often the case with powerbooks is first off the hard drive will fail.
then the battery will of course lose charge if not treated with care
and reconditioned. then the cooling fan will become clogged needing
attention. some documented cases include ATA controller lockups which
are fixed by flishing the PRAM and recalling the last EFI boot rom.
can be a bit technical but its been done.
then of course there's keyboard and LCD issues but the beauty of a
powerbook especially G4's is the ability with skilled hands to bring
it to life in the way that it was intended. I'm thankful that I have
access to a wonderful company and a real good friend who owns it who
supplies me with spares etc at little or no cost depending on the
machine.
I have a few 80GB laptop hard drives for powerbooks which are kept as
emergency stock. as well as DVD drives, memory, other components
including powerpacks, spare hinges to replace damaged bracket problems
and more. so a service through me, you get a brand new machine for a
refurb job.
my last machine was a powerbook G3 pizmo with a real good spec. it
was upgraded and redesigned in a week and then given to a good friend
for his charity. so whether its a refurb and sale or charity based
work etc I cover all grounds. apple UK know me well for new and old
machines and the rare old machines get my personal attention.
as I say if you would like a new home for the powerbook and have it
serviced then I would take it on and save its life. it would then
probably benefit someone I know well who desperately needs a laptop.
anyhow powerbooks. well.... anything from apple lasts longer than a
windows cough cough splutter computer will ever do
anyhow
have a real great day and take care
lew
On 5 Apr 2008, at 21:26, David Poehlman wrote:
Hi Scot and all,
The two choices to give it away or keep it and replace the hd do not
involve
replacing it because I already have what would replace it if I gave
it a
home. I appreciate the info on the hd upgrade. the user guide
instructs on
how to replace the hd but I hadn't found where to get one. I should
have
known that NewEgg would have one.
I wonder though, if I replace the hd, how long can I expect the rest
of the
system to last before something else fails? I know the hd is the
weakest
link but there's also the keyboard and lcd to consider. Anyway.
This is an
interesting ponder because I hate to just throw stuff away if it can
be
used.
Thanks!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Bresnahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS
X by
theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: powerbook titanium hd dying:
Hi, David,
I think the hard drive swap for a powerbook Titanium is fairly
straight forward. I googled "how to replace powerbook titanium
drive" and found several links of how to guides. Here's one example:
http://xlr8yourmac.com/powerbook_g4/PB_G4_HD_upgrade/pb_g4_hd_upgrade.html
That said, a new HD can be easily ordered from www.newegg.com for
about $80.
the www.macfixit.com site is also a good resource. IMHO< you may not
need to give it away just yet. Although, any excuse to pick up a new
MacBook might be worth it too.
Best,
Scott
Hi all,
Disc utility reports failure of my powerbook titanium hd. It still
runs
the
os and I can even install the os on it in all thre ways but often,
it does
not boot and the only cure seems to be reinstalling the os. This
is a well
worn system so I don't have any regrets but am wondering if I should
replace
the hd or if It would be best just to scrap the system. I also
have a
thought that I'd be willing to find it a good home if someone is in
need of
or has a desire for one. I don't see any other hardware issues
with it and
the drive would need to be replaced in any event but if you want it
and
want
to replace the drive, I'll ship free. It comes with backpack, extra
battery, vga adaptor, phone cord, ethernet cable, charger all
original
documentation, media and I'll throw in outspoken and enlarge but
would be
happy to keep it if I can replace the hard drive fairly simply.
I checked the Apple site and turned up nada. I will give the store
a call
later today and see what they say. Unfortunately, the apple care
plan is
long expired and I don't know if one could even be obtained.
Thoughts are welcomed.
P.S. Remember, this is not an intel system. the specs are 867ghz
processor,
1gb ram and a 30g hd. the formfactor is 15 inch display.
--
Jonnie Appleseed
With His
Hands-On Technolog(eye)s
Reducing Technologies disabilities
one byte at a time
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--Scott
Lewis Brock
Totally Blind musician and composer of 21st century music
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