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PB wont charge — #1

Hey, I have a new 15" Al PB that won't charge when plugged in. Its fully plugged in and is only about a couple months old. I'm not sure why its not charging. I haven't tried much c…
MacNN Hardware by kpne1home

PB wont charge — #2

Long shot: Try Cmd-Opt-O-F at startup. Then type reset-nvram, and hit the Return key, and then type reset-all. This is something I have come across in my travels, not something I…
MacNN Hardware by Ω

PB wont charge — #3

I am also assuming that the charge is below 95%, as they won't charge when higher than this level.
MacNN Hardware by Ω

PB wont charge — #4

I think it may be the ac adapter for it. I'll go to my local apple store.
MacNN Hardware by kpne1home

PB wont charge — #5

I'm going to bet it's the AC adapter, I'm on my third one. They don't seem to be the best quality. The one I have now makes a humming noise when it's charging. Good news is Apple c…
MacNN Hardware by moonman192

My rev. A 17" PowerBook is rock solid — #1

I just thought it might be nice to post something good about the current crop of PowerBooks in lieu of all of the negative posts recently. Yes there are plenty of fully functional,…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Ti X

My rev. A 17" PowerBook is rock solid — #2

Yes. My Rev b has been rock solid. The only problem I had was self-induced when I put in bad ram. I am using this machine a lot too and it has taken many road trips and few air …
MacNN Troubleshooting by Podolsky

My rev. A 17" PowerBook is rock solid — #3

My 17" is great, no issues, i bring it back and forth from work, whip it out at various B&N/starbucks, as well as at friend's apartments, city parks, and skateparks.. Although…
MacNN Troubleshooting by baglunch

My rev. A 17" PowerBook is rock solid — #6

No problems on my PB17 Rev. A. The sizzling stopped after a few weeks; one Kernel panic in 6 months. Installed the firmware upgrade for my Superdrive-no problems there either.
MacNN Troubleshooting by cszar2001

My rev. A 17" PowerBook is rock solid — #8

Quote: Originally posted by Tantrum: My pb is a 5days old and seems completely perfect! ...*knocks on wood in fear of whitespots* I spoke too soon, bought my power…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Tantrum

My rev. A 17" PowerBook is rock solid — #9

Current: My PB 17" Rev A is 100% perfect Past: PBG4 15" 1GHZ/SD 100% PBG4 15" 800MHZ 80% - some paint flaking PBG4 15" 667MHZ 100% PBG4 15" 500MHZ 100% PBG3/500 100% PBG3/400 100%…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Karim

My rev. A 17" PowerBook is rock solid — #10

Well ive had experience with all three Aluminium powerbooks, and currently own the 12' Rev B and 15' 1,25Ghz. I sold the 17' 1,33Ghz two weeks ago. Heres a summary : 17' 1,33Ghz (…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Badwisdom

My rev. A 17" PowerBook is rock solid — #11

My 17" REV A has screen arthritis in cold weather. There are pinstripe vertical black lines that fizzle when I first turn it on or wake it from sleep, but this clears up in a few m…
MacNN Troubleshooting by urrl78

My rev. A 17" PowerBook is rock solid — #12

I got my rev A 17" in April? can't remember. But it's been almost a year of using it at work, home, everywhere I go. I've had absoultely no problems at all. It has never let me dow…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Buzzfish

hard drive question for 15" PB — #1

hey, i'm new here but will be buying a 15" PB very soon. can anyone tell me if it's worth it to upgrade to the 5400rpm HD? is the speed difference noticeable? thanks in advance.…
MacNN Hardware by stronzo
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