Quote: Some games, and near future games, will definitely take advantage of the extra video memory. All of those higher resolution textures and higher res models have t…

If I had $500 just lying around, I'd probably pick one up. But, I don't think I go shifting my finances around just to afford one. I'll probably stick with my 9600 for now. On my d…

Call of Duty readme actually states "Solution: Call of Duty uses a lot of detailed textures, and in the normal course of play works best with at least 32M-64M of VRAM on your vid…

You know, gaming isn't the only thing you can do with a graphics card. I can fill up those 256MiB with a single 3D texture in about a quarter of a second. Right now I'm doing visua…

Was it necessary to dig up a 6 month old thread?

And what do you have against archaeology :-)

hey all, my girlfriend just received her brand spanking new ibook 800mhz G4. I have a 15" 1.25 ghz Albook and I have been comparing the airport reception between the two. The Iboo…

I have a G4 500mhz Tibook that is giving me some major difficulty as of the last few days. If it goes to sleep, is restarted or shut down it will not restart. I have managed to s…

Try resetting the power manager. Remove battery, power source, remove keyboard, locate PM reset button at upper right under keyboard (small metal button). Hold down for a while, re…

Thanks slimmy. Is that the same as the reset button on the back of the PB? (I think so). If so I've already tried that and it doesn't seem to help....

i am about to place an order for a memory upgrade (512mb) from www.macsales.com for a new rev b 12", but to tell you the truth, i am rather clueless to which one to buy. Quote: …

nevermind, i found one

Hey All - I have a Rev. A 17" Powerbook which I love, but I have noticed lately that when I shut the lid it takes sometimes close to a minute for it to fall asleep, whereas it us…

Most likely you have a process that is tidying itself up. I had the same problem when I installed faxStuff about a year ago. Start thinking about what you have installed since th…

Quote: Originally posted by _?_: Most likely you have a process that is tidying itself up. I had the same problem when I installed faxStuff about a year ago. Start thi…

What type of screwdriver does one need to, say, insert an AirPort Extreme card or some RAM? I heard it was something like a "Torx" screwdriver ... ?

Yeah, it's the Torx T-8 screwdriver. You should be able to get them at any major hardware store.

What model PowerBook? Some of them just have Philips 0 or 00 screws.

Quote: Originally posted by Macola: What model PowerBook? Some of them just have Philips 0 or 00 screws. Brand-new PowerBook G4 15". -Sam

Quote: Originally posted by selowitch: Brand-new PowerBook G4 15". -Sam Can't say for sure...I know the 17" has #0 screws, but it should be in your user's manual.

I ordered one from Macsales.com. Used to it to add ram to my powerbook. Terrance

It's a small Phillips. Don't know the technical name of the size, but it's the kind you would find on many small electronic devices.

Quote: Originally posted by selowitch: What type of screwdriver does one need to, say, insert an AirPort Extreme card or some RAM? I heard it was something like a "Torx…

I use a 0 tip phillips

Quote: Originally posted by fizzlemynizzle: the airport extreme is installed in the battery compartment of the 15" albook, no tools needed. to get at the RAM compartmen…