Cloning a broken new iBook HD in a network situation

2005-08-15 Thread W Miro
Help- I have a new iBook going in for repair (slot won't accept cds/dvds) and would like to clone the HD in case. My firewire drive is full but my networked G5 has enough room to do the backup. Question: what is the best way to clone it in this situation? Are there any special steps to go throug

How do current iBooks fare in multimedia apps like iMovie or Garageband?

2005-02-27 Thread W Miro
I was wondering... How do current iBooks fare in multimedia apps like iMovie or Garageband? Currently I own a SLOW Pismo G3 with a 5400rpm hard drive, and 768mb of RAM. I've been thinking of upgrading to an iBook rather than a more expensive Powerbook. Does the slower 4200 rpm hard drive hamper

Re: CD-R/W no longer works

2003-09-08 Thread w miro
i have the same drive in my Pismo. I'm running 10.2. Maybe you could Downgrade to 10.2- it should work then (unless it's another issue). Try burning in OS9 to make sure the drive hasn't gone south. -Bill M On Thursday, September 4, 2003, at 09:59 PM, G-Books wrote: Subject: Re: CD-R/W no longer

Re: Help: Maxtor ext HD stopped responding

2003-08-04 Thread w miro
On Monday, August 4, 2003, at 10:44 AM, G-Books wrote: Re: Help: Maxtor ext HD stopped responding When mine did the SAME thing about a year ago, Maxtor sent me a new replacement HD and power cord. When i tried the new power cord on the old hard drive, I stopped getting the error messages, and re

Question: USB 2.0 cards for Pismo?

2003-08-04 Thread w miro
I saw a great deal for a USB 2.0 Cardbus-compliant PCMCIA card. Though it doesn't mention being Mac-compatible, it is a tempting buy at US$25.74 at ComputerGeeks.com: (info and quote from Dealmac.com:) "The 2-port USB 2.0 PCMCIA card costs $28.60 at ComputerGeeks.com. Use coupon code "DEALNEWS"

Has anyone replaced the sound-out plug for a Pismo (I tripped& brokemine)

2003-06-11 Thread w miro
Has anyone replaced the sound-out plug (port) for a Pismo? I cracked mine tripping over a speaker cable- I can only get one channel of stereo now. Is there a specific part number, or is it the kind of thing I can pick up a replacement part for at Radio Shack? I remember reading about this pr

32gb Travelstar now wakes up successfully in OSX on Pismo

2002-03-26 Thread w miro
GOOD NEWS! My 32gb Travelstar now wakes up in OS 10.1.3 on my Pismo (400mz) after closing and reopening the lid! This was an issue I & others suffered with using this drive in OS9. No internal modification necessary. I posted this info on Mike Breeden's xlr8yourmac.com site. Thanks to whoe