Adding ethernet card to MDD dual G4 1Ghz

Anyone know if the computer or PCI slots on the MDD dual g4 1ghz are finicky about which type or brand of Ethernet cards can by used? The onboard on is flaky and want to add one via an add-on PCI card.

Hi FM,
there are a few posts in this forum that talk about specific cards; but the truth is, the cards are cheap, plentiful, readily available, and mostly work. The most important part is making sure that the card manufacturer supplies drivers for OS X (and OS 9 if you need it).

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Recommendations? USB 2.0 & Firewire PCI card for MDD Dual Boot G4 (1.25 Ghz

Can anyone recommend a good USB 2.0 and Firewire combo PCI card? (at least 3 USB 2.0 ports and 2 FW) for my G4 MDD Dual Boot- 1.25 Ghz)?
I have an Orangelink+ Micro USB 2.0/FW PCI card from the days of OS 9- that's supposed to be USB 2.0 under OS X, but isn't (it shows up as max 12/mbps in System Profiler). I'd like to get an external Hard Drive and most of them are USB 2.0 now.
Another question:
Under system profiler, it shows that I have one USB 2.0 port. I'm assuming it's an internal port, because all of the external ports show transfer rates of 12mbps. Is this a correct assumption?
Thanks in advance for any help!

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Reposted in "Expanding" section.
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Adding Bluetooth to my MDD dual 1.25??

Just curious if anyone knows if an Apple Bluetooth Module, Model A1044, p/n 820-1449 will fit/work in my G4 MDD dual 1.25? I believe that there is a built in antenna and plug right next to the AirPort slot in my tower. If not, how about a card with the p/n 820-1696-A? I think that one is for a newer G5 but not sure either.
Any info would be great. I can't find any info anywhere and I'm looking a a module on ebay.
I had originally posted this elsewhere but I think I found the right area for the experts to take a gander...
Thanks much,
Robert

Carl B;
Specs for the '02 (DP 867, DP 1 GB, DP 1.25) FW400 MDD series lists a Bluetooth adapter in the "Other" section - options, I presume.
For the '03 1.25 (only) FW400 MDD, as you state, no Bluetooth option is listed under specs.
Since I already have a Bluetooth dongle in the internal USB port on my USB/FW PCI expansion card - and it works great - I really don't need this adapter. I did buy one and will check it out on my '03 FW400 1.25 MoBo. Actually purchased the adapter to try installing it in my wife's G5 iMac - bought it new but did not specify Bluetooth. Want to see if this will work. Just after we purchased the iMac, I inquired about Bluetooth and Apple said "tough luck, Charlie, nothing you can do now!" Told me the MoBos were different between no Bluetooth and Bluetooth option. Didn't really believe that. I'll know next week about both computers and Bluetooth.

Ethernet card - is it my problem

I am trying to put OS9 on a firewire drive and am a little rusty.
It boots fine but I am not on the internet. I have an ethernet card as the original one is nonfunctional. Is this a problem.
I am using a G4 Quicksilver which connects fine on X.
I am using a router on cable modem. I have DHCP checked on the TCP control panel and have not entered a DNS address.
Any help appreciated.
Lewis

Hi, Lewis -
Okay, I see - you are trying to set up OS 9 to connect via etherent to the web, rather than trying to install OS 9 on a firewire drive.
Setting the "Configure via" mode to "Use DHCP Server" will result in blanks for the addresses (IP, subnet, and router), until the server can be contacted and supplies them; on mine the Client address remains blank at all times.
Apparently the blockage is in reaching the server.
Your QuickSilver's built-in ethernet port is auto-switching, and so when using that there is no need to be particular about whether you are using a Crossover or a Patch type cable to connect to the end device. However, if the new (added) ethernet card does not have an auto-switching port, and if the router does not, then it would make a difference.
If that is the case (neither has auto-switching ports), then if the router and modem are separate items you should use a Patch type cable. But, if they are the same piece of hardware, you would then need to use a Crossover type cable.
Article #42717 - Apple products that require an Ethernet Crossover cable
Ethernet Cable: Color Coding Standard
Other things -
AppleTalk can sometimes interfere with gaining a sucessful ethernet connection. In those cases, just turning AppleTalk off may not be sufficient - it can be quite tenacious about hanging onto a port. The solution for that is to set AppleTalk to use a different port. You can make that setting in the AppleTalk control panel.
Be sure that both the extensions named Shared Library Manager and Shared Library Manager PPC are enabled in Extensions Manager. Ditto all extensions whose names includes Open Transport or OpenTpt. If you need to enable anything, restart to make the change active.
Try throwing away the file ASLM Preferences (it can be found in the Preferences folder in System Folder). Empty the Trash, then restart. ("ASLM" = "Apple Shared Library Manager")

Best Video Card for my MDD Dual 1.25 and Video Editing?

