USB PCMCIA cards

[John Featherstone]

Will any PCMICIA card (USB) work in my Wallstreet, provided that it  is OHCI
compliant. Or do I have to buy MacAlly cards from a Mac shop to be assured
of computability Below is the one I'm looking at.

http://www.cablesonline.net/dualhisusb20.html

jf



Dual 480Mbps Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Port to 32-bit CardBus PC Card.
*USB Specification v.1.0/1.1/2.0 compatible (data transfer rate at
1.5/12/480 Mbps).
*Compliant with OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) & EHCI (Enhanced
Host Controller Interface).
*Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is fully compatible with original USB systems,
peripherals and cables
*USB supports up to 127 devices in peer-to-peer configuration.
*Fully Plug-N-Play and Hot-Swap compatible.
*Supports Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP and future Windows OS platform.
*5-year warranty.


Minimum System Requirements

*PC or Notebook computer with 266MHz or faster processor
*One available 32-bit CardBus / PCMCIA Type II slot
*32MB of memory (RAM)
*Windows 98 Second Edition, Millennium, 2000, XP or future Windows OS
platform


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Address Book import

[Amber Rhea]

Hi,

A quick question - is there a way for me to import my address book list 
from Outlook Express to OS X's Address Book? My problem with Outlook 
Express is that I've never found where it stores any of its information. 
Or rather, it doesn't seem to make an 'address book file' or anything 
that can be easily copied/backed up (that I know of).

TIA,
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Re: Manuals WARNING:o)

[Dyna]

>The issue of manual availability aside, your statements are very curious to
>me. Let's face it -- Apple is a hardware company -- they make their money by
>selling hardware! In a perfect world (for Apple), every day they should be
>able to increase market share by attracting brand-new customers, and
>certainly the new offerings and OS X are attracting new people to the
>platform.

I can find no compelling reason to replace my 333mhz iMac 
desktop machine or "upgrade" to OSX.

>  But the bulk of Apple sales are to those of us who are already Mac
>users/owners. I imagine that some of the reasons pertaining to Applecare
>covering only three years is that (1) certainly Apple would like to see that
>computer owner come and buy a new machine, but also

I imagine Ford would like me to trade in my 5 year old pickup 
and finance a new one. No thanks- I'll wait a few more years and be 
able to pay cash.

>(2) the improvements come
>with such rapidity, that in three years, the machines currently available are
>lightyears ahead of the older equipment.

In the early days of both motor vehicles and computers this 
was true. The personal computer is now over a quarter century old and 
the Mac is now getting close to 20 years old, especially if you count 
the Lisa. A new iMac won't do e-mail, surf the web, or process words 
much better than my 3 year old one.

>  I think that unless you are a very
>casual home user, expecting a computer to service you WELL for five years may
>now be unrealistic. Yes, it will still work, and can be used, but you'd get
>so much more value from a new machine

Let me get this right- I'm supposed to bin my working 3 year 
old iMac for a new one at upwards of $1300? Just so I can impress 
every one with how cl it looks?

>. Your concluding statement was most
>curious of all -- because of your own perception of Apple's "banditry" you'd
>rather get a Wintel machine next time?!?!? Seems like you'll just be shooting
>off your own foot. Why would you want to do that to yourself? How do you
>think subjecting yourself to dealing with a Wintel machine is going to hurt
>Apple, especially since you weren't planning on spending money on a new
>machine anyway? Sounds like you're going to inflict far more pain upon
>yourself. Good luck.

I can by a new desktop PC, monitor, and linux distro for 
$600. Why should I spend $800 more for that fancy new iMac? 
Especially given that a desktop PC is pretty generic, thusly cheap 
and easy to maintain... unlike the iMac with it's many proprietary 
parts.

