MacFixIt reader Jeffrey Fingar writes "I had to restart my SP 1.8 G5 4 times to get it back to normal. It kept wanting to be in the Open Firmware mode and typing in 'mac-boot' as instructed was ...

Apple has released an update to the Power Mac G5's firmware that fixes a previously reported issue where single-processor G5s refused to sleep. We first reported the problem on August 17th, noting ...

The update provides Power Mac G5 systems with performance improvements in some PCI-X configurations. What's more, a security hole has been patched, and fan behavior has been improved in Open Firmware.

I have two PowerMac G5s. Both are dual CPU (2.5GHz), liquid cooled. Both have firmware locked via Apple's Open Firmware Password utility (I know the password). Both running 10.3.9.One was working ...

Apple has released Power Mac G5 Uniprocessor Firmware Update 5.1.5f2, a new release aimed at Power Mac G5s that have only a single processor. The update apparently corrects "unexpected issues ...