Re: Wegener Media WS processor upgrades
Also, any testimonials on the Sonnet upgrades for the Wallstreet? Looking at purchasing one (a WS upgrade) in the next week... -Chris On Jun 5, 2004, at 5:15 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Does anyone have any testimonials regarding the Allegro/500mhz and Amanti/400mhz processor upgrades from Wegener Media? Thanks, Craig W. Atlanta, GA Power corrupts. Absolute power's a blast. - John Fund -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: ??? Wallstreet battery replacement cells ???
When I tried this on my Wallstreet, which is showing exactly the same symptoms as described in Macintouch, I got a message that reset-nvram was an unknown word. reset-all seemed to work, as the screen blanked out and the Wallstreet went into a normal OS X startup, but what does reset-nvram do and why should it not be a recognised command? Will it work without the hyphen? Incidentally, I have great difficulty getting Open Firmware to start. Sometimes it does, but most times not. Is there any way of setting it to start up, without having to hold those keys down? Susan Platter Swindon, Wiltshire, England On Friday, June 4, 2004, at 08:30 PM, G-Books wrote: On 03/06/04 16:43, George Mogiljansky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Laurent, Did you try Open Firmware commands ? George Nope, I didn't try OpenFirmware commands. Try: Boot into Open Firmware by pressing Command-Option-O-F at startup and first typing reset-nvram, pressing the Return key, and then reset-all. User testimonial: I rescued 2 Pismo batteries last week using the info from MacInTouch by booting into Open Firmware and issuing a reset-all command. They are working fine and continue to hold a 2-3 hr charge. To see the tip at Macintouch, go to: http://click.macworld.email-publisher.com/maabfTraaZbV0bVV0Tnb/ HTH, Bob -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
G4-specific list?
Did someone here mention that there is another list for G4-powered laptops? If so, where can I find out more about it? Thanks TjL Sent using the Microsoft Entourage 2004 for Mac Test Drive. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: G-Books: Wallstreet PC Internet Access? Help!
On 04/06/2004, at 7:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I don't want to give up my G3 wallstreet (running on OS 9.1 or 9.2.) so I need a little help. I'm moving in with my partner and he has a PC and I have my Mac. There is no DSL in the area and so we are going to go for cable Modem access. But in order to share a single modem and save $ we apparently have to get a router (The cable company offers no support and would rather charge us for two separate connections). Has anyone done this with a PC and an aging Mac? Is it possible? How does one do it? Tools? Advice? Router recommendations? Help! Please! I don't want to cave to pressure and give up my Mac. Not a problem. I'm have 4 Macs and 4 peecees connected to a cable modem and all the machines have internet access. Not all the machines can see each other, but I just don't need that capability right now. I have an RCA cable modem (comcast) plugged into a Linksys, 1-port router running to 3 Linksys 5-port switches. A multi-port router might seem a better choice, but with my cabling options, the 1-port was best. The machines on the network are: a 6400/200 (8.6), an iMac (9.1), a Wallstreet (9.2.2), a BW (10.3.4), a w2k server, a w2k workstation, a winme notebook and a win98 desktop. Setup is pretty easy... using DHCP is the easiest, tho' I prefer to use static IP addresses. If you need more information, feel free to email me or just post to the list or... for a hefty service charge (plus parts, of course) I could come over and set it all up for ya! ;- Amanda - Help Preserve the Wild Eep -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
iMac Ram in a Pismo?
I have a 512K RAM module in an iMac 500 mhz DV I am getting ready to sell. I need to upgrade my Pismo from its current 192 to at least 640. Can I pull the 512 from the iMac (I think it was actually PC133 RAM - which was irrelevant to the iMac) and put it in my Pismo? What research I have done on the web is giving me mixed signals so I turn to this list. Will RAM from that iMac (same RAM as used in the Cube among other Macs) always work in my Pismo? Never work with my Pismo? Work under certain conditions (e.g. a certain slot)? Inquiring minds want to know! Brian -- Brian Braunschweiger We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million type-writers will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true. [Robert Wilensky (1997)] -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: Wegener Media WS processor upgrades
I am Running a wallstreet I (2meg video) with panther (The Rumple helper was used successfully) using a Blue Chip Wallstreet G4 upgrade card. It works pretty well. Jaguar supported 24 bit video, Panther has issues with same resolution, so i am best off running in 8 bit color under panther. I have had the 512 Ram installed with no issues other than the 40 gig hd playing with the lid close indicator magnet. I am really jealous of those of you with the 4 meg video ram. :) On Jun 5, 2004, at 2:15 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Does anyone have any testimonials regarding the Allegro/500mhz and Amanti/400mhz processor upgrades from Wegener Media? Thanks, Craig W. Atlanta, GA Power corrupts. Absolute power's a blast. - John Fund -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: ??? Wallstreet battery replacement cells ???