peace,
Dyna

>Michelle
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>
>
>
>
>
>In a message dated 5/31/02 1:24:51 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
><<  I've come to consider the availability of servicing
>information damn near a constitutional right. Without manuals and
>such my PowerBook will probably be one failure away from the dumpster
>when the extended warranty expires. Apple will only sell you 3 years
>warranty, which perhaps says something about the durability of their
>hardware. I expect at least 5 years use from electronic stuff, and 10
>years from motor vehicles. The BMW I rode to work today is 18 years
>old, and in that time 2 local dealers have gone out of business and
>the 3rd is useless. Without a manual it would have been binned long
>ago. I also have a Ten-Tec ham radio transceiver from the early 1980s
>that came with a very complete manual. It thusly still works fine and
>will continue to do so for years to come. These items are "keepers",
>while the Pismo seems a throwaway toy by comparison.
>
> Apple seems to think they'll force me to lay out a couple
>grand for a new PowerBook every 3 years. I don't reward such
>banditry, and will by my next computer elsewhere. If Apple had
>treated me better I'd buy a new PowerBook every 5 years- instead
>their greed has completely lost me as a customer.
>  >>
>
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Re: Harry Potter

[Ryan Coleman]

I cannot say I have found a DVD special features that even RUNS on 
the mac (at least the installer version).


Just saying.

>Anyone know if the Harry Potter DVD set has a MAC version? Some features
>seem to be PC only.

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Re: losing value....

[aron nelson]

>I know people still using 8500's as their main machines with G3 upgrades.
>The 8500 came out in 1995.

I see, yes, my friend is using a 9600 I believe, but he got a G4 upgrade.

>
>Do you know *anyone* using a 486 running Windoze 3.1 as their main machine
>still?

No, most of them got CPU upgrades and run Windows 2000 or bought a 
new motherboard for about $200-$300.

Actually a lot of my friends simply took their towers down to the 
local store and the guys there stuck in new motherboards or CPUs at 
really low cost.

I did it once myself, pretty easy.

I like my Mac, but I know I am getting a slower machine that has very 
low resale value and I am pretty peeved at Apple for their terrible 
SCSI support and sound support on my Wallstreet.

And I still think the TiBook is a very weakly made machine with hard 
corners that hurt your wrists and require you to take off your 
watch :-)

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Harry Potter

[Jim Katz]

Anyone know if the Harry Potter DVD set has a MAC version? Some features
seem to be PC only.


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Fwd:call to action-New Dotster reply

[Gene Merritt]

Hi

I just received this second reply from Dotster. When I heard from them 
yesterday I posted their reply here and sent them another email asking 
if this was 'ethical'. Below is their reply. They appear to be trying to 
rectify this with MacSlash.

Gene

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Customer Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Fri May 31, 2002  11:00:09 AM US/Eastern
> To: "Gene Merritt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: {Dotster#133-523} Contact changes/problems
>
> We have been in contact with the previous owner of the domain and he 
> understands how this happened and why.  We are in the process of trying 
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Re: losing value....

[George Gunderson]

On Friday, May 31, 2002, at 10:54 , Kyle Hansen wrote:
>
> I know people still using 8500's as their main machines with G3 
> upgrades.
> The 8500 came out in 1995.
Heh, my father uses an 8500/288MB/1GB with a Sonnet 400Mhz G3 card for 
his business needs (email and updating his website.)
>
> Do you know *anyone* using a 486 running Windoze 3.1 as their main 
> machine
> still?
More like a 486 with 98 or 2K, since our 8500 is running the (somewhat) 
current 9.1 rather nicely!

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SETI/Ramdisk/OSX

[gregg hillmar]

Before the death of my desktop G3, I ran SETIATHOME using RamBunctious 
as a ram disk to allow my hard drive to spin down for energy 
savings/long life, etc. My G3 basically ran 24/7 as the server for my 
small network. Seti ran as an app in the background most of the time.

I'm now running my Pismo as my main machine, and although SETI runs fine 
in screensaver mode and RamBunctious has an OSX version, I cant seem to 
find the magic setup to allow them all to work together. I'd love to be 
able to run SETI from the Ram Disk so the hard drive in the Pismo can 
spin down and rest.

Anybody have help/suggestions/directions to make this all work?

thanks
gregg
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Re: losing value....

[Kyle Hansen]

Aron Nelson wrote:

> >That and the fact that PC's lose their value far faster than Mac's.
>
> How much is my TiBook 550Mhz which I bought 3 months ago worth now,
> compared to new then :-)
>
> Actually on the PC side, I haven't found this to be the case. If you
> buy the lower end - say a Pentium 4 @ 1.8Ghz! = $899, it doesn't hurt
> that much to lose a few hundred on the price.

