Greetings, I have recently bought a used PowerBook 165 laptop. It's in fairly good condition, but I'm having some issues with it.
For one, the system clock runs too fast. I've tried googling around for it, but couldn't find anything useful. I've also updated the preinstalled System 7.5 to 7.5.5, but it hasn't changed... Has anyone met this problem? If so, can it be fixed? Two, the battery is toast. At the first time, it could supply enough power for 3 seconds (I've only tried it out), but now the laptop doesn't even power up if the battery is connected. For a temporary solution (mostly aesthetic), I've put some tape on the battery's connectors and plugged it back to its place. I've found a battery reconditioning app somewhere, but I can't do much about it without the battery :S What's going on here? What should I do with it? Three, the file transfer. I've successfully written Mac images to floppy (I've done a 7.5.5 upgrade), but I can't transfer files to a Mac formatted floppy. I've tried Gemxplorer (freezes on my XP computers) and TransMac (throws errors). What do you use? Also, I've read somewhere that starting from OS 7.x, a Mac<->PC Transfer program should be included in the system. So should something for extracting .sit archives. I've dug through the filesystem, but couldn't find anything similar. Are they really included in the OS? I mean, would I get these stuff if I reinstalled OS 7.5 with the images found on the Internet? And just one last question. Last Sunday, out of nowhere, for a moment the laptop didn't boot, but showed me a Sad Mac icon with the "F3 Illegal instruction" error, but after some reboots, it went away. I guess it's not normal, so I've ran some checks on the HDD, but both Disk First Aid and HD SC Setup showed no errors. What else can go wrong in a Mac? Thank you for your time and help, Zsolt -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:powerbooks@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
