PB1400 port in use

2002-07-29 Thread Nick Harman
Hi I have a pb1400cs/166 running a fresh and clean 9.1. The machine has a Dayna Communicard Plus pcmcia card fitted with an adaptor that allows ethernet and modem. Its running the most recent Dayna s/ware (altho dayna went bust a while back) The ethernet side runs fine, but when i try to use

Re: PB1400 port in use

2002-07-29 Thread Malcolm Cornelius
on 29/07/02 09:27, Nick Harman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I have a pb1400cs/166 running a fresh and clean 9.1. The machine has a Dayna Communicard Plus pcmcia card fitted with an adaptor that allows ethernet and modem. Its running the most recent Dayna s/ware (altho dayna went bust a

Re: 3400 won't boot from OS 8 CD

2002-07-29 Thread Sionnach Aisling
--- Russell Courtenay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am back, yet again. (mailbox overflowed last time...) Now it won't boot to the OS 8 CD (flashing question mark). My first thought on reading this is that you have the OS 8 CD in the drive, but it's trying to boot from the Hard Drive...

Re: disappearing memory on a 5300 (and taking it apart)

2002-07-29 Thread victoria brandon
on Sun, 28 Jul 2002 19:30:18 -0700 Daniel Sirks wrote: Paul gives you good advice. You did not say whether you are comfortable taking apart a laptop. Remember, having a good technician do the job, even though simple and probably about 10 minutes total time, including testing time, will cost

Re: disappearing memory on a 5300 (and taking it apart)

2002-07-29 Thread william ahearn
victoria brandon wrote: Won't I also need a torx screwdriver? Need a T-8 torx screwdriver. Auto stores got them too. William -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital

Re: disappearing memory on a 5300 (and taking it apart)

2002-07-29 Thread Bruce Johnson
william ahearn wrote: victoria brandon wrote: Won't I also need a torx screwdriver? Need a T-8 torx screwdriver. Auto stores got them too. William Just don't get one of the ones that has an interchangeable head. Those don't fit down into the hole. I got one at an electronics

Re: disappearing memory on a 5300 (and taking it apart)

2002-07-29 Thread william ahearn
Bruce Johnson wrote: Need a T-8 torx screwdriver. Auto stores got them too. William Just don't get one of the ones that has an interchangeable head. Those don't fit down into the hole. Thanks for pointing that out. I overlooked it. But, yeah, good advice. William --

5300 CS Problems / Questions

2002-07-29 Thread James Williams
Mostly out of curiosity, I recently bought myself a PB 5300CS. After upgrading the OS to 8.1, the little machine runs better...no crashing, hangups, etc. However I still have some work to do. The PRAM battery is completely dead, and I'm wondering if that might be causing some strange

Travelstar 8E with PCMCIA card

2002-07-29 Thread George Mogiljansky
Hello, Anyone using this? I have a 3400 with 16 bit PC card slots. Thx George = /'\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign \ / No HTML/RTF in email X No Word docs in email / \ Respect for open standards Love your neighbour as yourself. (from Luke 10:27) __

5300 pb display split on bottom

2002-07-29 Thread Arne Christiansen
Hi, I have a 5300cs and the display is splitting on the lower right side. After taking it apart, I believe the problem is in the hinge. Has anyone had a similar problem and is there a fix? Arne Christiansen -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small

Re: 3400 won't boot from OS 8 CD

2002-07-29 Thread Russell Courtenay
Actually, I tried that (well, not the voodoo stuff, but I don't have any SCSI devices connected, so that shouldn't be necessary :{) ). I'm going to bet that is the very dead PRAM battery, I've seen it do some strange things to a Mac. I ordered one, will see what it does before I pester you

OT PC Card slot for iBooks?

2002-07-29 Thread Russell Courtenay
Anyone ever tried to hack a PC Card slot into an iBook? I guess it coould be done, don't know if anyone would be crazy enough to attempt. Maybe the new 14 one has enough room to try? I just really like plugging my Compact Flash card into it's adapter and directly into the PC Card slot on my

Re: 5300 CS Problems / Questions

2002-07-29 Thread Jim Arnott
A dead PRAM battery will cause all the problems you've described and more. Google green light of death (GLOD) and fill yourself in. I have one sitting here that only runs when the planets are in a certain alignment. It needs a PRAM battery Jim James Williams wrote: The PRAM battery is

Re: Travelstar 8E with PCMCIA card

2002-07-29 Thread Gary D. Adams
George: Yep. Had one for several months. I used it primarily with my Pismo, but it works (and boots) on my PB 3400. Gary George Mogiljansky wrote: Hello, Anyone using this? I have a 3400 with 16 bit PC card slots. Thx George = /'\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign \ / No HTML/RTF in