Mark Kippert on 1/17/06 3:56 PM wrote:
Is it safe to assume I can install a 120GB hard drives in a 667MHz Titanium
PowerBook? Thanks!
Mark Kippert on 1/20/06 3:25 PM wrote:
Well, still not sure about the 120GB and a Titanium, but I just ordered a
120BG drive. Hope it works, don't see
Mark Kippert on 1/17/06 3:56 PM wrote:
Is it safe to assume I can install a 120GB hard drives in a 667MHz Titanium
PowerBook? Thanks!
Well, still not sure about the 120GB and a Titanium, but I just ordered a
120BG drive. Hope it works, don't see why it won't. I'll post the results so
others
Is it safe to assume I can install a 120GB hard drives in a 667MHz Titanium
PowerBook? Thanks!
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kp on 12/21/05 8:23 PM wrote:
Does anyone know what adapter is needed to
connect the pro speakers #M8756G/A
to a new 15 powerbook G4?
The box of the speakers says this is required:
Macintosh computer with Apple speaker minijack.
The speaker connector doesn't fit into the audio in or out
on
David Rodriguez on 12/20/05 5:06 PM wrote:
I purchased a used G4 800 DVI Powerbook this last weekend.
Everything runs fine and its in great shape, except the Combo drive.
It was damaged by prior owner. DVD still works but no cd performance
at all.
So wondering about compatibility of
David Rodriguez on 12/20/05 5:06 PM wrote:
I purchased a used G4 800 DVI Powerbook this last weekend.
Everything runs fine and its in great shape, except the Combo drive.
It was damaged by prior owner. DVD still works but no cd performance
at all.
So wondering about compatibility of
I've had a problem running Software Update on my PowerBook (error
encountered...) so I ran TechTool Pro 4. It found one bad block on my hard
drive but it doesn't have the capability to repair (map out) the bad block.
Does anybody have a suggestion for a utility that can, short of zeroing the
Kristina Rost on 4/18/05 9:26 AM wrote:
Why would my USB ports on my G3 beige OS9 fail to recognize my camera, when
it did before I reinstalled 8.6.
I reloaded 9.0 over the 8.6 but still the camera does not show up.
If you did a clean install, you probably need to reinstall the USB
I recently installed OSX on my wife's 300MHz Wallstreet. It has the DVD
player with PC card decoder. I forgot that OSX does not support the decoder
card. Does anybody have a solution to recommend?
Thanks,
-Mark
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Travis Martin on 10/9/04 9:17 PM wrote:
There's probably a FAQ or site somewhere that answers this; if so,
please point me to it.
I just got a G4 PB and want to import all of my email preferences
plus Safari bookmarks etc...is there a way to do this painlessly? I
know how to do my iTunes
Jeff Hubatka on 9/13/04 8:08 PM wrote:
I never got that message with a 333 or a 400 Lombard. Sounds like you
have a bad processor.
Yes, the processor needs replaced because the L2 cache is bad.
However I was told (by someone who sells PowerBook parts and didn't have a
Lombard processor
I'm working on a PowerBook G3 Lombard, with 333MHz processor. The L2 cache
is bad. I get an error at startup (running OS9) and Apple System Profiler
states that it is not installed.
I was going to replace the processor until someone told me that Panther,
OS10.3, does not utilize the L2 cache.
WNK on 9/8/04 5:58 PM wrote:
I just came across this in a thread by accident somewhere;
sysctl hw.cpufrequency
I entered it via the terminal and came up with a speed? of 667 on my
1gHz titanium powerbook.
I got hw.cpufrequency: 6 on my 1GHz 15 Aluminum PowerBook.
Just out of
Eric Morrison on 9/9/04 8:31 AM wrote:
Just thought I'd pass on a rumor I heard from a rep at CDW. He said
that he spoke with a D-Link rep at Comdex (I think he said Comdex) and
the rep told him they were going to be releasing an internal airport
card (like the old card Apple used to sell)
Erik Ness on 9/2/04 10:16 AM wrote:
Oy, when did they go through the roof? I was looking just a few
months ago and they were reasonable. What happened? Any suggestions
for a decent, reasonable source?