I know people still using 8500's as their main machines with G3 upgrades.
The 8500 came out in 1995.

Do you know *anyone* using a 486 running Windoze 3.1 as their main machine
still?

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losing value....

[Aron Nelson]

>That and the fact that PC's lose their value far faster than Mac's.

How much is my TiBook 550Mhz which I bought 3 months ago worth now, 
compared to new then :-)

Actually on the PC side, I haven't found this to be the case. If you 
buy the lower end - say a Pentium 4 @ 1.8Ghz! = $899, it doesn't hurt 
that much to lose a few hundred on the price.

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Re: Manuals WARNING:o)

[Kyle Hansen]

Aron Nelson wrote:

> >I think that unless you are a very
> >casual home user, expecting a computer to service you WELL for five years may
> >now be unrealistic.
>
> I think what he means is that maybe he will get a Wintel machine that
> he can upgrade. Now this is certainly possible and it can happen at a
> fraction of the price of the "locked in" Macintosh.
>
> Unfortunately the Mhz myth is not that much of a myth - PC's in
> general are really faster for the price and generally have more
> upgrade options.

That and the fact that PC's lose their value far faster than Mac's.

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Re: Manuals WARNING:o)

[Aron Nelson]

>I think that unless you are a very
>casual home user, expecting a computer to service you WELL for five years may
>now be unrealistic.


I think what he means is that maybe he will get a Wintel machine that 
he can upgrade. Now this is certainly possible and it can happen at a 
fraction of the price of the "locked in" Macintosh.

Unfortunately the Mhz myth is not that much of a myth - PC's in 
general are really faster for the price and generally have more 
upgrade options. However I have not dealt with PC notebooks which is 
a different matter completely.

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Re: Manuals WARNING:o)

[Todd Ruch]

I would agree with Michelle, and the service that I have received from Apple
just in the last couple months is far better than anything I have received
from Gateway or HP (Dell is the only hardware manufacturer that I have had
any luck with).

Todd

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Subject: Re: Manuals WARNING:o)


> The issue of manual availability aside, your statements are very curious
to
> me. Let's face it -- Apple is a hardware company -- they make their money
by
> selling hardware! In a perfect world (for Apple), every day they should be
> able to increase market share by attracting brand-new customers, and
> certainly the new offerings and OS X are attracting new people to the
> platform. But the bulk of Apple sales are to those of us who are already
Mac
> users/owners. I imagine that some of the reasons pertaining to Applecare
> covering only three years is that (1) certainly Apple would like to see
that
> computer owner come and buy a new machine, but also (2) the improvements
come
> with such rapidity, that in three years, the machines currently available
are
> lightyears ahead of the older equipment. I think that unless you are a
very
> casual home user, expecting a computer to service you WELL for five years
may
> now be unrealistic. Yes, it will still work, and can be used, but you'd
get
> so much more value from a new machine. Your concluding statement was most
> curious of all -- because of your own perception of Apple's "banditry"
you'd
> rather get a Wintel machine next time?!?!? Seems like you'll just be
shooting
> off your own foot. Why would you want to do that to yourself? How do you
> think subjecting yourself to dealing with a Wintel machine is going to
hurt
> Apple, especially since you weren't planning on spending money on a new
> machine anyway? Sounds like you're going to inflict far more pain upon
> yourself. Good luck.
>



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Re: Manuals WARNING:o)

[MikkiWokk]

