daughtercard replacement
Hello there ! Just before I will pop in another replacement cpu card, I just want to make sure I will not fry it again due to another malfunction ! Now, as previously described, when I try to start up this pismo, I get a grey screen, a spinup of the HD, and then stuck ... I tried the firewire target mode to check the HD with another laptop, HD seems ok. I tried starting up from an install cd ... still the same as with the HD. I can get into OF ... tried resetting everything, no go ... BUT, after trying all those things, the CPU and heat shield get really hot ... would it be the case if there was a CPU card failure ? .. would the CPU still try to work and get hot ? Thanks Jeff -- 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 ---
daughtercard replacement
Hello there ! Just before I will pop in another replacement cpu card, I just want to make sure I will not fry it again due to another malfunction ! Now, as previously described, when I try to start up this pismo, I get a grey screen, a spinup of the HD, and then stuck ... I tried the firewire target mode to check the HD with another laptop, HD seems ok. I tried starting up from an install cd ... still the same as with the HD. I can get into OF ... tried resetting everything, no go ... BUT, after trying all those things, the CPU and heat shield get really hot ... would it be the case if there was a CPU card failure ? .. would the CPU still try to work and get hot ? Thanks Jeff -- 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: Mac CD-RW Burners - Followup
try http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/action.lasso?-database=faq.fp3- layout=FaqList-response=answer.faq.lasso-recordID=34103-search it's there ... On Jun 2, 2004, at 3:10 AM, B Gardner wrote: Where is patchburnII? I can't find it on versiontracker. Byron On May 30, 2004, at 11:31 AM, Amanda Ward wrote: Just an update on this... I just installed Panther, ran patchburnll and the Iomega drive works like a charm. Amanda On 16/05/2004, at 12:16 PM, Amanda Ward wrote: Hey all, I recently bought an Iomega USB CD-RW burner that the packaging said was Mac Compatible. Well yeah, I can burn CD-R media and read audio/data disks using Toast (Of course Iomega doesn't yet support OS X). While that's okay, I really wanted the RW capability and to be able to burn from iTunes. Anyone know of any software that will allow me to read and write to RW media? While I'm at it, how about any suggestions for other drives that might accomplish the task. I'm running a BW G3 with a G4-450 CPU and Jaguar 10.2.8 Thanks, 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 --- -- 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 --- -- 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 ---
No devices found ...
Ok, I got my hands on a Hardware Test CD ... (well, found it in my junk pile ! I never used it before !) To all test: Airport No device found Logic Board No device found Mass Storage No device found Memory No device found Modem No device found Video RAM No device found Now, I was pretty sure that I needed a new processor daughtercard, but shouldn't it find some stuff ?? When I click on details, I can see the RAM at 320Mb, the hard drive at 6 gigs ... and the video card, rage 128 at ... 0Mb !! That's strange ? or the VRAM is also on the daughtercard ? I also put it in Firewire target mode and can see the hard drive. ran a test on it, looks good. Also, before I put in another processor, I want to make sure because I can smell some burned plastic coming out of the powerbook. Will I fry another card if I put it like that ? Is there anything I can do to check so I would not fry the replacement ? Thanks ! Jeff -- 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: No devices found ...
There was no CD with the pismo I just got ... I had that one lying around the house, says Powerbook hardware test 1.1.1 ... On May 22, 2004, at 12:30 AM, Andrew Johnson wrote: Wouldn't the processor have to be running for the HW test CD to run at all? As well as at least a portion of VRAM be functional for video to be displayed? Is this HW Test CD for the specific model PowerBook in question? -Andrew On Friday, May 21, 2004, at 12:18PM, Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 21/05/04 11:55, Jeff Greffe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I got my hands on a Hardware Test CD ... (well, found it in my junk pile ! I never used it before !) To all test: Airport No device found Logic Board No device found Mass Storage No device found Memory No device found Modem No device found Video RAM No device found Now, I was pretty sure that I needed a new processor daughtercard, but shouldn't it find some stuff ?? When I click on details, I can see the RAM at 320Mb, the hard drive at 6 gigs ... and the video card, rage 128 at ... 0Mb !! That's strange ? or the VRAM is also on the daughtercard ? I also put it in Firewire target mode and can see the hard drive. ran a test on it, looks good. Also, before I put in another processor, I want to make sure because I can smell some burned plastic coming out of the powerbook. Will I fry another card if I put it like that ? Is there anything I can do to check so I would not fry the replacement ? Maybe the application you use on the CD needs a running processor in order to query the system for installed components? In any case, if you need a new processor daughtercard, does it mean the current one doesn't work? If so, how can you run the tests? If you smell burned plastic, then there is almost certainly something shorted out. Could be the AC/Sound board or the logicboard. It's hard to tell. That's the kind of things that only a skilled technician would be able to diagnose. You could check with PowerBookMedic I think in Toronto. I think they do troubleshooting for reasonable rates. -Laurent. -- 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: No devices found ...
