I would say as soon as you get it going make sure that energy saver doesn't put it to sleep. That might keep the problem from coming back.

One fact about PowerBooks that one may ignore only at one's peril is that they are PowerBooks. If an OS or System is installed as a clone or a copy of an installation on a desktop…

The new-look new-life NewerTech offers Li-Ion batteries for the PB 1400s. A brief Google brought up references but little in the way of specifics. Nonetheless, it is worth pursui…

Be confident to solve this issue without a screwdriver. It is not unusual for the PB 1400 after beeing unused for a longer period. It might be helpful to discharge the PB completel…

i just checked the cable.. and put it back on the mac.. now i don't get the error.. i guess it was a bad connection..but in any case i'm gonna back up anyways

Just wanted to provide some closure.... I pulled the 1GB HD out of my 1400c/117MHz and installed it in the 2400, and all is well. For now. Re-celling the battery will be my next p…

A bad cable would doubtfully cause a S.M.A.R.T. error. It's much more likely that it's just the drive; just because it's new doesn't mean it's not bad, or about to die. If you're n…

My first guess would be the cable since you didn't get the error before changing it. Remember, when things start going wrong, always check the free/cheap solutions before spending …

hi!.. i just changed the ide cable of my g4 mac and now in the Disk Utility im get my drive in red { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_…

At any rate, for $150 you can almost get a Pismo on ebay these days, so if you have a little more you can get a better computer than a clamshell iBook.

I personally like the clamshell iBooks... I paid about $630 for my Blueberry back in 2002. I still have it, though I modded it to remove the white metal shielding because it was co…

Do you hear the fan come on? If not, that's a problem... Are the vents unobstructed (internally and externally)? Is the G4 sitting on a hot plate? I have performed sustained, he…

So my PB is sluggish (has been for the last year) and everytime I play YouTube videos (much less DVD movies), the system overheats in like 5 minutes. Within 10 minutes of this over…

I think the best thing to do is to list all the upgrades separately, and offer "free installation with buy it now" or something like that. I may even have the original 6 gig Quant…

All but the ROM and the internal ethernet work just from a retail 8.6 CD.

One other thing that has occurred to me that is completely unrelated to the topic of the correct firmware required for booting into 8.6 is whether any additional 8.6 system files w…

I have done a lot of googling and have discovered the following: If you have upgraded the sawtooth firmware (aka boot rom) using the 4.x update, the ability to boot into 8.6 is di…

You'll need to get a can of "Aroma of newly moulded plastic" to spray everything with. Include a calendar of 1999 and an invite to see the fireworks in Sydney at the end of the yea…

Let us know what the items end up selling for.

That's true. The original G3 ZIF is there, in the original Sonnet packaging. I was thinking I'd put the original back in and sell the G4 separately, with a link in the Mac listin…

No luck for me yet, with ROM 2.5.1. My machine (ID 406) doesn't want to work with a September 1999 G4 boot CD. It also doesn't want to work with a retail OS 8.6 install with ROM 2.…

If you have a G3 ZIF laying around, I'd plug that in and sell it with that. Of all people, Bunsen, you should know the value of G4 ZIF's. It's not often you can get one for cheap, …

Nonetheless, there are those who will prefer a Beige G3 in quasi-original (?) cosmetic as well as functional condition, and be prepared to pay more to get it. Given a Rev. C ROM (…

Thanks for this. These prices are great.

It's not a TAM or Cube, so I wouldn't put it in the collectors bracket.