Lucky you. I have nearly broken off my fingers trying to get a Wallstreet I to boot into open firmware. I am convinced it will not happen. On Jun 5, 2004, at 4:18 AM, Susan Platter wrote: When I tried this on my Wallstreet, which is showing exactly the same symptoms as described in Macintouch, I got a message that reset-nvram was an unknown word. reset-all seemed to work, as the screen blanked out and the Wallstreet went into a normal OS X startup, but what does reset-nvram do and why should it not be a recognised command? Will it work without the hyphen? Incidentally, I have great difficulty getting Open Firmware to start. Sometimes it does, but most times not. Is there any way of setting it to start up, without having to hold those keys down? Susan Platter Swindon, Wiltshire, England On Friday, June 4, 2004, at 08:30 PM, G-Books wrote: On 03/06/04 16:43, George Mogiljansky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Laurent, Did you try Open Firmware commands ? George Nope, I didn't try OpenFirmware commands. Try: Boot into Open Firmware by pressing Command-Option-O-F at startup and first typing reset-nvram, pressing the Return key, and then reset-all. User testimonial: I rescued 2 Pismo batteries last week using the info from MacInTouch by booting into Open Firmware and issuing a reset-all command. They are working fine and continue to hold a 2-3 hr charge. To see the tip at Macintouch, go to: http://click.macworld.email-publisher.com/maabfTraaZbV0bVV0Tnb/ HTH, Bob -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
WallStreet 300 pcmcia troubles
I have a Wallstreet 300 w/ 320 MB, original(?) 8GB HDD, and 10.3.4 via XPostFacto and 9.2.2 each on their own partition. Regardless of which OS I boot into, the 'book won't recognize anything in the lower pcmcia slot except for the Apple DVD-Video card. I've tried USB, FireWire and a mini HDD; none are recognized in the lower, although the USB and FW work fine when inserted into the upper (the mini HDD is type III, so fits only into the lower). Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. -Peter Chastain [EMAIL PROTECTED],com -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: ??? Wallstreet battery replacement cells ???
on 05/06/04 07:18, Susan Platter at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I tried this on my Wallstreet, which is showing exactly the same symptoms as described in Macintouch, I got a message that reset-nvram was an unknown word. reset-all seemed to work, as the screen blanked out and the Wallstreet went into a normal OS X startup, but what does reset-nvram do and why should it not be a recognised command? Will it work without the hyphen? Incidentally, I have great difficulty getting Open Firmware to start. Sometimes it does, but most times not. Is there any way of setting it to start up, without having to hold those keys down? I didn't know the Wallstreet had built-in OpenFirmware. -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelinhttp://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gates's Law: The speed of software halves every 18 months. This oft-cited law is an ironic comment on the tendency of software bloat to outpace the every-18-month doubling in hardware capacity per dollar predicted by Moore's Law. The reference is to Bill Gates; Microsoft is widely considered among the worst if not the worst of the perpetrators of bloat. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Waterlogged wallstreet
Recently my Wallstreet was attacked by a glass of water. I took it apart and there didn't seem to be any water inside the machinebut of course, now she's dead (and I'm so depressed). If I plug it in it tries to start up, whiring while the green power light goes on...but I don't think the hard drive even starts spinning and then it shuts back down. In this process the screen doesn't light up and I have to wait a couple of hours for this to happen again (it won't start with the startup button). So the process (just to repeat) goes like this. 1. Empty battery bays. Insert power cord. 2. Startup light comes on, quick whirring sound for 2-3 second. 3. Sound stops, light goes off, and the machine is dead. 4. Repeat in an hour with same results. It doesn't seem to me like the entire machine is shot and with the wide array of parts on ebay I'm hoping someone could give me an idea on what this might beany ideas from the Wallstreet family? There are 10 different kinds of people: those who understand binary and those who don't. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: G4-specific list?
