Re: PB 5xx Battery repair
-Original Message- From: PowerBooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Grizzlygiant Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 6:21 AM To: PowerBooks Subject: Re: PB 5xx Battery repair Dan, This is not too hard, the eeprom is a 93c66 and here in the UK it is about £1 + vat (about $2 US) Etc. Ben. Hello Ben: If I wanted to order this part from Digikey, would I just look for eeproms and type 93c66? In other words, who do you order them from? and what type of retailer would I order one from? Sincerely yours, Grizzlygiant No idea about DigiKey, I have never used them, the part I used is from Farnell, P/N 302-5257, manufactures P/N M93C66-MN6 (IC-SM-4K EEprom) other variations are probably fine, I just used these particular ones as they were left over from another job at work. Ben. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
IP problem on PowerBook 3400
I have a PowerBook 3400 running OS 9.1 at home connected to a Netgear Wireless (or wired) router which is in turn connected to a cable modem. Lately, if I have to reboot or if I shutdown when it comes back up it fails to acquire a TCP/IP number even though it's set to do so. At first I thought it was the router so I plugged in directly to the cable modem but am still experiencing problems. The cable modem appears to be functioning fine and when the router is connected there's activity between the cable modem and the router, I just can't seem to get an IP assigned. I usually have to keep trashing the TCP/IP prefs, reboot and after a several tries it finally gets the IP. I've rebooted the cable modem too and it's lights look like it's working fine. This weekend I booted from my external HD and did a restore from a backup earlier in the month (before the problem began) and I restored the TCP/IP control panel, TCP/IP prefs, all of the open transport extensions and all of the Orinoco extensions, control panels and prefs. Keep in mind that this PowerBook has a built in ethernet but I also have the Orinoco card for the wireless connection. But even with the router and wireless out of the loop I still had problems. The restore from backup of the aforementioned items did not help the situation. Sunday afternoon I had been on the Internet and then was working in Excel when it locked up on me forcing me to do a reboot. When it came back up no IP number was assigned. I had to keep switching between the Orinoco and the built-in wired ethernet, trashing the TCP/IP prefs, rebooting shuffle and finally, after about the seventh time it worked. Well, this is getting old. But before I do a complete reinstall of the OS, any suggestions about what might be going on here? Since it's happening with and without the router and with and without the Orinoco that's ruled out. When it does this even if I manually assign an IP that the router would have assigned it still doesn't work which is why I think it's something on the PowerBook. Since it happens with the Orinoco and the built-in ethernet I don't' think it's hardware. That's why I was hoping the restore from backup would help. I could restore the whole system folder but not sure if that would help or not but it would be faster than reinstalling the whole OS which I'm really hoping to avoid. Anyone have any suggestions? Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC 27157 http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed/ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400
Tom: I have the same machine but I'm running 9.2.2 with Airport and an Orinoco. Have you tried something like setting up different locations in Location Manager and then switching back and forth? I've found that by using Location Manager to switch back and forth from wired to wireless, it resets fine. That doesn't solve your root problem--losing the connection in the first place, but it might be a place to begin. Gary From: Tom Roth [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2003/10/27 Mon AM 08:35:31 EST To: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: IP problem on PowerBook 3400 I have a PowerBook 3400 running OS 9.1 at home connected to a Netgear Wireless (or wired) router which is in turn connected to a cable modem. Lately, if I have to reboot or if I shutdown when it comes back up it fails to acquire a TCP/IP number even though it's set to do so. At first I thought it was the router so I plugged in directly to the cable modem but am still experiencing problems. The cable modem appears to be functioning fine and when the router is connected there's activity between the cable modem and the router, I just can't seem to get an IP assigned. I usually have to keep trashing the TCP/IP prefs, reboot and after a several tries it finally gets the IP. I've rebooted the cable modem too and it's lights look like it's working fine. This weekend I booted from my external HD and did a restore from a backup earlier in the month (before the problem began) and I restored the TCP/IP control panel, TCP/IP prefs, all of the open transport extensions and all of the Orinoco extensions, control panels and prefs. Keep in mind that this PowerBook has a built in ethernet but I also have the Orinoco card for the wireless connection. But even with the router and wireless out of the loop I still had problems. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400
