removing Pismo, ibook 500 CDRW/DVD faceplates?

2005-04-24 Thread kaldav
Hello, Are there any websites detailing the removal of CD RW/DVD faceplates from a non-working Pismo or ibook 500 drive so I can put them onto a new compatible drive? Thanks. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished

Re: s-video out on my wallstreet

2005-04-24 Thread Cliff Rediger
Dave, A couple of things that worked for me. 1. Make sure that you have no other AV input connections active. At least RCA jacks. I can leave my coaxial cable connected but not the RCA jacks. 2. I think there is a proper sequence for turning on, but since the S-Video is hot swappable what works

Re: Locked Folder

2005-04-24 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Apr 23, 2005, at 5:39 PM, James Sanderson wrote: Thanks, Bruce! have saved me the hassle of looking at the blasted thing for eternity. It was indeed the folder from hell. It has two spawn. I can use the same command, just change the directory to the drive that it is on to eliminate the

Re: s-video out on my wallstreet

2005-04-24 Thread Andrew Kershaw
In OS 9, it's always worked for me when I put the PowerBook to sleep, then connect the S-Video (or composite video via adatper) to the PowerBook, power on the TV, then wake the PowerBook back up. The video comes up in mirroring. Ditto w/ the VGA port. Peace, Drew -- Author of ClassicStumbler

Re: Locked Folder

2005-04-24 Thread Andrew Kershaw
rm is the Unix command to remove a file. -r means do it recursively through subdirectories and the -f means 'force deletion'. Which reminds me of something I saw on slashdot some time ago: rm -rf /bin/laden Hmm. In all seriousness, learning some basic UNIX commands is incredibly useful for Mac