks, 8 banks)
Module Type Unbuffered DIMM
Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Speed DDR2-800 (400 MHz)
Module Width 64 bit
Module Voltage SSTL 1.8
Error Detection Method None
Refresh Rate Reduced (7.8 us), Self-Refresh
Memory Timings:
@ 400 MHz 5-5-5-15 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 23-51-3-6-3-3 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 333 MHz 4-5-5-13 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 20-43-3-5-3-3 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 266 MHz 3-4-4-10 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 16-34-2-4-2-2 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
Memory Module Features:
Analysis Probe Not Present
FET Switch External Disabled
Weak Driver Supported
Memory Module Manufacturer:
Company Name Golden Emperor International Ltd.
Product Information http://www.geil.com.tw/products
[ DIMM4: GeIL CL5-5-5DDR2800 5 ]
Memory Module Properties:
Module Name GeIL CL5-5-5DDR2800 5
Serial Number 00000005h (83886080)
Module Size 2 GB (2 ranks, 8 banks)
Module Type Unbuffered DIMM
Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Speed DDR2-800 (400 MHz)
Module Width 64 bit
Module Voltage SSTL 1.8
Error Detection Method None
Refresh Rate Reduced (7.8 us), Self-Refresh
Memory Timings:
@ 400 MHz 5-5-5-18 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 23-51-3-6-3-3 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 266 MHz 4-4-4-12 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 16-34-2-4-2-2 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 200 MHz 3-3-3-9 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 12-26-2-3-2-2 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
Memory Module Features:
Analysis Probe Not Present
FET Switch External Disabled
Weak Driver Supported
Memory Module Manufacturer:
Company Name Golden Emperor International Ltd.
Product Information http://www.geil.com.tw/products
Microsoft told me with Microsoft Update Advisor that I could upgraded from Windows 7 Pro 64 bits to Windows 8 Pro 64 bits and after one year with another Microsoft Upgrade Advisor from Windows 8 Pro 64 bits to Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bits. But Gigabyte does not give the drivers on their website for this motherboard that support Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.
I think I should purchase a new motherboard, a new CPU and new RAM. Do you agree? If yes, so can you tell me what king of CPU and motherboard to choose for Creative Cloud, please? I had followed Adobe advices to use a Nvidia Quadro 2000 graphic card and HDDs in RAID 0 for editing video.
Moreover Microsoft recommend to use a SSD for Windows 8.1. So, do I really need a SSD, with which capacity and which brand?
Thank you if someone can help me.
Yours faithfully
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.Hi Isidore,
Please refer the link: http://www.adobe.com/products/creativecloud/tech-specs.html with system requirements to run the CC app's.
Regards,
Romit Sinha -
How do I transfer photoshop from one computer to another? I have CS5. Since CS5 was an upgrade I installed CS4 first, but now I cannot figure out how to install the CS5 upgrade. Any advice?
karen2179 wrote:
If you are able to use adobe products on two computer do I really need to deactivate or uninstall CS4?
No, but it may help the chances of a successful installation.
karen2179 wrote:
Just as an aside - I have been getting messages on here from Adobe Admin saying that CS5 cannot be reinstalled because everything is now in the cloud and that for $350 I can buy CS6 to install on my new computer. What? Am I getting spammed on Adobe's site here?
Where did you see that? -
Looking for some advice on what to do about
So I have a macbook pro - late 2007 model I guess
2.16 core duo(just before the core 2 duo's i guess)
2gig's ram
ATY,RadeonX1600 256mb
My problem itself is in 3 parts
1.) My battery fried late 2008(have it running off the adapter since) and I was wondering if my model will fit with the 2008 model batteries? If so do you know how much it would cost(cdn dollars if possible)
2.) My video card is from what I believe to be ruined/terrible shape. I've been using SMC fan control for awhile to sway the overheating, and it helps but I believe the damage was already done while I did not have it active while using my computer for games and other various things(MBP's seem to run insanely hot?)
I will be calling the apple store i bought it from tomorrow but I was looking for some advice on any type of diagnostic tests I might be able to do to test my video card as well how much would it cost to replace(assuming you can't upgrade much in a laptop)
3.) Wondering your opinion on the overall value of the computer with the replacements/without.
