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Apple Administrator
Resetting the PRAM or NVRAM of a Power Mac
Parameter RAM (PRAM) is a small area of non-volatile RAM (NVRAM).The PRAM stores specific system and device settings in a location that Mac OS X can access quickly. Exactly which settings are stored in the computer's PRAM varies depending on the type of computer as...
Resetting the PMU on the Logic Board of the Power Mac G4
The Power Management Unit (PMU) is a micro-controller chip, controlling all power functions for the computer. It is a computer within a computer, with it's own memory, software, firmware, I/O, two crystals, and a CPU. The PMU performs the following functions: Tell the...
Support two ATA/IDE devices per channel on Power Macintosh G3/G4
According to Apple, some Power Macintosh G3 computers and all Power Mac G4 computers have the ability to support two ATA/IDE devices on the same ATA/IDE channel (commonly known as master and slave). The Power Macintosh G3 Minitower, Desktop, and All-in-one computers...
Linux Administrator
Kubuntu: How to tell if the CPU is 64-bit Capable.
Yesterday's Kubuntu: BIOS Information and Features article was the result of some intense hardware investigation. I was trying to determine whether or not a server would support a 64-bit OS. I have a workstation running a 64-bit Kubuntu 10.10 and the performance...
Kubuntu: Configure an Airport Base Station in Linux
There is a ton of documentation on the internet about the ability to configure an Airport Base Station in Ubuntu/Kubuntu. Be careful! It isn't as easy as some may make it seem. Information can be found about the Ubuntu airport-utils software package on the Ubuntu web...
Kubuntu: BIOS Information and Features
The BIOS is the Basic Input/Output System built into the motherboard of a computer. It is the very first code to run when a computer is powered on. The BIOS has a User Interface (UI), which allows a person to configure specific hardware, set the system clock,...