Ti book

2005-12-19 Thread VICTORIA.DUGGAN
Hi All after no reply to my last post i have done some digging and it seems that i am not alone in the symptoms i am having with my Ti. I downloaded the utility coconut battery and it says that the charge of my battery is 85% of the original also says that the battery has done 224 cycles

Re: Ti book

2005-12-19 Thread Caleb Cupples
Vicki, How do you reset the Pismo/Lombard battery? I didn't even know that was possible... Now, as far as your Ti battery, I'd be calling AppleCare and having a long discussion with them about it. Sorry I can't be much of a help, Caleb On Monday, Dec 19, 2005, at 08:40 America/Chicago,

Re: Ti book

2005-12-19 Thread VICTORIA.DUGGAN
Hi Caleb apple support downloads page and download battery reset 2.0 for the lombard and it resets the battery for you. Vicki On Dec 19, 2005, at 3:35 PM, Caleb Cupples wrote: Vicki, How do you reset the Pismo/Lombard battery? I didn't even know that was possible... Now, as far as your

I need a Ti book to Cinema Display ADC adapter...

2005-07-29 Thread dan_A
Hi all- I just bought a used 22 Apple Cinema Display ADC that I would like to connect to my 15 800MHz Powerbook G4 DVI. The male connector on the monitor has a pin configuration that looks like it would fit perfectly into the female DVI port on the Ti book. They don't fit because

Re: I need a Ti book to Cinema Display ADC adapter...

2005-07-29 Thread Bruce Johnson
on the Ti book. They don't fit because the shape of the metal on the monitor's plug, a flattened oval and the books port, a flattened rectangle cant fit into each other. I tried finding an adapter on both the Apple site and a Belkin site but I cant get enough info that would indicate a fit

Re: I need a Ti book to Cinema Display ADC adapter...

2005-07-29 Thread dan_A
On Jul 29, 2005, at 5:06 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: You're not going to like thisyou need the $95 DVIator, from Dr. Bott: http://www.drbott.com/prod/db.lasso?code=0111-DVAD Thanks for your help Bruce. I just heard from the guy I bought the monitor from and he gave me the info above,

Re: I need a Ti book to Cinema Display ADC adapter...

2005-07-29 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jul 29, 2005, at 2:29 PM, dan_A wrote: On Jul 29, 2005, at 5:06 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: You're not going to like thisyou need the $95 DVIator, from Dr. Bott: http://www.drbott.com/prod/db.lasso?code=0111-DVAD Thanks for your help Bruce. I just heard from the guy I bought the

Re: I need a Ti book to Cinema Display ADC adapter...

2005-07-29 Thread dan_A
On Jul 29, 2005, at 5:43 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: great, they're beautiful monitors, it's just that $95 can be a shock when you're thinking it's a $7.95 adapter... Yes, a bit of a shock. But this monitor is sitting beside me and really looking good. I know from its reputation that I'm

ti book

2005-07-25 Thread gladys pérez-almiroty
good morning to all: my friend has a ti book 500 and all of a sudden she is experiencing a loss of wireless signal. she used to be able to work on her computer having the modem in the next room without any problem. not any more. frequently she has partial or complete loss of signal. her

Re: ti book

2005-07-25 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jul 25, 2005, at 10:43 AM, gladys pérez-almiroty wrote: my friend has a ti book 500 and all of a sudden she is experiencing a loss of wireless signal. she used to be able to work on her computer having the modem in the next room without any problem. not any more. frequently she has

Re: ti book

2005-07-25 Thread gladys pérez-almiroty
brian: thanks for your fast answer! her modem does not provide for channel changing, so that is out. i will check the antena. you could have something there, and who knows, maybe somebody has a signal that is interfering with hers. is that possible? he lives in a building- concrete all

Re: ti book

2005-07-25 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jul 25, 2005, at 7:43 AM, gladys pérez-almiroty wrote: good morning to all: my friend has a ti book 500 and all of a sudden she is experiencing a loss of wireless signal. she used to be able to work on her computer having the modem in the next room without any problem. not any more

archives and rebuilding Ti-book battery

2005-04-07 Thread Robert Gruber
I have a Ti-Book battery I replaced when I got the laptop used, as it wouldn't hold a charge. I know older laptop batteries have been successfully rebuilt; any experience trying to rebuild these--good or bad? I looked for archives for this list before I posted this; are any available? Thanks

Re: archives and rebuilding Ti-book battery

2005-04-07 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 07/04/05 14:52, Robert Gruber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a Ti-Book battery I replaced when I got the laptop used, as it wouldn't hold a charge. I know older laptop batteries have been successfully rebuilt; any experience trying to rebuild these--good or bad? I looked

Re: Touchup paint for the Ti-book

2005-01-05 Thread Aaron Willems
-- Aaron Willems Hi list- I was wondering if anyone has experience using the touch up paint for the Ti-book chipping syndrome. I just purchased the paint and before I use it I would like to make sure that it is done as well as it can be. The chipping on the front top edge of the machine has

Aging Ti Book case crack?

2005-01-05 Thread Jim Katz
Just checking whether this is natural aging or a traumatic (breakage - abuse) problem: Anyone else developed this? I have two thin cracks on the top surface of the titanium frame of my Ti-400 just at the outer edges of the hinge mounts (just at the top left and right of the keyboard.) They

Re: Aging Ti Book case crack?

2005-01-05 Thread Malcolm Cornelius
Just checking whether this is natural aging or a traumatic (breakage - abuse) problem: Anyone else developed this? I have two thin cracks on the top surface of the titanium frame of my Ti-400 just at the outer edges of the hinge mounts (just at the top left and right of the keyboard.) They

Touchup paint for the Ti-book

2005-01-04 Thread dan_A
Hi list- I was wondering if anyone has experience using the touch up paint for the Ti-book chipping syndrome. I just purchased the paint and before I use it I would like to make sure that it is done as well as it can be. The chipping on the front top edge of the machine has a rough, blistered

Re: Touchup paint for the Ti-book

2005-01-04 Thread Aaron Willems
Hey Dan, A simple search on Goggle reveals this. Check it out. http://www.welovemacs.com/0155044349.html -- Aaron Willems Hi list- I was wondering if anyone has experience using the touch up paint for the Ti-book chipping syndrome. I just purchased the paint and before I use it I would

Ti Book Internet Connection Problem

2004-12-27 Thread Don
I hope someone can help me with this problem. Running 9.1 on a Ti 400... after reboot or waking from sleep, connecting to internet (dialup) takes several attempts. By clicking on connect in Remote Access or by clicking on Netscape or IE icons, the remote access window opens but does not go beyond

Re: Ti Book Internet Connection Problem

2004-12-27 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 27/12/04 21:57, Don at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hope someone can help me with this problem. Running 9.1 on a Ti 400... after reboot or waking from sleep, connecting to internet (dialup) takes several attempts. By clicking on connect in Remote Access or by clicking on Netscape or IE

Re: Ti-Book display take-apart?

2003-10-02 Thread Paul Nicholson
Hi, On Monday, September 29, 2003, at 09:48 AM, Dan K wrote: We do not recommend our customer to replace the LCD by themselves because the procedure require a special equipment to replace the LCD. The LCD is held together inside the housing with a very tough epoxy and if you try to pry the LCD

Re: Ti-Book display take-apart?

2003-10-01 Thread csean
. Which to me seems a nice step up from using a hingeless Ti-Book with an external monitor. Chris -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale

Re: Ti-Book display take-apart?

2003-10-01 Thread Hugo Trottier
to me seems a nice step up from using a hingeless Ti-Book with an external monitor. Chris -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale

Re: Ti-Book display take-apart?

2003-10-01 Thread Dan K
Well heck with waiting for instructions from other folks, my cracked-screen 400 TiBook arrived and I didn't wait to rip it to bits. I managed to strip the display down without too much damage to the casing. _LOTS_ of patience and a hairdryer for heat still resulted in some damage which I

Re: Ti-Book display take-apart?

2003-10-01 Thread Geoff Doctor
Have you tried attaching the cracked LCD to the Display to see if works on the 550? Or the good LCD on the 400? Worth a try. Geoff On Wednesday, October 1, 2003, at 04:05 PM, Dan K wrote: Well heck with waiting for instructions from other folks, my cracked-screen 400 TiBook arrived and I didn't

Re: Ti-Book display take-apart?

2003-09-30 Thread Dan K
I wrote: Is no-one able or willing to divulge the topsecret procedure to open these bad boys? and Tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] helpfully replied: There's probably a reason they won't tell--because they make money doing it! Duh.. 90% of the world works on money, the rest either use barter or

Re: Ti-Book display take-apart?

2003-09-29 Thread Dan K
Is no-one able or willing to divulge the topsecret procedure to open these bad boys? Here's the most info I've found so far and it ain't much: http://www.dttservice.com/applepowerbook/lcd%20and%20hinge%20replacement.h tml We do not recommend our customer to replace the LCD by themselves because

Re: Ti-Book display take-apart?

