Turning the unit in all directions while handling and even running while the 'Book is in a good Brenthaven sleeve and bag should be ok if only on occasion...running for the train/tube shouldn't kill a 'Book. We would never exercise with a TiBook, unless it's with our mind and/or fingers. 10.1.5: I hope nothing is related to this, but I'll defer to the geniuses out there. I have noticed that my mac mail app is more sluggish and will freeze if I delete several messages consecutively...the little spinning optical ball appears and momentarily freezes me. This is the reason I pause when you speculate whether the upgrade might be involved. I wish you good luck and good advice from this group. That 'Book should have a long life ahead of it. Donald
On Sunday, June 16, 2002, at 01:44 AM, Jesse wrote: > Question 1: > So my PBG4/400 is sick. A couple of days ago it started crashing > excessively. The whole OS X screen just freezes. This all started the > day after I updated to 10.1.5, but I think it's coincidence. It's also > making a quiet, high pitched noise, sometimes a whir, and sometimes a > squeal. Sometimes it makes a click when shutting down now, as well. > > All Techtool Pro 3 hardware tests pass. Norton and Techtool Disk > catalog tests failed, but couldn't repair. At that point I formatted > the drive and reinstalled 10.1.5. The crashing has remained and the > noise is persisting. The HD catalog corruption has returned twice, I > have been been able to fix it with Disk Warrior. I am getting about 1 > to 30 min. uptime. It also seems to be abnormally sensitive to movement > on my lap, and to temp. I have also reset the P[NV]RAM and the power > manager. > > So the question is can I presume the HD is bad? If so should I presume > the rest of the computer is okay? Do I need to just to get service? > MacResq? > > Question: > > We all know Powerbooks are fragile and shouldn't be dropped. But > Apple's recommendation is to always use it on a flat table and to never > move while on. I have always used this computer in my lap. Also I put > it in my back pack while sleeping. On occasion I have jogged with the > computer, while bracing the bag some. So what do people think is > reasonable use? I certainly don't think Apple's recommendations are > reasonable, after all it is a laptop, isn't it? > > Jesse > > > -- > G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished > Drives | > -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on > Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
