Re: Is an external Hard Drive a good solution?

[Gary Adams]

Well, I just put a 60gb Travelstar in my Pismo for that reason--except 
I just carry mine to work, but I have a couple of external firewire 
drives that I use for backing up stuff. They are the leftovers from 
previous upgrades, installed in 2.5" combo drive cases. It's very handy 
when I want to move data to my clamshell iBook, too. I have no 
experience with PocketDrives. A guy had some for sale on the iBook list 
earlier in the month, though. He said they were very reliable (of 
course), but that he needed more space.

Gary

On Thursday, December 18, 2003, at 09:26 PM, Les Riess wrote:

I have a Pismo for home and travel and a G4 desktop at my office. I am
thinking about getting a portable external firewire drive, 40, 60, or 
80
GB, mainly for backing up my important files and also for moving data
between the 2 computers. CDs don't have enough capacity aand I don't
want to do the DVD thing either. I'm considering LaCie PocketDrives,
Maxtor, Iomega and Que (?). Can anyone offer experiences or pros/cons 
to
these drives? Keep in mind that I want a drive that is portable.
--
Regards,

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Re: Pismo Experiment

[Jeff Hubatka]

On Dec 18, 2003, at 12:30 PM, G-Books wrote:
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 20:51:34 -0900
From: Geoffrey Loeffler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Pismo Experiment
At 8:35 -0800 12/17/2003, Jeff Hubatka wrote:
The hardest part is taking out the cover at the back of the keyboard
(has the power button and sleep light). I use a large paper clip,
straightened out but with a little L-shaped hook on the end. You
have to pull the plastic towards the trackpad on each side. The clip
is just to the right of the power button and about the  same place
on the left side. It takes a pretty good pull to knock it loose.
After that, unplug the inverter and mainboard connections, remove
the four torx #8 screws inside the back cover, and lift the screen
assy out.
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Yes your correct, the most difficult part seems to be removing the
clutch cover. This is covered in the inverter board take apart
section. The manual says, after removal of appropriate parts to lift
up until you can disengage the hooks at the back. Hmm sounds a little
delicate. This is where I would get a bead of sweat on my forehead.
I like the paper clip route. So how far do you lift up on the
cover before you slide the paper clip in to disengage the clips. Do
you go high enough to where you can see these clips or just go by
feel. In the manual the photo implies I could lift this cover to
about 45 degrees and this should disengage the clips. I think this
might be a little dangerous on plastic.
Thanks for the help
Geoff
I don't lift up at all, I tug the cover towards the front (trackpad) of 
the machine. The paper clip fits under the cover when the processor 
heatsink is removed. Then, it's a rather firm yank required. You'll 
feel them disengage, and then you can tilt it up the 45 degrees and 
lift it out. After the clips are loose, the cover will still be held in 
by the screen housing but that's very little pressure.
If you could lift the cover as far as your manual says, the clips would 
already be disengaged!
And if you bust it let me know, I think I have a spare.
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Re: iMovie stalling

[Thomas Ethen]

on 12/18/03 19:41, Thomas Ethen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

The only difference I can see is the driver version and the one that does
not work has a newer driver.

> The one that works is:
Fujitsu MHL2300AT 30 GB
Driver Version 3.2.8
Revision Number 3022
Serial Number 01021077
VM On
> 
> The one that does not:
Fujitsu MHL2300AT 30 GB
Driver version 3.3
Revision Number 3022
Serial Number 01005421
VM On
> Tom


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Re: iMovie stalling

[Jim Colgate]

Since the two drives are identical, if you have the time and skill set, I
would suggest that you swap the two drives between the two systems to see if
the problem follows the drive or remains with the machine.

Good luck,

   Jim

> From: Thomas Ethen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 19:41:06 -0600
> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: iMovie stalling
> 
> The one that works is:
> Fujitsu MHL2300AT 30 GB
> 
> The one that does not:
> Fujitsu MHL2300AT 30 GB
> 
> Tom
> 
> on 12/18/03 16:48, Mikael Byström at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
>> Thomas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>> 
>>> Why would my 500Mhz Pismo not be able to process video from my Sony digital
>>> cam corder without stalling, but my 400Mhz Pismo processes it just fine? It
>>> seems to work just the same in both 10 and 9.2 using iMovie 2. Both HD's are
>>> 4200rpm drives.
>> 
>> are they the same brand? As I understand it some brands, like Fujitsu,
>> are faster even at the same rpm.
>> 
>> 
> 
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Re: iMovie stalling

[Thomas Ethen]

That is why I am asking you guys, because in system profiler they come up as
both the same HD, both in a Pismo, one a 400Mhz and one a 500Mhz and the
500Mhz does the stalling.