It appears to run perfectly fine though sometimes when program's open up I start to see tearing and pixel's looking crazy all over my screen(assuming a fried video card)You can buy the battery design for any old MacBook Pro models (not the unibody). MacBook Pro from the first to the last generation uses the same battery. It cost $129 (not sure how much it cost in Canadian but probably a $20-$30 premium). As for your graphics card, Apple has a one price model for all hardware repairs ($310 or something around there and converted to Canadian probably around $350 to $360). I think you should get it replaced. The only test that I can think of is to re-install the OS and see if the problem occurs, if it does then its most likely a hardware issue. There is no standard test that's widely available. With the replacement I think the computer values in the range of $1800 to $1500) and without the repair I would say about $1350 to $1000 at best.
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Photoshop Album 1.0: How do I reconnect 350 "edited pictures" showing as disconnected files?
I purchased and downloaded PS Elements 13 64-bit Win7 from the Adobe website to a new Dell Inspirion 64-bit with Win 7 Pro. I have previously been using a registered copy of Photoshop Album 1.0 and Photoshop Elements 2.0 since 2005. The most recent use was on a computer running Windows 7 Pro operating system using the virtual XP to run PSE. That computer was fried by a lightning strike. However, I retrieved the hard drive in good working order with files intact. I am currently running the PSE program on an old PC with XP and accessing the picture files (9,600) on the old hard drive attached as an external J: drive. My goal is to transfer all picture files to the new Dell Inspirion where the new PSE 13 resides. I couldn’t get the PSE 2.0 program to access the picture files!
I finally figured out how to use MS Access to change the drive reference to J:/.
1) there were a number of line items that seemed to be anomalies in the Access table. Could these be a cause for the following disconnects?
It seemed that I was about prepared to transition to the new computer and PSE 13, but then after opening PSE 2.0, I found I still had about 350 disconnected files (indicated by a “?” in place of the pic icon). I then determined that most, if not all of the disconnects, had one thing in common: they were all “edited pictures” and obviously some of my most valued pictures. I have started to reconnect them one at a time, but it’s very time consuming!
2) Is there a more efficient way to accomplish these reconnections?
If I understand it correctly, the PSE acts like a card catalog in the library where it simply references the actual location of the original and/or edited files.
3) Ultimately, how do I transfer all the reconnected pictures and the associated files and folders to the new computer?
Thanks for any advice or assistance you can offer!
<edited by admin to be readable>Thanks for your quick response. I respectfully question with your conclusion that I am in the wrong forum! Adobe Photoshop Album v 1.0 is the specific program I have used for nine years and that is the program I just reopened to verify it's title and that is the program wherein all the Adobe advice is to reconnect all my files before proceeding to convert to Photoshop Elements 13. The original box describes it as "The fast and easy way to organize and share your lifetime of photos." My apologies for even mentioning the Photoshop Elements 2.0 (the original box describes it as "image-editing software" which I seldom ever used. Apparently the functions of PSA & PSE has changed over the many versions, as I first went to the Elements forum and I can't seem to find anyone in the PSE forum to offer any help. Is Photoshop forum not the forum that would deal with Photoshop Album? There is a forum I see for Photoshop Album Starter Edition, but a quick review of messages seems to relate to something more recent than my product which is not entitled Starter Edition. Thanks for any clarification in getting me to the right forum if this is not it!
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Advice needed on suitability and hardware requirements...
Hiya folks...
I'm after a bit of advice...regarding whether or not Aperture will be suitable for me, considering my current Apple hardware and my current "workflow".
I'm fairly new to digital SLR photography (hobbyist only)...but have had a variety of non-SLR digital cameras over the years.
I shoot in raw and jpeg, maybe about 100 shots when I go out (landscape and general outdoor shots mainly, some wildlife). After I have deleted the stinkers, I'm usually left with 30-50 decent shots that I keep...my iPhoto library has about 1000 images that I like, and I'm assuming that Aperture wouldn't have performance issues with a library of that size, on my hardware.
From the library, I create web galleries, print out to A3 (max...usually 8"x6", some A4) and create photo slideshows on DVD/CD media.
I've been using a mixture of iPhoto, Photoshop Elements 3, and Photoshop CS.
iPhoto for photo import and organisation ; Photoshop Elements 3 for raw image manipulation, and minor tweaks ; Photoshop CS for the bulk of image processing. (The raw images produced by my camera, a Nikon D50, are not supported with the Camera raw plugin for Photoshop CS.)
