iFixit - Answers With Device "Power Mac G4 M5183"

Power Mac G4 M5183: Do you provide your services in India?

Fri, 07 Jun 2019 04:59:42 -0700

Do you provide your services in India ?

⟐ Answer accepted June 07, 2019 at 4:59 MST

Power Mac G4 M5183: Doesnt turn on anymore, need new power supply?

Fri, 21 Dec 2018 10:14:53 -0700

Hi, I have an old G4 / DP 450 Mhz . A few days ago, the circuit breaker of my appartment went off a few times because of using too much power (Old installation). Afterwards i couldn't turn on the computer anymore. I understand it might be the power supply. Can you advice me on what to do? Do you have those part available at the store, how much it would be?... I'm trying to see if it's worth saving this old machine... Many thanks in advance for your precious advice and looking forward to hear from you

⟐ Commented December 21, 2018 at 10:14 MST

Power Mac G4 M5183: Best way to test the stock hard drive

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 22:17:15 -0700

I picked this up due to a power issue, essentially taking a chance. I had a window to power test it and after I removed a common failure point the machine powered right on. However it has a Maxtor 20GB hard drive that is original to the machine. It doesn't say what it is being OEM but it looks like a DiamondCrash 10.

Given I know Maxtor drives have a reputation what would be the best way to test it against failure on this Mac?

The video card works. YES.

⟐ Commented April 14, 2024 at 22:17 MST

Power Mac G4 M5183: Can Apple M5183 MG4 family be updated

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 11:48:50 -0700

can this be updated with current hardware

⟐ Edited June 17, 2015 at 11:48 MST

Power Mac G4 M5183: My computer shut off itself

Mon, 18 Nov 2019 12:29:36 -0700

I got this issue with my old powermac G4 EMC#1896, when I start the computer after a couples of minutes all of the sudden it shut off by itself..!!

then I wait, I turn it on again, and same happen again it goes off

⟐ Answered November 18, 2019 at 12:29 MST

Power Mac G4 M5183: Can I put any standard modern hard drive into my G4?

Wed, 16 Mar 2016 20:01:37 -0700

Its got the original 40gb which is full, inaccessible and unrepairable. Want to put in 2 new hd's - something bigger for the OS and a much bigger second for storage. I want to reload OS 9 and then eventually Tiger. Will also be adding a SCSI card.

⟐ Commented March 16, 2016 at 20:01 MST

Power Mac G4 M5183: pwer pc processor upgrade to intel

Thu, 20 Nov 2014 05:30:21 -0700

i have a power mac g4 with a power pc4 processor and im wanting to upgrade the the processor to a intel processor

⟐ Answer accepted November 20, 2014 at 5:30 MST

Power Mac G4 M5183: How do I open the case to add memory and DVD drive?

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 09:06:31 -0700

How do I open the case to add one stick of memory and add a DVD drive?

⟐ Commented August 06, 2020 at 9:06 MST

Power Mac G4 M5183: Can I boot from a different OS cd like linux or windows

Thu, 07 Jun 2018 04:45:49 -0700

Because I am not a mac person, I just got this computer at a garage sale. And I just wanted to remove mac and run linux.

⟐ Answer accepted June 07, 2018 at 4:45 MST

Power Mac G4 M5183: video is slow on the G4

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 04:44:39 -0700

I want to update this computers video card, but I'm not sure what to get. Its 733mghz cpu. and works fine otherwise. Any suggestions?

⟐ Answer accepted March 28, 2018 at 4:44 MST

Power Mac G4 M5183: How can I make a G4 Sawtooth recognize a 500GB IDE HD?

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 05:33:44 -0700

Is there a way to make a G4 Sawtooth -to - Digital Audio, recognize a 500GB hard drive without partitioning it into two?

⟐ Answer accepted December 06, 2019 at 5:33 MST

Power Mac G4 M5183: I need to connect a monitor, what cable do I need?

Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:33:10 -0700

I am trying to connect a monitor. I borrowed the acer monitor I use all the time but I get a no input error. Do I need a different cable? If so where are they available? Thank youQ

⟐ Answer edited September 19, 2019 at 11:33 MST

Power Mac G4 M5183: Stays on Boot Screen and Nothing More. What can I do?

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 05:46:10 -0700

I'm fairly new to Mac softwares and hardwares.... 3 days ago I was gifted by a friend a Power Mac G4 Quicksilver and it didn't came with its peripherals, just the tower. Today I decided to plug it in to see what it needs to be updated and cleaned and when I turn it up it stays on the boot screen and doesn't do anything else, even doesn't show the loading spinning wheel. I unplugged it, pressed the I/O button, removed the RAM and the battery from the mother board, after 5 minutes I put both things back in and when I turn it on again it stays on the boot screen like the first time. I left it like that for some time now to see if it boots completely but nothing. Also I don't have the OS CD.

From what I could see on the mother board it has 3 128Mb RAM's and 2 40Gb HD's

⟐ Answer accepted November 26, 2018 at 5:46 MST

Power Mac G4 M5183: Where can I get the hardware a Mac G4?

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 05:52:33 -0700

Where can I get the hardware to attach the handles on a Mac G4? They are machined hex screws with beveled shafts.

⟐ Answer accepted November 16, 2018 at 5:52 MST

Power Mac G4 M5183: problem with screen when open side door

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 17:31:05 -0700

The problem with 2 computer G4 M5183, when i Open the side door for any reason, The computer dosent send any to screen, even the viga card is OK, repeat open and fix rams & wires it start work again, It happend many times before But now With the two computer Dosen't work, ??? PlZ help me, telling me what i can do because i like this model of Apple As I work in Design easy with it, Thank you for helping me in advance, hope recieve an answer from u soon.

hussein_12750@yahoo.com

Thanks Again .

⟐ Answer accepted November 15, 2018 at 17:31 MST

Power Mac G4 M5183: Modem fried in a thunderstorm. How can I replace it?

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 18:28:52 -0700

A few years back my Mother's Powermac G4's modem was fried in a thunderstorm (Power surge). Ever since then it has never been able to connect.

Can I fix/replace the modem? I've already tried three different types of wired connectings, none of which have worked.

Help please!

⟐ Answered October 25, 2018 at 18:28 MST

Power Mac G4 M5183: Can I use a G4 studio display monitor

Fri, 20 Jul 2018 05:14:25 -0700

I have a power Mac m5183, can I hook up a G4 apple studio display monitor M7649 to it?

⟐ Answer accepted July 20, 2018 at 5:14 MST

Power Mac G4 M5183: Cannot install new OS on internal DVD drive

Fri, 15 Jun 2018 05:20:27 -0700

I tried to upgrade my operating systemm from Tiger to Leopard. The computer or DVD drive did not allow the installation to complete. It had to be aborted, and now the computer will not boot up properly at all. It starts up, The apple symbol and a turning wheel appears, then the screen goes black and it starts up again, and the same thing happens. I end up having to just shut down the computer.

I was able to get back to the installation window, by holding down the "C" button while it rebooted. It then asked me to reinstall Leopard. After a short time, I got a message on the screen accompanied by a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark inside it. The accompanying comments said that the instalation had failed, and the disc may have been damaged, yet when I took the disc to a local computer store, they were able to successfully install it on one of their machines.

⟐ Answer accepted June 15, 2018 at 5:20 MST

Power Mac G4 M5183: Where is the power switch on the Power Mac G4?

Wed, 18 Apr 2018 08:42:11 -0700

Where is the switch to power on the Power Mac?

⟐ Answered April 18, 2018 at 8:42 MST

Power Mac G4 M5183: Power supply replacement M5183 by M8493

Sat, 31 Mar 2018 07:40:23 -0700

Hi,

power supply on my G4 M5183 is dead so I bought a used G4 M8493 and wanted to take its power supply instead. Now that I opened both Macs I see that the specifications written on the two power supplies are quite similar but not exactly the same.

Is that a problem? Can I use the replacement?

Best

Claus

⟐ Answered March 31, 2018 at 7:40 MST