Tom
> 
> Huh? How do you tell the difference? Even the model number is the same!
> 
> -Laurent.


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Is an external Hard Drive a good solution?

[Les Riess]

I have a Pismo for home and travel and a G4 desktop at my office. I am
thinking about getting a portable external firewire drive, 40, 60, or 80
GB, mainly for backing up my important files and also for moving data
between the 2 computers. CDs don't have enough capacity aand I don't
want to do the DVD thing either. I'm considering LaCie PocketDrives,
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these drives? Keep in mind that I want a drive that is portable.
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Re: hot-plugging Firewire devices

[Bruce Mitchell]

Can you provide a URL for the article?

on 12/11/03 10:22 PM, DPrice at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Just read Charles Moore article about the dangers of this and was
> just wondering how many folks out there turn off their computers
> before plugging in a Firewire device. I own a Pismo, and I never turn
> it off. When I want to burn a CD, I plug the burner in, and turn it
> on. Have never had any problems. Any thoughts?


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Re: iMovie stalling

[Eric Morrison]

Howdy:

Different drives of the same rpm definitely have different 
characteristics and some work better under certain circumstances than 
others. They have different cache sizes and the electronics make each 
brand and model drive different. However, not all is as it seems. I 
know that there were some either Toshiba or Fujitsu drives that were 
the same speed as the Hitachi/IBM drives yet had an 8MB cache versus 
the 2 or 4MB cache in the Hitachi/IBM drive... yet on xlr8yourmac the 
Hitachi/IBM drive consistently outperformed the other drive (not sure 
now what the other drive brand was). I have had good luck and 
performance (quiet, fast, reliable, cost effective) out of IBM drives 
so I have stuck with them. I'd recommend checking out xlr8yourmac.com 
for reviews and benchmarks so you can make an informed decision. There 
may be other relevant resources, this is one I've used that I trust.

... e

On Dec 18, 2003, at 5:48 PM, Mikael Byström wrote:

Thomas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:

Why would my 500Mhz Pismo not be able to process video from my Sony 
digital
cam corder without stalling, but my 400Mhz Pismo processes it just 
fine? It
seems to work just the same in both 10 and 9.2 using iMovie 2. Both 
HD's are
4200rpm drives.
are they the same brand? As I understand it some brands, like Fujitsu,
are faster even at the same rpm.


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Re: iMovie stalling

[Laurent Daudelin]

on 18/12/03 20:41, Thomas Ethen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> The one that works is:
> Fujitsu MHL2300AT 30 GB
> 
> The one that does not:
> Fujitsu MHL2300AT 30 GB
> 
> Tom
> 
> on 12/18/03 16:48, Mikael Byström at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
>> Thomas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>> 
>>> Why would my 500Mhz Pismo not be able to process video from my Sony digital
>>> cam corder without stalling, but my 400Mhz Pismo processes it just fine? It
>>> seems to work just the same in both 10 and 9.2 using iMovie 2. Both HD's are
>>> 4200rpm drives.
>> 
>> are they the same brand? As I understand it some brands, like Fujitsu,
>> are faster even at the same rpm.
>> 

Huh? How do you tell the difference? Even the model number is the same!

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Re: iMovie stalling

[Thomas Ethen]

The one that works is:
Fujitsu MHL2300AT 30 GB

The one that does not:
Fujitsu MHL2300AT 30 GB

Tom

on 12/18/03 16:48, Mikael Byström at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Thomas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> 
>> Why would my 500Mhz Pismo not be able to process video from my Sony digital
>> cam corder without stalling, but my 400Mhz Pismo processes it just fine? It
>> seems to work just the same in both 10 and 9.2 using iMovie 2. Both HD's are
>> 4200rpm drives.
> 
> are they the same brand? As I understand it some brands, like Fujitsu,
> are faster even at the same rpm.
> 
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Re: Wallstreet CPU vs Board speed question

[Andrew]

Have you (or anyone else with the G4 upgrade) done any benchmark tests to
compare it to anything that shipped stock with a G4?

