08/26/2026
So, I picked up a old G4 yesterday. The price was very, very right, but it was a total crap shoot on whether or not it would boot up. If it did not.. it would instantly be a parts deal. So the big moment arrives and it’s plugged up on the work table……right away, sweet, clear, clean chimes. But no picture…a quick video card swap with my other G4 and this thing is rocking. I guess the family that owned it did not figure out the video card was bad, and stuck it in their storage unit….and defaulted on the storage unit payment. Along came my buyer and bought the units contents along with my new G4. Few things on the 2 do list….find a good graphics card…and replace the boot drive with a modern SSD. I don’t even need to do a lot of cleaning, it’s spotless.