I know that this has been discussed several times before. I just never saw any real answers. I was planning to a little more intensive video editing so I got the Motion 2.1 Trial. Well, doens't allow me to install saying that my video card doesn't meet the specs. I'm confused, I read the requirements and read me files and my ATI Radeon 9800 Pro seems to meet the basic requirements. However, the About this Mac says that it doens't support Core Image.
I guess my question is what would be my best and least expensive video card upgrade? Or is mine set up incorrectly or something? I've read elsewhere that this card should work. I'm just a little confused why it doesn't support Core Image....I may go all the way to Final Cut...Will this card work with that application?
Any info would be great.
Thanks.
Robert

Thanks and sorry for the confusion...I just realized
that mine is only a 64mb card. It's the stock that
came originally in the MDD dual 1.25 I believe. I
had no idea that the same model card can have
different amounts of memory. It still says that it's
the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro...just 64mb and no core image
support
It sounds like you may be mistaken and have an Apple OEM ATI RADEON 9000 Pro. That had 64MB, was stock with the MDD, and does not support core image.
There was also an Apple OEM ATI RADEON 9700 Pro with 128MB available as a BTO option with the MDD Dual 1.42GHz. Sometimes they pop up on eBay, although they are sought-after because they support core image and have both an ACD and DVI connection allowing for two digitally-connected LCD flat-panel monitors.
To my knowledge there have only been 128MB and 256MB versions of the ATI RADEON 9800 Pro Mac Edition.
PowerMac G4 MDD Dual 1.25GHz Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Faulty PCI video card on MDD 1.25 Dual

A friend gave me a MDD Dual 1.25 Gig Mac recently. The tower had been in storage for some time, and she didn't know if there were any issues with it. When I got it home, I tried to on an old VGA monitor and got a blank screen. I then tried it on a DVI connection with a new LCD monitor, and it worked for a couple of sessions, then went blank again. Took it to the Genius Bar at my local Apple store, and the tech reseated the Radeon 9200 PCI card. The card was suddenly working again, but as soon as I got it home, it stopped working. Has anyone else had this issue? Is it the card, or the PCI slot, or something else? If I need to buy a new card, what would you suggest? I'm assuming that I should at least get an AGP card. I'm not a big gamer, but I don't want to buy a card that will be obsolete tomorrow.

Hi! The first thing I would ask is if the battery has been replaced? If it was in storage it's likely dead and will cause all sorts of weird things. Tom

2nd ethernet card problems

Hi all, I have an G4 MDD that I'm running 10.4 server and am trying to add a 2nd ethernet card to no avail. I tried adding a Dlink and then tried a Linksys card. Upon restarting from installing the drivers, both times I got a message stating that the install was not installed properly, and therefore the mac was not reading the card. Has anyone had this issue or any ideas. I am at a complete loss. Thanks.
-wes

There was an update to PCI ethernet controllers on
www.xlr8yourmac.com yesterday.
Were there drivers? did you repair permissions? did it complain that the extension or startupitem needed to be 'fixed?'
When adding or removing a PCI card, I have never seen or had the need to reset PMU. but I have and do need to reset nvram and insure nvram is current and the device tree is rebuilt.
I've also read of complaints about D-Link, mostly routers lately.

ATI X800 XT 512MB on MDD dual boot dual 1.25Ghz.... possible?

Hi,
Just looking to see if I can install a Mac version of the ATI X800 XT 512MB on G4 MDD dual boot dual 1.25Ghz machine?
If so... great... I'll go pick it up straight away.
thanks
PS. I know it won't accelerate 9.2.2, but I already have the 9200 PCI card to accomodate that.

