Guides & Hacks
While we provide software downloads, we feel that there should also be a page so that you can get some tips & tricks, such as get the best performance.
Tune Leopard for a G4
Gavin purchased a 12 inch 867MHz PowerBook G4 to give to a friend moving to Florida. After installing Leopard to it, performance was really bad.
So we made this guide to share my tips and tricks to make Leopard a bit more usable! Use this guide to speed up Leopard on any G4!
So we made this guide to share my tips and tricks to make Leopard a bit more usable! Use this guide to speed up Leopard on any G4!
With a spare Radeon 9600 out of a 2004 Power Mac G5, why not make use of it and hack it to
work in a MDD to have 128MB of V-Ram vs. the 64MB in the stock Radeon 9000.
work in a MDD to have 128MB of V-Ram vs. the 64MB in the stock Radeon 9000.
Install an ATX Power Supply In a Power Mac G4 MDD
We got a MDD with a dead power supply. Did that make us toss it in the trash? Of course not!
We didn't want this to happen again, so we went the hard way and modded an ATX Power Supply for use in the Power Mac.
We got a MDD with a dead power supply. Did that make us toss it in the trash? Of course not!
We didn't want this to happen again, so we went the hard way and modded an ATX Power Supply for use in the Power Mac.
Hacking Leopard for a G4 under 867MHz
Want to run Leopard on that 500MHz Sawtooth (although not recommended, but doesn't stop us)?
With these guides, we use two firmware hacks in order to "Trick" the Leopard installer into thinking you have a 867MHz G4 to skim by the system requirements.
Using Open Firmware (Recommended)
Using LeopardAssist v3.0 (Coming Soon!)
With these guides, we use two firmware hacks in order to "Trick" the Leopard installer into thinking you have a 867MHz G4 to skim by the system requirements.
Using Open Firmware (Recommended)
Using LeopardAssist v3.0 (Coming Soon!)
A CD-less OS Installation
Does your PPC device not have a working CD drive, but you need to upgrade your operating system? Don't fret! This quick guide will help you with your now possible task.
Does your PPC device not have a working CD drive, but you need to upgrade your operating system? Don't fret! This quick guide will help you with your now possible task.
OpenFirmware Tips N Tricks
These are just a few notes with the things you can do with OF! Such as boot off a USB drive, eject a CD in a stubborn iMac G4, and much more!
These are just a few notes with the things you can do with OF! Such as boot off a USB drive, eject a CD in a stubborn iMac G4, and much more!
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