I am in Taiwan ... Toronto is on the other side of the globe ... Maybe the application you use on the CD needs a running processor in order to query the system for installed components? In any case, if you need a new processor daughtercard, does it mean the current one doesn't work? If so, how can you run the tests? If you smell burned plastic, then there is almost certainly something shorted out. Could be the AC/Sound board or the logicboard. It's hard to tell. That's the kind of things that only a skilled technician would be able to diagnose. You could check with PowerBookMedic I think in Toronto. I think they do troubleshooting for reasonable rates. -Laurent. -- === = Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Washington, DC, USA Usual disclaimers apply *** -- 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: Mac CD-RW Burners (For Powerbook G4?)
You wrote about sites that describe how to make your own bracket and I have spent 45 min trying to find one ... no luck ! Any idea where I could find this info ? Thanks , Jeff Actually there are lots of slot loading slim drives (Combos and DVD-R/Ws), but as JSH points out, the problem is the bracket for powerbooks that shipped without a Combo. The aftermarket drives are smaller than the original DVD and require said bracket. The companies that sell the kit charge an arm and a couple legs, but the installation is greatly simplified. There are sites that describe how to make your own bracket and save some cash. Should be noted that bare 4x DVD burners (the Matshita UJ-825) cost a lot less than companies' 1x or 2x burners with the kit (e.g. $260-is vs. $330-350). If you're handy with aluminum sheet, go for it. As JSH points out, the slot-loaders can also be fitted in Pismos. I've got a Matshita UJ-815B in mine. Very cool looking, plus no worries re. making the faceplate fit. Chris -- 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: Mac CD-RW Burners
Just use patchburn one-click-easy ! Info on xlr8yourmac.com site Jeff On May 17, 2004, at 10:48 PM, Charles Meyerson wrote: I've been successful getting MY unauthorized CD-RW machine to work using the tips on these pages: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20010506172701999 http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20021015065316805 Good luck. CM On Sun, 16 May 2004 12:16:49 -0700, Amanda Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey all, I recently bought an Iomega USB CD-RW burner that the packaging said was Mac Compatible. Well yeah, I can burn CD-R media and read audio/data disks using Toast (Of course Iomega doesn't yet support OS X). While that's okay, I really wanted the RW capability and to be able to burn from iTunes. Anyone know of any software that will allow me to read and write to RW media? While I'm at it, how about any suggestions for other drives that might accomplish the task. I'm running a BW G3 with a G4-450 CPU and Jaguar 10.2.8 Thanks, 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 --- -- 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 ---
PISMO main battery
Told you I was new around G3 powerbooks ... After a lot of searching on the net about my particular machine (pismo) I found a little article that states a pismo cannot work without a main battery in one of the bay since I have no battery and only the AC as my power source, I am missing a link ! So, down to eBay to find one of those ... See ya ! Jeff -- 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: PISMO main battery
This powerbook was bought for almost nothing, and I want to keep the cost down ... it will probably serve as a webcam server, or for crunching video files in no hurry, so it will be plugged in all the time. When I am on the road, I have my TiG4 ... so I don't need a very good battery. Jeff On May 16, 2004, at 10:58 PM, lily wrote: I also have a pismo. it has a battery which won't function on its own. the computer works with AC in. But I would like a battery. Why not get a new battery rather than an eBay battery which might have little life in it? Lily. on 5/16/04 8:50 AM, Jeff Greffe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Told you I was new around G3 powerbooks ... After a lot of searching on the net about my particular machine (pismo) I found a little article that states a pismo cannot work without a main battery in one of the bay since I have no battery and only the AC as my power source, I am missing a link ! So, down to eBay to find one of those ... See ya ! Jeff -- 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: PISMO main battery