Having to utilise 3 separate programs does grate after a while...and ideally, I would like to use a single program.
Aperture sounded ideal, but the £350 price is a little steep for a program that I may end up using as "iPhoto-on-steroids".
An alternative would be to upgrade to Adobe Photoshop CS2...although I'm not sure whether my software would meet the upgrade criteria...my copy of Photoshop CS was purchased via eBay (authentic CD, box and manuals), but the serial number, I later found out after purchase, has been distributed on P2P networks.
The combination of Adobe Bridge, the raw manipulation and editing features would mean, similar to Aperture, potentially a single program to cover all my needs.
So my options are...
1.Purchase Aperture for £350, which may be unsuitable (overkill) for my use (although I'm sure that over time I would use its features more and more)
2. Risk paying £150 for a Photoshop CS2 upgrade that may baulk at my dubious serial number for the "original" Photoshop CS.
3. Keep with my current software workflow...but dropping Photoshop CS, as my conscience is shouting fairly loudly. I'd miss the curves feature, and be out of pocket to the tune of £125...but that's my fault for not assuming the eBay offer was too good to be true...
4. Any other alternatives...?
So...knowing my "workflow", usage and requirements...can anyone offer any advice?
Thanks for your time.
iMac G5 (20" Rev B) Mac OS X (10.4.3) 2GB RAMRob, I'll take a quick shot at this for you.
I'm fairly new to digital SLR photography (hobbyist
only)...but have had a variety of non-SLR digital
cameras over the years.
First, welcome to digital SLR photography.
I shoot in raw and jpeg, maybe about 100 shots when I
go out (landscape and general outdoor shots mainly,
some wildlife). After I have deleted the stinkers,
I'm usually left with 30-50 decent shots that I
keep...my iPhoto library has about 1000 images that I
like, and I'm assuming that Aperture wouldn't have
performance issues with a library of that size, on my
hardware.
You shouldn't have any performance problems with a library this size.
From the library, I create web galleries, print out
to A3 (max...usually 8"x6", some A4) and create photo
slideshows on DVD/CD media.
I've been using a mixture of iPhoto, Photoshop
Elements 3, and Photoshop CS.
Sounds pretty standard so far (except for using both Elements and CS).
iPhoto for photo import and organisation ; Photoshop
Elements 3 for raw image manipulation, and minor
tweaks ; Photoshop CS for the bulk of image
processing. (The raw images produced by my camera, a
Nikon D50, are not supported with the Camera raw
plugin for Photoshop CS.)
Pretty much the same thing I have done (only I use PS CS2 for everything). One note. If you are considering Aperture, I would strongly suggest that you put some samples of your images on a flash card and take them down to somewhere that has Aperture loaded and available for evaluation. Judge for yourself how Aperture handles your images. This is what I did with my D2X images and was happy with the results.
Having to utilise 3 separate programs does grate
after a while...and ideally, I would like to use a
single program.
Keeping in mind that Aperture was never meant to be a replacement for either Elements or Photoshop. It does offer some correction capabilities, but more along the lines of Adobe Camera Raw (though not as full featured.) Also, there have been a number of posts here where people have noted that the adjustments that they are making in Aperture aren't as good as with ACR. I can't see any difference on my system using my D2X files.
Aperture sounded ideal, but the £350 price is a
little steep for a program that I may end up using as
"iPhoto-on-steroids".
Again, I HIGHLY recommend you go somewhere where Aperture is loaded and you have the chance to use it yourself to see if it is indeed "ideal", before you buy.
An alternative would be to upgrade to Adobe Photoshop
CS2...although I'm not sure whether my software would
meet the upgrade criteria...my copy of Photoshop CS
was purchased via eBay (authentic CD, box and
manuals), but the serial number, I later found out
after purchase, has been distributed on P2P
networks.
This, I can't help you with.
The combination of Adobe Bridge, the raw manipulation
and editing features would mean, similar to Aperture,
potentially a single program to cover all my needs.
As I noted, I have CS2. I still use Bridge and ACR. In fact, prior to getting Aperture, Bridge was the answer to my organizational prayers, letting me easily sort through shots from a shoot to get the few I really wanted to keep. To me, adding Bridge and upgrading ACR in CS2 was worth the upgrade cost of the program.
So my options are...
1.Purchase Aperture for £350, which may be unsuitable
(overkill) for my use (although I'm sure that over
time I would use its features more and more)
True. But, you need to determine if it is for you now.
