Re: Adding OS 9 Drivers after the fact

2002-11-29 Thread Laurence - SMT Tricept
Jeremy Derr wrote: I don't know of any way to retroactively install the OS 9 disk drivers. Since OS X doesn't really use disk drivers in the traditional sense, i'd be willing to bet that that space is used for something else when you tell it not to install drivers. everything I see implies that

Re: Ti Book overheating problem (again)

2002-11-26 Thread Laurence - SMT Tricept
Mark_PHILIP wrote: My goodness, is it that hot? Well, I'm not saying that it really bad, but it feels very warm to me. I'll see if I can get a surface thermometer and take a reading... Laurence _ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail

Ti Book overheating problem (again)

2002-11-25 Thread Laurence - SMT Tricept
We were talking about the heat generation from my Ti Book, and I wanted to add to the discussion that the main culprit is having the mains charger left plugged in. If I unplug it when the battery if full, the temperature drops by quite a lot, but if I leave it in even when the battery is full the

Re: Adding OS 9 Drivers after the fact

2002-11-25 Thread Laurence - SMT Tricept
Sounds a very interesting subject as I am sure I will one day end up in exactly the same situation... I saved this particular mail to read later and may inadvertedly have thrown away some replies as I've been trying to keep my inbox reasonably clean (I subscribe to several LEM lists...) Have I

Mac OS 9 OS X partitions ???

2002-11-25 Thread Laurence - SMT Tricept
I have got a 20GB hard drive on my PowerBook G4 Titanium 500MHz and I am thinking about partitioning it as follows: 7GB Mac OS X and OS X apps 3GB Mac OS 9.2.2 and Classic apps 10GB for data I don't want to run Classic in OS X which is why I am prepared to have a seperate Mac OS 9 partition.

Re: Mac OS 9 OS X partitions ???

2002-11-25 Thread Laurence - SMT Tricept
Laurent Daudelin wrote: 7GB Mac OS X and OS X apps 3GB Mac OS 9.2.2 and Classic apps 10GB for data I think that's a good setup. I thought about this with the inevitable reinstallations and some of the effects of reinstalling one OS with the other present... Are the sizes ok ? Laurence

Re: Mac OS 9 OS X partitions ???

2002-11-25 Thread Laurence - SMT Tricept
Laurent Daudelin wrote: If your disk is completely empty It will be as I have to repartition the drive etc. --- you might want to start installing OS 9 first, then boot from the OS X installer CD and install OS X. That's what I was thinking about. :-) Laurence

Re: Ti Book overheating problem (again)

2002-11-25 Thread Laurence - SMT Tricept
Mark_PHILIP wrote: Try using something to raise the rear of the PowerBook G4 up. You could use 2 large rubber erasers and place them underneath the rear feet of the PowerBook. I have two NKV Plastrader art.no. 135.20 erasors propping up the back. They have been used for about a year. Could they

Re: Overheating problem with PB Titanium

2002-11-19 Thread Laurence - SMT Tricept
Worth a try. The dealer has told me it's related to the RAM (I have 2x256MB DIMMs installed), but quite what I'd be blowing out I'm not sure... Laurence Someone once replied to a similar problem here. They said to remove your RAM, blow out the slots with compressed air, then re-install. Let me

Re: Overheating problem with PB Titanium

2002-11-19 Thread Laurence - SMT Tricept
Does the fan come on? Does it kick into high speed? Yes it's on a fair bit, and sometimes it switches to higher speed. Laurence _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE*