Re: Lombard frying batteries???

2006-02-17 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
Dear listers, This is the second time I've had to email NewerTech support about replacing a battery, in the past month, but I'm starting to wonder if it's not my Lombard that's causing my battery problems, instead of the batteries themselves. I know the charging board is good on it, AFAIK,

Re: Lombard frying batteries???

2006-02-17 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
I dont know why, but I have had _zero_ luck bringing any third party WS or lombard batteries back to life. BTI or Newertech. Well, I called NewerTech and they think it's a bad PMU, but I still want a second opinion. They did say that they could get approval for another replacement, if I

Re: Lombard Startup

2006-02-16 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
On Feb 15, 2006, at 9:26 PM, Tom and Lisa Peters wrote: Can you boot off of the CD then re-install or repair permissions ? Mad Dog I can do both. Yet when I try to boot to the HDD, I still get the flashing folder or boots back to the Install Disc. Henry Hmm... the one time I got

Wallstreet battery charger

2006-02-16 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
Does anyone have the manual for a VST external battery charger for wallstreet batteries ? I need to know what the light sequences mean. thanks, Mad Dog -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check

Re: Lombard Startup

2006-02-15 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
To be as succinct as I can... Put a fresh copy of OS X(10.3) on an external 60g drive via my Pismo. Put the 60g drive into a Lombard. Lombard will not recognize the drive (I get either the flashing/alternating ?folder or a O with \ inside. Tried using OS X install disc then switching to

Re: WallStreet upgrade: enquiries and ruminations

2006-02-09 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
Hi, You'll be much happier with G4 so don't even consider G3...seriously. Here's an affordable upgrade from an outstanding company: https://4daystar.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPRODProdID=512 Thanks! They offer a good price - however, the necessity of having my laptop sent over to them is

Re: WallStreet upgrade: enquiries and ruminations

2006-02-08 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
Has anyone bought or tried the G4 500Mhz Upgrade for the Wallstreet from Wegener Media? I have seen one from Sonnet, but the nice price difference between it and the one from Weneger makes quite a difference. I know that Sonnet says that its is the only one that can support sleep mode in OS 9,

Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)

2006-01-31 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
Hi all. I just joined. I recently came into posession of a broken G3 Powerbook Pismo. It seemed relatively complete (no hard drive, no keyboard, no psu, but cpu, ram, dvd-rom, battery). I borrowed a 3400 from work, and tried out the pismo with it, but nothing. I completely disassembled

Re: more Lombard display and DVD issues

2006-01-19 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
Illovox Media wrote: If in X, dvd chip is disabled. Anyone know if VLC can pick up the slack on a 400 lombard in x? on 1/19/06 7:49 AM, G-Books at G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com wrote: The Lombard does not have enough CPU horsepower for VLC to decode a DVD without stuttering. It will run

Re: [FS?] Lombard parts

2006-01-18 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
2x ~5300 mAh batteries (I repacked these with top-of-the-line LiIon cells! 3-4 hour run-time each w/o any energy saving settings) How did you find the correct Li-ion cells ? Do you have a webpage up describing how you did it ? Do you have any trouble with the rworked batteries ?

Re: AppleCare Technician Training

2006-01-18 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
Has anyone took the apple care training course? I was wonering if it is worth taking? Thanks all Steve According to the Apple representitive I talked to over the AppleCare phone line, being Apple Trained trained doesnt get you anywhere. In order to NOT void your warranty by opening up the

Re: cheap wireless cards

2006-01-15 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
On Jan 15, 2006, at 6:53 AM, Tom and Lisa P wrote: Continuing our discussion on cheap wireless cards, I see that CompUSA is blowing out Linksys WPC11 wireless cards (store ID 279434) for $5 after rebates. Linksys has no mac driver listed, but I cant find any information on the chipset. Does

Re: Pink Hue on Pismo display

2006-01-15 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
I am wondering if anyone here can remind me what causes the above symptom. It goes away after a few seconds and the colour is fine. The pink colour returns after waking the comp from sleep. The colour always goes away. Is this something to be very concerned about, somewhat concerned about

Re: Wireless Lombard

2006-01-13 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
Source please to aquire such cards at such a price? Want many. I have a Cisco Aironet 340 (IIRC) on my WS/10.3.9 and a Belkin F5D7010 (v 3001) working on my lombard /10.3.9 where I have to use the software from each of the companies. Not as nice as Airport, but it works just fine. Each

Re: Wireless Lombard

2006-01-13 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
The cisco card was from Ebay, check on the pc side instead of the mac side. THe Belkin card I bought on sale at CompUSA ($10 after rebates). Make sure not to get the v4000 model - evidently that doesnt work on a mac (different chipset ?). Every week CompUSA seems to be blowing out one

Re: Can you fix a wallstreet power jack?

