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…

The original question was answered, but now I have another question. Is a wireless bluetooth keyboard capable of waking the Powerbook from sleep if an external monitor is hooked u…

Quote: Originally posted by chrikenn: I just hooked up a Viewsonic VG150 15" LCD to my 12" rev.B Powerbook via the mini-DVI to VGA adapter. Things seem to be working OK…

You can change your mirror/spanning option in the Display system pref, but an easier way is to just hit F7, which should swap between the two modes. Also, I haven't tried it myself…

Hey all, I screwed up royally! I was minding my own business when a buddy calls to tell me he's purchased an "open box" 40G Ipod from BB. He can't get it to work so he wants to com…

Sounds similar to what happened to my GF. I bought her an iPod for Christmas, and we used my Powerbook to set it up, and she put about 5 GB of music on it. She was so excited. N…

Quote: Originally posted by orsadude2: Hey all, I screwed up royally! I was minding my own business when a buddy calls to tell me he's purchased an "open box" 40G Ipod f…

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.

for those who own a powerbook..12 in. how long does your battery last? mine seems to suck 1% every minute or 30 secs. sucks

hi, i just got a 12 inch powerbook and absolutely love it to death. The battery lasts quite a while with the energy saver stuff turned on. I have contrast set to around 4 dots, s…

I am in my house surfing the net (wirelessly), chatting on iChat and with the screen on about half-brightness I am reporting a time of 3 hours 8 minutes with 92% battery remaining.

I began developing a bad battery about 5-6 months in to my ownership. As it wasn't a priority, I prolonged calling Apple about it...big mistake. According to multiple levels of te…

With 2-3 bars brightness (I work at night), AE on, 20ft away from Basestation and a brick wall in between. I get around 4:10 when just browsing, browsing and ICQ at the background…

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…

The title kinda says it all. It's suspicious because both batteries took major dives in battery life at the same time, yet they are not contemporaries. One battery won't take or …