on 05/06/04 08:38, Timothy Luoma at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did someone here mention that there is another list for G4-powered laptops? If so, where can I find out more about it? None that I'm aware of. That's why this list is named G-Books, for any Gx-based Macintosh laptop (iBook, PowerBook). -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelinhttp://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fortrash /for'trash/ n.: Hackerism for the FORTRAN (FORmula TRANslator) language, referring to its primitive design, gross and irregular syntax, limited control constructs, and slippery, exception-filled semantics. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: WallStreet 300 pcmcia troubles
on 05/06/04 11:27, Peter Chastain at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a Wallstreet 300 w/ 320 MB, original(?) 8GB HDD, and 10.3.4 via XPostFacto and 9.2.2 each on their own partition. Regardless of which OS I boot into, the 'book won't recognize anything in the lower pcmcia slot except for the Apple DVD-Video card. I've tried USB, FireWire and a mini HDD; none are recognized in the lower, although the USB and FW work fine when inserted into the upper (the mini HDD is type III, so fits only into the lower). Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. My only guess would be that some pins are damaged in the lower cage which are not used by the DVD-Video card but are with other cards. Your only option, I would think, would be to replace the PC card cage. But beware that you have to completely disassemble the Wallstreet to do so. I know because I did it once for my previous Wallstreet... -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelinhttp://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] dangling pointer n.: [common] A reference that doesn't actually lead anywhere (in C and some other languages, a pointer that doesn't actually point at anything valid). Usually this happens because it formerly pointed to something that has moved or disappeared. Used as jargon in a generalization of its techspeak meaning; for example, a local phone number for a person who has since moved to the other coast is a dangling pointer. Compare dead link. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: Minidisk fun....
Setting aside the type of recording device, I'm trying to understand these interfaces - iMic and Hi-Fi Link. Apparently they allow you to translate from analogue to digital; upload from a recording device to a Mac through a USB plug without drivers. In addition, they process sound better than the sound card in the Mac. Am I correct on all these points? Hi-Fi Link says it works with PCs. Does it also work with Macs. I dont' understand the difference between the Hi-Fi Link and the MD-Port I/O. These devices apparently do not include a professional Mic jack. In simple terms what does a soundboard do? Can you get a small one without many controls? I assume these do have a profession Mic jack. Thanks to all, lily on 6/3/04 9:31 PM, Kristin Dewey at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: so what would you use for inexpensive sound recording in the field. I'd use a minidisc recorder hands down. I don't know about copying CDs onto minidisc, but recording live music on my Aiwa minidisc, either by microphone or plugged into a soundboard, is good enough quality for me. I'm not an audiophile, but I am a discriminating musician, and while I understand that many people swear they can tell the difference between a CD whose original source was DAT vs. MD... They must have superhero hearing. To me it's like those people who can smell the difference between a $500 bottle of wine and a $5000 bottle. Maybe they can, but I'm perfectly happy with a great $40 cabernet. I'm pretty much set up now with my Live musicAiwa Am-F80 MDiMicPowerbook G4SoundstudioDiscribeQue!Fire external burnerCD. Beautiful. Kristin on 6/3/04 6:45 AM, Tom Ethen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The quality of a Minidisk is less than the original CD and that difference is easy for me to hear, which is why I mentioned the quality issue. Tom on 6/3/04 1:04, Run Vzel at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you were concerned with quality you wouldn't be using a minidisk in the first place. I have done this type of transfer with my Sony minidisk and the difference in quality is minimal from the original minidisk. I'm sorry. I believe you have made several incorrect assumptions. Oh, and :P. I would never use a minidisk because I think it's a stupid format. However, a friend of mine does, and he likes minidisk audio quality, is a musician, works with other musicians who like the format, and who use it with PC's. He likes Macs.. I want to support his use of macs. So I thought I'd try to help him. I'll tell him of your helpful responses... -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: Waterlogged wallstreet
