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Title: POWER MACINTOSH G3 NOT WORKING!
Post by: wstarcraze on January 22, 2009, 08:25:30 PM
My Mac G3 Tower which is now in the basement would make my computer monitor give me a Out of Range message but when I plug the video output into my TV. The screen shows up but its comes up with a Kernel Panic screen.

When I reboot the mac with it still hooked up to the TV, it powers up just fine.
Title: Re: MAC G3 NOT WORKING!
Post by: Gil on January 22, 2009, 08:57:32 PM
Uhh...what? :huh:

Is it a Beige G3? Kernel Panic is OS X. The A/V board is not compatible with OS X, except I've heard the video out works partially. Change the resolution, reset PRAM, etc.

Google it.
Title: Re: MAC G3 NOT WORKING!
Post by: wstarcraze on January 22, 2009, 09:17:04 PM
Its a Mac G3 With Mac OS X 10.3 Installed.

The Video connection to my TV was done by plugging the VGA cable into the VGA port on the back of my TV.
Title: Re: MAC G3 NOT WORKING!
Post by: Gil on January 22, 2009, 09:41:15 PM
Mac G3 is not specific. There are/were half a dozen product lines under the name "Mac", that used the G3 processor.

In your case, its probably a resolution issue, if dealing with VGA.
Title: Re: MAC G3 NOT WORKING!
Post by: wstarcraze on January 22, 2009, 09:51:52 PM
OK

Just found out computer type

It is a Power Macintosh G3 (Tower) 



ADDITIONAL INFO: When the Power Mac G3 boots just fine on the TV  I plug it back into my monitor and it displays on the monitor just fine at the highest possible resolution.
Title: Re: MAC G3 NOT WORKING!
Post by: TWCToday on January 22, 2009, 10:11:57 PM
Quote from: WeatherSTAR3000fan on January 22, 2009, 09:51:52 PM
OK

Just found out computer type

It is a Power Macintosh G3 (Tower) 



ADDITIONAL INFO: When the Power Mac G3 boots just fine on the TV  I plug it back into my monitor and it displays on the monitor just fine at the highest possible resolution.
Most likely your tv cant support the resolution or refresh rate.
Title: Re: POWER MACINTOSH G3 NOT WORKING!
Post by: Mike M on January 23, 2009, 03:29:55 PM
Is your PM G3 a beige or blue/white tower?
Title: Re: POWER MACINTOSH G3 NOT WORKING!
Post by: wstarcraze on January 23, 2009, 05:04:10 PM
Quote from: Mike M on January 23, 2009, 03:29:55 PM
Is your PM G3 a beige or blue/white tower?



It is a Blue/White tower.   (I Think it is a Greenish Blue and White )
Title: Re: POWER MACINTOSH G3 NOT WORKING!
Post by: hen7713 on January 23, 2009, 05:29:25 PM
I believe that it is an issue with how you are connecting it to your T.V. or Too high of a Resolution. I don't think its an issue with the firmware (I don't know if it applies to PowerMac G3s) but I know on my iMacs I had to update my firmware to install anything after Mac OS X Puma.