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WHEN will Apple FIX uneven illumination? — #45

Also, some general advice: 1. If you have a problem that's not too severe, and your stuff is already installed on your new 'Book anyway... keep using it. Get it fixed in a few mon…
MacNN Troubleshooting by nagromme

WHEN will Apple FIX uneven illumination? — #46

I am interested to see this thread. I have a Powerbook titanium 550 that started having uneven illumination after about a year, however it is different from what I am seeing descr…
MacNN Troubleshooting by sedmands

WHEN will Apple FIX uneven illumination? — #48

Yes, I do agree that Apple will most likely fix most issues with the screen. I too can suggest getting a powerbook (albiet I've had my fair share of problems too). I still sugges…
MacNN Troubleshooting by moyashi

WHEN will Apple FIX uneven illumination? — #49

Oh no, not Samsung! They make garbage. I had their multisystem VCR to watch PAL & SECAM movies on my NTSC TV and it died in less than a year. I had a Powerbook yoyo power suppl…
MacNN Troubleshooting by kaleberg

WHEN will Apple FIX uneven illumination? — #50

I didn't read all of the posts, but I've seen that before...is the illumination permanent? I've seen it happen from pressure or a temperature change...it goes away after about an …
MacNN Troubleshooting by macgyvr64

Pismo battery won't charge — #1

I have a Pismo and I replaced the battery about 4 months ago and everything has been fine until the last couple of weeks. My battery is currently at 39% and not charging. If I unp…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Octo

Pismo battery won't charge — #2

I discovered that if I remove the battery, wait a few minutes and reinsert it, it will charge a few percent and then stop. If I remove it once it has stopped charging, the connect…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Octo

Pismo battery won't charge — #3

Uh, oh. You have the same problem I have. My history runs like this: I have a PBG3 (BK--Pismo) that I've had for years. I upgraded it to 10.2 and then 10.3. I did the 10.3 upgrad…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Bill Eccles

Pismo battery won't charge — #4

And one other thing... did you ever install that intermediate update? It was... hmmm... 10.2.8 that was released and then pulled and re-released? I did. On this machine. It caused …
MacNN Troubleshooting by Bill Eccles

Pismo battery won't charge — #5

Quote: Originally posted by Octo: I have a Pismo and I replaced the battery about 4 months ago and everything has been fine until the last couple of weeks. My battery i…
MacNN Troubleshooting by d_c_13

Pismo battery won't charge — #6

I see just "f5" in boot ROM version. And, oops, it turns out I have a Lombard, not a Pismo. Any further clues would be appreciated.
MacNN Troubleshooting by Bill Eccles

Pismo battery won't charge — #8

OK, you're not going to believe this... I just installed from the original PBG3 restore CD and rebooted. Then I downloaded Battery Reset 2.0 from Apple. (http://docs.info.apple.co…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Bill Eccles

Pismo battery won't charge — #9

My Pismo reports 4.18f5 and my 'new' battery is a 'Hi Capacity Power Products' B-5899. I'm going to try rebooting into classic and see what the behaviour is under classic. Then I …
MacNN Troubleshooting by Octo

Pismo battery won't charge — #10

I have pretty much the same experience with my pismo. After I got the new battery it did recharge for a while, then the lightning rod over the battery in the menu bar would come a…
MacNN Troubleshooting by rcowan

Pismo battery won't charge — #11

That's actually my next step here. Granted, the PMUs of the Pismo and Lombard are different and we may be comparing Apples and, um, Apples, but I'll let you know what I find out. …
MacNN Troubleshooting by Bill Eccles

Pismo battery won't charge — #13

Having retrieved my old battery from my office, I tried it. It will charge! (though it only lasts for a few minutes without the AC adapter plugged in). Nonetheless it does charge, …
MacNN Troubleshooting by rcowan
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