Monthly Archive for February, 2008

Mac mini (Late 2005) cooling issues

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Mac mini (Late 2005) Processor Heatsink

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I’ve used Mac mini’s a lot in my business and personal life. It’s great to be able to put such a small Mac wherever you want it and they rarely if ever have any problems.
In fact the only problem I’ve ever had with them is that they can end up getting a bit dirty especially if one has pets such as cats or dogs around.
When this 1.33GHz model tarted having some stability issues I disassembled it and cleaned it. The heat sink was almost completely blocked by a combination of hair and dust that fell away during disassembly.

Tangerine Bridge

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Tangerine Bridge

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Tangerine iMac

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Tangerine iMac

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iMac DV (Slot Loading), Code Name: “Kihei, P7″
Recently acquired this iMac is in perfect working order with the exception of some very severe burn in on the CRT, thankfully I just happen to have a spare CRT in waiting.

Tangerine iMac

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Tangerine iMac

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Hot Chip

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Hot Chip

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I know this is a bit dated now, well only by a decade and a half, but I’m practicing my photography and my Photoshop skills. I’ve got a lot of old CPU’s and the bunny suit guy was bored sitting on top of my iMac so I thought I would put him to good use.

Flickr

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This is a test post from flickr, a fancy photo sharing thing.

95 96 97 98 99 00 Dodge Jeep Chrysler CD Stereo Cassette

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[This Item Has been Sold!]

Still too many gadgets around the place so I’ve listed this Stereo for sale on Craiglist. It was pulled from my 1999 Dodge Durango when I decided to spend entirely too much money on an in dash DVD player.

For the sake of clarity the DVD player is not currently for sale, the one being sold is the Original OEM Stereo CD & Cassette player. The part number is P04704383AF Continue reading ‘95 96 97 98 99 00 Dodge Jeep Chrysler CD Stereo Cassette’

Whitebox AMD Athlon XP 2400+ System (For Sale)

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on February 7, 2008
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I’m selling off yet another Whitebox PC, It’s listed on Craigslist at the moment.

The Specs are:

  • Motherboard: PCChips M810D
  • Power Supply: 300 watt
  • Chipset: SiS 740
  • Graphics: Integrated SiS 315
  • Processor: AMD Athlon XP 2400+ (2.0GHz) (Socket A)
    • L1 Cache: 64kb instruction/64kb data
  • FSB 133MHz/266MHz
  • Memory: 512MB DDr 266MHz (PC2100)
  • Hard Disk Drive: Maxtor 40GB (D740X-6L)
  • Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP (Version 2002, Service Pack 2)
  • Network: On board 10/100 Ethernet
  • Optical Drives: DVD-ROM & CDRW drives.

The system has been thoroughly tested and cleaned. The hard drive was replaced and a surface scan was performed prior to the operating system installation. Prior to listing I’ve ran a system stability test for well over 20 hours with no abnormal temperature or voltage readings in the CPU, motherboard or hard drive.

This system originally had an AMD Athlon 1700+ (1100/1400MHz) CPU which I have replaced with the AMD Athlon XP 2400+ the benchmarking shows about a 33% performance gain using BOINC with SETI@Home.

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Gateway Solo 2150 Pictures

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Here are a few pictures of the Gateway Solo 2150 Laptop I have listed in Craigslist.com

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iMac Flavored Keyboard and Mouse

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When I mention the “Flavored” Apple keyboard & mouse in my posts or listings this is what I’m talking about. The “Apple USB Keyboard” model number: M2452, introduced in August 1998 code named “Cosmo” - and the “Apple USB Mouse” model number: M4848. The first iMacs were Bondi colored and included a matching keybord and mouse, subsequent iMac models (codenamed “Lifesavers”) were available in 5 “flavors” which were Blueberry, Grape, Strawberry, Tangerine, and Lime.

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The ADB-era lasted until 1998 when Apple released its first USB keyboard for the iMac. It had the same dimensions as the Keyboard II, which was released in 1986. However, unlike the Keyboard II the USB Keyboard featured all (but 6) keys of a standard size keyboard.

In 1998 Apple killed ADB with the introduction of the Apple USB Keyboard and the Apple USB Mouse along with the new iMac.

One may ask why this is important? Well it’s quite simple actually. I’m obsessive compulsive and I want my iMacs to have matching keyboards and mice! Imagine having a Lime iMac with a beige keyboard - It’s just not right.