Re: battery charging problem on powerbook g4

thanks, i did post to that group but apparently it is not being modertated as my message has not yet been posted. also, the home page of this group, the first sentence states: Welcome to G-Group (originally G-List), a Google Group managed by Low End Mac and covering all Macs built around G3, G4,

battery charging problem on powerbook g4

some charge but it's draining, as it tries to chrage then stops, etc... any ideas? much appreciated! ~demetrius -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http

Re: data transfer so sllooowwww on G4 MDD?

thanks for all the answers peeps. found a local card for $17! cheers On Mar 24, 12:44 pm, Demetrius babag...@gmail.com wrote: trying to move a few hundred gb from my MDD to new Western Digital My Book Essential 1TB drive, but it's going agonizingly slow... says 88 hours for 250 gb and seems

Re: annoying 'pause' on G4 MDD

thanks for the feedback folks, i've left the drives spinning and that seems to have solved the problem. but should i be worried that running the drives will significantly shorten their life span?! thanks again, it's so great to have knowledgeable people sharing the wealth ;-) -- You received

annoying 'pause' on G4 MDD

every so often, maybe once or twice an hour, there is this pause, i hear a hard drive not sure which one spinning up (or down?), sometimes i get the spinning circle, and it last from 5-10 seconds. very annoying. never, or rarely happens on my old G3 powerbook, or my G5 at work... it seems that

networking two macs

i know this should be easy but it's not working for me. i have a G4 MDD with 10.5.6 and a Powerbook (PB) G3 (with G4 processor upgrade) running 10.4.11. I would like to connect them on my wireless network, so that I can access all folder/files, but keep others out. AppleTalk and File Sharing is

Re: networking two macs

, and haven't had any problems since. So if you do have a Linksys or other router, I would try playing with the settings a little bit. You also might try changing the encryption for your network, for example from WEP to WPA, if you can. Hope that helps,      -Cyrus On Mar 3, 3:26 pm, Demetrius

new g4 MDD owner

i'm new to the powermac line, being a long time Pismo owner, and i have a couple of questions, if i may: - will the mdd (dual1.25) take an 'airport extreme' card, or is it limited to slower 'airport' card? any advice for the best way to make this thing wireless, i.e PCI card or something? i don't

copying 10.5 system disc

hi there i always make a copy of my important discs, and i'd like to make one of the 10.5 Leopard disc that came with my G4 (off ebay), but i see it is dual layer. any nifty tricks for making a copy onto multiple reg. dvds? i have toast. thanks!

Re: copying 10.5 system disc

it a try. cheers! On Feb 21, 3:48 pm, Demetrius babag...@gmail.com wrote: hi there i always make a copy of my important discs, and i'd like to make one of the 10.5 Leopard disc that came with my G4 (off ebay), but i see it is dual layer. any nifty tricks for making a copy onto multiple reg