The issue of manual availability aside, your statements are very curious to 
me. Let's face it -- Apple is a hardware company -- they make their money by 
selling hardware! In a perfect world (for Apple), every day they should be 
able to increase market share by attracting brand-new customers, and 
certainly the new offerings and OS X are attracting new people to the 
platform. But the bulk of Apple sales are to those of us who are already Mac 
users/owners. I imagine that some of the reasons pertaining to Applecare 
covering only three years is that (1) certainly Apple would like to see that 
computer owner come and buy a new machine, but also (2) the improvements come 
with such rapidity, that in three years, the machines currently available are 
lightyears ahead of the older equipment. I think that unless you are a very 
casual home user, expecting a computer to service you WELL for five years may 
now be unrealistic. Yes, it will still work, and can be used, but you'd get 
so much more value from a new machine. Your concluding statement was most 
curious of all -- because of your own perception of Apple's "banditry" you'd 
rather get a Wintel machine next time?!?!? Seems like you'll just be shooting 
off your own foot. Why would you want to do that to yourself? How do you 
think subjecting yourself to dealing with a Wintel machine is going to hurt 
Apple, especially since you weren't planning on spending money on a new 
machine anyway? Sounds like you're going to inflict far more pain upon 
yourself. Good luck.

Michelle 

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In a message dated 5/31/02 1:24:51 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

<<  I've come to consider the availability of servicing 
information damn near a constitutional right. Without manuals and 
such my PowerBook will probably be one failure away from the dumpster 
when the extended warranty expires. Apple will only sell you 3 years 
warranty, which perhaps says something about the durability of their 
hardware. I expect at least 5 years use from electronic stuff, and 10 
years from motor vehicles. The BMW I rode to work today is 18 years 
old, and in that time 2 local dealers have gone out of business and 
the 3rd is useless. Without a manual it would have been binned long 
ago. I also have a Ten-Tec ham radio transceiver from the early 1980s 
that came with a very complete manual. It thusly still works fine and 
will continue to do so for years to come. These items are "keepers", 
while the Pismo seems a throwaway toy by comparison.

Apple seems to think they'll force me to lay out a couple 
grand for a new PowerBook every 3 years. I don't reward such 
banditry, and will by my next computer elsewhere. If Apple had 
treated me better I'd buy a new PowerBook every 5 years- instead 
their greed has completely lost me as a customer.
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Re: Manuals WARNING:o)

[Thomas Ethen]

I started this and I disagree with the statement bellow, at least for me. I
find the exploded view extremely valuable, as well as the detailed take
apart instructons in  most of the service manuals I have for my computers,
especially the laptops. I certainly am not going to spend more than I could
to purchase one of my older laptops for (280c/2300c) to have a technican do
what I can do on them with the help of the manuals in this discussion.

That said, I did get an extremely detailed (in color) instruction on how to
replace the Hard Drive in the iBook Clam Shell I wanted to work on, and have
decided to pass on the project due to it's complexity and the time involved
in getting it done. My daughter will have to learn to live with the 3 Gig
drive that is in there and use an external drive for her MP3's.

Thanks to all that helped me get access to the information I needed!

Tom
> 
> Two big things: I have access to Service Source, and believe me, it's not
> THAT big of a deal. If you're technical enough to be self-servicing a
> motorcycle and a ham radio, Service Source isn't going to be a big help to
> you; all it does is show you how to take the thing apart and put it back
> together, it doesn't show you how to fix your motherboard with a soldering
> iron, nor does it give you any information that would allow you to figure
> it out.


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Re: Manuals WARNING:o)

[Jeremy Derr]

On Friday, May 31, 2002, at 11:04  AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:

>>  Apple seems to think they'll force me to lay out a couple
>> grand for a new PowerBook every 3 years. I don't reward such
>> banditry, and will by my next computer elsewhere. If Apple had
>> treated me better I'd buy a new PowerBook every 5 years- instead
>> their greed has completely lost me as a customer.
>
> LOL, and what PeeCee manufacturer, pray tell, do you expect to treat you
> differently???

Exactly. I think Dyna will have quite a problem getting hands on Dell 
or Compaq service manuals.

The only Compaq service manuals I find on the internet are sparse, and the 
guy wants you to give him money to donate to a charity before he'll give 
you the manuals. He has:
Compaq COMPAQ 140 Monitor English Service Manual
Compaq COMPAQ 441 (151FS, SM-5515G) Monitor English Service Manual
Compaq COMPAQ 472-1 14"" Monitor English Service Manual
Compaq COMPAQ 524 Monitor English Service Manual

That'll go a long way towards fixing nothing Compaq has released in the 
last dozen years. Laptops in general are bad news to take apart unless you 
know what you're doing. There's a reason that Apple prefers that iBooks 
and PowerBooks be mailed in to their facility for repairs (and it's not so 
they can make money off of you; check out their SEC filings sometime, 
AppleCare is a service organization).