Gary, Appreciate the quick reply. Right now I'm using the TCP/IP Control Panel now to switch from the Orinoco to the wired ethernet and viceversa. What would using the Location Manager do in addition to that? -tom -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400 Tom: I have the same machine but I'm running 9.2.2 with Airport and an Orinoco. Have you tried something like setting up different locations in Location Manager and then switching back and forth? I've found that by using Location Manager to switch back and forth from wired to wireless, it resets fine. That doesn't solve your root problem--losing the connection in the first place, but it might be a place to begin. Gary From: Tom Roth [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2003/10/27 Mon AM 08:35:31 EST Subject: IP problem on PowerBook 3400 I have a PowerBook 3400 running OS 9.1 at home connected to a Netgear Wireless (or wired) router which is in turn connected to a cable modem. Lately, if I have to reboot or if I shutdown when it comes back up it fails to acquire a TCP/IP number even though it's set to do so. At first I thought it was the router so I plugged in directly to the cable modem but am still experiencing problems. The cable modem appears to be functioning fine and when the router is connected there's activity between the cable modem and the router, I just can't seem to get an IP assigned. I usually have to keep trashing the TCP/IP prefs, reboot and after a several tries it finally gets the IP. I've rebooted the cable modem too and it's lights look like it's working fine. This weekend I booted from my external HD and did a restore from a backup earlier in the month (before the problem began) and I restored the TCP/IP control panel, TCP/IP prefs, all of the open transport extensions and all of the Orinoco extensions, control panels and prefs. Keep in mind that this PowerBook has a built in ethernet but I also have the Orinoco card for the wireless connection. But even with the router and wireless out of the loop I still had problems. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Zip problem
Does anybody know a way to extract information from a Zip 100 cartridge which refuses to mount? I have tried several drives and in each I get: Click... Click... Click... Click... would you like to initialize this disk? Norton 6 does not seem to see it unless there is a trick I don't know to force it! I would hate to think the information is in there but irretrievable. Don Wakefield - DTPetc! Desk Top Productions et cetera! ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400
Tom: Location Manager will actually switch TCP/IP, Appletalk, and other settings. I started using it with my Pismo when going back and forth from work (dialup versus broadband). It seems to be more reliable about acquiring an IP IMHO. Gary From: Tom Roth [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2003/10/27 Mon AM 09:05:43 EST To: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400 Gary, Appreciate the quick reply. Right now I'm using the TCP/IP Control Panel now to switch from the Orinoco to the wired ethernet and viceversa. What would using the Location Manager do in addition to that? -tom -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Zip problem
The click of death. I've had this a couple of times--getting the info off the cart is problematic. Also, don't continuously try this cart or it can ruin your zipdrive. Later.Howard Computer n. A pocket calculator with a glandular problem. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Zip problem
Does anybody know a way to extract information from a Zip 100 cartridge which refuses to mount? I have tried several drives and in each I get: Click... Click... Click... Click... would you like to initialize this disk? Norton 6 does not seem to see it unless there is a trick I don't know to force it! I would hate to think the information is in there but irretrievable. Don Wakefield - DTPetc! Desk Top Productions et cetera! ___ The click is called 'the click of death'. However I have almost always been successful in reading these zip discs in another zip drive so if you have another zip drive or if a friend has one this is the easiest way to go. Of course once you read and retrieve the information from them it is best not to use them again. Aydin Yulug Ankara, Turkey -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400
I had a similar problem with my iBook(Dual USB) running 9.2.2 with an Airport card. When I tried to get an IP from the wireless router at home, i would get gibberish. Sometimes. Other times it worked just fine. The strange thing was, it was always the same bad information. What I did was create a new set of settings with a valid fixed IP. Just be sure to pick somethhing high enough that the DHCP server won't try to assign it to a different computer when the 3400 isn't around. It doesn't address the root of the problem, but it happened to me with 4 different models (3 different brands) of wireless routers. It only happened under OS 9. OS X and all the PCs work just fine. So I think it's an OS 9 problem. __ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Zip problem
