Re: pb 520 hinge questions x2
IMHO, those hinges should not be lubricated. The whole idea is that friction is holding the screen/cover at the desired angle. Lubricating them will defeat this. I believe that the cracked 'plastic' is actually the aluminum casting, and I don't know if there is a fix. -Original Message- From: PowerBooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Mahoney Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 9:12 PM To: PowerBooks Subject:Re: pb 520 hinge questions x2 Erich Zechar wrote: So I'm taking apart my 520c and I notice my hinge is a bit woblly. Sure enough one of the plastic bits that the screws attach through is cracked. Anybody out there have any tips to fix this, and prevent the other side from breaking? Should I loosen or tighten these screws? EZ Is there any way to lubricate PB hinges? I figure if someone knows the answer to Erich's question then maybe they might know about lubrication. WD40 won't do but maybe something else will. :) BM -- 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:powerbooks@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
Re: PB 520c connectivity
Should be pretty simple: if you have a hub, then use a straight through Ethernet cable. If no hub, use a cross-over Ethernet cable. Enable AppleTalk to use Ethernet (by default, it will use the modem/printer port), and you should be able to see the other Mac via the chooser. I'm assuming here that you allowed yourself to log on as a user. -Original Message- From: PowerBooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Erich Zechar Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 2:08 PM To: PowerBooks Subject:PB 520c connectivity I've got 2 520c and I need to get one connected to my g4 iMac to do data transfer. I want to do so via the ethernet connections, but how do I set it up? I've got the e-net cable and transceiver. Do I need a modem/router between them? Also, how do I set up the 520 to browse the internet via ethernet? thanks Erich Z Ypsi, MI iMac G4 800 10.2.8, PB 520c 7.6.1 -- 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:powerbooks@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
Re: PB 520c connectivity
10/100BaseT Ethernet cable, either x-over or pass-through, uses 4-pairs - unlike your standard phone which may have 1- or 2-pairs (Tip and Ring if 1-pair is present, or T/R/T1/R1 for 2-pairs), and terminates in a modular 6-pin connector (FCC designation: RJ-11). The Ethernet pairs terminate in a modular 8-pin connector (wrongly referred to as FCC designation RJ-45). For 10/100BaseT only 2-pairs are in use: the straight cable uses pins 1/2 for the 1st pair (normally called Tx) and pins 3/6 for the 2nd pair (normally called Rx). The x-over cable connects pins 1/2 at one end to 3/6 at the other end, and 3/6 to 1/2. This effectively fools the transceivers to this that a hub is involved here. For 1000BaseT (copper GigE), all 4-pairs are in use, in half duplex mode. I hope this helps. If not feel free to ask for more info. -Original Message- From: PowerBooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Erich Zechar Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 2:20 PM To: PowerBooks Subject:Re: PB 520c connectivity You're gonna have to spell this stuff out for me, I thought there was only one type of ethernet cable when I started this - the phone cord looking one. I tried to use that cord and simply run it from the iMac to the 520, turned on Appletalk, and nothing. On Wednesday, February 23, 2005, at 02:12 PM, Shani, Naftali wrote: Should be pretty simple: if you have a hub, then use a straight through Ethernet cable. If no hub, use a cross-over Ethernet cable. Enable AppleTalk to use Ethernet (by default, it will use the modem/printer port), and you should be able to see the other Mac via the chooser. I'm assuming here that you allowed yourself to log on as a user. -Original Message- From: PowerBooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Erich Zechar Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 2:08 PM To: PowerBooks Subject: PB 520c connectivity I've got 2 520c and I need to get one connected to my g4 iMac to do data transfer. I want to do so via the ethernet connections, but how do I set it up? I've got the e-net cable and transceiver. Do I need a modem/router between them? Also, how do I set up the 520 to browse the internet via ethernet? thanks Erich Z Ypsi, MI iMac G4 800 10.2.8, PB 520c 7.6.1 -- 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:powerbooks@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
Re: pram battery
Yes, the PRAM battery is probably discharged, but may not be dead yet. You see - this is a rechargeable Li battery (coin size, Vanadium Pentoxide Lithium, to be exact, and the PB is using 2 of them) that is charged when the AC power adapter is used. My recommendation is that you leave the PB plugged in for a week or two, then check the PRAM settings again (may require a few restarts). If this fails, the procedure to replace is a bit tricky but doable. Check http://www.members.aol.com/dnmonk/instructions/instructions.html for very good instructions, but get the replacement battery ahead of time. The 1400 uses the same battery. -Original Message- From: Erich Zechar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 8:23 PM To: PowerBooks Subject:pram battery My 'new' 520c seems to have a dead pram battery - it keeps thinking it's 2006 when I power it on. Is this something I'm gonna have to fix, or will it just be a minor annoyance? Erich Z Ypsi, MI iMac G4 800 10.2.8, PB 520c 7.6.1 -- 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:powerbooks@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
Re: PC cards
Regardless of PC or not: 10/100 port will auto-negotiate with the far end of your connection (hub, switch, router, modem) for the highest speed connection. If the other end and the media in-between are capable of supporting that speed, and your build-in is not, then you stand to gain. In general, unless otherwise specified, PCI (like many other card interfaces) is not hot-swappable. -Original Message- From: R. A. Cantrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 8:37 AM To: PowerBooks Subject:PC cards Bookies, I have never, not one time ever yet, used a PC Card, and don't know all (any ) of the ways and means and terminology. Are cards hot-swappable? Will a 10/100 card give me a big boost over the onboard ethernet in a 3400c? -- All the Best, R.A. Cantrell -- 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: was - Confirmation Request
A virus? -Original Message- From: Dan Palka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 2:26 AM To: PowerBooks Subject:Re: Confirmation Request What the heck is all this. -- 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
How to change the start-up screen?
As the subject says, how do I substitute the double-face Mac OS to a custom one? Any hint will be appreciated. TIA. -- 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
500 PRAM battery
Question: the existing PRAM battery of the above PB (actually, a set of 2) is a Panasonic VL2330 (Vanadium Pentoxide Lithium Rechargeable Batteries). Any reason why these have to be rechargeable vs. 'ordinary' BR (or CR) 2330 which are also Li batteries, but non-rechargeable? -- 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
PB520
OK, got my eBay purchase for $1.99: a PB520 (I guess it is a monochrome as it doesn't have a 'c'?), and have a few questions: 1. It was advertised as missing the HD and battery. Glad to say that only the battery compartments are empty, and there is a HD under the keyboard. My question - will it work on the AC adapter alone? 2. Need recommendation/s on where to find battery/ies and AC adapter 3. Any further recommendations? I'll try to boot from a generic power supply - any idea what is the pin out for the adapter? 4. Anything else I should be paying attention? P.S. this PB will be used for simple word processing, so what is your recommendation for a free word processing program that is M$ compatible? -- 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: 7.1 install hitch
I didn't post it, but here you go: http://home.earthlink.net/~strahm_s/manuals.html -Original Message- From: Volk (contractor) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 4:18 PM To: PowerBooks Subject:Re: 7.1 install hitch Hi, Would the person that listed the link to Apple service manuals please list it again, accidentally deleted it. Thanks Roger -- 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
LF a PB500 HD
If you have one available - preferably in the Ottawa, ON area - please reply ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Open to any other ideas :-) -- 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