My Reply follows quote. On 05/06/2004 11:09 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Recently my Wallstreet was attacked by a glass of water. I took it apart and there didn't seem to be any water inside the machinebut of course, now she's dead (and I'm so depressed). If I plug it in it tries to start up, whiring while the green power light goes on...but I don't think the hard drive even starts spinning and then it shuts back down. In this process the screen doesn't light up and I have to wait a couple of hours for this to happen again (it won't start with the startup button). So the process (just to repeat) goes like this. 1. Empty battery bays. Insert power cord. 2. Startup light comes on, quick whirring sound for 2-3 second. 3. Sound stops, light goes off, and the machine is dead. 4. Repeat in an hour with same results. It doesn't seem to me like the entire machine is shot and with the wide array of parts on ebay I'm hoping someone could give me an idea on what this might beany ideas from the Wallstreet family? - If you are lucky, and your water is soft, you may be able to revive the machine by THOROUGHLY drying in out. As a minimum, I would remove the keyboard, hard drive, processor card and disconnect as many of the ribbon cable connectors as I could reach without disassembling the computer and let it air dry for a day or so. I suspect that water has gotten into some of the connectors and is causing faulty circuits. I suppose you could use a hair dryer on it after you have done the disconnections to speed things up, just don't over heat things! Ken -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: Waterlogged wallstreet
on 05/06/04 14:41, Ken at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My Reply follows quote. On 05/06/2004 11:09 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Recently my Wallstreet was attacked by a glass of water. I took it apart and there didn't seem to be any water inside the machinebut of course, now she's dead (and I'm so depressed). If I plug it in it tries to start up, whiring while the green power light goes on...but I don't think the hard drive even starts spinning and then it shuts back down. In this process the screen doesn't light up and I have to wait a couple of hours for this to happen again (it won't start with the startup button). So the process (just to repeat) goes like this. 1. Empty battery bays. Insert power cord. 2. Startup light comes on, quick whirring sound for 2-3 second. 3. Sound stops, light goes off, and the machine is dead. 4. Repeat in an hour with same results. It doesn't seem to me like the entire machine is shot and with the wide array of parts on ebay I'm hoping someone could give me an idea on what this might beany ideas from the Wallstreet family? - If you are lucky, and your water is soft, you may be able to revive the machine by THOROUGHLY drying in out. As a minimum, I would remove the keyboard, hard drive, processor card and disconnect as many of the ribbon cable connectors as I could reach without disassembling the computer and let it air dry for a day or so. I suspect that water has gotten into some of the connectors and is causing faulty circuits. I suppose you could use a hair dryer on it after you have done the disconnections to speed things up, just don't over heat things! There is also another unfortunate possibility. If the original poster did try to power it up before it was completely dry, it is possible that remaining water caused some shorts that could have fried some electronic components in it which could be permanently damaged, even if the PowerBook is now let to dry completely... -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelinhttp://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooks's Law prov.: Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later -- a result of the fact that the expected advantage from splitting development work among N programmers is O(N) (that is, proportional to N), but the complexity and communications cost associated with coordinating and then merging their work is O(N^2) (that is, proportional to the square of N). The quote is from Fred Brooks, a manager of IBM's OS/360 project and author of The Mythical Man-Month (Addison-Wesley, 1975, ISBN 0-201-00650-2), an excellent early book on software engineering. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: Waterlogged wallstreet
On 05/06/2004, at 11:09 AM, Edward Jackson wrote: Recently my Wallstreet was attacked by a glass of water. I took it apart and there didn't seem to be any water inside the machinebut of course, now she's dead (and I'm so depressed). If I plug it in it tries to start up, whiring while the green power light goes on...but I don't think the hard drive even starts spinning and then it shuts back down. In this process the screen doesn't light up and I have to wait a couple of hours for this to happen again (it won't start with the startup button). So the process (just to repeat) goes like this. 1. Empty battery bays. Insert power cord. 2. Startup light comes on, quick whirring sound for 2-3 second. 3. Sound stops, light goes off, and the machine is dead. 4. Repeat in an hour with same results. It doesn't seem to me like the entire machine is shot and with the wide array of parts on ebay I'm hoping someone could give me an idea on what this might beany ideas from the Wallstreet family? Sorry about the Wallstreet and I'm not sure what can be done, but There are 10 different kinds of people: those who understand binary and those who don't. I love this line! Amanda -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: Wallstreet Wavelan Woes
