HT2848 is it true Mac is going to retire 2005 version of the Power Mac G5 support?

How can one with a Power Mac G5 get updates when Mac expires support to this system?

Obsolete products are those that were discontinued more than seven years ago. Apple has discontinued all hardware service for obsolete products with no exceptions. Service providers cannot order parts for obsolete products. These include ALL G4 models. On November 23, 2011 all G5 models were declared as 'vintage'. Obsolescence cannot be far behind.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1752?viewlocale=en_US

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My iPhone keeps going to a black screen while I'm using it and then the power down screen pops up. I updated the phone last night, but still having the same issue. What can be the problem and how do I fix it?

Try doing a reset on your iPhone,
Reset your iPhone by pressing the 'Sleep' and 'Home' button at the same time for about 15 seconds or so. Your iPhone will then go through a reset / reboot procedure and will be ready for use within about a minute.
Don't worry about doing this as you will not lose data or settings.
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Hi guys I figured that this would be a good place to try and clarify my problem. I want to get a nice ATi card to upgrade my MMD G4. For the few games that I play the machine is showing its age and while yes I know a whole new computer would be the ideal choice it seems reasonable that going from the dinky stock 64MB card to a nice performance 256MB card would help a great deal.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Mac-ATi-Radeon-9800-XT-256Mb-Video-Card-G4-4x-G5-AGPW0QQitemZ260267585968QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260267585968&_trkparms=72%3A392%7C3 9%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12&trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1318
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It something like this a safe buy to consider? Do any of you have one of these cards and could comment on it's performance? I would be ok dropping $150ish for a nice card but not one that just give me a boots to the graphics in the OS. It would need to work for the game as well.
Any direction is appreciated.
-Rich
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Hi-
Welcome to Discussions!
A flashed card, especially the ATI cards, simply is removing the Windows ROM and replacing with a full Mac ROM.
Geforce cards often require a modified ROM, because the ROM for Mac version Geforce cards is larger than the ROM chip on PC version cards.
Even with the reduced ROM, and especially with ATI cards, the flashed version becomes a Mac version. All features and functions are available, and full OS compatibility is present.
Of course, one of the main reasons for graphics upgrades is gaming. With flashed cards that have a direct Mac edition cousin, with very few exceptions, there is no difference to the game or OS regarding a "true mac version" and a flashed version. Function is identical. With ATI, the only exception is the X800, which functions normally, but only via the VGA port. There are some Geforce exceptions, with the 6200 being the most notable, having limits on OS support.
The linked card is a good performance choice. The linked cards seller is very reliable, and does an excellent job of prepping the cards. They work. Highly recommended.
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My Macbook will not boot the operating system. It just goes to a blue screen after the apple logo and the spinning wheel goes off. I took the battery out and held the on/off button for five seconds and reset the PRAM. I have the old mac os disk.

My macbook will not boot. It goes to a blue screen after the logo and wheel goes off. I have taken the battery out and held the on/off button for five seconds and reset the PRAM. I have the the original os disk but have not put it in for fear of losing un backed op data.
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Rich

You won't lose any data unless you erase your hard drive.
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HT1199 My mac won't boot up it goes to a apple sign then the spin thing then gives me a error msg on a 10.5.8 imac what do I do?

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My mac won't boot up it goes to a apple sign then the spin thing then gives me a error msg on a 10.5.8 imac what do I do?

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Could be many things, we should start with this...
"Try Disk Utility
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3. Click the First Aid tab.
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
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Tough without the Install Disk problems, but try fsck...
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Hello Templemeads,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information, take a look at:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1367
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That's often a sign of a bsad Capacitor in the Power Supply, but...
Might be time to replace the PRAM Battery, 4 years is close to their lifespan, far less if ever without AC power, & can cause strange startup problems...
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/BAA36VPRAM/

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Currently Apple's implementation of JSE 6 requires a 64-bit Intel processor running Leopard. If this remains true in Apple's final release of JSE 6, then the next major release of the Mac SAPgui won't run on any MacOS X prior to Leopard and won't run on PowerPC or 32-bit Intel based Macs even with Leopard.
I'm told that Sun has both 32-bit and 64-bit JSE 6 JVMs for Windows, for Linux, and for Solaris.
My organization (MIT) has submitted a bug report to Apple about this. It is possible that Apple might pay more attention if a number of their customers made a joint request.
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Thanks.
/David Rosenberg    <[email protected]>
P.S. If you work for Apple and you think you might be able to help with this, please contact me.
/David

Here is the current situation with respect to SAP's Mac JavaGui and
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a. The SAPgui for Java 7.20 is planned for the fourth quarter of
   calendar 2008.
b. SAP's support for the SAPgui for Java 7.10 is planned to end on
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c. The Mac SAPgui for Java 7.20 will be able to use Java SE 6.
d. SAP has not yet decided whether the Mac SAPgui for Java 7.20 will
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e. Apple's Java SE 6 is only available for Mac OS X 10.5.2 and later
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   Tiger, although there is a possibility that Apple might announce
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f. Sun has both 32-bit and 64-bit JSE 6 JVMs for Windows, for Linux,
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g. The last PowerPC-based Macs (Power Mac G5) were sold in August 2006
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h. Assuming that the Mac SAPgui for Java 7.20 will require Java SE 6
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Best regards,
/David M Rosenberg         <rosenberg at mit.edu>

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Remove the AC power cord.
Press the power-on button. [This drains the stored charge from the power supply]
wait a quarter minute.
Restore the power cord, being certain to JAM it into the socket, as the big block of rubber inhibits proper seating.
wait a quarter minute
attempt to power on.
If no joy, examine the button battery half-hidden behind the graphics card. Remove it to measure the Voltage. A new battery should not cost over US$5, and measures a little over 3 Volts. BR-2032 is used in garage door opener controls and car door locks controls. The geeks at Radio Shack can measure it for you.

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fzgy wrote:
"Mac OS X can't repair the disk. You can still open or copy files on the disk, but you can't save changes to files on the disk. Back up the disk and reformat it as soon as you can."
It's possible a heavy-duty 3rd-party disk repair app can fix it, but they're expensive (DiskWarrior is about $100), and there's no guarantee it can do it.
Am prompted to reformat but I don't have a good understanding of what this means and how to do it.
That will erase it. See Time Machine - Frequently Asked Question #5.
It sounds very much like the disk is beginning to fail, although it's possible there's a bad port, cable, connection or power supply (if it has its own).
I'd suggest getting a new one, and using it for your Time Machine backups; once you have a good backup there, reformat the old one (and select Security Options to write zeros to the whole drive -- if that fails, you know the drive is toast). Use it for secondary backups, per FAQ #27. If it has failed, get a second new one for secondary backups.

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