[Duo2400] Re: 2300c - same SCSI disk on all IDs

I had thois problem twice before. Once it was caued by a combo of improper termination and improperly set SCSI IDs. The Other time, the drive was just dead. If the drive works just fine on other macs, it should be fine. Check your terination and move it to another SCSI ID, try a new cable, bur

[Duo2400] 280c hard drive

Howdy all! I need to obtain a hard drive for a new-to-me 280c I just purchased. What do I need to find to put in it - like what is the largest size drive and what about the height of a drive in a duo? What's a good source for such an item? Thanks to all in advance - Da Pen _

[Duo2400] Re: Cardbus serial number

I have a I57390m8ajn, and cardbus did not work by itself, thanks, Calvin...umm if 739 is 97/39th week, then the 40th week somehow started working...could that be it? thanks, Calvin -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FA

[Duo2400] Re: 2300c - same SCSI disk on all IDs

>I've always wondered about this. It also shows up in toast as a worm drive. What is a > worm drive? (W)rite (O)nce (R)ead (M)any precursor to high sierra and iso9660 -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at

[Duo2400] Re: Still need Help! 2300C Cursor Frozen

Hello Again, I received a used (working pull) trackpad/cable/top case and tried it, still have a non movable cursor. The machine has 7.5.3 installed, 40 megs ram shows on "memory" panel. I can navigate a little with the arrow keys, and use contol/O to open things. When in the Dock I have no use of

[Duo2400] Re: Help with "Control Strip" problem?

Control Strip Control Panel. From: Paul Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Duo/2400 List) Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 20:23:13 -0700 To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Duo/2400 List) Subject: [Duo2400] Re: Help with "Control Strip" problem? At 10:04 PM -0500 6/22/06, Carlson wrote: > T

[Duo2400] Re: 2300c - same SCSI disk on all IDs

I have the same problem when I use my older Pinnacle 1x CD-R. What would cause this? I've never had a problem burning a CD, it will just show up as 6 different drives in SCSIProbe and Drive Setup. I have also used it on a Windows machine before, and it will show up as 6 drives in "My Computer". I'

[Duo2400] Re: PB 3400 Random Freezes (OT)

I've contacted Techworks and am sending the RAM chip in for "repair." Meanwhile, I ordered another RAM chip--128 mb--to install. I'll know tomorrow if the chip was bad. Thanks a lot! Gary Akira wrote: > >From my own personal experience with these kind of problems, I would advise > you to send

[Duo2400] Re: Help with "Control Strip" problem?

At 2:09 PM -0700 6/21/01, Drew Johnson wrote: > >Any ideas on how to get it to move back down to the bottom, where it belongs? Depress the option key when you move it. -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at

[Duo2400] Re: Help with "Control Strip" problem?

At 10:04 PM -0500 6/22/06, Carlson wrote: > Try >using a hot key combination to hide/show it. How do you do this? Thanks for the side flip, BTW. Paul -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at

[Duo2400] Firewire in Phoenix?

Is there anyone in the Phoenix, AZ area with a Firewire device that I could use to test on my new iBook? I have a Firewire drive that won't not mount, and I suspect that my Firewire port is no good. But before sending it in for service, Applecare would like me to test out the book with a second

[Duo2400] Re: Help with "Control Strip" problem?

on 6/22/06 11:04 PM, countless monkeys randomly typing on behalf of Carlson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] miraculously produced: > Press the option key and grab the handle of the control strip. You should be > able to move it up and down or flip it to the other side of the screen. Try > using a hot key co

[Duo2400] Re: Help with "Control Strip" problem?

> > Dear Lististas Gurus, > > I have recently come upon pesky problem that could be germane to any Mac User > who > employs the "Control Strip" in his Control Panels. > > My PB2400c is the only Mac I have ever used the Control Strip with, as I have > never > felt it was of any use on desktops

[Duo2400] Re: PB 3400 Random Freezes (OT)

>From my own personal experience with these kind of problems, I would advise you to send it back and claim your warranty, even if it costs you some bucks on the shipping and handling, you will sleep better at nights, and still be only a short amount from another PB. Right now you are just trying

[Duo2400] Re: 2300c - same SCSI disk on all IDs

Kris Feldmann on 6/21/01 5:53 PM wrote: > I just bought a really trashed 2300c on eBay. I've got the internal > disk removed, the Duo attached to a Newer UltraDock 16sce, and I'm > booting from an external 2GB drive with a fresh installation of 7.6 > "for any Macintosh." When it boots it mounts t

[Duo2400] Re: cardbus activation...details

I know I've posted this information at least three time, but I promise this is the last. I've had two boards and the following cards worked with both unmodified: MacAlly USB Newer FireWire2Go ADS Technologies USB Ratoc CBFW2 The PowerBook never booted if any of the cards were inserted, and with

[Duo2400] Re: Net Access on a Duo 230?