In a message dated 10/27/03 7:14:20 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have tried several drives and in each I get: Click... Click... Click... Click... would you like to initialize this disk? This is the dreaded click of death. Game over! -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Zip problem
Has anyone tried to revive these disks by degaussing them? Would this solve the problem? In a message dated 10/27/03 7:14:20 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have tried several drives and in each I get: Click... Click... Click... Click... would you like to initialize this disk? -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: powerbook 3400 qustions
Kal, I can't answer #1, but the insulator can be used in the 3400 as mine has one, as for #3 the only change in the G3 was the processor and clock components and label on the case. Roger kaldav wrote: Hello, I have a few questions about a powerbook 3400. 1. I wish to replace the latch and have the part. I found pictures to assist with hard drive replacement at www.genchan.com however there is nothing about the screen assembly. Is there a website giving instructions for taking apart the screen? 2. I want to put into the 3400 a hard drive from a 5300. That hard drive metal cage has a plastic piece separating the disk from the metal cage and a metal foil type of insulator. However, there is no plastic and no metal foil separation in the 3400. Is either one needed to prevent shorting out? 3. Is the screen for the 3400 exactly the same as for the original G3 or did Apple put in slightly better components in the same size screen? Thanks. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Zip problem
Has anyone tried to revive these disks by degaussing them? Would this solve the problem? This will wipe all data on the disk and it will have to be reformatted _ Concerned that messages may bounce because your Hotmail account has exceeded its 2MB storage limit? Get Hotmail Extra Storage! http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Zip problem
Yeah..that is the general idea. WOuld this solve the problem? In other words, Is this a physical defect with the disk or a corrupt file system on it that makes it unreadable? -Original Message- From: PowerBooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of J Sand Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 10:33 AM To: PowerBooks Subject: Re: Zip problem Has anyone tried to revive these disks by degaussing them? Would this solve the problem? This will wipe all data on the disk and it will have to be reformatted _ Concerned that messages may bounce because your Hotmail account has exceeded its 2MB storage limit? Get Hotmail Extra Storage! http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Zip problem
I've heard some people having some luck reformatting, but from everything I've read, it's a physical defect and using the disk again can ruin the original drive and any other one you try the disk in. Later.Howard Computer n. A pocket calculator with a glandular problem. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: 540c and internet
My experience with 9.1 on my 167mhz PBs 500 has been quite positive. However I think the key to using 9.1 on such older 'Books is to have maxed RAM _and_ a newer, faster HD. For example, one of my 167s currently has an original 800mb scsi HD and 40MBs RAM and it's a bit pokey for many things. However the other has the same spec except it's got a 30 gigger and it feels much snappier, much more responsive. You needn't use so large a drive of course, most any modern drive of 6 or 8GBs or so will be plenty fast enough for such older 'Books. Where/ howdid you get a 30gb SCSI HD to fit in it? or even a 6 or 8gb SCSI? Would love to try one out but havnt seen any for sale in the UK at a price that would make it worthwhile.? Ours hax maxed out RAM and an 800mb SCSI - so your comments are very applicable. Gerald -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: 540c and internet
My experience with 9.1 on my 167mhz PBs 500 has been quite positive. However I think the key to using 9.1 on such older 'Books is to have maxed RAM _and_ a newer, faster HD. For example, one of my 167s currently has an original 800mb scsi HD and 40MBs RAM and it's a bit pokey for many things. However the other has the same spec except it's got a 30 gigger and it feels much snappier, much more responsive. You needn't use so large a drive of course, most any modern drive of 6 or 8GBs or so will be plenty fast enough for such older 'Books. Where/ howdid you get a 30gb SCSI HD to fit in it? or even a 6 or 8gb SCSI? Would love to try one out but havnt seen any for sale in the UK at a price that would make it worthwhile.? Ours hax maxed out RAM and an 800mb SCSI - so your comments are very applicable. Gerald Hi I think that he means that he has a 30gb ide with a ide to scsi adapter card fitted as (some one correct me if I am wrong) but I do not think they ever have or ever will make 30gb scsi laptop hdds .IT is way to expensive to do. Vicki -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: 1400 upgrade questions
