Re: Wallstreet hardrive replacement?

2003-11-23 Thread Andre Ruegg
on 11/22/03 3:02 PM, Heok Hee Ng at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This might help: http://homepage.mac.com/techedgeezine/cart_mac_pb2.html Heok Hee Thanks. The magnetic field disturbance sounds like my problem. I will try to locate some antimagnetic foil or brass later today. Thanks again,

Re: Wallstreet hardrive replacement?

2003-11-23 Thread Andre Ruegg
on 11/22/03 4:54 PM, Al Poulin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Andre Ruegg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tried the 20 gig I got the same sound again. The powerbook does not start up or do anything with the 20 gig drive installed. Don't want to ask a stupid question, but do you mean it will not

Re: Wallstreet hardrive replacement?

2003-11-23 Thread Andre Ruegg
on 11/22/03 5:38 PM, Roger Shufflebottom at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 5:54 pm -0500 22/11/03, Al Poulin wrote: Don't want to ask a stupid question, but do you mean it will not start up from a boot CD or from the 20 gig drive which you have formatted for Macintosh and loaded with an OS?

Re: Wallstreet hardrive replacement?

2003-11-23 Thread Clark Martin
At 12:03 PM -0600 11/23/03, Andre Ruegg wrote: on 11/22/03 3:02 PM, Heok Hee Ng at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This might help: http://homepage.mac.com/techedgeezine/cart_mac_pb2.html Heok Hee Thanks. The magnetic field disturbance sounds like my problem. I will try to locate some antimagnetic

Re: Wallstreet hardrive replacement?

2003-11-22 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 22/11/03 00:17, Andre Ruegg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have just successfully replaced the PRAM battery on my Wallstreet and wanted to upgrade the 4 gig hard drive to a 20 gig drive. When I installed the 29 gig drive and pressed the power button I heard a clicking and buzzing sound from

Re: Wallstreet hardrive replacement?

2003-11-22 Thread Andre Ruegg
on 11/22/03 8:44 AM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 22/11/03 00:17, Andre Ruegg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have just successfully replaced the PRAM battery on my Wallstreet and wanted to upgrade the 4 gig hard drive to a 20 gig drive. When I installed the 29 gig drive

Re: Wallstreet hardrive replacement?

2003-11-22 Thread Andre Ruegg
on 11/22/03 8:44 AM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 22/11/03 00:17, Andre Ruegg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have just successfully replaced the PRAM battery on my Wallstreet and wanted to upgrade the 4 gig hard drive to a 20 gig drive. When I installed the 29 gig drive

Re: Wallstreet hardrive replacement?

2003-11-22 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 22/11/03 11:15, Andre Ruegg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 11/22/03 8:44 AM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 22/11/03 00:17, Andre Ruegg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have just successfully replaced the PRAM battery on my Wallstreet and wanted to upgrade the 4 gig hard

Re: Wallstreet hardrive replacement?

2003-11-22 Thread Andre Ruegg
on 11/22/03 10:21 AM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 22/11/03 11:15, Andre Ruegg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 11/22/03 8:44 AM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 22/11/03 00:17, Andre Ruegg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have just successfully replaced

Re: Wallstreet hardrive replacement?

2003-11-22 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 22/11/03 13:48, Andre Ruegg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 11/22/03 10:21 AM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 22/11/03 11:15, Andre Ruegg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 11/22/03 8:44 AM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 22/11/03 00:17, Andre Ruegg at

Re: Wallstreet hardrive replacement?

2003-11-22 Thread Heok Hee Ng
Could this be due to the magnetic field of the hard drive interfering with the reed switch that controls sleep? I know this is sometimes an issue with upgrading hard drives in wallstreets. Heok Hee -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: Wallstreet hardrive replacement?

2003-11-22 Thread Andre Ruegg
on 11/22/03 1:37 PM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 22/11/03 13:48, Andre Ruegg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 11/22/03 10:21 AM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 22/11/03 11:15, Andre Ruegg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 11/22/03 8:44 AM, Laurent

Re: Wallstreet hardrive replacement?

2003-11-22 Thread Andre Ruegg
on 11/22/03 2:49 PM, Heok Hee Ng at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could this be due to the magnetic field of the hard drive interfering with the reed switch that controls sleep? I know this is sometimes an issue with upgrading hard drives in wallstreets. That is interesting. Could that be

Re: Wallstreet hardrive replacement?

2003-11-22 Thread Heok Hee Ng
This might help: http://homepage.mac.com/techedgeezine/cart_mac_pb2.html Heok Hee -- 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! | Support

Re: Wallstreet hardrive replacement?

2003-11-22 Thread Al Poulin
Andre Ruegg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tried the 20 gig I got the same sound again. The powerbook does not start up or do anything with the 20 gig drive installed. Don't want to ask a stupid question, but do you mean it will not start up from a boot CD or from the 20 gig drive which you have

Re: Wallstreet hardrive replacement?

2003-11-22 Thread Roger Shufflebottom
At 5:54 pm -0500 22/11/03, Al Poulin wrote: Don't want to ask a stupid question, but do you mean it will not start up from a boot CD or from the 20 gig drive which you have formatted for Macintosh and loaded with an OS? Hmm . . . sounds exactly like my desktop G4 Graphite which showed exactly the

Wallstreet hardrive replacement?

2003-11-21 Thread Andre Ruegg
I have just successfully replaced the PRAM battery on my Wallstreet and wanted to upgrade the 4 gig hard drive to a 20 gig drive. When I installed the 29 gig drive and pressed the power button I heard a clicking and buzzing sound from the speakers. I put the 4 gig back in and all worked well.