2006-01-12 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
I have a wallstreet I got from ebay with a broken power jack. I am trying to return it for a refund, but can this jack be fixed? If I wedge it upwards, it will charge, but to do a perma-fix, can you replace this or do you have to replace the logic board? Thanks Tom Easy as pie. Usually. Mad

Re: Wireless Lombard

2006-01-12 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
New territory here. Need to go wireless on my outdated (waiting for the faster Mactel laptop!) Lombard running OSX 10.2 What do I need and how do I set it up? Thanks! -- Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1st/pci-powermacs, G and swap-list nanny When running X, you have more options, but most

Re: Wireless Lombard

2006-01-12 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
humble opinion, Caleb On Thursday, Jan 12, 2006, at 19:16 America/Chicago, Tom and Lisa Peters wrote: I have a Cisco Aironet 340 (IIRC) on my WS/10.3.9 and a Belkin F5D7010 (v 3001) working on my lombard /10.3.9 where I have to use the software from each of the companies. Not as nice as Airport

Re: G4 upgrade for Lombard?

2006-01-10 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
Hi, I seem to remember someone offering a G4/500 or 550 upgrade for the Lombard series, but I can't seem to remember which company. I know the WS I and II have available upgrades from Sonnet, but I'd like to bump the Lombard up. Also, are there any heat issues with Lombard/Pismo systems

Re: Kanga won't start

2006-01-09 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
Greetings listers, I've got a PowerBook G3 (original Kanga) that I can't get up and running. I've tried asking at the Apple support site, but haven't gotten much help yet so thought I'd try here. For those of you regulars at the Apple site, sorry for putting you through this again. Here goes:

Re: WiFi Card

2006-01-04 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
Hey Everybody especially Caleb and Mad Dog; If anyone is interested I just picked up a Motorola WN825G wireless notebook adapter card from Ebay and it is currently working in my 400MHZ Lombard and shows up as an Airport card. I am using OS X.2.8. I got the card for $18.00 which was not bad at

Re: Comp USA wireless card

2006-01-02 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
On Jan 1, 2006, at 6:25 PM, Lists wrote: This makes a total of 5 completely unrelated Subjects: covered by the same thread, where people just changed the Subject: line instead of starting a new thread by clicking NEW. I'm sorry, what are you whinging about? Every one of the posts in this

Re: Comp USA wireless card

2006-01-02 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
When opened the net8185.inf file with text edit, it says the provider is Realtek. A trip to www.realtek.com.tw indicates they have they have a PCMCIA wireless card 8185 : http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloads1-3.aspx?lineid=2002111famid=200 4112series=AllSoftware=True It says

Re: Comp USA wireless card

2006-01-02 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
What model Belkin did you have, because I have a new Belkin F5D7010 that I'm trying to get up on my Lombard. It's the revision 4000 model, so if anyone knows which chipset it uses, I'd appreciate it. Caleb On Monday, Jan 2, 2006, at 16:20 America/Chicago, Anne Judge wrote: Caleb, if you are

Re: Comp USA wireless card

2006-01-02 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
It's saying Unknown Vendor and Network Controller on the Lombard. I'm running 10.2.8, if that helps out any. Caleb On Monday, Jan 2, 2006, at 18:53 America/Chicago, Tom and Lisa Peters wrote: What model Belkin did you have, because I have a new Belkin F5D7010 that I'm trying to get up on my

Comp USA wireless card

2006-01-01 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
CompUSA is blowing out their brand of wireless PCMCIA cards for $4 after rebates. I took a chance and bought one, but I cant find any record of vendor or chipset, not even reported by OS X. The only clue I have on this card is that the vendor ID under the system profiler is Ox104c. Is

Re: Comp USA wireless card

2006-01-01 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
Do tell...does it work as an airport card? It is not recognized as an airport card, nor do the Ralink drivers I already have loaded recognize it. Mad Dog -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | --

Re: Comp USA wireless card

2006-01-01 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
Tom and Lisa Peters wrote: CompUSA is blowing out their brand of wireless PCMCIA cards for $4 after rebates. I took a chance and bought one, but I cant find any record of vendor or chipset, not even reported by OS X. The only clue I have on this card is that the vendor ID under

Re: Upgrading Pismo

2006-01-01 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
- to run Tiger, would I be better off replacing the lower RAM slot with another 128mg (maxing the machine out at 512mg) - considering that my laptop is not my primary machine (just the more user friendly one!) The Pismo maxes out at 1 gig, not 512 Meg. - has anyone bought a combo-drive from

Re: Advice Needed - Wallstreet upgrade

2005-12-31 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
Is anyone running !0.3 daily with a Wallstreet? Will I need the extra ram (expensive low profile) ? Can I use Carbon Copy Cloner to duplicate my G4 desktop (dual 450 gigabit ethernet) without any problems (missing drivers/control panels)? I use 10.3.9 on my wallstreet. It works quite well.

Re: Wallstreet 13.3 screen

2005-12-28 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
There isn't a fix. It's supposed to be a free repair from Apple as the part is defective. On 28/12/2005, at 1:10 PM, Tom and Lisa Peters wrote: A free repair ? Is this listed on the apple site anywhere ? Mad Dog -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: wallstreet questions

2005-12-28 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
First, I have no idea on whether a CD-RW was made for the Wallstreet. I know the later Lombard and Pismo have aftermarket Superdrives available, but I don't know about the WS or WSII. Second, if I remember correctly, the Lombard and Wallstreet take the same RAM, with the lower slot being

Wallstreet 13.3 screen

2005-12-27 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
Has anyone found a fix for the wallstreet 13.3 screen problems ? Everytime I think I have it fixed, the lines come back. Mad Dog -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for