Just following up on japamac's excellent response.
ADC presents a seriously limitation on cards since the only two retail cards (no flashing, no fuss) on the market are the ATI 9600 and 9800, both without ADC.
I use a modified 9600 Pro from a G5, which has an unpowered ADC. Unpowered because the the ADC tab doesn't align, although some people have modified the card further to get power to the ADC port. For info on both of those mods, see:
http://www.pistolerapost2.com/viewing/96002g4.html
There is one last card -- extremely -- I can think of with ADC and more oomph than the retail 9600: the Apple OEM 9700. That was a BTO option for the MDD. Here's some info on that card:
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/Graphics/Radeon9700PROOEM/index.html
Again it's really rare because it wasn't available even as a BTO option for very long. They fetch a premium on the used market when you find them.
What ADC monitor do you have? I hope an LCD. In which case, something to consider is the Apple ADC-DVI adapter which will set you back $100. It's basically a kind of splitter, with a brink supplying power to ADC monitor while passing the signal from the DVI port. Yeah this adds to your costs, but gives you more options in terms of cards.
Oh more thing about 9.x acceleration which you mentioned. With ATI cards, you might need to pull an extension or library from the Extensions folder to keep 9.x from stalling at boot. I had to do that with my 9600. Sorry, I'm on my MBP now, so I can't tell you which ones. Let me know if you need/want to know which ones I pulled.

Ethernet Card

Hello all,
I've inserted one PCMCIA ethernet card in a V440.
When I started the machine just only one port (the on board one) is shown with the ifconfig -a command.
So I created the others ports of the Ethe Card with the following command:
ifconfig ceX plumb
and then I added the IP to that port:
ifconfig ce1 172.17.0.58 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
So I tried to make a telnet to that IP, but it is not reachable. So I decided to reboot the machine. But when I made an ifconfig - a command after the reboot, all the port I've created disappeared and only ce0 is present, and also is present with another netmask.
Can anybody help me with this ?
Thks in advd
Sebastian

Hi,
Your machine is "HP Pavilion 15-e044sf". Please use the LAST document of the following link to get all part numbers of your machine:
http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-15-Notebook-PC-series/5355006/model/5393818/manuals
Regards.
BH
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Ethernet card stopped working after a bad blackout.

Hi everybody,
we had a bad blackout yesterday night, with a terrible peak of electricity before that. When I turned my mac mini on again, it would not see any more the ethernet card.
In the system preferences it did not appear any more, and when asking for "Network Port Configurations" the Integrated Ethernet appeared grayed out. From the command line i then tried "ifconfig en0" and the answer is: "ifconfig: interface en0 does not exist".
I removed the interface, with the intention of adding it back again, and the only possibility that comes up in the menu (besides bluetooth and airport) is a "6 to 4" interface (which I have no idea what it is). Tried that, but it didn't seem the right thing to do...
I then switched off the computer and started it with the self test disk. The disk did not report any problem at all, however the ethernet address that seems to be there makes no sense to me (it contained characters like ")" and "!"). I restarted, and gave a look at the log files in /var/log/system.log and the only suspicious thing I see is:
"Jul 29 18:38:18 my-computer /System/Library/CoreServices/mcxd.app/Contents/MacOS/mcxd: MCXD.initializeDirectoryServices: Unable to get the ethernet address "
Is there anything else I can try to see if the ethernet card is still there and functioning?
Thanks a lot in advance,
Luca

Hi Luca, and a warm welcome to the Forums!
It does sound like it is a goner, but just to be certain it's not some damaged Software...
Boot from your Tiger Install Disk, put in your language, then look up top for the Menubar, use System Profiler from there, if Ethernet still doesn't give an addy, well, that's about it.

Can I replace the ethernet card on my Feb 2005 eMac?

I realize that my Feb 2005 eMac (CRT-17") workhorse drops the internet (cable ethernet) very often- can run fine for 2 hours then drops the connection 3 times in 15 minutes. IS IT POSSIBLE to repair this or get a new "ethernet" card without spending a small fortune (i.e. for less than $200 and hopefully a lot less…)??
OR: Add WiFi to this Mac, but that is not my first choice as it is the furthest away from my WiFi points (plus I have ethernet cable running directly to this eMac and it works great for other Macs when tested. Just this eMac that is dropping the connection).
Thanks and regards,
Steve
Sunday 6 January 2013