The LCD screen is the difference. I have a 166MHZ 1400c it was on par with my 132 MHZ 7600. I dropped in a Sonnet 333 MHZ G3 and for email, chat, bbedit, dreamweaver, photoshop it is as fast as most iBooks I've used. Once you hit a low memory situation or a hog like Mozilla or Fireworks, it bogs down a little swapping between apps. I use mine daily and it doesn't slow me down ( I currently use 700-2.0 GHZ machines at work both Wintel and Mac and other than the RAM issue, the 1400 chugs along.) I run OS 9.1 on 48 Megs of RAM. Office 98, WAMCOM (moz 1.3), Outlook Express, the latest AIM, BBEdit 6.5, Dreamweaver 4, Photoshop 4.1 (Really flies on the 1400, faster than later versions on faster machines even), CodeWarrior 5. -Original Message- From: K a r i [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Oct 27, 2003 12:53 AM To: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 1400 upgrade questions previously was Re: erasing disk 1400/ SCSI disk mode What's the difference between a 1400cs and 1400c? I don't know which I have. This was posted today Get any G3 upgrade, as that's the only way to give it an L2 cache, and is well worth it. The 133mhz has a L2 cache... I previously mis-stated that the one I received was a 117mhz, but it is a 133mhz. How does that affect the G3 upgrade suggestion? What does it translate into as far as speed? I've got an iMac with a 400mhz and a Starmax with a 200mhz...that's currently my point of reference. It's a long hard journey:) Kari -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: 1400 upgrade questions
From: K a r i [EMAIL PROTECTED] What's the difference between a 1400cs and 1400c? The screen... Take a look at all the specs on: www.lowendmac.com www.everymac.com Laurence _ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: 540c and internet
At 6:29 PM + 10/27/03, The Calypso Organization wrote: Where/ howdid you get a 30gb SCSI HD to fit in it? or even a 6 or 8gb SCSI? Would love to try one out but havnt seen any for sale in the UK at a price that would make it worthwhile.? Ours hax maxed out RAM and an 800mb SCSI - so your comments are very applicable. It's an skinny IDE drive with an SCSI adapter on top of it. Paul -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: 1400/117 enough go ?
G-3 upgrade it and you get an L2 cache in the bargain. I have two 1400/117s with G3 upgrades. great little PBs. One has the G3/217 and is OK, but the other uses the G3/333 and flies in comparison. The only bottlenecks are the 33.3mhz bus speed and the limited RAM. The 217 runs comparable to my 7100/G3/217 and the 333 stays with my 7600/G3/300s. David Allen Paul Nelson wrote: At 3:43 PM +0200 10/25/03, Tekno Liber wrote: The 1400/117 is almost free, which is why I'm asking. One reason for a 117 Mhz 1400 being cheap is the lack of an L2 cache. Paul -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
tight hinge? How to lubricate/loosen?
The hinge for the screen on the iBook 14 I use at work is getting tight, to the point that it creaks and shudders opening and closing. Is there a way to adjust the tension or do they need an occasional lubrication? If lube, what sort? Thanks. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: powerbook 3400 qustions
as for #3 the only change in the G3 was the processor and clock components and label on the case. The Kanga G3 also has a slightly better graphics controller. The 3400 uses a Chips and Technologies 65550 graphics chip, while the Kanga uses the 65554. But the screen, AFAIK, is the same. Kanga also comes with 32 MB of RAM standard, so that it has a maximum RAM limit of 160 MB (144 in the 3400). -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Zip problem
Yeah..that is the general idea. WOuld this solve the problem? In other words, Is this a physical defect with the disk or a corrupt file system on it that makes it unreadable? To: PowerBooks Subject: Re: Zip problem Has anyone tried to revive these disks by degaussing them? Would this solve the problem? I have to say, the degaussing thing made me laugh. No, that's not a problem. Is it just one cart of many you have, and the rest work? The click of death can be caused by many things, the click is just the drive head seeking and repositioning. Sometimes if a drive head has damaged the media (or if the media is otherwise damaged) putting the bad disk in a new drive, when the media has a resulting gouge or scrape or whatever that hits the head in the second drive, that drive too will be ruined. Or, it could just be a bad spot on the zip cart (magnetically) and the drive head is just moving around like it's supposed to when it loses its position, without damaging the second drive. The click of death, if you google, will point you to http://grc.com/tip/codfaq1.htm a good click of death summary page (among others). I have no idea about his testing software, the TIP one is free and I've used it, it just tells you how many bad blocks have been remapped by the Iomega software to give you an idea of how the disk is doing. If you run it one week, and the following week there are even more bad (yet mapped out) sectors, then you know you have a creeping zone of destruction (bad media) and you should just toss it. I *did* once see many months ago a very nice page w/ photos where an individual was able