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Re: Manuals WARNING:o)

[Jeremy Derr]

On Friday, May 31, 2002, at 12:19  AM, Dyna wrote:

>   Apple seems to think they'll force me to lay out a couple
> grand for a new PowerBook every 3 years. I don't reward such
> banditry, and will by my next computer elsewhere. If Apple had
> treated me better I'd buy a new PowerBook every 5 years- instead
> their greed has completely lost me as a customer.

No one's stopping you from going to a Service Provider and letting them 
fix it. You needn't shell out for a new powerbook if you don't want to.  
Big difference between your motorcycle and your powerbook: it's going to 
be DECADES before your motorcycle is obsolete. Many many MANY decades. 
Hell, you'll probably run out of places to buy or find parts before your 
motorcycle is obsolete. Your PowerBook, on the other hand, has a much 
shorter life span. If you're good to a computer, and upgrade it, MAYBE you 
can get a single decade of usefulness out of it, and in many cases that's 
stretching it.

Two big things: I have access to Service Source, and believe me, it's not 
THAT big of a deal. If you're technical enough to be self-servicing a 
motorcycle and a ham radio, Service Source isn't going to be a big help to 
you; all it does is show you how to take the thing apart and put it back 
together, it doesn't show you how to fix your motherboard with a soldering 
iron, nor does it give you any information that would allow you to figure 
it out.

Similarly, I'm betting your motorcycle manual doesn't show you how to 
disassemble the starter, machine new gears/sprockets, and put it back 
together at least, the manual for my 1963 Ford Falcon doesn't.

Comparative to a car or motorcycle, computers ARE throw-away items. You 
use them until their usefulness runs out, then you buy a new one. This is 
not unique to Macs; my LC II is about as useful to me today as my TRS-80 
was when I bought the LC II; that is, it's not. Motorcycles and cars, 
however, probably won't be obsoleted in your lifetime OR your children's.


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Re: Manuals WARNING:o)

[Bruce Johnson]

Dyna wrote:

 > The BMW I rode to work today is 18 years
> old, and in that time 2 local dealers have gone out of business and 
> the 3rd is useless. Without a manual it would have been binned long 
> ago. I also have a Ten-Tec ham radio transceiver from the early 1980s 
> that came with a very complete manual. It thusly still works fine and 
> will continue to do so for years to come. These items are "keepers", 
> while the Pismo seems a throwaway toy by comparison.

Apples vs fish!

You're comparing motorcycles (fairly simple mechanical devices made with 
mostly standard parts) with laptops (rather complex electronic devices 
made with mostly proprietary parts).

I have a computer from the early 80's that came with *complete* specs 
from circuit diagrams to OS source: my Apple II+.

>   Apple seems to think they'll force me to lay out a couple 
> grand for a new PowerBook every 3 years. I don't reward such 
> banditry, and will by my next computer elsewhere. If Apple had 
> treated me better I'd buy a new PowerBook every 5 years- instead 
> their greed has completely lost me as a customer.

LOL, and what PeeCee manufacturer, pray tell, do you expect to treat you 
differently???

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Re: SO FRUSTRATED - General advice please.. (long)

[William Ove]

> Subject: SO FRUSTRATED - General advice please..  (long)
> Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 17:35:15 -0500
> From: "Dan Lovejoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> Problem 1 - I can live with this one.
> The screen has a streaky vertical watermark appearance which I think is

This is probably a cable problem. To test this you can take a snapshot of
the screen and view the snapshot on another computer. If the "streaking" is
part of the picture, then the "streaking" is being created by the video
hardware. If the image view on another computer has no streaking, then it is
most likely a cable problem.

> Problem 2:
> Power. The thing will not sleep reliably. I guess it loses contact with

There have been issues with the Wallstreet sleeping, The Apple Tech database
will cover that and additional information can be found on other forums like
the MacFixIt web site. The Wallstreet also has had some problems with the
power board, which typically needs to be replaced if it is not functioning
well. Again Apple's Knowledge base and other tech forums will cover that
issue.