2003-09-29 Thread Ely Zimmerman
:48:58 -0400 To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Ti-Book display take-apart? Is no-one able or willing to divulge the topsecret procedure to open these bad boys? Here's the most info I've found so far and it ain't much: http://www.dttservice.com/applepowerbook/lcd%20and%20hinge

Re: Ti-Book display take-apart?

2003-09-29 Thread Hugo Trottier
it they have Ti's yet. The one for a G3 Lombard was a downloadable pdf file for $10. It was quite good. Ely From: Dan K [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 12:48:58 -0400 To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Ti-Book display take-apart? Is no-one able

Re: Ti-Book display take-apart?

2003-09-29 Thread Bigbikerbo
There's probably a reason they won't tell--because they make money doing it! Duh.. 90% of the world works on money, the rest either use barter or bullets.. Tom In a message dated 9/29/03 11:57:39 AM, DanK wrote: Is no-one able or willing to divulge the topsecret procedure to open these bad

Re: Ti-Book display take-apart?

2003-09-28 Thread csean
on 28/09/2003 02:45, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Ti-Book display take-apart? Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 20:16:27 -0400 From: Dan K [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anyone, anyone? Nope, it's not in the manual, Apple only describes that module's replacement

Ti-Book display take-apart?

2003-09-27 Thread Dan K
Anyone, anyone? Nope, it's not in the manual, Apple only describes that module's replacement. Interestingly the 12 manual _does_ describe display disassembly though sadly that module is completely different than the early TiBook's. My story: I bought a 550 with a messed-up display, the LCD

Re: Ti-Book display take-apart?

2003-09-27 Thread Jim Schulze
On Saturday, September 27, 2003, at 07:16 PM, Dan K wrote: Anyone, anyone? Nope, it's not in the manual, Apple only describes that module's replacement. Interestingly the 12 manual _does_ describe display disassembly though sadly that module is completely different than the early TiBook's. My

Re: Ti-Book display take-apart?

2003-09-27 Thread Wiebe Wilbers
On 28/9/03 1:29 PM, Jim Schulze [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not clear on what is wrong with the display from the 550 but... I thought the top half of the 2 machines are the same. Can you not just put the good top half onto the good bottom half with a minimum of effort, and not attempt to

Re: Ti-Book display take-apart?

2003-09-27 Thread Brandy
OH My that's crappy Lot's O' crap there! hehehehe ;-) Brandy Wiebe Wilbers wrote: I think what the original author meant is that he has a good LCD with a crappy frame, and a crappy LCD with a good frame. Combining the 2, and you have a good LCD with a good frame (or a crappy LCD with a

Re: Ti-Book Battery

2003-01-21 Thread Peter Hampus
] wrote: I have a 1-year-old ti-book. I have always used OSX. The battery used to get 5 hours (no kidding). Now I am getting only about 2--or even less. Is there anything that will recondition this battery at all--like with the old G-3sor do I have to get a new one? -- G-Books

Ti-Book Battery

2003-01-03 Thread Clyde Kahrl
I have a 1-year-old ti-book. I have always used OSX. The battery used to get 5 hours (no kidding). Now I am getting only about 2--or even less. Is there anything that will recondition this battery at all--like with the old G-3sor do I have to get a new one? -- -- G-Books

Re: Ti-book broken hinge

2002-12-03 Thread Gary D. Adams
] wrote: Hi I need some info on repairing a broken right hinge on my ti-book. I've heard they must be shipped to Texas for repair. I was wondering if anyone out there has sent theirs in for repair and how long it took to get the book back, also the cost for repair. Thanks in advance. -- G-Books

Re: Ti-book broken hinge

2002-12-03 Thread Bruce Mitchell
What is the $300-a-shot fix-all deal? is is just for TiBooks? where can one get the info on it? on 12/3/02 4:57 AM, Gary D. Adams at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All repairs under Applecare or the $300-a-shot fix-all deal are sent Airborne. They are processed ASAP and sent back. I sent my son's

Re: Ti-book broken hinge

2002-12-03 Thread gdadams1
Bruce: I was being partially flippant, but from what I've heard the standard repair charge is a flat $300 for any portable. Gary From: Bruce Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2002/12/03 Tue AM 09:08:01 EST To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (G-Books) Subject: Re: Ti-book broken hinge What

Re: Ti-book broken hinge

2002-12-03 Thread DavidWedge
I doubt seriously that you'll get a Titanium hinge replaced for $300.. Actually I'd be very suprised--generally this is an $900 repair from Apple. David In a message dated 12/3/02 10:08:33 AM, you wrote: What is the $300-a-shot fix-all deal? is is just for TiBooks? where can one get the info