to repair clicking-but-non-head-crashed zip drives with a simple screw adjustment (IIRC) - similar to our PB1400 CD-ROM drives, some adjustment was wiggling looser over time. I could not find that particular page in 5 min of googling, but it might still be out there. The WayBackMachine has this link with photos http://web.archive.org/web/20010617020107/www.accesszone.com/clickdeath/ which at least shows you how to take it apart (there are likely plenty of other sites for this, too- but they seem harder to find, perhaps as Zip100's are getting rather dated and people who paid a lot for them new are dwindling in number. I suggest getting your Zip 100 drives for about $5-15 each if you can manage it. If you haven't heard this before, never ever put anything valuable on a ZIP disk as your sole copy- it's just NOT a very reliable media format. Luck, and don't give up on it yet. I would pop open the drive and see if it looks like the heads have crashed, if that is the case then give up (you might be able to determine *that* with just a penlight). Else, you might be able to repair the drive, or have simply one bad cart. Also, if you can put the drive on a PC, you have more options in the Iomega troubleshooting software than is provided in the old Mac versions, for testing/reporting condition/formatting vs testing etc. IIRC. HTH. Holler if something gets resolved. Brian -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Zip problem
Has anyone tried to revive these disks by degaussing them? Would this solve the problem? I have to say, the degaussing thing made me laugh. No, that's not a problem. Is it just one cart of many you have, and the rest work? I guess I should have said not a problem causing the CLICKS. If the grc.com web site is correct about the Z-tracks and positioning tracks- (and I would guess that he IS right) while even reformatting and even low-level utils can't touch these tracks without hardware features that consumer drives simply do not possess, it seems likely that they coud still be wiped out by dragging a magnet over the cart. If you do that, you're SOL with regards to using the cart again- there's not way to put that vital info back on. So, keep the degausser away :) B -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400
At 8:03 AM -0800 10/27/03, Eric wrote: I had a similar problem with my iBook(Dual USB) running 9.2.2 with an Airport card. When I tried to get an IP from the wireless router at home, i would get gibberish. Sometimes. Other times it worked just fine. The strange thing was, it was always the same bad information. What I did was create a new set of settings with a valid fixed IP. Just be sure to pick somethhing high enough that the DHCP server won't try to assign it to a different computer when the 3400 isn't around. It doesn't address the root of the problem, but it happened to me with 4 different models (3 different brands) of wireless routers. It only happened under OS 9. OS X and all the PCs work just fine. So I think it's an OS 9 problem. If you are using DHCP and you get an IP address of 169 it means the DHCP server was unreachable or had run out of addresses. The 169 address range is a default that gets used when the computer can't get an address from the server. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Syquest problem similar to Zip problem
I have a similar problem with my Syquest EZFlyer. Discs makes spinning noises but doesn't mount, then ejects the disc. Does anyone know of a site that offers possible fixes for this problem? Ted -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Syquest problem similar to Zip problem
somewhere near the temporal coordinates of 10/27/03 8:47 PM, the entity known as [EMAIL PROTECTED] transmitted the following from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have a similar problem with my Syquest EZFlyer. Discs makes spinning noises but doesn't mount, then ejects the disc. Does anyone know of a site that offers possible fixes for this problem? Whenever I've had this problem, usually it was because the cart didn't seat properly. When you insert the cart, sometimes you have to keep a little pressure on it w/ your fingertip as it seats (I think of it as giving a little extra 'boost'). Sometimes using a different drive will help. But sometimes the cart is just bad and that's that. Good news is that, unlike the Zip drive's click-o-death, you won't ruin your EZFlyer drive with a bad cart. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = I'm searching for myself... If I get back before I return, please make sure I stay here. = -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Opening a YoYo A/C Adapter
Has anyone successfully separated the two pieces that the coiled cord wraps between? I can't tell if the two halves are glued together or if it's a snap-together union. I have one that's no good (cable pulled out) and wish to open it for nothing more than curiosity. I'm thinking about putting a wedge into each side and then squeezing the wedges with my vise until something gives. I can do so safely by standing around a corner but would like to try another method first. So - send me your thoughts and suggestions. Chuck -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