Looks like you can now purchase them as a service part (which means just a
90 day
Kyle Hansen on 9/3/04 1:27 PM wrote:
As an Apple Certified Technician I can assure you that if you sent that
machine to my shop I wouldn't have looked at that printout for more than a
second and then I would have gone about my merry way troubleshooting it with
*real* utilities. Not
Check out Apple's latest gadget http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/
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Anybody know if you can swap parts between the 400MHz 550MHz Ti?
Primarily I need to trade out a damaged lower case on mine. A corner is
broken as well as the battery latch.
-Mark
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Anthony Perez on 4/11/04 3:00 AM wrote:
Thanks for the MacAddict site, it's bookmarked! :)
Thanks for the welcome as well! :o)
The best bargain hunting sites for Mac users is http://www.dealmac.com
Dealmac also has dealram.com to help you find great prices on RAM.
My favorite place to get
I have a 400MHz Titanium with a vertical line running up the left side of
the screen. It's a pixel wide. Sometimes it's two pixels.
If I grab the top corners of the screen and torque it slightly (push one
corner away, pull the other towards me) the lines clear up. When I release
they come back.
Anyone know if you can share more than one printer via an AirPort base
station? I was just wondering if you could hook a USB hub to the base
station and then connect two (or more) printers to it.
Thanks,
-Mark
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I'm planning to buy a new 15 PowerBook G4 in the next week or so. Currently
I have a 500MHz iBook running the latest Panther and it's set up just the
way I like it. The thought of transferring/reinstalling everything on the
new machine doesn't excite me.
I was wondering if anybody has simply
For whatever reason, I seem to generate more static electricity than I would
consider normal. During the winter I spray my area with an anti-static
solution but the occasional zap still gets through. Heck, some days I wonder
if my demise will be the result of Spontaneous human Combustion!
Anyhow,
Or, more simply, fire up System Profiler and check under Network Overview
in the first tab.
-
Well, that would require a boot (couple of minutes) clicking open a
control panel, etc.
It takes just a few seconds to lift the keyboard.
I think the easiest thing to do would be answer
David Harris on 9/25/03 12:46 AM wrote:
Hi:
Well, on my iBook, I did notice a difference. It would always run a little
slower than my 700mHz. But it runs faster.
David Harris
What speed is the iBook that is now faster than your 700MHz (iBook?).
-Mark
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Emma Beckett on 7/29/03 11:45 AM wrote:
I have just bought an 800mhz iBook (CDROM) and it seems to be having a
bit of a problem with charging.
If the machine is in use, it charges fine, with the amber ring. Though
occasionally the ring turns green for 30 seconds or so, then back to
amber.
Joaquim Carvalho on 7/22/03 5:48 AM wrote:
Last week I tried to find some honest Powerbook deals on Ebay.
Among tens of fake 1GHz 15 and 17 there were a couple of 667MHz 15
from people that accepted direct collect or Escrow. I made a few bids.
The prices ended up close to the price I can get
Christopher Hack on 7/28/03 4:40 PM wrote:
Is there some way to forward details of a suspect auction to eBay officials?
I have tried looking repeatedly. I have tried sending an email to their
fraud investigators. As far as I can see it, the truth is they do not want
to know. If they do want
Roger Shufflebottom on 7/11/03 11:12 AM wrote:
For those who are interested, I have just installed the new
IBM/Hitachi 7200 60GB drive in my PB 800.
Wow, I didn't know they were making a 7200RPM drive now. Cool!
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The new PowerMac G5:
http://www.apple.com/powermac/gallery/side.html
No G5 PowerBooks yet though.
Looks like Safari is now out of beta today.
There's also a preview of OSX Panther (10.3). iChat AV looks cool as well as
the new iSight camera.
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Matt Peacock on 6/21/03 10:46 AM wrote:
Although not much help at the moment, OS 10.3 (Panther's) version of
iChat contains inbuilt support for web-cam conversations.
