Re: PB520

At 3:34 PM -0400 5/10/04, Shani, Naftali wrote: OK, got my eBay purchase for $1.99: a PB520 (I guess it is a monochrome as it doesn't have a 'c'?), and have a few questions: 1. It was advertised as missing the HD and battery. Glad to say that only the battery compartments are empty,

Re: PB520

> > All PowerBooks, and for that matter every laptop I have ever used in my > > entire life works without the batteries. > > Except the Mac Portable. Actually, with a little extra juice through the AC adapter, my Portable works fine with a duff battery. The battery *is* installed, but I'm quite s

Re: PB520

Naftali, congratulations on the purchase. I hope your Powerbook treats you well. I bought a 520c off of eBay several months back, and it's provided me with a fun hobby. I can answer a few questions: 1. As far as I can tell you don't need to have any batteries for the 'book to work, as long as

Re: PB520

I see.. That isn't really a PowerBook though. Or a laptop at that. On May 10, 2004, at 3:54 PM, Joost van de Griek wrote: Except the Mac Portable. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon Powe

Re: PB520

On 2004-05-10 22:36, Dan Palka wrote: > All PowerBooks, and for that matter every laptop I have ever used in my > entire life works without the batteries. Except the Mac Portable. ,xtG .tsooJ -- Be sure not to program a "Kill Everyone in the Room" option into it. Far too many people make that m

Re: PB520

on 5/10/04 2:34 PM, Shani, Naftali at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 1. It was advertised as missing the HD and battery. Glad to say that only > the battery compartments are empty, and there is a HD under the keyboard. My > question - will it work on the AC adapter alone? All PowerBooks, and for that

Re: PB520

On May 10, 2004, at 12:34 PM, Shani, Naftali wrote: OK, got my eBay purchase for $1.99: a PB520 (I guess it is a monochrome as it doesn't have a 'c'?), and have a few questions: 1. It was advertised as missing the HD and battery. Glad to say that only the battery compartments

Re: PB520

Shani Naftali writes, <1. It was advertised as missing the HD and battery. Glad to say that only the battery compartments are empty, and there is a HD under the keyboard. My question - will it work on the AC adapter alone?> Well, since my PB 190 does (it came with a totally dead battery, though

PB520

OK, got my eBay purchase for $1.99: a PB520 (I guess it is a monochrome as it doesn't have a 'c'?), and have a few questions: 1. It was advertised as missing the HD and battery. Glad to say that only the battery compartments are empty, and there is a HD under the keyboard. My que

PB520 Service Manual

I'm looking for an Apple Service Manual for the PowerBook 520 series. I'm trying to convert a 520 to a 520c for a first grade teacher by making one good machine out of two. The url I have for downloads of Apple service manuals doesn't seem to work anymore. Could someone send me a link that works, o

Re: pb520 dimmed screen

Henry Lintiaco wrote: > > Etc. The back light > may be busted, how do I repair it? > > Thanks so much. > > Henri Hello Henri: When you get the shiny metal LCD screen out, you have to disassemble the LCD assembly. You will need very small Phillips and blade screwdrivers. You can get such from

pb520 dimmed screen

My PB has only 10% of original illumination. When the light is off, I cannot see anything. The back light may be busted, how do I repair it? Can you refer me to any site on how to replace the backlight? I already downloaded the service manual to open the powerbook, but no luck so far in finding

Screen in my PB520 is dimmed 10% illumination

I searched the list archive and more than convinced that the backlight of my PB520 is busted (I put the PB520 in the dark and cant see anything. At normal room lighting, I can only see 10% of illumination. How can I repair or replace this? Can I use the backlight on my toshiba 1800 laptop? Is

Battery Rebuilding - PB520

Does anyone know of a website offering instructions on how to rebuild a 520 battery? Thanks Tom -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook

Re: PB520 line-in port

To record voice into a PB520 (from a microphone), do I need to run a line-out from a tapedeck to the line-in of the 520, or does any kind of microphone work directly plugged into the port? My Apple microphone does not seem to work when plugged in here. Thanks Tom -- PowerBooks is sponsored by

Recording on PB520

When I try to record on my 520 all I get is a screeching noise, no matter what combination of settings I try. The first time I used it it worked ok, but when I started experimenting with the settings, I got this screeching noise. Any suggestions? Thanks Arlis __

Re: PB520 and 802.11b???

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Arlis R Tyner) writes: > I was recently given a Powerbook 520, and I was wondering if anyone > could tell me the feasibility of using this machine for wireless > internet. I've been seeing a lot of articles recently about making > an 802.11b antenna from a Pringles can and 6 or

Re: PB520 and 802.11b???