In a message dated 6/20/1 19:34:45, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << AOL 2.7 still works? I thought I read somewhere that AOL was going to stop supporting it, i.e. not let it access their system. >> I'll have to check to see whether or not it works on my machine. My daughter hasn't mentioned it n

[Duo2400] 2300c - same SCSI disk on all IDs

Hi all, I just bought a really trashed 2300c on eBay. I've got the internal disk removed, the Duo attached to a Newer UltraDock 16sce, and I'm booting from an external 2GB drive with a fresh installation of 7.6 "for any Macintosh." When it boots it mounts the same external disk (which has only o

[Duo2400] Re: sluggish 2300c

Have you checked if processor cycling is enabled? Open the Powerbook control panel and click on the "Easy/Custom" on the top right, to "Custom" switch while holding down the option key. There will be a check-box uncer Options called "Allow processor cycling". Make sure that this is checked off

[Duo2400] Re: Help with "Control Strip" problem?

Press the option key and the mouse button at the same time and put it anywhere you want, even on the other side. Tom on 6/21/01 16:09, Drew Johnson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > At some point, recently, when the PB2400c boots, the Control Strip loads so > that it is > located just slightly m

[Duo2400] Re: Help with "Control Strip" problem?

Press the option key and grab the handle of the control strip. You should be able to move it up and down or flip it to the other side of the screen. Try using a hot key combination to hide/show it. Andy From: Drew Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Duo/2400 List) Date: Th

[Duo2400] Help with "Control Strip" problem?

Dear Lististas Gurus, I have recently come upon pesky problem that could be germane to any Mac User who employs the "Control Strip" in his Control Panels. My PB2400c is the only Mac I have ever used the Control Strip with, as I have never felt it was of any use on desktops and never took the b

[Duo2400] Re: PB 3400 Random Freezes (OT)

Bob: Thanks for the reply. I've already trashed preferences to no avail. I ended up pulling the additional RAM chip (32mb) and started up from 8.1 CD and then installed it and blessed it. The machine seems to have stopped its random freezes; so I've talked to Techworks about replacing the sim

[Duo2400] sluggish 2300c

My 2300c running OS 8.6 has become noticeably sluggish. Seem to recall that deleting certain files should speed things up. I've already gone after the invisible 'appleshare pds' file, with no improvement. Any other suggestions? -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A lis

[Duo2400] AOL 2.7 Works? [was] Net Access on a Duo 230?

Caution, this post is dangerously close to off topic: I have found that AOL 2.7 will still work on the truly ancient Macintosh, such as the Mac Plus as long as it has 4M of memory and a hard drive. I install AOL 2.7 on some of these truly old machines and give them to non-connected friends. I

[Duo2400] PB 3400 Random Freezes (OT)

Duo/2400 List wrote... >From: Gary Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [Duo2400] PB 3400 Random Freezes (OT) > [snip] Try starting with extensions off, then trashing the Finder prefs, the Apple Menu Options prefs, and the Control Strip prefs, then restarting. Sometimes, just sometimes, it's

[Duo2400] Re: AOL 2.7 Works? [was] Net Access on a Duo 230?

Duo/2400 List wrote... I still keep an AOL account too. Used 2.7 to access their old Mac file libraries until they put a stop to it. For everything BUT eMail, you have to upgrade to at least v3.0 nowadays. Same thing for CompuServe. MacCIM 2.4.4 still does eMail just fine, but forget it if yo

[Duo2400] 2300 wakup problem (QuickTake SW?)

Hi there! I experienced several problems waking up my 2300c from sleep. I tried System 7.5.5 (since I do not have 7.6.1) and 8.1, 16MB RAM are installed, VM is off. Normally - instead of regularily waking up, restarting the finder and fuctioning properly - one of these things happen: 1) the scr

[Duo2400] Re: cardbus activation...details

FYI, in our experience we have yet to come across a 2400 that worked properly with CardBus unmodified. But we've heard a handful of people claim theirs does. The best way to find out, however, is to buy the CardBus card you are interested in using and stick it in and see if it works. If it does