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Battery Problem with 17" PB — #1

I've just recently had a problem with my battery. Sometimes after putting it to sleep hours later the computer will just shut off and not see the battery until I pull it out and pu…
MacNN Hardware by TheGreatButcher

12" powerbook and external monitor — #1

Hi all, Running FCP onmy 1ghz 12" PB and can't seem to get it to recognize the s-video out. I am running the mini-dvi connector and FCP won't let me set it to preview video out t…
MacNN Hardware by tommyp

Powerbook+iLife '04 — #1

Hi all, If I purchase a Powerbook today, through say Amazon.com, will I be able to get a copy of iLife '04, if I goto the apple store and show my reciept or if I call Apple.com? O…
MacNN Hardware by ablao

Freezes, Overheating, Logic Boards, Oh My! — #1

I'm wondering if anyone else has seen these symptoms and, if so, what the cause was: 1. On an intermitten basis (say once every three to four weeks) my PB G4 667 will completely l…
MacNN Hardware by jreades

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

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

Dual output speakers? — #1

Is there any way to set up a Powerbook to use the internal speakers at the same time as a set of USB speakers?
MacNN Hardware by MacsGalor

G5 or 17" Powerbook — #1

I'm trying to decide between these two. My options are either a single or dual 1.8 G5 or 17" Powerbook. I am currently a Cube owner and want to upgrade to a new machine. I plan to…
MacNN Hardware by jyen

Did 10.3.2 disable my fan? — #1

After updating to 10.3.2 I've noticed that the fan on my Rev B 12" never comes on! Very strange. I've also noticed that, as a result, it is running much warmer. Is there any way I…
MacNN Hardware by bkb

What uses less battry life? — #1

Playing a DVD from the superdrive or from the hard drive? I am going on an airplane for the first time with my powerbook soon, and was wondering which would use the least amount o…
MacNN Hardware by KraziKid

AlBook RAM in a TiBook? — #1

We just ordered a new 1.25ghz AlBook in the office. It's 512 megs of RAM is 256x2, and we'll probably update one of the slots to 512, to get 768 in the powerbook and have a 256 me…
MacNN Hardware by C.J. Moof

Suggestions on a trade — #1

There's a guy who's interested in trading his 12" Albook (2 months old) for my 15" Tibook (14 months old). Both have 1Ghz processors and superdrives. I have 1gig RAM, he has 768. …
MacNN Hardware by jerseyfreeze

G3 BW HD size limit — #1

Is there a maximum HD size that I can fit in a bw G3? I have 60+6 Go on the IDE bus, and I consider removing the original 6 GB HD and installing a 120GB HD instead. Can the origin…
MacNN Hardware by lapinos

TiBook Rev. B battery is stuck in case — #1

Ok, this is kind of embarassing, but I had my computer, in my backback with a computer sleeve, fall off of a 4 foot high table, onto the floor. I thought it got through the episod…
MacNN Hardware by editmire

Unusually slow pismo, suggestions? — #1

Lately, something seems slow about my pismo. On SNES9X it gets lower performance than my rev. C iMac, and video files, .avi files in particular have had horrible performance, dropp…
MacNN Hardware by Woehrle46

G5 processor upgrade — #1

It may be too early in the lifetime of the G5 to answer this question, but I was wondering if anyone knew whether or not it's possible to upgrade a G5 1.6 to one of the higher spee…
MacNN Hardware by k_shehadeh

Dead Cube...Help — #1

450MHz 832MB RAM 120 Gig Baracuda GeForce 3 In the last 2-3 months, I have been progressively having more and more problems. The screen goes fuzzy. Reboot sometimes works...some…
MacNN Hardware by jrramsey

What kind of stereo do you own? why? — #1

What kind of stereo do you own? I own a Sony "executive" stereo (I believe that is what you call them). It is silver with a vertical loading cd tray and is complemented by woode…
MacNN Hardware by John D. Smith

bbx omega — #1

is that skin out yet or any bbx theme. I was thinking of getting it but I can't seem to find it and what program would I need?
MacNN Hardware by yoyoman
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