Looks like you can download iChat AV beta:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/panther/ichat.html
Check out the new iSight camera
Just saw this item, an SMC EZ Connect wireless PC card (model SMC2635W)
clearance priced at $21:
http://store.yahoo.com/livewarehouse/ncsc27000.html
They, of course, have no Mac drivers, But I was wondering if anybody has
used, or knows if it will work with, the AirPort software, OS9 or X.
Eric D. on 4/2/03 10:21 AM wrote:
In OS X, Apple in it's infinite stupidity removed that ability and replaced
it with a retarded scheme to allow for non-functional keyboard control over
the GUI (the windows system is markedly better... plus, that way people can
use what 99+% of the world
Jon Glass on 4/2/03 1:18 PM wrote:
I'm sorry, but I don't see why the opposition to a dialog box. You hit
the power key, and then S and you sleep. No big deal. Why hit three
keys when you can hit two--
That's my preferred way. Works on any PowerBook or PowerMac (with power
button on KB) and
bramke on 3/31/03 2:57 PM wrote:
The only option I can come up with is the use of a PCMCIA adaptor for
CompactFlash cards (or other memory cards) but I have some questions with
this :
* Pro/con of this route ??
* Is this possible in the 16bit PCMCIA slots of the Kanga ??
* Do I need special
Eric Morrison on 3/26/03 3:35 PM wrote:
I was getting really frustrated.
Especially in Entourage, it would take forever just to refresh the
interface after deleting an email. This was really, in the long run,
unusable although I've been tolerating it for quite a while. Now, the
updates are
I'm having problems with Internet Explorer 5.2.2 in OSX v10.2.4.
Before you tell me to switch to Safari, I already have. However I still need
IE5 for some online stuff such as banking, purchases etc. where Safari is
not functioning properly yet.
Which brings me to my problem. For whatever
Eric D. on 2/17/03 8:25 AM wrote:
on 2/16/03 10:01 PM, Don P. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My Lombard is going into a freeze at the Apple logo
upon Startup. No rescue so far. Won't startup from
externals. No keyboard keys seem to help. May relate
to Iomega installation. Next step is to
Demetrius on 2/14/03 9:56 AM wrote:
Thanks for the responses.
I'm not sure if the Yamaha burner you are talking about is compatable with
Jaguar??
Macintosh Requirements: Mac OS 8.6/9/9.1 x is not supported PowerPC G3 300MHz
or faster processor 64MB RAM 50-100MB free hard disk space while
Eric D. on 2/13/03 10:53 AM wrote:
Perhaps it is on newer machines. I know it works on my iBook, G4 tower and
Indigo iMac. I wonder if it's because you also have ADB ports on yours.
Though, the Lombard doesn't have ADB ports ;)...
Oops, that's right. For some reason I had it in my head
While looking for office supplies at the local Staples Store here in Indy, I
happened to see a Merlin C201 PC Card offered by Sprint. On the info card it
offered something like 144k speed. Unfortunately there was no additional
info, and of course, nobody around could explain it (I couldn't find
Eric D. on 2/13/03 11:25 AM wrote:
Although, in your defence, I *think* that the keyboard + trackpad on the
Lombard are actually running off a very limited ADB bus (of course, this is
speculation on my part).
HA! I KNEW IT! Well...not really. BUT I THOUGHT maybe I KNEW IT!
-Mark
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Jonathan Diana Long on 2/12/03 12:39 PM wrote:
I just got in a '98 Wallstreet (Mainstreet?) with a broken screen.
It's got a 12.1 FSTN screen, can I replace it with a 12.1 TFT screen from a
'99 Wallstreet?