It is definitely USB 2.0: (But 100 Base-T)--Mine is the 160 gb HD model
Are you thinking / saying that USB2 should be faster than I'm showing?
THANKS for any feedback and again, perhaps the hama-guy will reply tomorrow.
Best regards,
Steve Schulte
Thursday 24 January 2013
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eMac (2005) - Technical Specifications
eMac (2005) - Technical Specifications
Configurations
EDU [no optical]
EDU CD
Combo
Super
Model
M99832
M99833
M99834
M9835
Description
1.25G/256/40/none
1.25G/256/40/CD
1.42G/256/80/Combo
1.42G/512/160/Super
Processor/Speed
G4 / 1.25 Ghz
G4 / 1.42 Ghz
- L2 Cache
512 KB (1:1)
- L3 Cache
no
Memory Included
256 MB
512 MB
Memory Maximum
1 GB
Memory Slots
2
Memory Form/Speed
SDRAM (184-pin) / PC2700 - DDR333
Hard Drive Size
40 GB
80 GB
160 GB
Hard Drive Type/Speed
Ultra ATA/100 / 7200 RPM
Optical Drive Type
none
CD-ROM (tray)
Combo Drive (tray)
SuperDrive (tray)
DVD Decoding
n/a
software
DVD+R (dual layer)
n/a
4x read
6x read; 2.4x write
DVD±RW
n/a
8x read
8x read; 4x write
DVD±R
n/a
8x read
8x read; 8x write
DVD-ROM
n/a
12x read
CD-RW
n/a
32x read; 24x write
32x read; 8x write
CD-R
n/a
32x read; 32x write
32x read; 24x write
CD-ROM
n/a
32x read
USB 1.0
on keyboard (2)
USB 2.0
3
FireWire 400
2
FireWire 800
no
Expansion slots
none
Ethernet (built-in)
100Base-T

Any issues with adding this card to my mac?

I would like to add a card to my mac pro that will enable me to capture video from certain types of HD video cameras.
1. Do I have a slot available to put in one of these cards?
2. Are there any potential issues with doing this?
3. I am guessing that by adding the card, it will create an open port on the back of the mac that will allow me to connect the camera.
http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/
I have the Dual-Core Intel XeonProcessor Speed: 3 GHz.
Thanks!!!!

The Intensity HDMI card is normally used to capture UNCOMPRESSED video from an HD vidcam.
Lets say, for example you get a Canon HV20 camera - it has both firewire and HDMI outs. The camera, being HDV, uses HDV compression to write to tape. So once video is on tape, you will be capturing HDV encoded video (just fine with FCP). The HDV standards dictate 1420x1080 even though the sensor of the HV20 is a native 1920x1080. But, since non-square pixels are used, consider it 1920x1080 aspect.
If you hook the HV20 to your Mac Pro using HDMI and the Intensity card, you can capture uncompressed, native 1920x1080 video. However, you better have enormous and extremely fast Raid storage, as it requires sustained data rates roughly, what, 100 times greater than HDV? And you better have a really long extension cord if you plan to use it in the field, as, you must remember, once written to tape it will be compressed HDV video, so the small gain you'll get from native uncompressed 1920x1080 video is only available at the time you shoot, and only out of the HDMI port.
HDV looks stunning as is, so unless you are a professional with special requirements (in which case I've not told you anything you don't already know), you may want to rethink this.
If you shoot well exposed HDV video, and edit with FCP or iMovie HD for that matter, and play back from tape to a 1920x1080i HDTV, it is as good as watching the Discovery Channel HD.
Good luck,
John F

Powermac G4 MDD Dual 867 vs Powermac G4 Single 1.0 FW800

Hello, I have been a mac user since 2004. I had an iMac G5 1.8 that crashed and I want a replacement for the next year until I can save for a Mac Pro. I saw a great deal for the above Powermac G4's: MDD Dual 867 for $200 and Single 1.0 FW800 for $150. My friend was going to give me his 23" Apple Cinema HD ADC. I will be doing email, internet, about 90% of the time, and sometimes use Photoshop and Lightroom the rest of the time. I will max out the RAM at 2.0Gb, upgrade the Video to 9700 or 9800, and install 10.5 Leopard. What do you guys think?

C24, welcome to Apple Discussions.
A great price for both. Several considerations. Here's a link to the specs on both. http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g4/index-powermac-g4.html
1. Are you currently using OS 9 in classic mode. If so, you can use either Mac in Tiger. (same as your G5).
2. Do you want to be able to boot into OS 9. Only the MDD will do this.
3. The MDD Dual might be slightly faster if you use multiple applications at the same time and if you do extensive graphics/audio.
Unless you want to boot into OS 9, I would choose the 1GHz. Note: If you upgrade to Leopard, you won't be able to use classic mode.
 Cheers, Tom

Extra cooling needed for G4 MDD Dual 1.25 w/Radeon 9800?

