If I took a faster processor, it would have to be from 3rd party manufacturers, which I don't like very much and could lead me to incompatibility problems. Click to expand... W…

Might be a firmware update, yeah.

Also, if you want better speed, use 10.3.9, and stay away from 10.2, and 10.4 Click to expand... I only have Mac OS 9.2.2 and 8.6 installed. It's just what I need for now. And…

Good news: I got a hold of ROM 2.5.1, on an installation CD for a G4 system. [] ]'> Bad news: The CD won't boot my G4! [xx(] ]'> According to the system profile…

one of the problems you could be having, is interfearance inside the CPU itself. If you get it too fast, you may be causing electricity to cause interfearance from the heat INSIDE…

What is the maximum voltage for that CPU?

Here's an idea. Settle in at 450mhz and stop pushing it to 500 before you fry it. Bumping a 400mhz chip to 500mhz is a 25% overclock, which is really pushing it with air cooling. Y…

Here's an idea. Settle in at 450mhz and stop pushing it to 500 before you fry it. Bumping a 400mhz chip to 500mhz is a 25% overclock, which is really pushing it with air cooling. Y…

Could PSU be the source of the problems? the computer freezes at 43°C when running at 500mhz.

That's an interesting and rare bit of kit. I think the CF-IDE adapter you reference requires yet another adapter to work. You want to be sure that the IDE interface is specificall…

It'll work a treat, I've tried a couple of very generic looking ones with a Sandisk 1 and 2GB CF card which allow for booting, both on a PB3400 and 5300 (don't use it on that reall…

Hello guys, So I have this Macintosh Freestyle Tablet (basically a PowerBook 5300). The problem is the hard drive overheated I believe and has been acting funky ever-since. Altern…

I have a USB2 PCMCIA card that I can use if that particular change is made.

For my Lombard I just pulled 5v from the pads on the bottom of the mobo from the USB ports. They are nice and exposed and it is super easy. I have never used much more than a keybo…

I've heard of some people (like this one) using the +5v from the PCMCIA card cage to run the fan off of a little switch they've installed. May be worth trying, or googling for othe…

Can't say I know the inside of the Lombard too well so I might be well and truly off the mark here but is there any sort of thermal sensor that's tripping (or in this case not trip…

I replaced the fan and it was spinning OK when installed. Heck even the original one looked OK.

Can you spin the fan with your hand? Check the connections.

Is there any sort of utility to turn on the internal fan on a Lombard? This thing is overheating and locking up. The cooling fan is not turning on at all. I'm working on a new s…

Actually, I got the keyboard working! (The contacts were a little dirty) Thanks for your help!

Everyone I have asked says that they either don't have the original install CD or that it came with OS 9. All the copies of 8.6 floating around the net are March 1999 retail copie…

That is the Open Firmware boot selector.. It shows you the bootable volumes. Clicking the circular arrow refreshes the menu choices indeed, f.e. because you put a CD in the drive…

Hi, I posted earlier about the PowerBook G4 that gets stuck on the loading screen. I'm not sure what version the laptop is, but everymac.com said that some versions of the laptop…

Thank you, almeath!

I've asked a bunch of people selling sawtooth G4s on eBay whether they're willing to sell me their original restore CD. Although it seems that most G4s ended up shipping with MacOS…