on 07/02/04 05:55, invicta at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello All, > > Got my 17" PowerBook a few days ago and wanted to play with the > TechTools de Luxe CD that was supplied with AppleCare. It appeared on > the desk top, I could open it but when I restarted with C it started to > make the usual driver noises but stopped after about 1 minute with a > blue Screen. Every attempt ended the same way whereas my Flattop 15 " > iMac had no problems arriving at the working stage. Then I tried my DW > v.3 same situation, not finalizing installation from C. Talked and > exercised for close to an hour with the AppleCare Helpdesk, no > solution. Both CD's work allright on both my flattop aswell as my > wife's iMac SE. > > They proposed to replace TechTool so I said what about DW. Now I'm > stuck and cannot use either of these CD's on my PowerBook for good > housekeeping. Has anybody encountered such a situation and what would > be the solution.
Could be the drive in the PowerBook itself. On booting, the drive has to read the boot tracks which is not exactly the same than when it appears on the desktop after you already booted. -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] elder days n.: The heroic age of hackerdom (roughly, pre-1980); the era of the PDP-10, TECO, ITS, and the ARPANET. This term has been rather consciously adopted from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy epic "The Lord of the Rings". Compare Iron Age; see also elvish and Great Worm. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