Directly from Apple support site: The original PowerBook G3 Series has the ability to use two expansion bay devices and run from the AC adapter with no main battery installed. Note: The PowerBook G3 (Bronze keyboard)and PowerBook (FireWire) do not have this capability. So, Malcolm and Tom, you are saying that it is not true ? Jeff On May 17, 2004, at 5:10 AM, Malcolm Cornelius wrote: on 16/05/04 15:50, Jeff Greffe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Told you I was new around G3 powerbooks ... After a lot of searching on the net about my particular machine (pismo) I found a little article that states a pismo cannot work without a main battery in one of the bay since I have no battery and only the AC as my power source, I am missing a link ! I can't believe that to be true. When I build and test machines I almost never have a battery in them. I am sure I must have built and run a Pismo without a battery in it, on AC only. -- 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 --- -- 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: Help, a CD was swallowed
From Apple own troubleshooting info: If the drive does not eject discs, press the F12 key or, on original PowerBook G4 computers, the manual eject button located on the side of the slot. Holding down the trackpad button during startup should also eject a disc. So, try rebooting holding down the trackpad button, if that doesn't work, the manual eject is completely to the right of the slot (small enough to miss if you don't know it's there) Jeff On May 15, 2004, at 8:46 PM, dan_A wrote: Hi List- Yesterday I inserted a CD into the slot of my 15 Ti-book. It didn't go in too smoothly and now wont come out. I don't see a mechanical ejection hole or lever. I'm not familiar with slot loaders that much except for an iMac that I had. That had the hole and another mechanical device on the left and inside the slot. I hope I don't have to take things apart to get the CD out. I tried the eject button and holding the mouse button down. It starts to come out and then clicks for a while then spins up again showing back up on the desktop. Any one have a solution besides using a band saw? Thanks for your help. dan_A -- 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 ---
Pismo pram battery, DIY ?
Hey there ! I was wondering if it could be possible to construct an homemade Pram battery for my (still) dead powerbook (but working on it ...). It has been sitting on a shelf for almost 2 years, not connected and no battery in the bay, so it must be pretty dead now. I looked on the net and ebay, prices are ranging from 10$ for a very used one, to 100$ for a new one !! and since I currently reside in Taiwan at the moment, my resources to find one here are pretty limited and shipping would be prohibitive for such a small item. Macs are not too popular around here ! So, what are the specs for that little battery ? I am sure there is somebody that already tried this ! Thanks ! Jeff -- 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: Batteries in Taipei
Hey there ! No, I'm in Hualien, on the east coast ... I guess you have been to Taiwan before ! :) Thanks for the info, I will look it up ! Jeff On May 13, 2004, at 10:59 AM, Stuart Saunders wrote: Hi Jeff, Are you in Taipei? You could try Guang Wha Tsang Tswan which is the area at the start of Pa Deh Rd. Million computer shops there. As you go up Pa De, when you get to the overpass, there is a building on the right next to the motorbike parking area. Try B2 or B3 in this building for parts. Good luck. Stuart. On 13 May 2004, at 10:41 AM, G-Books wrote: From: Jeff Greffe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Pismo pram battery, DIY ? Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 22:37:58 +0800 Hey there ! I was wondering if it could be possible to construct an homemade Pram battery for my (still) dead powerbook (but working on it ...). It has been sitting on a shelf for almost 2 years, not connected and no battery in the bay, so it must be pretty dead now. I looked on the net and ebay, prices are ranging from 10$ for a very used one, to 100$ for a new one !! and since I currently reside in Taiwan at the moment, my resources to find one here are pretty limited and shipping would be prohibitive for such a small item. Macs are not too popular around here ! So, what are the specs for that little battery ? I am sure there is somebody that already tried this ! Thanks ! Jeff -- 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: defective pismo