Please respond offlist to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Any 12.1 screen from a Wallstreet
[EMAIL PROTECTED] on 2/13/03 2:46 PM wrote:
On Thursday, February 13, 2003, at 11:15 AM, Stephen Bright wrote:
Which is the first (oldest, dumbest) Powerbook which is able take a PC
card
and log on to a Airport wireless network? Thanks,
Stephen (still owner of a Powerbook 180)
The only
rag bag on 2/13/03 4:36 PM wrote:
if i were to be really pedantic, i would suggest that the pb5xx
upgraded to ppc *might* be the earliest and dumbest ... but i'm not, so
i won't.
you can certainly get early versions of OS9 to run on it (it's a hack,
but i managed it on my pb520c ppc), and i
Christopher D Helmkamp on 2/11/03 11:08 PM wrote:
I find the easiest way to do this is to dim the ibook screen all the
way down. Just hit the F1 key until the iBook screen goes black.
There are other hacks out there for certain models to do certain
things, including (on the 700Mhz model)
Roger Shufflebottom on 2/12/03 11:36 AM wrote:
At 11:23 -0500 12/2/03, Mark Kippert wrote:
It seemed obvious to me that this behavior was intentional since it would
only run with the lid closed when the iBook detected a monitor connected to
it. I naturally assumed Apple had programmed
Eric D. on 2/12/03 6:05 PM wrote:
Well, one day I started connecting things while it was asleep with the lid
was closed. I plugged in the monitor as usual. Then I plugged in my Apple
Pro keyboard. Of course plugging in a USB device always wakes a sleeping Mac
(PowerBook, iBook, iMac,
I've been wondering what nicknames might stick for the new PowerBooks. I
just saw them referred to as Big Al and Lil' Al (actually Little Al, but I
like the abbreviation better) by Anne Onymus in the latest issue of Low end
Macs newsletter.
Sounds good to me!
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Sephee on 2/9/03 10:43 PM wrote:
Wow! That's all I have to say about the new AlBooks. But aside from
the wonderful design these little things are a real pain when it comes
to fixing something that goes wrong. That's where my trusty old Pismo
comes in.
In less than 12 hours after she
George M Gunderson on 2/10/03 5:11 PM wrote:
The Dell Dude gets busted!
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/delldude1.html
That's explains a lot. I guess you'd *have* to be smoking something to
get that worked up over a Dell pee-cee.
To paraphrase someone on the X4U list:
w miller on 1/27/03 9:43 AM wrote:
A while ago I asked the list for suggestions on connecting my Apple
4/600 to my G3 Lombard with no serial port. At a kind lister's suggestion I
got an AsantePrint Micro on eBay. It wouldn't work, so I emailed Asante last
night and got a reply already this
Kent Wieland on 1/24/03 10:42 AM wrote:
Has anyone heard a date for revised Ibooks? I'm considering picking one up
but I don't want to jump the gun if speedbumped, or perhaps even G4-based,
Ibooks are on the way.
I doubt we'll see anything soon. I can't see them getting faster and with
the
Thomas Ethen on 1/23/03 9:40 AM wrote:
Plug one of those into the hub!
on 1/23/03 2:18, wappling at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Re; for the most part yes a router is in order,however Im useing a
trackball, a flylight ,,ppps uh to connect to a router i need another
usb :)
That's what
Mark on 1/21/03 6:32 AM wrote:
I've decided to retire my PB 1400 w/G3 upgrade (unfortunately never as
reliable w/the G3 added). I'm looking for suggestions for the next PB
(used). I do mostly word processing and a little surfing, but mainly this
will be another typing machine. What I
wappling on 1/22/03 12:18 AM wrote:
Hi Im new to notebook computers, this is G4 800 PB, i went to compusa
superstore,ans looked at PCMICA Cards for additional usb sockets, choice of
three brands,my question,clearly on the box one said for mac, but does not
support usb-2 will work as
Anne Judge on 1/16/03 11:31 AM wrote:
Does anyone have any idea what could have gone wrong?
When I've used inkjet printers connected to the serial port in the past, and
had a problem with it printing out a bunch of gibberish, I found that I had
to turn off AppleTalk. Some non-postscript
Anne Judge on 1/16/03 12:58 PM wrote:
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT That fixed it! I thought that because
Appletalk was safely locked on ethernet it wouldn't be affecting
the printer/modem port.
Snip
I did used to have the garbage-spitting problem know it was
AppleTalk's fault when,
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