hi there - i'm a bit of a powerbook guru and may be able to help - what model is this, specifically? Cheers :)
Kai on 8/4/03 4:07 am, Lynn at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, > Thanks for the info. I am a bit confused. Not only do I have > the whistling sound when the adapter is pushed into the jack > , but my additional 300 plus ram is not showing up in the system > profiler. It shows up under about acomputer, but that is it. > I have been getting memory problems for awhile and wasn't > aware that the computer wasn't acknowledging all of the ram. > It stops whistling if I hold the plug and push it into the jack > tighter. I am using a brick. I have a backup yo yo but am > not too thrilled with it. THe last two have sparked on just > one use. > > I can't record to a cd firewire backup. I get errors or else > it hangs during finishing session. I can get backup to my swappable > zip drive though. > > Disk first aid fixed a volume error the other night. > I am not sure where to go with all of this. > At first I htought it was the drive, now it looks like it could > be adapter or both and why the trouble with the firewire? > > A mac guy will charge 50 to come to my house (am disabled > and can't drive), 85 per hour for labor, and 200 for a new > Toshiba drive. I have heard the ibm travelstars are better > and cheaper. > > Not sure how much I should spend on this if the money > could go toward a newer model. Am now very confused > about whether the computer has one problem or multiple > problems. > > Thanks so much for any advice. > Lynn > -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
