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POWER MACINTOSH G3 NOT WORKING!
« 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.
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Re: MAC G3 NOT WORKING!
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: MAC G3 NOT WORKING!
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: MAC G3 NOT WORKING!
« Reply #3 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.
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Re: MAC G3 NOT WORKING!
« Reply #4 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.
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Re: MAC G3 NOT WORKING!
« Reply #5 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.
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Re: POWER MACINTOSH G3 NOT WORKING!
« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2009, 03:29:55 PM »
Is your PM G3 a beige or blue/white tower?
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Re: POWER MACINTOSH G3 NOT WORKING!
« Reply #7 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 )
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Re: POWER MACINTOSH G3 NOT WORKING!
« Reply #8 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.
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