Rather na�vely I bought my 12" RevB PB with Superdrive assuming that any blank write-only DVD media would work fine. I went out and bought a box full of blank DVD+Rs, only to lear…

not really. DVD-R and +RW are totally different standards. if you had a DVD-Multi drive that supported +RW, then it would work, but macs don't come with those. That and matsushita …

I'm talking about DVD+R, not DVD+RW (I assume they're not the same thing?). I only realised there was a difference when I read the latest issue of MacFormat which reviews a dual-f…

+R is a derivitive of the +RW standard (it's called the +RW consortium or something like that. a group of companies that make +R/+RW stuff. they're not actually part of the DVD for…

Thanks a lot Albert, that's really helpful. I'd trust a regular here over a Future publication any day... I'll just have to offload those DVD+R discs on someone else...

FYI, if you are looking for good deals on bulk DVD-Rs check out Shop4Tech.com. I just bought a hundred 2x DVD-Rs for 60 bucks (free shipping included). Yes you will get several d…

I want to do a archive and install of 10.3 on my PB 1.25 since the computer is running flaky and its time to tidey up. I qualified for the 10.3 upgrade program so I got the upgrade…

Guess I have everyone stumped.

According to Macfixit, there's no other way

I used to visit Macfixit until they went pay. Thats why I didn't check there. Do I need to have a membership to view issues still?

I am trying to find any information about the meaning of the stop symbol on startup when the machine refuses to boot. Is it a bad RAM symbol or bad boot blocks on the drive? This i…

Quote: Originally posted by ecrelin: I am trying to find any information about the meaning of the stop symbol on startup when the machine refuses to boot. Is it a bad RA…

both are Lombards w/384 RAM. Once the Apple comes up on the screen it quickly displays a stop symbol and simply freezes. It will boot off the CD with the c key down and I did run D…

I'm currently trying to fix a friend's computer with the same problem. It is a dual G4/450 (with jaguar and classic partitions). I get the stop symbol both booting off the OS X p…

I just set up a separate machine for my wife and daughter (G3 box running 10.3.2). I created an admin account for myself and managed accounts for them. During setup I selected cert…

Never mind, problem solved. I rebooted and it behaved. Should've done that first thing. J.

i know i had a month to send pb in for repair. they sent a box out the day after i contacted support. turns out i couldn't part with it until after that 1 month period. haven't had…

Same box/ case #, I've waited as long as 8 months (p.o.s. pbook 12" rev. A). Just kept using my old 15".

so i don't need to worry about calling apple again? i can just send it on in the box the originally sent? thanks for the help.

I kept my box over 3 months, and ended up walk it into an Apple Store when I got back from school, but I seem to remember the Apple guy on the phone telling me that after a month, …

thanks, i'm going to call tomorrow and see what the deal is. it's hard to let it go though.

As another data point, i just sent my 12" in again after waiting a few months with the same box, and it came back 2 days later. No call in or anything. And it looks like it might a…

Hello Everyone, Ive have been using apple products for about a year so far and I love it compared to windows. Im really wanting a laptop so that im not stuck in a room whil…

Quote: Originally posted by kshack: Hello Everyone, Ive have been using apple products for about a year so far and I love it compared to windows. Im really wanti…

I'm kind of in the same boat as you. Long time PC user who recently got into Macs. Got a desktop G4 to try out and loved it, so I got a G5. Last Friday, I decided to replace my…