> From: Arlis R Tyner > Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 4:40 PM > To: PowerBooks > Subject: PB520 and 802.11b??? > > > I was recently given a Powerbook 520, and I was wondering if > anyone could tell me the feasibility of using this machine for > wireless internet

PB520 and 802.11b???

t would be great if I could make it work with one of these cheap Pringles can antennas. Do I need a wireless network card? Can the PB520 even accept one, or be modified to do so? Sorry for sounding like such a newbie, but the last time I had regular access to my own computer this Powerbook was

Re: I-net sharing on a PB520

Hi Kevin, >I'd like to share a DSL connection between a PC & my >powerbook. For the hardware I've got a ethernet >transceiver & a crossover cable to connect to the PC's >network card. Anything else needed? What software >needs to be set up on the PC & the PB? I did that a few weeks ago, it's pre

Re: I-net sharing on a PB520

Kevin Rogers-Kari Moyle wrote: > I'd like to share a DSL connection between a PC & my > powerbook. For the hardware I've got a ethernet > transceiver & a crossover cable to connect to the PC's > network card. Anything else needed? What software > needs to be set up on the PC & the PB? Or is there

I-net sharing on a PB520

I'd like to share a DSL connection between a PC & my powerbook. For the hardware I've got a ethernet transceiver & a crossover cable to connect to the PC's network card. Anything else needed? What software needs to be set up on the PC & the PB? Or is there a good FAQ or website that I can find thi

Regarding PB520 and batteries

Just a big thank you to the List and everyone here.. Thanks to you out of two batteries I seem to have recovered one. Thanks Gary -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital C

Re: PB520 questions- New to List

Kevin Rogers-Kari Moyle wrote: > I've inherited a PB520 recently that has some issues. > At first the screen would flash yellow, now the screen > has vertical white lines across the top half of the > display. Screen dying or connection problem? Yes. (Could be either...thoug

PB520 questions- New to List

I've inherited a PB520 recently that has some issues. At first the screen would flash yellow, now the screen has vertical white lines across the top half of the display. Screen dying or connection problem? It came with 3 batteries that won't hold a charge. Anyway to resurrect them? Was

Re: pb520 vertical lines through 1/2 screen

Maybe we should get together. I have a 2300c with 2 vertical stripes in the right half of the screen. I've asked here if anyone had any ideas. Silence. If you divide the right half of the screen into 4 parts, outside being #1, stripes 2 and 4 are gray. Left half is fine; All unstriped parts are

Re: pb520 vertical lines through 1/2 screen

At 12:45 PM -0700 7/26/02, Travis Glaab wrote: >I have a recurring problem with my pb520. Vertical white lines will run >through the lower half of the screen. > >Thinking it is a problem with the interconnect cable I'll fiddle with it for >a while, and suddenly the problem

pb520 vertical lines through 1/2 screen

I have a recurring problem with my pb520. Vertical white lines will run through the lower half of the screen. Thinking it is a problem with the interconnect cable I'll fiddle with it for a while, and suddenly the problem will be gone. I've tried to be systematic to identify the exact

Re: where to find 802.11 cards for PB520?

2002 08:32:04 -0700 > To: Donna Hood Pointer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: where to find 802.11 cards for PB520? > > Donna Hood Pointer wrote: >> I think that one on Version Tracker is the way to go. It downloads as >> apt6041i.hqx and is 1MB after decompressi

Re: where to find 802.11 cards for PB520?

, although mine was more expensive 3 weeks ago. <http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=4112&Item=LUC012372A> Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm > From: Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 11:10:58 -0700 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: w

Re: PB520 PC Card Cage help

of the item. > >joseph > >- Original Message - >From: Jamie Pruden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: PowerBooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 1:03 PM >Subject: Re: PB520 PC Card Cage help > > >> Is that the part number off of the cag

Re: PB520 PC Card Cage help

It is the number off the box, don't have the cage at hand to get a number off of the item. joseph - Original Message - From: Jamie Pruden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: PowerBooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 1:03 PM Subject: Re: PB520 PC Card Cage hel

Re: PB520 PC Card Cage help

Is that the part number off of the cage itself or off of a box? The part number doesn't show up in the Knowledge base or on the sun remarketing site. If I remember correctly, my rev b cage had a number that ended with a "b"... smiles, Jamie On 8/29/01 12:38 PM, Joseph C. Sis, JR. <[EMAIL PRO

PB520 PC Card Cage help

I need help figuring out which revision of the PCMCIA Card cage this part number would be? M2995LL/D I could not find an answer on the Mac.com website support area, thanks in advance. joseph -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.sm

Re: pb520 not seeing power adapter

Power Manager reset on a 520 - (Taken from Service Source Reset the power manager if: • The battery and power adapter are proven good, but the computer will not power on. • The computer will not reset after a system crash. To reset the power manager in the PowerBook 500 Series, 1 Remove the AC a

pb520 not seeing power adapter

I started up my pb520 2 or 3 days ago to try the 64mb Compactflash in the PCMCIA card holder. The battery said it was full. It was plugged in. today the computer is not showing the "little plug" in the control strip where it shows it is plugged in. The battery is losing charge, so it