2. Risk paying £150 for a Photoshop CS2 upgrade that
may baulk at my dubious serial number for the
"original" Photoshop CS.
Again, I can't help you here.
3. Keep with my current software workflow...but
dropping Photoshop CS, as my conscience is shouting
fairly loudly. I'd miss the curves feature, and be
out of pocket to the tune of £125...but that's my
fault for not assuming the eBay offer was too good to
be true...
Your call.
4. Any other alternatives...?
Maybe someone else has one to offer.
Good luck.
Jeff Weinberg -
Monitoring Aironet 350 Bridge Link Signal Strength
Hello,
Does anyone have ideas/examples on using SNMP to query 350 series bridges to obtain running data on signal strength & quality? I would like to use something like MRTG to monitor signal strength, along with link usage.
Looking through the MIB files (especially ftp://ftp.cisco.com/pub/mibs/v2/AWCVX-MIB.my)
it looks like awcDot11TpFdbLatestRxSignalStrength is what I'm after, however I cannot see how to properly reference this. When I walk the tree from 1.3.6.1.4.1.522.3.12 it doesn't seem to list the relevant values.
Any help/advice most appreciated!
Thanks,
Ben TriggerPS - when I walk the tree i get the following:
snmpwalk -c public 172.16.0.2 1.3.6.1.4.1.522.3.12
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.1.1.0 = INTEGER: 10
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.1.3.0 = INTEGER: 2
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.1.5.0 = INTEGER: 0
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.1.7.0 = INTEGER: 0
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.1.8.0 = INTEGER: 0
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.1.9.0 = INTEGER: 1
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.1.10.0 = INTEGER: 1
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.1.11.0 = INTEGER: 0
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.1.12.0 = INTEGER: 0
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.1.13.0 = INTEGER: 0
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.1.14.0 = INTEGER: 0
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.1.15.0 = INTEGER: 1
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.1.16.0 = INTEGER: 0
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.2.1.0 = INTEGER: 8192
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.2.2.0 = Gauge32: 300
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.2.3.0 = Gauge32: 28800
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.2.4.0 = Gauge32: 1800
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.2.5.0 = Gauge32: 1800
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.2.6.0 = Gauge32: 1800
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.2.7.0 = Gauge32: 28800
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.2.8.0 = Gauge32: 28800
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.2.9.0 = Gauge32: 28800
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.2.10.0 = Gauge32: 28800
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.2.11.0 = INTEGER: 1
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.2.12.0 = INTEGER: 2
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.2.13.0 = INTEGER: 30
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.522.3.12.2.14.0 = INTEGER: 2 -
Hi All... First time poster long time reader.
Anyhow I am seeking any advice on the following:
I am currently running a G5 Quad with 4.5g ram, two 20" displays, GeForce 7800GT Graphics card and all the usual suspects (programs) for high end photo and video editing etc.
I am wanting to give the graphics side of things a kick and have been looking at the Raedeon X1900 G5 Mac edition now that it is available (finally) in Australia.
My only concern (which I cannot find an answer to) is will this card be of benefit alongside the GeForce. Will the two cards combine to enhance the overall performance or will there be no benefits and more likely conflicts between the two models?
The X1900 is rather X'y when it comes to price and I am a bit hesitant on such an outlay when I could definately put the money to better use.
I really want to maintain an upgrading protocol on the Quad as it is a really solid, powerful and reliable machine and has never let me down in any aspect.
My main goal is to improve production time in the high end film work and increase the overall vram and perhaps share the load btween the two cards.
Does anyone out there know, or could recommend any suggestions??
Thanks in advance
Shano
G5 Quad Mac OS X (10.4.8)Hi,
you have very good graphic card and changeing it for X1900 GT has no sense.
As Steve wrote, we can not install 2 cards (SLI or CrossFire) to improve performance, only PC users can do this.
Although the ATI X1900 G5 edition is a never card then Nvidia 7800 GT - it is a kind of ATI's "equivalent" of Nvidia (maybe a little bit faster in some tests, but in others - slower or the same).
As you can see on the test (in Steve post), only X1900XT (but in MacPro) is faster then 7800GT. But for G5 there isn't X900XT. For G5 there is X1900 GT with 2 times less memory (256MB) and with less ROP (12 in GT vs. 16 in XT) and less Pixel Shaders (36 in GT vs. 48 in XT), and also with lower frequency of VRAM and GPU.