My WS has crashed several times in the last year or two. It seems to have always been associated with ejecting my Wavelan card, or with switching from a Wavelan-based lan to a wired lan. Before I use it again, I was wondering if there were better alternatives to the WirelessDriver on SourceForge. I used my WaveLan Silver card with my Wallstreet and Lombard (both OS 9.2.2) with the Apple Airport drivers. Under OS9.2.2 the card can be turned off and ejected without any problem. I upgraded the Wallstreet from OS 8.6 because in 8.6 I couldn't turn the card off so I had to restart the computer with the Airport extensions off so I could eject the card. I understand that the WaveLan cards need other drivers in OSX but have no first hand experience with OSX. -- Andrew in Ann Arbor technology is the answer, what was the question? -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: Minidisc fun
An iMic connects the minidisc recorder to the computer via a USB plug. Yes. And it sounds better than just connecting the recorder to the computer through the line in sound jack, if you have one. Yes. When I said Soundboard Minidisc, I was referring to plugging my minidisc recorder directly into the P.A. system that the sound engineer is mixing the music through at a live music venue. It's the actual console the soundman uses. I plug my minidisc into back of the soundboard and record whatever's going through the microphones on stage. That's a soundboard recording. For an audience recording, or just recording someone playing in your living room, you'd just record with a microphone to your minidisc, then transfer that analog recording to your Mac with an iMic... Kristin In a message dated 6/5/04 11:38:35 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Setting aside the type of recording device, I'm trying to understand these interfaces - iMic and Hi-Fi Link. Apparently they allow you to translate from analogue to digital; upload from a recording device to a Mac through a USB plug without drivers. In addition, they process sound better than the sound card in the Mac. Am I correct on all these points? Hi-Fi Link says it works with PCs. Does it also work with Macs. I dont' understand the difference between the Hi-Fi Link and the MD-Port I/O. These devices apparently do not include a professional Mic jack. In simple terms what does a soundboard do? Can you get a small one without many controls? I assume these do have a profession Mic jack. Thanks to all, lily -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: iMac Ram in a Pismo?
Will RAM from that iMac (same RAM as used in the Cube among other Macs) always work in my Pismo? Never work with my Pismo? Work under certain conditions (e.g. a certain slot)? If it is the same as the Cube it is 168 pin IIRC, the Pismo requires 144 pin. It won't fit. -- Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: Waterlogged wallstreet
on 6/5/04 12:08 PM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 05/06/04 14:41, Ken at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My Reply follows quote. On 05/06/2004 11:09 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Recently my Wallstreet was attacked by a glass of water. I took it apart and there didn't seem to be any water inside the machinebut of course, now she's dead (and I'm so depressed). If I plug it in it tries to start up, whiring while the green power light goes on...but I don't think the hard drive even starts spinning and then it shuts back down. In this process the screen doesn't light up and I have to wait a couple of hours for this to happen again (it won't start with the startup button). So the process (just to repeat) goes like this. 1. Empty battery bays. Insert power cord. 2. Startup light comes on, quick whirring sound for 2-3 second. 3. Sound stops, light goes off, and the machine is dead. 4. Repeat in an hour with same results. It doesn't seem to me like the entire machine is shot and with the wide array of parts on ebay I'm hoping someone could give me an idea on what this might beany ideas from the Wallstreet family? - If you are lucky, and your water is soft, you may be able to revive the machine by THOROUGHLY drying in out. As a minimum, I would remove the keyboard, hard drive, processor card and disconnect as many of the ribbon cable connectors as I could reach without disassembling the computer and let it air dry for a day or so. I suspect that water has gotten into some of the connectors and is causing faulty circuits. I suppose you could use a hair dryer on it after you have done the disconnections to speed things up, just don't over heat things! There is also another unfortunate possibility. If the original poster did try to power it up before it was completely dry, it is possible that remaining water caused some shorts that could have fried some electronic components in it which could be permanently damaged, even if the PowerBook is now let to dry completely... -Laurent. DO NOT use the hair dryer! I had the same problem a couple of years ago and all went well with my drying efforts until I used the hair dryer which proceeded to push some droplets where they shouldn't go, causing a sudden crackle and pop, accompanied by that acrid smell that goes with frying... From my experience and that of others I've known to whom this has happened, letting it air dry is best. Bruce Mitchell -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: Wegener Media WS processor upgrades