> 
> Problem 3:
> Following advice on this board, I booted into 0S 9 to do my video stuff.
> I was able to manipulate video in FC Pro with choppy playback onscreen,

It does seem to me that for serious video work the Wallstreet would be very
under powered no matter how fast the installed processor. The Wallstreet's
video card is not fast, the MB has a 66MHz buss which will be a bottle neck
for any fast through put. Over all I do not think that any PowerBook model
would provide a good hardware platform for FC Pro. I do not doubt that for
capture, storage and presentation many PowerBooks are suitable, but when
video editing needs exceed those of iMovie, very serious dedicated hardware
resources are needed.

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Re: TiBook not recognizing RAM

[Jeremy Derr]

On Friday, May 31, 2002, at 10:21  AM, Nancy Butts wrote:

> So, I've determined that it isn't the OWC module that's defective,
> it's either 1) the installer, me! or 2) a problem with the upper
> slot. Is it possible for there to be a logic board problem that would
> cause this? I've only had this TiBook since January, so it's still
> under warranty.

if you're sure the ram is installed properly in that top slot, then the 
next thing to do is call AppleCare at 800-275-2273 (if you're in the US). 
They'll run you through the same things fairly quickly, and set you up to 
mail it in to them for service; I just mailed mine in and the turn around 
was a mere 40 hours.


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Re: TiBook not recognizing RAM

[Gary D. Adams]

Nancy:

Have you run Software Update recently? Perhaps there was a firmware
update? Just guessing.

Gary

Nancy Butts wrote:

> Thanks, Jeremy. I did as you suggested. First I ran the Apple
> Hardware Test CD with the OWC module in the upper slot, and the test
> reported the upper slot as being empty. Then I swapped out the RAM
> modules,  putting the known-good Apple RAM in the upper slot, and the
> OWC module in the lower slot. The machine booted fine, but when I
> checked it was still recognizing only 256 megs. This time the
> hardware test didn't recognize the Apple RAM in the upper slot, again
> seeing it as empty. I know I've inserted it correctly, as I
> double-checked it with an Apple QuickTime movie on memory
> installation and the card fits precisely as it should in the upper
> slot.
>
> So, I've determined that it isn't the OWC module that's defective,
> it's either 1) the installer, me! or 2) a problem with the upper
> slot. Is it possible for there to be a logic board problem that would
> cause this? I've only had this TiBook since January, so it's still
> under warranty.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nancy
>


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Re: TiBook not recognizing RAM

[Nancy Butts]

Thanks, Jeremy. I did as you suggested. First I ran the Apple 
Hardware Test CD with the OWC module in the upper slot, and the test 
reported the upper slot as being empty. Then I swapped out the RAM 
modules,  putting the known-good Apple RAM in the upper slot, and the 
OWC module in the lower slot. The machine booted fine, but when I 
checked it was still recognizing only 256 megs. This time the 
hardware test didn't recognize the Apple RAM in the upper slot, again 
seeing it as empty. I know I've inserted it correctly, as I 
double-checked it with an Apple QuickTime movie on memory 
installation and the card fits precisely as it should in the upper 
slot.

So, I've determined that it isn't the OWC module that's defective, 
it's either 1) the installer, me! or 2) a problem with the upper 
slot. Is it possible for there to be a logic board problem that would 
cause this? I've only had this TiBook since January, so it's still 
under warranty.

Thanks,

Nancy

At 5:05 PM -0400 5/30/02, G-Books wrote:
>From: Jeremy Derr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>On Thursday, May 30, 2002, at 02:14  PM, Nancy Butts wrote:
>
>  > I just received my second 256 MB RAM module in a week from OWC, and
>  > my TiBook 550 hasn't recognized either one of them. It appears to
>  > meet Apple specs: PC 133 low-profile SDRAM (that's what it says on
>  > the module itself. OWC lists it on the invoice as SO-DIMM, and I
>  > honestly don't know the difference). I followed the installation
>  > instructions in the manual-it couldn't have been easier. I reseated
>  > it several times, and zapped the PRAM just for good measure, but to
>  > no avail. Is there something I'm missing? I just don't think it's
>  > very likely that I would get two defective RAM modules in a row.
>
>Getting two bad modules in a row is more common than you'd think
>
>The first thing I would try would be to see if your original RAM works in
>both slots. If it does, then mostly likely it's the new chips that are
>goofed. Also, install the new RAM and run the Apple Hardware Test CD that
>came with your computer.