All that things cause that, in your situation I think that it's not worth to pay almost 350$ for an ATI card.
Check also those sites showing ATI X1900XT vs. others:
http://www.barefeats.com/quad10.html
http://www.barefeats.com/quad12.html
So, if you want to add something to your Quad I think that adding 4GB of RAM could help (for example Motion, 3D Apps) running faster more than ATI X1900 G5 card.
As you see below I have the ATI card and I am very satisfied, but I have it bacause few motnths before I couldn't find 7800GT or if so - it was very expensive (about 739 $) - so when ATI appears, I bought it.
And one more thing...
if you want to have as fast computer as its possible - I think that in Autumn (maybe ealier), Apple will introduce MacPro 8-core and maybe (I hope so) with NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX. And this is the CARD!!!!!!! And that computer will kick out every model existing now.
Still you have fast computer with fast card - the only sensible change is to MacPro 8-core with at least ATI X1900XT card, and it could be soon...
Marek. -
Advice needed on firmware update-
Hi everyone… I have successfully replaced the HD on my kid’s imac G3 [yay!] but the [secondhand] disk is running a very old version of OS X [10.0.4, I think…]. Can anyone let me know if I need to carry out any firmware updates before installing Tiger? I’d be so grateful for your advice… many thanks!
Hello,
If you need firmware updates, then you'll have to re-install OS 9.1 (or 8.x or whatever version came with your system) to install the updates.
You cannot update the firmware from OS X on the older iMac G3 systems.
If you already have the latest firmware revision, then you may not need to worry about re-installing OS 9 to install the firmware updates at all.
Take a look at this discussion here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2707137�
That discussion will show you how to check the version of Firmware that you currently have.
This will help to determine if you already do have the latest version installed.
Keep in mind that the firmware revisions shown in this discussion relate to the iMac G3 333 MHz system.
If you have an iMac G3 350 MHz or faster (the ones with the slot-loading CD-ROM Drive), then your firmware revision numbers should be 4.19.
The firmware version / update for the slot-loading CD-ROM drive machines is here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75130
For the older iMac 333 MHz or other iMacs with a tray-loading CD-ROM Drive, the update you would need is here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60384
Note, that you will need to re-install which-ever version of Mac OS that came with your computer to install these firmware updates.
But, if you find that you already have the latest firmware version for your computer, then you can skip re-installing OS 9 (or whatever came with your system) all-together.
If you cannot make sense out of the numbers you find when comparing them to the update, let me know what the numbers are that you find, and I'll see if I can help you out.
If you do re-install OS 9 or OS 8.6 (whichever is needed for your system's updates), then also consider getting the other updates for your system while you are at it:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58174
You'll find updates for your modem, and CD-ROM drive there.
I hope this helps. -
Configuring wireless card Cisco Aironet 350 PCI
I'm not a newbie in linux but now faced with a trouble. I could not manage to set up the card properly. I just installed Arch 0.8 and it's not quite clear to me how to do this with Arch. I've read all available Arch's docs on this topic.
So my situation's the following:
I have the wireless card Cisco Aironet 350 PCI and I've been using it with Slackware for a year. It works quite fine. But now, when I decided to move to Arch - I cannot set it up. My card's using `airo` module and it is loading well. All the present network devices are recognized. I can see this by ifconfig -a.
I have 2 NICs in my system:
1) simple Ethernet card - eth0. Is switched off in rc.conf
2) wireless. There are 2 different devices for it in my system: eth1 and wifi0 (and it's correct). I don't know why is it so and how about this with other wireless cards.
For example I placed here network configs from my Slackware which works well with them and expect your advice on how to do the same with Arch.
