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Powerbook 2400 — #1

Hi everyone. I have a Powerbook 2400 with a few problems. I wonder if any of you knowledgeable people can help me out? My machine works pretty well. It has a NUPower G3 upgrade, …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by mearnsv1 Wed, 1 Oct 2008 - 20:56

Can IrDA be manually controlled? — #1

Is it possible for me to use the IrDA port on my Pismo to send out custom signals, like remote control codes?
68kMLA OS 9 by Dennis Nedry Wed, 1 Oct 2008 - 18:44

Openfirmware and Pismo — #1

Hi All, I've been delving around in open firmware on my Pismo to see if I can control the internal fan, or at least set a better temp. for it to come on at. In the device tree I'…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by jimjamyahauk Wed, 1 Oct 2008 - 12:02

iBook G4 spits out all DVD's — #1

Just recently, my iBook G4 spits out all DVD's without even reading them. CD's work just fine, and it's a Combo drive, so why would it be doing this? If I put the exact same DVD in…
68kMLA PowerPC by Gil Tue, 30 Sep 2008 - 23:12

Replacing Lamp in a Pismo Tonight — #1

I ordered the bulb and it came today. I don't really have any good instructions how to do this but I think I'll have a stab at it. Does anyone have any last-minute recommendation…
68kMLA Hardware by Dennis Nedry Mon, 29 Sep 2008 - 21:53

My poor iMac G5 — #1

Hey guys. Lately, my iMac has been painstakingly slowwwwwwww (at start up, with basic functions, and online. I guess it's lack of RAM, but I'm not so sure. What do you guys think i…
68kMLA PowerPC by MacDan Sat, 27 Sep 2008 - 20:32

Pismo 'Refurbishing' — #1

Folks on these forums are so helpful thought I'd get more help... I found a Pismo 500 (awesome, always wanted one) and I didn't have the Yo-yo adapter so I used my 1400c's power a…
68kMLA Hardware by Redjack Sat, 27 Sep 2008 - 17:39

Using Disk Controller II on my Apple II gs... — #1

I have the Disk Controller II inserted into my socket 6 (using ROM 1 for my Apple IIgs). When I turn the computer on, the disk drive doesn't perform any sort of activity at all, ho…
68kMLA Software by foody Sat, 27 Sep 2008 - 06:03

battery fix — #1

Hey, I have a Pismo battery that is shot, but since I have a couple spare clamshell batteries around i thought "their connections are the same, so lets try and do a swap. The fir…
68kMLA Hardware by Christopher Thu, 25 Sep 2008 - 19:23

Screwy Video Card Problem — #1

(1) Beige G3, ATI Rage 128 PCI video card, 17" Apple blue and white CRT monitor: works great. (2) Power Mac G4 "Yikes," with either of two similar ATI Rage 128 PCI video cards, an…
68kMLA PowerPC by tmtomh Wed, 24 Sep 2008 - 04:15

G3 AIO RAM — #1

Can the G3 AIO take non low-profile DIMMS?
68kMLA PowerPC by wood_e Wed, 24 Sep 2008 - 02:08

1400c keyboard in a Duo? — #1

They are subjectively (I didn't measure, just put the books next to each other) the same width, and without the function keys, approximately the same height. Anyone have a clue on…
68kMLA Peripherals by sambapati87 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 - 15:13

Resurrecting a blue/white G3 motherboard — #1

Shortly after buying my Blue/White G3 the motherboard was replaced with a Revision 2 motherboard. After disappointing results with my Beige G3, I thought I would try to get the or…
68kMLA Hardware by quinterro Tue, 23 Sep 2008 - 13:38

wallstreet and cardbus usb — #1

i have a wallstreet wel several wallstreets and unfortunaly no means of getting data from their hard drives other then a zip disk module ( but no zip disks ...go figure) …
68kMLA Hardware by bluekatt Mon, 22 Sep 2008 - 07:52

Replacing Powerbook HDs — #1

Hi Guys: I have a Pismo and a Powerbook 1400c that I'd like to get replacement (bigger) hard drives for. What should I look for? I don't want to just get a generic IDE hard drive …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Redjack Sat, 20 Sep 2008 - 16:55

Powerbook G4 (DVI): USB2.0 card recommendations — #1

Although I use FW most of the time, high(er)-speed USB is getting to be a real need. USB 2.0 cards abound around here. Are there any that are particularly good (or, conversely, so …
68kMLA PowerPC by tomlee59 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 - 22:05

Quicktime being stupid on Pismo — #1

Okay, so as you may know, I've upgraded this bugger a bit. Here's its specs now: G3/500, 512 megs RAM, 30 gig HDD, OS X 10.4.11 It's a very happy machine, except for one thing; i…
68kMLA PowerPC by MultiFinder Tue, 16 Sep 2008 - 17:46

emac and a wonky combo drive — #1

now this ere emac i got my hands on has a problem ( doesnt it always ?) it works fine other for the fact that it spits out any cd i put in there orginal or cd-r dvd or a…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by bluekatt Mon, 15 Sep 2008 - 19:07

G3 mobo ? — #1

Will a beige g3 mobo run without a personality card installed?
68kMLA Troubleshooting by stevebez Sun, 14 Sep 2008 - 20:26

Problems reloading a MacBook — #1

I received a MacBook to repair from a customer. Being a used laptop, it had the password from the previous owner still on the unit. So far I have tried going into single-user mod…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by quinterro Sat, 13 Sep 2008 - 20:46
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