The Lombard has an ATI 3D accelerated chipset Click to expand... Yeah, but there a varying degrees of acceleration and of OpenGL support...

The Lombard has an ATI 3D accelerated chipset

I don't know for sure, but I don't think the graphics cards in these old Powerbooks have any 3D acceleration to speak of, and they do only have 8MB of VRAM. Have you checked the sy…

I have never been able to open Those Apps. They are only games though, but I would still like them to work. Stepmania and supertux are two that just open, readjust the resolution…

Oh yeah. No problem

The drive is in, but the bezel fits not. I believe this, and my habit of two-fisted typing with my Mac on my lap has caused enough case flex to lead to the appearance of said crac…

Did it previously do so? The Lombard's graphics card is its most outdated component.

My Lombard (400 Mhz) Will not open anything that uses Open GL. Anyone know a fix? I am running Tiger.

I would say as soon as you get it going make sure that energy saver doesn't put it to sleep. That might keep the problem from coming back.

One fact about PowerBooks that one may ignore only at one's peril is that they are PowerBooks. If an OS or System is installed as a clone or a copy of an installation on a desktop…

If you choose to format, you should also "zero all data" for a better format. I believe that this process maps out any new bad blocks that have appeared on the disk.

The new-look new-life NewerTech offers Li-Ion batteries for the PB 1400s. A brief Google brought up references but little in the way of specifics. Nonetheless, it is worth pursui…

Also tried installing OS 9 from the iBook, using Target Disk Mode (mounted the Pismo drive on the iBook's desktop), but the installer stalled when checking the disk! What can I do?…

Also tried installing OS 9 from the iBook, using Target Disk Mode (mounted the Pismo drive on the iBook's desktop), but the installer stalled when checking the disk! What can I do?…

@sircabulon: no, my disks are retail versions, although one says "PowerMac G4 install", and the other "iMac install" on the volume name. But they installed perfectly on the G3 iBoo…

Be confident to solve this issue without a screwdriver. It is not unusual for the PB 1400 after beeing unused for a longer period. It might be helpful to discharge the PB completel…

i just checked the cable.. and put it back on the mac.. now i don't get the error.. i guess it was a bad connection..but in any case i'm gonna back up anyways

Just wanted to provide some closure.... I pulled the 1GB HD out of my 1400c/117MHz and installed it in the 2400, and all is well. For now. Re-celling the battery will be my next p…

do your discs say "iBook" anywhere on them?

I have just grown accustomed to keeping the tray loading drive in unless i actually need to burn a disc.

A bad cable would doubtfully cause a S.M.A.R.T. error. It's much more likely that it's just the drive; just because it's new doesn't mean it's not bad, or about to die. If you're n…

My first guess would be the cable since you didn't get the error before changing it. Remember, when things start going wrong, always check the free/cheap solutions before spending …

hi!.. i just changed the ide cable of my g4 mac and now in the Disk Utility im get my drive in red { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_…

Did you use the startup disk prefpane? Also try key combination Apple+option+shift+delete to ignore the internal HD at startup. Holding C often times doesn't work from my experie…

Did you try holding down Option after the machine was turned on/restarted with the CD in the drive? It should pop up with that menu that presents a choice between boot devices. If…