Re: Ti-book broken hinge

2002-12-03 Thread P . F . Grenier
On Tuesday, Dec 3, 2002, at 10:02 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I doubt seriously that you'll get a Titanium hinge replaced for $300.. Actually I'd be very suprised--generally this is an $900 repair from Apple. David How about calling Apple? -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: Ti-book broken hinge

2002-12-03 Thread Jeremy Derr
On Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at 09:02 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I doubt seriously that you'll get a Titanium hinge replaced for $300.. Actually I'd be very suprised--generally this is an $900 repair from Apple. most hinge breaks are repaired by Apple for about US$600, unless the display

Re: Ti-book broken hinge

2002-12-03 Thread dreemkill
, at 01:39 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I need some info on repairing a broken right hinge on my ti-book. I've heard they must be shipped to Texas for repair. I was wondering if anyone out there has sent theirs in for repair and how long it took to get the book back, also the cost for repair

Ti-book broken hinge

2002-12-02 Thread thecrow
Hi I need some info on repairing a broken right hinge on my ti-book. I've heard they must be shipped to Texas for repair. I was wondering if anyone out there has sent theirs in for repair and how long it took to get the book back, also the cost for repair. Thanks in advance. -- http://fastmail.fm

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

Re: Ti Book overheating problem (again)

2002-11-25 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 25/11/02 03:59, Laurence - SMT Tricept at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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

Re: Ti Book overheating problem (again)

2002-11-25 Thread Mark_PHILIP
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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: Ti Book overheating problem (again)

2002-11-25 Thread Mark_PHILIP
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Re: Ti-Book case warp?

2002-11-05 Thread MikkiWokk
In a message dated 11/3/02 9:32:31 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Just want to check with the experience of the group: I notice that at the thin edge of the titanium case (around the two outside edges of the battery dock) the metal seems to be warping out and coming unglued on my original

Ti-Book case warp?

2002-11-03 Thread Jim Katz
Just want to check with the experience of the group: I notice that at the thin edge of the titanium case (around the two outside edges of the battery dock) the metal seems to be warping out and coming unglued on my original Ti-400. Anyone else had this? Is it a problem (does it get worse and need

Ti book cd/dvd rom drive hell!

2002-09-20 Thread Richard Badge
Dear all, I have been having problems with my cd/dvd rom drive (apologies if this is sounding all too familiar..) When I got my Tibook (May 2001) the drive was great- none of the mounting/alignment problems that plagued other early machines. But recently the drive refused to mount any CDs.

Re: G4 Ti-Book + 10.2 + Entourage = Network Problems

2002-09-03 Thread Joe Ellis
How is he connecting to the PC network? If it's ethernet which I presume it is, he may cure some of his problems by opening the network control panel and typing local. without the quotes but with the period in the DNS Search (optional) window. Sorry, I can't test it at my work, the IT Nazi's

Re: G4 Ti-Book + 10.2 + Entourage = Network Problems

2002-08-30 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 30/08/02 08:05, Geoffrey Parker at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm posting this on behalf of my brother who recently purchased a new G4 'Book for use at work on the PC-only network there. I don't know all the sordid details but let's just say that he was able to make things work OK while

Re: G4 Ti-Book + 10.2 + Entourage = Network Problems

2002-08-30 Thread MikkiWokk
Has he tried trashing his Entourage preference file and let Entourage write a new one? harddrivename/users/hishomefolder/library/preferences/microsoft/entourage preferences Alternatively, has he tried to use the updated Mail application? He may discover that he doesn't need to use Entourage.

Ti-Book CPU

2002-04-25 Thread Walt French
With the mongers offering tales of Rev C TiBooks, I wonder: which specific G4 chips are in the Rev A and Rev B? We hear how the B series have higher clocks but smaller caches and more heat... are there better Moto warez out there? Inquiring Minds Want to Know! -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: Ti-Book CPU

2002-04-25 Thread Remy Davison
With the mongers offering tales of Rev C TiBooks, I wonder: which specific G4 chips are in the Rev A and Rev B? We hear how the B series have higher clocks but smaller caches and more heat... are there better Moto warez out there? The 7410s (pretty high octane/larger cache) went into the

Re: Ti-Book CPU

2002-04-25 Thread Jeremy Derr
On Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at 10:27 PM, Walt French wrote: With the mongers offering tales of Rev C TiBooks, I wonder: which specific G4 chips are in the Rev A and Rev B? We hear how the B series have higher clocks but smaller caches and more heat... are there better Moto warez out