Upgrading Hard Drive - PowerBook G4 17"

2004-10-20 Thread BA
Anyone had any experience changing HDs in the G4 17"? Kyle? I took all of the screws off of the machine with the battery out and still could not get anywhere (I was too timid to do much without knowing what I was doing). As a benchmark, I *did* swap the HD out of the PB TiBook 400 I had befo

Extra Memory in PB?

2004-10-20 Thread BA
I have a 1GHz 17" PB that currently has 1GB of memory. Anyone had success mixing GB sticks with 512MB sticks so that I can at least bring the box up to 1.5GHz.? Thanks. -Bob- Bob Angell 1238 Fenway Avenue, SLC, UT 84102-3212 v: 801.583.8544; cell/sms: 801.706.2520 email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTE

Reinstalling MacOS X - Backing up iTunes?

2004-10-15 Thread BA
I am going to need to reinstall OS X 10.3 here shortly due to a number of problems that I am not able to fix, etc. The problem I have is that I have approximately $300+ in purchased songs from Apple and approximately 2800 songs I do NOT want to have to reinstall from the original CDs. I have

Re: Sleep problems.

2004-09-14 Thread BA
Marcin, Had the same problems with an older PB (400 MHz) and when I replaced the battery (it was a tad loose and it would not hold a charge) all of the problems seemed to vanish - even sudden shutoffs when I would move around with the PB open. My guess here, and it is only a SWAG is that your

[OT] IPods / Unusually poor battery life compared to iBooks/Powerbooks

2004-01-14 Thread BA
I have several iBooks/Powerbooks that seem to be niggardly with respect to battery life. However, the opposite seems to be true with the iPods recently purchased. In fact, I almost need to charge my one iPod daily as the battery drain is so horrible! Anyone else having similar experiences?

Re: Battery Problems

2003-12-22 Thread BA
39 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 21/12/03 22:53, BA at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks, I have one of the first G4 Powerbooks (400 MHz) that is only getting 40-50 minutes on a full battery charge. I have tried several times to cycle (on batteries) the machine to try to get the battery life to im

Battery Problems

2003-12-21 Thread BA
Folks, I have one of the first G4 Powerbooks (400 MHz) that is only getting 40-50 minutes on a full battery charge. I have tried several times to cycle (on batteries) the machine to try to get the battery life to improve. I have also reset (I THINK) the PMU (however, the date/time were still

Re: Icebook--was Hey Kyle...

2003-12-13 Thread BA
, 2003, at 3:13 AM, Andrew Main wrote: BA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Apple wants $300 minimum to do the honors ... Try DT&T <http://www.dttservice.com/repairs.html>. Inexpensive diagnosis and repairs. Andrew Main -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/&

Re: Icebook--was Hey Kyle...

2003-12-12 Thread BA
I have an IceBook 500 that probably needs to be repaired at a cost of around $300US. Would you repair or simply sell for scrap and purchase a new IceBook? A: Gee, I have a powerbook 180, wallstreet, lombard, and 550 ti-book.They are all turned on right now.Although refurb'ed ibook'

Re: Hey Kyle...

2003-12-10 Thread BA
I generally lurk and keep my mouth shut, however, I feel that I need to add my $0.02 worth in this matter. First of all, this is a list dedicated to helping others with regard to Powerbooks. Kyle and the other list Nanny's do a "helluva" job, especially when it is not compensated. Also, folk

Re: G3/Mac OS X Settlement

2003-10-29 Thread ba
On Wed, 2003-10-29 at 00:11, Edward Jackson wrote: > > I think that all of this stems directly from the Mac culture itself. > > The Mac is a drastically less used, more expensive, and a slower > computer (sorry guysbenchmarks vs reality). Despite those huge As a relative newcomer to the "m

Re: Initial BigAl Book impressions (heat)

2003-04-01 Thread ba
Steve, Thanks ... just had some concerns after seeing some really "hot" 12" units ... and wondered if the 17" would follow suit. -Bob Angell- On Tue, 2003-04-01 at 06:01, Steve Fuller wrote: > Someone had asked about heat under the left hand on my BigAl book (now > affectionately named "Lapzill