I'm juggling graphics cards in my G4s. Some months back, I received a G4 MDD Dual 1.25 with a Radeon 9000. I migrated all my stuff from my G4 Digital Audio over to that, including my GeForce 4Ti card, and after some downloading of drivers, I was able to get the G4 DA running with the 9000.
A short time ago, I recieved a G4 MDD Dual 1.0 Ghz with a Radeon 9800 Pro 128M card (that's what the label says, anyway...). Two things were a little different, and they are what prompt my question. First, one of the PCI slot "covers" had been removed. This could simply be that the preior owner removed a card they needed for something else, of course. And second, there was rather a lot of foam (like for chair cushions) stuffed in places. I'm thinking that was to quiet the machine down.
So anyway, if I move the 9800 into my dual 1.25, will I need to "help" the cooling in any way? I'm thinking not, but since I've never dealt with these cards before, then perhaps there is common knowledge out there I'm unaware of.
Then, I'll have a G4/DA with 1/2Ghz Sonett processor & GeForce 4Ti, and a G4 MDD Dual 1.0 Ghz with Radeon 9000 to move on to new owners...

The Radeon 9800 is a warm card, but it isn't so terrible that the MDD can't use one.
The most important step for keeping the DP MDD cool is to enable Nap mode using CHUD:
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Another important task is to replace the thermal compound on the Radeon 9800.
The cards are all older than the thermal compound was meant to last.
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and
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Use Arctic Cooling MX-4.
Also use it on the processors to get additional cooling benefits.
Use of Nap mode and replacement of the thermal compound should be all that is required to avoid heat issues.
The following are all additional cooling ideas to consider.
The mention of a PCI cooler is a good one. Placed along side the Radeon, it can help to rid the case of hot air produced by the graphics card.
This one is good help with minimum noise:
http://www.xoxide.com/thermaltake-cyclo-blue-slotcooler.html
The Radeon 9800 has a minimalist fan and heatsink.
The aluminum heatsink doesn't disipate heat as fast as copper, and the fans tend to bake out and fail.
Replacement with a third party cooler is a good idea, but the design of the MDD makes that difficult.
This little Vantec cooler is a good option for the 9800 in a MDD which has the memory slots filled:
http://www.vantecusa.com/en/product/view_detail/95
If the memory slots have two 1 GB DIMMs installed in the two slots furthest from the graphics card, then this cooler is fine:
http://www.vantecusa.com/en/product/view_detail/97

Scsi card for mdd

i just inherited my wifes g4 mdd. she got the new g5 for christmas!!!
can i take out the scsi card from my now old g4 400 mhz and shove it in an open slot on the mdd and have it work? or is there more to it than that? reason is i still have an old umax scanner that works of scsi. does its job just fine, would hate it to become obsolte just because of an incompatible connection.
thanks
wayne

First, don't worry about usb 1 or 2. You are correct that your mac is usb 1 but it is capable of providing speeds faster than scsi 1 or scsi 2 and I'm betting that your scanner is scsi 1.
The scanner that cost $1500 is irrelevant. I still have some very old macs that cost $3,000 or $4,000 but are boat anchors in today's computing. They still serve to hook up some old peripherals or occasioinally get info off of some old scsi drives. By the way, this is another way to do what you are trying to do. Use an old scsi mac for the scanner and os 8 or 9 and network it to your mdd. It becomes a scanner server when needed. Old scsi macs can be had for less than $25 if you shop.
As for booting single user for fsck or using safe boot with the shift key they accomplish the same thing in running Disk Repair before loading X. When the kernel panics the directory is not properly written to at shut down. Errors can happen depending on what was going on. ANY TIME YOU DO A HARD SHUT DOWN (no matter what the reason) YOU NEED TO RESTART WITH THE SHIFT KEY DOWN OR IN SINGLE USER MODE AND RUN FSCK. This practice along with journaling will greatly reduce the likelyhood of a damage directory messing you up.
MDD, dual 867, 3hd's, 768 megs ram,usb 2 card, NEC burner & combo dr., PowerWave Mac OS X (10.3.9) 3170 scanner, xerox 8400,16/600,S400,sc850 printers

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