Richrich Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Does anyone know if I can upgrade my hardware in my g3 kiosk, can I get a new motherboard/ram and CPU, if so has anyone done this and what board did they use. CHeers Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchman Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 only with IBM product for the motherboard, kingston memory and intel CPU ,samsung DVD combo,If you want to put has in the daytime the Software with V4.0 IT'S NOT POSSIBLE ,The last software version for KODAK KIOSK G3 SERIES IS KPK V2.2 frenchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allerod Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 hello i have upgrade my G3 with new mainboard ram and cpu harddisk at i works great only possible if you got the "old" system with win 2000 and version 5,1 on then you can change the board after that you just get and Win xp pro and upgrade win2000 to xp pro then all works and very Fast hardware a g41m board cpu E5500 duo core 2GB ram 500GB s-ata harddisk thats what i got Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kich1973 Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 http://www.minilabhelp.com/forum/Blah.pl?m-1289829607/s-3/#num3 ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvin Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 frenchman ,.. sorry to tell you that you are wrong , i manage to use any board to upgrade the g3 to the latest version V4.0 ,.. you jz need to know how to install the device driver in it n set the usb port. i am willing to share this secret if anyone who can offer me the enabler disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kich1973 Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 secret ? why ? newdew.dll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchman Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 Hi Alvin , Great if you can upgrade the hardware of the G3 ,But the spare part's, now are avable in few country !!! Share your secret as i .Wich enabler need you? For the software version 4.0, this is dongle key ,but if you want enable a option ,try to use the older enabler disk of the 5.2 software version. Frenchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvin Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 i won't want to be going into very details on this , but i can let you know..the things you need to make it work , first you need to have the ghost CD , not any kodak cd , the one which comes with the amd processor version. The ghost cd for the G3 or g4x doesn't work. secondly you need to have a little knowledge on windows group policy editor , registry as well . As you all know , most of the functions are lock, so you need to unlock it using gpedit. frenchman , do you have the installation disc for the picture dvd maker ?? i can actually enable most of the function in by bypassing the software but some of it require installation of some specific files. i will post the pictures of the g3 station to prove it,.. when i m free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kich1973 Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 the recovery for g4 not work with amd but the recovery for g3 xp work very well with amd for installation software v 4.o you need the recoveruy for g4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchman Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 Alvin, I dont have the picture DVD enabler ,but ,i think you can find it ,inside a G3 with V2.2 software ,is located in E:/Kodak/KPM/INSTALLER/picture DVD. ??? regards Frenchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMax Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 I love to see this. I upgrade the Kodak G3 Kiosk for Kodak 4 years ago when I am working for them. It have been my secret ever since. Now no more... ;D ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvin Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Sorry to reply this late, i wz very bz this few months, kodak g3 can be upgraded to v4 with all features including facebook,.. using any type of mainboard,card reader or dvdrom. Even faster than the latest g4x spec. Don't ask me how , i wz warn not to tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 So how much have you spent getting this to work ? How long has it taken to upgrade and get the program working ? Was it worth the Grief? I can sell G4 print station units with version 5.0 software, cabinet and 6800 printer for £2,350.00 For a complete print station with 12 months full warranty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Noritsu Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Hey Alvin. Its good of you to tell us and show us that this can be done, but it is not good to say you cannot tell us how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photocare Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Agreed, alot of us on here don't have the money to buy new machinery, I can't afford to blow £2350 on a new (re-con) print station, when there is a way of upgrading what I have got for a couple hundred pounds or so. I have upgraded my kiosk with a faster board and processor (second hand on Ebay), and with luck more than judgement I managed to get V2 software running on it (just). I would love (need) to get V4 running, but so far I have failed. My budget is tiny (practically nothing), I work by myself, 6 days a week just to keep going, I can't afford new machines (Ebay is my friend), I can't afford service contracts on anything so I have to do it all myself (fortunately I am quite handy at fixing things). I could go on but I am sure many of you smaller independents know where I am coming from. The photo industry is struggling as a whole, and the smaller shops (me included) need all the help we can get. It is not fair to tell people that something can be done, and show them pictures, then say you won't tell how it was done. Nobody will loose out by this information becoming public knowledge, but many of us will gain, it may even be the difference between staying afloat and going bust !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvin Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Sorry guys but there is only one thing i can do to help u guys.. i'll let u know the hardware spec ,.. for the g3/g4 upgrade later ... and clone a image for u guys... jz drop me a mail. Hope this will help u out ,photocare. if u read the above i have already gav you the most important data, the key to upgrade the g3 or g4 is in the windows registry. Pls study it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvin Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 chris C it took me 3 days to crack it in my upgraded g3 ,.. but it took me several weeks to find a g4 with hav the facebook app n other apps ,and to convicts the owner of the g4 to allow me to copy some the files from it, then it took me another one day to crack it in my g3. i am looking for the new v5 apps. now, anyone here hav it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darude109 Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 hello friends from Spain, I own an apex with 2 x g3 g4 and 1 old, which works fine, but I would like acturalizar the software to the new version. Could I explain that I have plaque model to buy? and if you do a gosh my g4 and g3 is the way to work? gracias ... darude109@gmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darude109 Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 has help me update mine? I also want to upgrade my old g3, can you tell me what material you used (motherboard, cpu, memory). If apart from the motherboard + cpu + memory .... you need something more? ... I have a g4 which I can get a hard drive gosh. or would be better, install from 0 with the discs. My intention is to upgrade to version 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darude109 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Eventually, after several days of effort and research I managed to update the kiosk 80%, with an intel motherboard asrock + 5700 + 4 GB RAM ADATA + HD 500 sata. The kiosk software installation I've done since 0, ie I have been installing since version 1.0 through 2.0 Motherboard drivers I have been installing, activating some services ... and pummmmmm is installed so as to xp. The only problem I have is that I am unable to include in the network of Chios the apex and only I get the Burn Disc option from card, pen drive etc. but no printing or pictures or calendars. If someone can take a cable, I could tell you how do to install the hardware and software to the point that I have Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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