>
>Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 22:13:20 -0800 (PST)
>From: Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Wallstreet CPU vs Board speed question
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>
>I'm using a Sonnet G4 500 in my Wallstreet and it works great.
>HOwever, I'm not sure what my sysbus speed is.  It's a Wallstreet G3
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Re: iMovie stalling

[Mikael Byström]

Thomas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:

>Why would my 500Mhz Pismo not be able to process video from my Sony digital
>cam corder without stalling, but my 400Mhz Pismo processes it just fine? It
>seems to work just the same in both 10 and 9.2 using iMovie 2. Both HD's are
>4200rpm drives.

are they the same brand? As I understand it some brands, like Fujitsu,
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Re: Any way to import video into a Wall Street Powerbook?

[Mikael Byström]

Illovox, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:

> In my opinion, the trick is to figure out what you *can* do
>with any given machine/software combo and design your work around the
>aesthetic of the medium.  That you we can enjoy the capability of any
>equipment.

if nothing else is stated, "Digital Video" means the DV format or better
IMHO. And even if not, many may assume you can do any kind of video on a
wallstreet if statements on video on wallstreet are heard like in this
thread, which is not representing reality accurately. And while we may
find ways together to do video on a WS, the inherent limitations
shouldn't be pretended to not exist. Hence my friendly objection.

>To discuss all these variables as if FCP4 and Consumer DV were the bars to
>judge by is ludicrous

I wrote FCP, not FCP 4.  I'd say FCP 3 could work but I wouldn't count on
it working with less than a 300 mhz WS. I'm not sure how OS X woudl tip
the demands, but I think it will a little bit better due to better HD
handling. At least this is my experienc with Audio. CPU intense actions
could probably need an additional 50 mhz under OS X. But these are just
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PB G3 take-aparts

[Andrew Main]

German PowerBook fan Michael Kliehm has posted illustrated tear-down 
tutorials for the three PowerBook G3 models:

WallStreet: 
Lombard: 
Pismo: 
Andrew Main

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Re: Lombard Audio in to out?

[Dave Bonhoff]

That was exactly what I was looking for!

Thanks Luis!

p.s.  My wife says that there is no such thing as a coincidence.  She 
believes that everything happens for a reason, wether we appreciate 
that, or not.

On Thursday, Dec 18, 2003, at 06:33 Canada/Eastern, Luis Sequeira wrote:

I'm puzzled.  I can feed an audio signal into my Lombard (running
X.2.8), but I haven't figured out how to play it.  I know that OS9 can
do this.  I don't want to record it, just send it to the speakers.  Am
I missing a setting somewhere?  If not, is there an app, hack or patch
that will allow this?
Thanks!
Dave
Coincidentally, I've found something today on macosxhints that might 
just do the trick:
"
...
Open Audio MIDI Setup in the Utilities folder. Click the "Audio 
Devices" tab (I'm on 10.2, so this might be different on Panther). 
From the Input Source, select "Audio In", then check the "Play 
Through" checkbox.
"

hth

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Re: Lombard Audio in to out?

[Luis Sequeira]

I'm puzzled.  I can feed an audio signal into my Lombard (running
X.2.8), but I haven't figured out how to play it.  I know that OS9 can
do this.  I don't want to record it, just send it to the speakers.  Am
I missing a setting somewhere?  If not, is there an app, hack or patch
that will allow this?
Thanks!
Dave
Coincidentally, I've found something today on macosxhints that might 
just do the trick:
"
...
Open Audio MIDI Setup in the Utilities folder. Click the "Audio 
Devices" tab (I'm on 10.2, so this might be different on Panther). 
From the Input Source, select "Audio In", then check the "Play 
Through" checkbox.
"

hth

Luis Sequeira

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Dead Pismo

[Joe]

I have a dead pismo, and it shows no signs of life no matter what I try or what I 
reseat, is there a way to test the sound/power card to see if it is functional before 
plunking down $100ish for a new one?  Does anyone know if a dead cpu would make the 
computer be dead?  The pismo does have a crack in the case that would be on the belly 
side of the mouse button if it were facing you in your lap, I took it ALL the way 
apart and checked for things that would look broken or burned or whatever, foudn 
nothing.  If I can't get a simple solution to this the guy trying to sell it to me for 
$125 will most likely give it to me for free, and I could repair it with parts from 
ebay.  I have a lombard, would it be possible to swap the sound/power card out of that 
and into the pismo without killing anything?  My lombard works fine except for a 
vertical white line of pixels that I'm trying to fix as well, but that is not as 
important as getting this pismo running.  As I can use my lombard with the pixel 
issue, it s a little harder to use a dead pismo ;-)

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