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Re: Manuals WARNING:o)

[Remy Davison]

>On Thursday, May 30, 2002, at 12:01  PM, Remy Davison wrote:
>
>> Not quite. Apple made available the full Service Source CDs commercially
>> available a year or so back for a few hundred bucks the set. They're
>> freely available on ebay and elsewhere. What they were doing was widening
>> the availability of Apple-knowledgeable techs, who did Mac repairs, but
>> were never going to bother to become certified techs (I've seen the
>> exams, they're damn difficult! You really have to be a hardware engineer
>> - Kyle, are you one?).
>
>An engineer? Hardly. you just have to know the basics about how 
>electronics work and have a lot of problem solving skills.
>
Hm, I might be thinking of more tech documentation - esp. with 
LaserWriter docs I've seen - which had some pretty serious ROM mounting 
stuff involved (and if you stuffed it up you had to replace the mobo and 
start again). Something rather more than Service Source which requires 
usually 2 screwdrivers, an antistatic strap and a Torx T8.

Cheers,

RD.

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Re: saving battery power with CD

[Clark Martin]

At 11:55 AM +0200 5/31/02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>on 30/5/02 21:11, (G-Books) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>>  Apps that make direct hardware requests usually do not, and this is the
>>  case with many games these days. They say "I need file X that's at IDE 1
>>  volume 1". By making direct hardware requests, they skirt around any disk
>>  image trickery.
>
>I guess that's the problem, as I can't get the Disk Copy method to work.
>
>Could it be that the mounted image that appears on the desktop is a sort of
>folder-shaped icon rather than a CD-shaped icon?


If it's folder shaped then it sounds like it's not a disk image.  I 
have 14 disk images mounted on my server, 10 are the normal disk 
ICONs, 1 is a generic CD-ROM ICON (it may be the original ICON, I 
don't recall) and three are Disk Copy ICONs  of a floppy on top of a 
generic document on top of a bigger floppy.

>If so, any way to make a more "realistic" copy of the original CD?


What happened when you tried Disk Copy.  Did you have problems 
creating or mounting the disk image?  Details, details, details...
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Re: saving battery power with CD

[Jeremy Derr]

On Friday, May 31, 2002, at 04:55  AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> on 30/5/02 21:11, (G-Books) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> Apps that make direct hardware requests usually do not, and this is the
>> case with many games these days. They say "I need file X that's at IDE 1
>> volume 1". By making direct hardware requests, they skirt around any disk
>> image trickery.
>
> I guess that's the problem, as I can't get the Disk Copy method to work.
>
> Could it be that the mounted image that appears on the desktop is a sort 
> of
> folder-shaped icon rather than a CD-shaped icon?
> If so, any way to make a more "realistic" copy of the original CD?

When mounted on the desktop in OS 9, Disk Copy disk images look kind of 
like floppies. They have the exact same name as the CD, and if you can 
open and browse them just as if they were the CD...

Beyond that, that's about all you have. Roxio Toast and Aladdin ShrinkWrap 
are two other apps that do disk imaging (though Toast is really for 
burning), but they work on the same principals.

If an app makes a direct hardware request for the CD, you have to have the 
CD in. Period.




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Re: saving battery power with CD

[csean]

on 30/5/02 21:11, (G-Books) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Apps that make direct hardware requests usually do not, and this is the
> case with many games these days. They say "I need file X that's at IDE 1
> volume 1". By making direct hardware requests, they skirt around any disk
> image trickery.

I guess that's the problem, as I can't get the Disk Copy method to work.

Could it be that the mounted image that appears on the desktop is a sort of
folder-shaped icon rather than a CD-shaped icon?
If so, any way to make a more "realistic" copy of the original CD?

Chris H


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