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iBook G3 500MHz Questions — #12

I know this is probably a hard question I'm asking, but I am still wondering if this is hard drive related at all? Originally when I went to reinstall Mac OS 9.2.1 (using the OS 9…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by wardsenatorfe92 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 - 23:37

Replace hdd im Macintosh SE — #3

i tried the search bar, and it ignores "se" i really need just to know what type of hdd to get/what recommendation people have for this issue btw, can i use the scsi hdd from a PM…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by geeko Wed, 20 Jan 2010 - 23:00

Replace hdd im Macintosh SE — #2

what tools do i need to do this repair? Click to expand... The one in the top right corner of this page.
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Bunsen Wed, 20 Jan 2010 - 22:37

Jaz Drive with System 6 — #1

Is it possible to use an external Jaz drive with System 6? Thanks, agg23
68kMLA Troubleshooting by agg23 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 - 22:35

Replace hdd im Macintosh SE — #1

i got a mac se at a garage sale a little while back, and it was working fine. then one day, i powered it on and it only boots to a [?] . i put in the system floppy, and it booted…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by geeko Wed, 20 Jan 2010 - 20:54

Duo 230, DuoDock and a dead (?) Duo 2300! — #8

And among the free stuff I got with, there is three Duo main batteries, a 1xx battery (apparently all dead) Click to expand... Which version of the Duo batteries (i.e., Type I,…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by jruschme Wed, 20 Jan 2010 - 15:00

Duo 230, DuoDock and a dead (?) Duo 2300! — #7

As I suspect you know, the colour PowerBook Duo screens where marginally thicker than those found on the greyscale models, and so a replacement lid for the original DuoDock was ava…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by beachycove Tue, 19 Jan 2010 - 22:15

Duo 230, DuoDock and a dead (?) Duo 2300! — #6

And as a humorous sidenote, note to self:Unlike what you read everywhere on the web, you *can* put a 2300c in an original DuoDock, and it works just fine. You only need to push a l…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Anonymous Freak Tue, 19 Jan 2010 - 21:08

Duo 230, DuoDock and a dead (?) Duo 2300! — #5

And as a humorous sidenote, note to self: Unlike what you read everywhere on the web, you *can* put a 2300c in an original DuoDock, and it works just fine. You only need to push a…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by superpantoufle Tue, 19 Jan 2010 - 20:52

Duo 230, DuoDock and a dead (?) Duo 2300! — #4

Wow, beachycove, what a complete answer! Thanks a lot to both of you. Actually last night I took some time to test those babies, and it seems like it's Christmas all over again! …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by superpantoufle Tue, 19 Jan 2010 - 20:01

Possible Conquest Macbook Core Duo? — #14

That is a step I plan to try down the road. Right now I plan to try Disk Warrior as it can 'see' the drive but not access it. I ran Disk Utility - First Aid but was stopped by an…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Strimkind Tue, 19 Jan 2010 - 15:08

iBook G3 500MHz Questions — #11

I've noticed that when those particular iBook's have a failing hard drive, it's hard to determine, because the clunks are so random, it's not as consecutive as they usually are in …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by wardsenatorfe92 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 - 13:29

Duo 230, DuoDock and a dead (?) Duo 2300! — #3

Congratulations on a very complete Duo starter kit there! I don't think there is much I can add that beachycove hasn't already covered. Except to say that out there somewhere on …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Bunsen Tue, 19 Jan 2010 - 13:05

Possible Conquest Macbook Core Duo? — #12

I think I just might. If I can get one for less than $50 there is almost nothing to lose. Now I just play the waiting game for the Macbook Adapter. In the meantime...I have pick…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Strimkind Tue, 19 Jan 2010 - 06:10

iBook G3 500MHz Questions — #10

I've noticed that when those particular iBook's have a failing hard drive, it's hard to determine, because the clunks are so random, it's not as consecutive as they usually are in …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Christopher Tue, 19 Jan 2010 - 04:46

Duo 230, DuoDock and a dead (?) Duo 2300! — #2

Congrats, and a few random thoughts from a fellow Duo fan (working 270c and 2300c; "resting for now" 280c; plus two DuoDocks with replacement lids; plus a separate external battery…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by beachycove Tue, 19 Jan 2010 - 04:39

iBook G3 500MHz Questions — #9

I personally think you should buy 256 mb of ram (or more) and use OSX and swap the HD. Sounds like the HD is toasted... Click to expand... Yeah, it figures. I bought the machin…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by wardsenatorfe92 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 - 16:17

iBook G3 500MHz Questions — #8

I personally think you should buy 256 mb of ram (or more) and use OSX and swap the HD. Sounds like the HD is toasted...
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Mars478 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 - 15:29

iBook G3 500MHz Questions — #7

Thanks for the help everyone, but now I'm running into some really bad problems again. I'll answer questions first. Classic, I have about 33.5MB Free (the OS takes about 30.1MB). …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by wardsenatorfe92 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 - 15:00

Duo 230, DuoDock and a dead (?) Duo 2300! — #1

Hey! My car's trunk is quite full this morning... I got a working (boxed!) Duo 230 with all its accessories (but sadly without original disks and manuals), a working DuoDock for i…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by superpantoufle Mon, 18 Jan 2010 - 14:17

iBook G3 500MHz Questions — #6

How much RAM do you have free under About This Macintosh? Is Virtual Memory or RAM Doubler not an option for you? (And iBook RAM is dirt cheap. I stuck a 512MB SO-DIMM in my bluebe…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by ClassicHasClass Mon, 18 Jan 2010 - 01:20

iBook G3 500MHz Questions — #5

I, too recommend Netscape. I use versions 4 through 6 with no major problems, other than support for some of the most recent web technologies. The lower versions are more leaner …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by phreakout Sun, 17 Jan 2010 - 23:01

iBook G3 500MHz Questions — #4

As far as browser choice is concerned, I've got IE5.1 and Netscape 7 running on my Kanga. Netscape seems to work a bit better and has fewer problems with modern websites. Click …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by MattB Sun, 17 Jan 2010 - 20:42

iBook G3 500MHz Questions — #3

As far as browser choice is concerned, I've got IE5.1 and Netscape 7 running on my Kanga. Netscape seems to work a bit better and has fewer problems with modern websites. Click …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by wardsenatorfe92 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 - 19:55
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