I had picked up an Allegro 500mhz from Wegener last year. It runs perfectly-what more can I say. I bought it to replace a BlueChip which had the dreaded installation error (had to return it to PowerLogix). Got a warranty BlueChip replacement, which ALSO had the same problem-very frustrating. I swore to never again get an upgrade with software installation requirements-just way too many problems, which led to my getting the Wegener card. From what I hear, many upgrade cards requiring software installation are a big problem. I dunno, but I'll never ever get one which requires software-I nearly lost my mind with the BlueChip issue. I've since traded out to a Pismo (got it for a song and passed my Wallstreet off a family member). I'd say (purely subjective comparison) the Wallstreet with the 500 is almost as fast as my Pismo--well worth the $, IMHO. I ran it on OS9, and it really was a dream. Haven't seen much of the 400mhz upgrade, but I'd be int'd to hear how that one does as well. Just got another Wallstreet 233/0cache that I'd like to upgrade as well. For the price, it seems like a bargain. All the best, Tom On Jun 5, 2004, at 5:15 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Does anyone have any testimonials regarding the Allegro/500mhz and Amanti/400mhz processor upgrades from Wegener Media? Thanks, Craig W. Atlanta, GA Power corrupts. Absolute power's a blast. -- John Fund -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
iMac DV Ram in Pismo
on 6/5/04 1:59 PM, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Brian Braunschweiger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: iMac Ram in a Pismo? I have a 512K RAM module in an iMac 500 mhz DV I am getting ready to sell. I need to upgrade my Pismo from its current 192 to at least 640. Can I pull the 512 from the iMac (I think it was actually PC133 RAM - which was irrelevant to the iMac) and put it in my Pismo? What research I have done on the web is giving me mixed signals so I turn to this list. Will RAM from that iMac (same RAM as used in the Cube among other Macs) always work in my Pismo? Never work with my Pismo? Work under certain conditions (e.g. a certain slot)? Inquiring minds want to know! That will not work. That chip is way too large. Chips from rev. A-D iMacs will work -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: Wegener Media WS processor upgrades
I bought a processor upgrade from Wegener Media which didn't work despite their absolute assurance. They finally admitted that it wouldn't work after I sent my Lombard to them. I got my Lombard back with a processor that had half my original memmory chips. They still have my memory and never compensated me for the loss nor will they communicate further. They were having problems but I was the one that got screwed. Until I get my original memory back I must caution people about dealing with Wegener Media. Don Pruitt __ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/ -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: Minidisk fun....
My iMic provides much better sound than the built in mini plugs in my Pismo and it also allows me to play directly from a turntable into the Pismo without a pre amp when I convert records to digital. Tom on 6/5/04 13:32, lily at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Setting aside the type of recording device, I'm trying to understand these interfaces - iMic and Hi-Fi Link. Apparently they allow you to translate from analogue to digital; upload from a recording device to a Mac through a USB plug without drivers. In addition, they process sound better than the sound card in the Mac. Am I correct on all these points? -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: Wegener Media WS processor upgrades
I appreciate all of the feedback, Craig W. Atlanta, GA -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: Waterlogged wallstreet
At 2:08 PM -0700 6/5/04, Bruce Mitchell wrote: on 6/5/04 12:08 PM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 05/06/04 14:41, Ken at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suspect that water has gotten into some of the connectors and is causing faulty circuits. I suppose you could use a hair dryer on it after you have done the disconnections to speed things up, just don't over heat things! There is also another unfortunate possibility. If the original poster did try to power it up before it was completely dry, it is possible that remaining water caused some shorts that could have fried some electronic components in it which could be permanently damaged, even if the PowerBook is now let to dry completely... -Laurent. DO NOT use the hair dryer! I had the same problem a couple of years ago and all went well with my drying efforts until I used the hair dryer - which proceeded to push some droplets where they shouldn't go, causing a sudden crackle and pop, accompanied by that acrid smell that goes with frying... From my experience and that of others I've known to whom this has happened, letting it air dry is best. Well don't use the hair drier with the WS powered. Pop the batteries, unplug the power adapter and disconnect the PRAM battery. But it's still better to dry it with gentle heat. Water trapped in some spots could take weeks to evaporate at room temperature. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Waterlogged wallstreet
