It was written
I would get a CD - internal or external - and boot the machine from
the
Linux CD that way, (if the Linux CD will do that)...
FYI, I don't believe that there was ever an internal CD-ROM built for
the PB5300. You'd have to use an external SCSI unit. That's what
Don't worry! Have no fear! This little Powerbook is not on its way
to the landfill! Sorry if I gave that impression.
I have contacted a local Apple retailer, and I'll be going in
tomorrow to test out the power brick theory. It should take all of
20 seconds! If it needs re-soldering, I'll
Well, it's either the power brick or the solder on the AC connection.
When I remove the battery, and plug it in, then press the reset
button, absolutely nothing happens. Looks like this little beauty
will be going to the great computer resting place in the sky!
Thanks for the suggestions to
Greetings, listers.
I have a PB1400c. It was working fine, when a low battery warning
message appeared. At this point, it was plugged in, and running on
AC. A few minutes later, the unit just shut down. I have tried
restarting, even while using the reset button on the back. When I
press
Thank you for the observations. I'll keep re-trying BR when I can.
The URL for Amnesia would be appreciated.
Thanks again.
Chris Gleeson
Napanee, Ontario
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I was running Battery Recondition on my PB5300c, when suddenly, the
screen went dark and a noise like static came from the speaker. I
had to remove the battery in order to restart the computer. When I
tried to run Battery Recondition again, the same thing happened. I
ran it earlier on a
I partitioned my hard drive on my PB5300c into two sections. I
turned VM on and, with 32 Meg of RAM, I'm running 8.6 with no
problem. More real RAM is better, no question, but, sometimes ya
gotta go with what ya have!
It's a little slow when surfing, but when used for WP or
spreadsheets,
On Monday, Maria wrote:
Does anyone know where I can get
the player's extentions and what ever else I might need to installed
when the 5300 comes back, also any tips on getting the CD Rom player
working well and up and able to install from it would be appreciated.
As far as I know, it should
Good-day everyone.
I have a spare 750 Meg HD that came with my PB5300c when I bought it
a few months ago. I was wondering if anyone knows of a way I can
install it in an external case, or in something I can use in the
expansion bay. It would be nice to have the extra capacity at my
beck
Thanks for the responses. The card is a 28.8 PCMCIA modem card.
When it is inserted there is a PC Card icon on the desktop with the
Global Village logo in it. I have selected Global Village Platinum
card in the modem control panel.
I followed Mike's advice and ran Zterm. It recognised the
Hmmm, I've just had a thought...
I went back into Zterm and it said my software version was 1.300. I
then recalled something I saw on the Global Village ftp site. It was
called PP Platinum 1.309 ROM Updater. I downloaded it, and unstuffed
it,and the instructions were all in reference to
I have been trying to flash upgrade the firmware in my Global Village
Power Port Platinum PCMCIA Card. I have downloaded an installed both
the 3.0.2 and the 3.0.6 upgrades from the GV site, but when I click
on the upgrade modem file, and select the slot the modem is inserted
into, I get a
PB5300c
and it works great! :-)
Chris Gleeson
Wawa, Ontario
http://wawa.cc
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