I think so ... it does seem stuck when I pull on the plastic tab to remove it ... Did you check to see if the processor daughterboard was properly snapped onto the motherboard? -Laurent. -- === = Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin http://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] fudge: 1. vt. To perform in an incomplete but marginally acceptable way, particularly with respect to the writing of a program. I didn't feel like going through that pain and suffering, so I fudged it -- I'll fix it later. 2. n. The resulting code. -- 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: defective pismo
Man ! Those pins are small !! you mean the 2 beige rectangles that click together under the card ? I didn't think it was possible to bend that ! it almost looks like velcro ! :) I'll check for any other pins too I guess ... Thanks ! Jeff On May 11, 2004, at 8:01 PM, Gary D. Adams wrote: The last time I upped my HD in my Pismo--to the 60gb Hitachi--I managed inadvertently to bend a daughtercard processor pin. Sometimes I got a boot chime and no video. I would seriously check this as the cause. Gary Jeff Greffe wrote: I think so ... it does seem stuck when I pull on the plastic tab to remove it ... Did you check to see if the processor daughterboard was properly snapped onto the motherboard? -Laurent. -- 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: defective pismo
Lastest tries: I'm trying to zap everything in Open Firmware ... did the : reset-nvram set-defaults reset-all Still no go ... When I try to shut down the computer from OF, it tells me: erasing ff0 and some other numbers ... ERROR erasing on nvram I am not sure about the pram battery, the previous owner let it stand on a shelf for over a year ... , would it affect my booting up if it's dead ? I remember on my 8500, it would not boot the first couple of time, then boot from accumulated energy ! I tried connecting an external VGA display, but the display goes into sleep mode 2 seconds after hearing the chime. Jeff On May 11, 2004, at 8:01 PM, Gary D. Adams wrote: The last time I upped my HD in my Pismo--to the 60gb Hitachi--I managed inadvertently to bend a daughtercard processor pin. Sometimes I got a boot chime and no video. I would seriously check this as the cause. Gary Jeff Greffe wrote: I think so ... it does seem stuck when I pull on the plastic tab to remove it ... Did you check to see if the processor daughterboard was properly snapped onto the motherboard? -Laurent. -- 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 ---
defective pismo
Hello there ! first time around here ! Not my first time with macs though ... I got this dead pismo for a loaf of bread and started playing with it ... No, at first, it would turn on at all .. tried a reset of the pmu .. no go ... opened the case, looked at the RAM top and bottom, took the extra one out, and great ! I got a chime on start up, hard drive spins up (faulty RAM I guess) ... if I press option, I get access to available boot disks, like the hard drive and CD. But ... I am stuck at the opening gray screen ... no apple logo, no question mark ... Last time this happened to me, was with my G3 upgraded 8500, where the G3 card was defective ... could it be the case here with the processor card ? Is there a way to test the card, besides getting another one ? :) I had a 6100AV, a 8500, a clamshell iBook, now an original G4 PowerbookTi, but I am new to pismos ! so if you could share some of your experiences with that machine, it would be very much appreciated. Thanks and have a nice day ! Jeff -- 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: defective pismo
yes I did ... . if I press option, I get access to available boot disks, like the hard drive and CD. But ... I am stuck at the opening gray screen ... no apple logo, no question mark ... Last time this happened to me, was with my G3 upgraded 8500, where the G3 card was defective ... could it be the case here with the processor card ? Is there a way to test the card, besides getting another one ? :) Did you try booting from a known good system CD? Maybe the systems on the drive are damaged? -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin http://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side. -- 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 --- = L'ame solitaire qui contemple la lune, envie plus les tourterelles que les anges --- proverbe chinois __ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca -- 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 ---
Motherboard swap in a PB Ti G4 400
Hello there ! Would it be possible to exchange or fit the motherboard of a Ti G4 867 into the frame of a 400 ? What would be involved if it is indeed possible ? Thanks ! Have a great day ! Jeff -- 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 ---