Thanks for the advicewhen the Wallstreet was originally watered I took it completely apart (even the PCMIA cage was out)in under 5 minutes...this may not be impressive but it was at 6am (and I'm a night owl) while my very sorry wife watched and hopedit sat for a week before I re-assembled it. I didn't find any real water but I'm guessing at this point that it's a loss due to a short. So now I'm stuck w/Gateway desktop. :( thanks again folks ed Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2004 15:08:38 -0400 Subject: Re: Waterlogged wallstreet From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 05/06/04 14:41, Ken at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My Reply follows quote. On 05/06/2004 11:09 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Recently my Wallstreet was attacked by a glass of water. I took it apart and there didn't seem to be any water inside the machinebut of course, now she's dead (and I'm so depressed). If I plug it in it tries to start up, whiring while the green power light goes on...but I don't think the hard drive even starts spinning and then it shuts back down. In this process the screen doesn't light up and I have to wait a couple of hours for this to happen again (it won't start with the startup button). So the process (just to repeat) goes like this. 1. Empty battery bays. Insert power cord. 2. Startup light comes on, quick whirring sound for 2-3 second. 3. Sound stops, light goes off, and the machine is dead. 4. Repeat in an hour with same results. It doesn't seem to me like the entire machine is shot and with the wide array of parts on ebay I'm hoping someone could give me an idea on what this might beany ideas from the Wallstreet family? - If you are lucky, and your water is soft, you may be able to revive the machine by THOROUGHLY drying in out. As a minimum, I would remove the keyboard, hard drive, processor card and disconnect as many of the ribbon cable connectors as I could reach without disassembling the computer and let it air dry for a day or so. I suspect that water has gotten into some of the connectors and is causing faulty circuits. I suppose you could use a hair dryer on it after you have done the disconnections to speed things up, just don't over heat things! There is also another unfortunate possibility. If the original poster did try to power it up before it was completely dry, it is possible that remaining water caused some shorts that could have fried some electronic components in it which could be permanently damaged, even if the PowerBook is now let to dry completely... -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: Waterlogged wallstreet
At 11:41 AM -0700 6/5/04, Ken wrote: My Reply follows quote. On 05/06/2004 11:09 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Recently my Wallstreet was attacked by a glass of water. I took it apart and there didn't seem to be any water inside the machinebut of course, now she's dead (and I'm so depressed). If I plug it in it tries to start up, whiring while the green power light goes on...but I don't think the hard drive even starts spinning and then it shuts back down. In this process the screen doesn't light up and I have to wait a couple of hours for this to happen again (it won't start with the startup button). So the process (just to repeat) goes like this. 1. Empty battery bays. Insert power cord. 2. Startup light comes on, quick whirring sound for 2-3 second. 3. Sound stops, light goes off, and the machine is dead. 4. Repeat in an hour with same results. It doesn't seem to me like the entire machine is shot and with the wide array of parts on ebay I'm hoping someone could give me an idea on what this might beany ideas from the Wallstreet family? - If you are lucky, and your water is soft, you may be able to revive the machine by THOROUGHLY drying in out. As a minimum, I would remove the keyboard, hard drive, processor card and disconnect as many of the ribbon cable connectors as I could reach without disassembling the computer and let it air dry for a day or so. I suspect that water has gotten into some of the connectors and is causing faulty circuits. I suppose you could use a hair dryer on it after you have done the disconnections to speed things up, just don't over heat things! Also try washing the parts in 90% iso-propyl alcohol. This should flush out the water. Then let them dry using a mild heat source. A space heater on it's lowest power setting placed far enough away to avoid over-heating things will do. Also try disconnecting everything you can and attempt to boot. Take out the second memory card (if any), the HD and it's cable. Pull the battery. Also do a power manager reset. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