/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf:
##IPADDR[0]="" #wired NIC is off
##NETMASK[0]=""
##USE_DHCP[0]="yes"
##DHCP_HOSTNAME[0]=""
# Config information for eth1:
IPADDR[1]="xx.xx.225.8"
NETMASK[1]="255.255.255.0"
USE_DHCP[1]=""
DHCP_HOSTNAME[1]=""
# Default gateway IP address:
GATEWAY="xx.xx.225.254"
/etc/rc.d/rc.wireless.conf:
# Cisco/Aironet 4800/3x0
# Note : MPL driver only (airo/airo_cs), version 1.3 or later
00:0F:F8:*)
INFO="Cisco/Aironet"
ESSID="MoyEssid"
MODE="Managed"
KEY="xxxx-xxxx-xx open"
Here is the ifconfig and iwconfig output in Slackware:
ifconfig:
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0F:F8:4D:EF:2A
inet addr:xx.xx.225.8 Bcast:xx.xx.225.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:9384 errors:128278 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:128278
TX packets:1714 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:785 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:3023621 (2.8 MiB) TX bytes:224182 (218.9 KiB)
Interrupt:10 Base address:0xb800
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
wifi0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-0F-F8-4D-EF-2A-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:2312 Metric:1
RX packets:9384 errors:128278 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:128278
TX packets:1714 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:785 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:3023621 (2.8 MiB) TX bytes:224182 (218.9 KiB)
Interrupt:10 Base address:0xb800
iwconfig:
eth1 IEEE 802.11-DS ESSID:"MoyEssid" Nickname:"user"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.427 GHz Access Point: xx:xx:xx:5C:E5:00
Bit Rate:11 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Sensitivity=0/65535
Retry limit:16 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:****-****-** Security mode:open
Power Management:off
Link Quality=63/100 Signal level=-64 dBm Noise level=-96 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:11287 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:10331 Missed beacon:0
wifi0 IEEE 802.11-DS ESSID:"MoyEssid" Nickname:"user"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.427 GHz Access Point: xx:xx:xx:5C:E5:00
Bit Rate:11 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Sensitivity=0/65535
Retry limit:16 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:****-****-** Security mode:open
Power Management:off
Link Quality=63/100 Signal level=-64 dBm Noise level=-96 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:11287 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:10331 Missed beacon:0
Who is aware - please describe or give me a link on this, how the two devises eth1 and wifi0 are connected to each other and how to set them up in Arch.
Thnx.Excellent! It works! Thank U very much.
My conclusion - /etc/network-profiles/ is much more suitable way/place to set your wireless network parameters even it's quite steady.
And now I have a couple of extra questions:
1) What should I do with actual network parameters in rc.conf? Currently they looks like:
lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
#eth0="eth0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
INTERFACES=(lo !eth0)
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
NET_PROFILES=(tier)
and that looks and works OK. What about gateway? Should I comment it here or not?
2)Though everything works fine now, I can see that wifi0 device is not listed by ifconfig now (only by iwconfig), but in my Slackware system it is. Don't have I to mention my wifi0 device in network profile's section:
#WIFI_INTERFACE=wlan0 # use this if you have a special wireless interface
# that is linked to the real $INTERFACE
Thnx!
And sorry for ugly English -
I am running Windows Vista Ultimate and needs to install my 6 year old Creative PC-CAM 350 (PD 1060) and can't find the appropriate drivers. Please let me know whether I would be able to use this camera on my new OS. If yes, kindly send to me the link where the drivers can be downloaded from.
Secondly, Can I use the Win XP drivers to install this device?I have successfully installed on vista with Xp drivers. But i can see only black screen and I believe this problem existed for XP too. Please advice me on how to make this camera working as soon as possible.
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Hello fellow iMac users!
I have been seriously considering using a cordless keyboard and mouse setup with my iMac. I hear that Logitech makes great products. Has anyone here used the Cordless Desktop S 350 for Mac? It looks like it got great reviews, and I am strongly considering buying it. Also, is MacMall a reputable reseller? They are selling it for way less than what Logitech is asking. Any thoughts on the the product or the MacMall buying experience would be greatly appreciated.
Here is a link to the product:
http://www.macmall.com/macmall/shop/detail.asp?dpno=759804&Redir=1&description=L ogitech-Cordless%20Desktop%20S%20530%20Laser%20for%20Mac-Keyboards
Thanks!
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Followed these instructions & was able to configure both keyboard & mouse & it worked flawlessly till shutdown. Restart next day & back to article repairing directory structure. Successful again till shutdown. I did install in Safe Mode. Both keyboard and mouse still work but no response from the special keys which are so handy. For now I plan to continue using the S530 & hope next Logitech software update will correct the issue.
I have shopped with MacMall & was pleased with the experience. -
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However, there is a native driver for the 350 card within XP that should work just fine. I'm currently using this native driver myself of a few notebooks using the PCM-350 (PC card version of the card you have).
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