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Dead Hard drive, please help! — #1

I turned on my Pismo this morning, and the nice apple logo came on as usual. You know how there is a delay before the spinning circle thingy? (Do you know what im talking about??) …
MacNN Troubleshooting by billy_2004

Still don't know which laptop 2 buy — #1

I am more confused than ever to which laptop I will buy, with all the talk about the ibook problems I am scared to buy one and I am also scared to buy a powerbook So I have create…
MacNN Troubleshooting by ikeem

What is apple's support email address? — #1

Im absolutely SICK of how a simple USB2 card reader cant be properly recognized, or how my images become corrupted after connecting them to the powerbook. This is clearly a drive…
MacNN Troubleshooting by s4iscool

what to send back with my powerbook exchange? — #1

I have had many problems with my early rev powerbook similar to Scott. It seemed to be going back every 4 months even though I took great care of the whole thing. Apple finally ha…
MacNN Troubleshooting by eeprete

oh no! wobbling and warpage on 12" — #1

Shoot. I bought a rev. A 12" 867mhz powerbook a month ago.. It was perfect then.. but now I am noticing the wobble, and the aluminum right next to the latch-release button has po…
MacNN Troubleshooting by kertong

DVD+R support? — #1

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…
MacNN Troubleshooting by mintcake

Trouble re-installing 10.3 — #1

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…
MacNN Troubleshooting by poppa kristof

Universal Stop symbol on startup?!? Help!! — #1

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…
MacNN Troubleshooting by ecrelin

Managed User-changing access limitations — #1

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…
MacNN Troubleshooting by jtice

MacWorld news - soon?? — #1

I have been looking for MacWorld news... so far saw a cool DUAL G4 EMAC with a gig of RAM, 80 Gig HD, and 4X superdrive - $989 at www.smalldog.com ... and the Apple Web site store …
MacNN Troubleshooting by brewskij

Why won't my powerbook sleep? — #1

Hi all, I'm having a problem with my Tibook. If I tell it to sleep it goes with no problem, but if I leave it running on battery power, it won't sleep. In energy saver I have the …
MacNN Troubleshooting by Freeflyer

12": major rev A fan problems (10.3.2) — #1

Hello this is my first question on this forum, which I admire very much Thank you! I have af question: After the last upgrade 10.3.2 my 12" fan is turning everytime the temperatu…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Leif Partytarm

OS X...getting.........slower....... — #1

I recently (november) did a clean install of panther on my PB. I have put a lot of programs on there that are pretty big (final cut, dvd studio, other creative apps) and the compu…
MacNN Troubleshooting by MOTHERWELL

My rev. A 17" PowerBook is rock solid — #1

I just thought it might be nice to post something good about the current crop of PowerBooks in lieu of all of the negative posts recently. Yes there are plenty of fully functional,…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Ti X

Urgent! Did I completely screw up my warranty? — #1

I just received my PowerBook back from Apple on Monday night. Over the past couple of days, I noticed that the casing is not as secure as it was, and that the keyboard was not full…
MacNN Troubleshooting by justinf77

AppleCare Contact Question (PowerBook) — #1

Hello all. I purchased AppleCare for my PowerBook 15" AL in the U.S. It states that it provides global coverage. I am currently studying in the U.K., and have started to notice …
MacNN Troubleshooting by riboflavin

Applecare LCD supplies — #1

I sent my 15" AlBook into Applecare two days ago and today the status website says "Hold: awaiting part." The phone rep didn't have any further information. Has anyone got a new LC…
MacNN Troubleshooting by gif32

My 12" PB fell off my desk. — #1

As I was getting out of my chair I snagged the power adapter cord which dragged my powerbook onto the floor. Luckily it was closed before it fell and it still works! Should I be wo…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Darksider

Ack! My hard drive started clicking! — #1

I'm watching TV last night, and I heard a clicking noise. I followed it back to my PowerBook. The clicking was coming from the front left (its a 12"). The thing was locked up - …
MacNN Troubleshooting by wallinbl

Laptop Sleeve: Necessary or Not? — #1

In general, do you folks think one ought to buy a laptop sleeve and keep it the laptop inside the sleeve within a larger bag? What are the advantages and disadvantages to this?
MacNN Troubleshooting by selowitch

shipping on pb is crazy! — #1

After contemplating the switch for some months, and being in the hunt for a good laptop...I finally ordered a 15 inch PB the other week. First oddity was that the PB shipped from …
MacNN Troubleshooting by adamw
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