I think I finally figured out the trick to the thermal paste, making sure it doesn’t get pushed off the CPU die. Experimenting some more after the last article, I made a square O-ring shaped buffer out of layered clear tape, sitting on the CPU. This way the heatsink doesn’t press all the way down […] The post This is a Mid-2003 Power Mac G5 :) appeared first on Low End Mac.| Low End Mac
Imagine if you could take some features from newer versions of macOS, and give them to Mac OS X Leopard running on a PowerPC Mac? That’s exactly what we’re gonna do today in this article. I’m gonna cover a small compilation of apps and tweaks where the end result is a more modern PowerPC Leopard […] The post Give your PowerPC Leopard Mac some modern features appeared first on Low End Mac.| Low End Mac
This light utility gives you the ability to properly format SD cards and Micro SD cards on your PowerPC Mac. Older versions of Mac OS X recognize SD cards as USB flash drives if they mount, although may have trouble formatting in Disk Utility. . . Macs did not have SD card slots or Micro […] The post PowerPC Mac App Highlight: SD Card Formatter appeared first on Low End Mac.| Low End Mac
This page details the full hardware profile of the Apple Silicon “A4” Samsung S5L8930 chip. Name: “Apple A4”, 32-Bit MFG: Samsung Released: April 3rd, 2010 Codename: APL0398 Part Number: S5L8930 Fabrication Process: 45 nm Transistor Count: – CPU ISA: Arm v7 . RAM Information: Memory Bus Width: 64-Bit Total channels: 2 Channels Bit per channel: […] The post Apple A4 Chip Specs appeared first on Low End Mac.| Low End Mac
This page details the full hardware profile of the Apple Silicon “A3” Samsung S5L8720 chip. Name: “Apple A3” MFG: Samsung Released: June 8th, 2009 and September 9th, 2009 Codename: APL0298 or APL2298 Part Number: S5L8920 or S5L8922 (APL2298) Fabrication Process: S5L8920 – 65nm S5L8922 – 45nm Transistor Count: – CPU ISA: Arm v7 . RAM […] The post Apple Silicon – Apple “A3” S5L8920/22 chip specs appeared first on Low End Mac.| Low End Mac
The choice of Aluminum marks a second major shift in the type of materials used in the frame of flagship iPhone models. Up until the 14 Pro, iPhones used Stainless Steel, then transitioned to Titanium with the iPhone 15. With the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, the choice for an Aluminum alloy was made […]| Low End Mac