Re: can't get rid of RAM disk on 5300

[Hendrik]

Quoting message 03/07/20 09:28 +0900 from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:>I created
a RAM disk (35mb) on my 5300. Now I want to increase its size to about 45
or 50mb. I have 64mb hard RAM installed and I'm not using virtual memory.
>
>I started up off the hard drive, took all files out of the RAM disk,
>restarted, then went to the memory control panel -- and it's still grayed
>out and unavailable for the change.

Hi, assuming the Trash is empty and there are no files, aliases, or folders
on the desktop that belong to the RAM disk, it is possible that this
problem is the result of an invisible file on the RAM disk. For example, if
you have used file sharing, there will be such a file.

Have you tried formatting the RAM disk? That should wipe out anything left
on the dektop as well as any invisble files.

Regards: Hendrik

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Re: 5300cs Hurt Feelings?

[David R.]

Well, I guess I may have to pick up a new pram battery.  Hopefully its not
the GLOD.  DUM DE DUM DUM DU... Josh, I tried your suggestion but no
such luck.  Hopefully the replacement battery will do the trick.  Not in too
much of a rush but maybe pick one up next week if I can find one on the
cheap...

So thanks for the ideas.

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Re: Bullet an ASCII character?

[Ken]

My Reply follows quote. On 19/07/2003 21:31 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:  

>Greetings, PowerBooks friends:
>
>This one oughta be easy. Is a bullet an ASCII character? Reason I'm 
>asking is because when I submit the OS I'm using for my PowerBook 
>170, it's System 7.0.1* and wonder if that character after the "1" 
>will get to everyone. Thanks!
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Well, sort of. The bullet character on a Mac is obtained by holding the 
OPTION and SHIFT keys while typing the 8. Thus it is a "high-ASCII" 
character. The normal asterisk is ASCII code 42. Can't remember the code 
for the bullet, though it is something like 128+42.

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Bullet an ASCII character?

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Greetings, PowerBooks friends:

This one oughta be easy. Is a bullet an ASCII character? Reason I'm 
asking is because when I submit the OS I'm using for my PowerBook 
170, it's System 7.0.1* and wonder if that character after the "1" 
will get to everyone. Thanks!

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modem string

[Mary Russell]

George Mogiljansky wrote:
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Megahertz was bought by US Robotics.  Go to this site,
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I have a XJ/CC5560 and the download worked beautifully.
Connected at no less than 32000.  Hope this helps.
 

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can't get rid of RAM disk on 5300

[promo]

Hi,

I created a RAM disk (35mb) on my 5300. Now I want to increase its size to about 45 or 
50mb. I have 64mb hard RAM installed and I'm not using virtual memory.

I started up off the hard drive, took all files out of the RAM disk, restarted, then 
went to the memory control panel -- and it's still grayed out and unavailable for the 
change.

What am I doing wrong here?

Thanks for the help.

Jerry

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Re: 5300cs Hurt Feelings?

[Andrew Kershaw]

The NiCad battery needed replacing though.

Just FYI: The main battery isn't NiCad, it's NiMH.  The NiMH kinda 
stinks, but man, a NiCad would really suck!

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Re: 5300cs Hurt Feelings?

[Dan Palka]

I'm having a similar problem with my PowerBook 3400c. Its really making me
mad because I spent over $400 on the PowerBook,new RAM, 40gb hard drive,
and a StyleWriter II printer.

However, its not limited to the green light, which does come on sometimes. 
But sometimes I can get it to boot, but it will shut off suddenly if I
touch the laptop or move it around.

It seems very sensitive to physical touch.

It also doesn't want to start up a lot of times, and a lot of the times the
stagnent green light is on.


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Re: 5300cs Hurt Feelings?

[COCCORP]

In a message dated 7/19/03 2:59:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
writes:

> That does sound like the Green Light of Death (GLOD).  One symptom of 
>  the GLOD is a (close-to) dead PRAM/clock battery.  Have you tried 
>  resetting the Power Manager?

... had the same thing yesterday with a PB I was working on... just unplugged 
the PRAM battery, and it went back to working... 

Craig W.

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Re: 5300cs Hurt Feelings?

[Josh Watson]

Hey,

I got my PB5300 on the cheap with exactly this problem! Have you tried plugging
it into the PSU, holding down reset and then taking the NiCad (not PRAM!)
battery out? mine worked perfectly from that exact situation after doing this!
The NiCad battery needed replacing though.

Josh


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Re: 5300cs Hurt Feelings?

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dave,

It's probably just the PRAM (internal clock) battery.  If not that, then the 
power board.
First try plugging it in and hitting that little power button on the back. 
That may work. If not, OR if your date/time starts going haywire, then you need 
to get a PRAM battery. Pretty easy to install--about 5 min's with a Torx tool.

Try powerbookguy.com or wegenermedia.com---they should have them.  
The 5300 tends to not enjoy being left alone like this. I had one that I got 
because a guy left it sitting for 3 weeks.  I think they do tend to wear their 
feelings on their sleeves, as it were!

Tom.

In a message dated 7/19/03 9:55:44 AM, you wrote:

>Hey everyone,
>
>Got a slight prob with my 5300cs running OS 8.1.  I haven't used it in a
>while but for no reason, the green light on the outside came on yesterday.
>Opened it up and it wouldn't start.  Left the charger on it all night and
>nothing boots even with the adapter left connected.  Tried resetting & pram
>and nothing there either.
>
>Anybody have any ideas? Could this simply the internal clock battery?  That
>or I insulted it by neglecting it for so long.
>
>
>   Thanks
>
>Dave
>
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Re: 5300cs Hurt Feelings?

[Andrew Kershaw]

David,

That does sound like the Green Light of Death (GLOD).  One symptom of 
the GLOD is a (close-to) dead PRAM/clock battery.  Have you tried 
resetting the Power Manager?

More often than not, fiddling with the Power Manager enough can 
rescue a 5300 from the GLOD.

There's a little button on the back of the computer beneath the 
video/PDS card port.  Push it in and hold it for several seconds. 
That will reset the Power Manager.  The 5300cs should restart on it's 
own, but if it doesn't, push the power button to turn it on.  If 
nothing happens, keep trying.

It also does help to keep the PowerBook plugged in for 24 - 48 hours. 
That can sometimes rescue a heavily depleted PRAM battery.

If nothing works after all this, you could try replacing the PRAM 
battery.  It will cost less than $20 at Batteries Plus or someplace 
similar.

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5300cs Hurt Feelings?

[David R.]

Hey everyone,

Got a slight prob with my 5300cs running OS 8.1.  I haven't used it in a
while but for no reason, the green light on the outside came on yesterday.
Opened it up and it wouldn't start.  Left the charger on it all night and
nothing boots even with the adapter left connected.  Tried resetting & pram
and nothing there either.

Anybody have any ideas? Could this simply the internal clock battery?  That
or I insulted it by neglecting it for so long.


   Thanks

Dave


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