My feeling is that there is probably a defect in to ATi chip. This sounds like a graphics chip problem.. Makle sure your drivers are up to date. Also if you have installed drivers …

This issue may be related to a known-issue with the video that connects your display to the logic board. The cable is routed from the left side of your display (internally. of cour…

Give the display a good hard slap on the back. Seriously. This cured my WallStreet display problems.

If the display is a 13" Active. It is a known issue at Apple. If you squeeze the display case on the left side and the problem goes away, you are in luck. Contact Apple or an autho…

Damien is right. I had the same problem with my Wallstreet 250. Although the problem appeared after more than 12 months after purchase the repair was covered by Apple warranty. Now…

It does sound like the Cable Problem. It happened to me twice. The first time after 3 months and then again after 15 months. Apple repaired it for free on both occasions.

Many thanks for all the informative information; I received my PowerBook yesterday. http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/smile.gif It was the cable. ------------------ Cheers, Hans M…

The sound from my PowerBook 2000 DVD movies are OK at home or certainly when amplified by my VCR or TV. But when I are riding on a plane with ear phone pluged into the sound out p…

hi, well its good to see more of us islanders using more macs (pismo 500 and very HAPPY). I just noticed that the other day sound out was kind of soft also.so if i find a soluti…

The headphone amp on the powerbook is not very powerful. Your best bet is to get some decent in-ear headphones. Check the impedence on them. The lower the better. Also, if you …

one word: Fostex okay, more than one word... Fostex h'phones do not have a mini-plug and you'd have to use an adapter (phonoplug to miniplug) but hey those Fostex can kill, i used…

I don't understand this. My Wallstreet II blasts my ears off at any volume higher than 1 if I'm using earphones, and I'd really be happier with a volume setting of 0.5 if I could …

If you look in the sound control panel, under OS9 you have Output, which controls the general output volume, and you have a speaker setup, where you can adjust balance, volume, etc…

The thing about DVDs is that, so that loud sounds come out LOUD, regular sound is recorded onto the disc at fairly low levels. Another thing you may want to try is active (i.e. b…

howdy all, i'm typing this post from my brand new pismo500. just got it this morning, and it was pretty darn exciting to fire it up. ok, so here's my question... of course i wa…

some cd's/dvd's tend to rattle a bit... like my MacOS 9 CD will make my CD drive vibrate badly, but it works... it is usually due to some slight imbalance of the media, the label …

the drive performs fine, but the rattling/vibrating noise is kind of obnoxious. i only have one dvd, so i can't test it with another dvd. i tested it with multiple cds, and that s…

yes it is likely the media or i would not have said so the world is less than perfect and makers of media are an example of this

>>yes it is likely the media or i would not have said so sorry about that; i didn't mean to insinuate anything. i just re-read the post, and it came across poorly. i…

Yes, and it is a problem I have experienced with every drive I have used that is faster than 8x. Lon is right on the mark that some discs are not properly balanced, or improperly m…

Quote: Originally posted by tooki: Yes, and it is a problem I have experienced with every drive I have used that is faster than 8x. Lon is right on the mark that some di…

well, since my initial post, i have had the opportunity to test it with a variety of dvd's, cdr's, and commercial cd's. the vibration problem that i intially noted only occurs with…

i to had the funky play back,but after i gave dvd player more memory(30 meg) it plays like a dream...lifes great with my powerbook(500) except for the little problems(wiggly keyboa…

For some strange reason, when dialing out via my bulit in 56k modem, I have no sound at all.. I can tell whether I will connect at about 56k or 33k just by the way the connecting …

I remember this problem from a while back. It's a Mac OS 9 issue. On the control strip, check the sound-in module. This should look like a microphone and a faded CD beneath it. Ch…