Mac Forum / General / Hardware / October 2007

On 10/22/2007 5:45 AM PT, Ant typed:

Are all USB 2.0 connected external hard drives that much slower than a
similar Firewire 400 connected drive? It seems that based on what my
friend's setup did.
Recently I was helping a friend with a MBPro and he'd bought a USB 2.0

I just bought my first-ever battery backup unit (an APC brand 750A
model). The inspection sheet taped to it is dated 11-17-05. Is this
normal? Is the battery as good as new when it's been sitting on a shelf
for two years? (One terminal needed to be connected by me, the consumer,

My new 20-inch iMac arrived on Tuesday, and there is a definite problem
with the display. I had wondered if it was an issue with all machines,
but I checked one in a store, and wasn't able to reproduce the problem.
Obivously I can (and will) contact AppleCare. I hope I won't have to

Pictures here:  http://tinyurl.com/2onlmd
Ambient temperature was about 60F or 16C.
Temps at Idle/Heavy Load/2 minutes after Heavy Load terminated.
CPU A  22/25/24        

I just got this tonight.  I figured, I bought the optional higher end
video card, no problem driving this monitor.
Well.
At full rez (1920x1200@60Hz), I get a lot of flickering.  At the next

    I have a memory card here I just am not able to read.  I took pictures
and they looked right in the camera, but when I connect it to my card
reader (connected to my 10.4 ibook), it said the drive needed to be
formated.  Confused, I ejected it and tried it back on the camera.  ...

A bit more than a year ago, I bought a replacement Apple keyboard for my
Quicksilver because the U, J, and M keys failed.  Last week, I ordered a
new mouse because it was not tracking properly, seemed to freeze
occasionally, and I suspected a short or a frayed cord.  It has not ...

I've been offered a free used Epson Stylus CS5400, but I've also been
cautioned that it's drivers don't function properly with Tiger OS
10.4+...  
Does anyone know whether this is true?  If it DOES work properly with

This is a new Sandisk 2gb card that reads fine when I connect the camera to my
G4 iMac. With a USB card reader, though, the card only occasionally shows up.
Logging out/in sometimes makes it appear. The card reader is also a USB hub that
works fine. Should I suspect the reader or ...

Does anyone know the Radio Shack part number for a Mac PRAM battery?  I
have a G4/800 desktop (Quicksilver 2002), but I believe it¹s the same
battery they¹ve used for numerous models over the years.
Thanks for your help.

Dropped by the local Mac store today and looked at the new aluminum
computers.  The store was bright and the reflection from the screens
made them essentially useless and the basis for a headache.
I know that portable users can position their computers so this is not a

Having an issue with a Seagate Barracuda drive.  It just won't wake from
sleep.
Any suggestions?  I've looked and found threads detailing issues with
other Barracuda drives taking 90 seconds to wake, but they mainly seem

I replaced the Super Drive on my G5 Mac Power PC after getting constant
errors on both reading and writing CDs and DVDs. The replacement is a Sony
DRU-840A that is supposed to support numerous formats including DVD Dual
Layer.

I have a 20" clear cinema that when I power it on I get a blank screen
and the powerlight stays on but do not pulse.   Has anyone encounter
this and if so what did you do to resolve this issue? I am connecting
this cinema to a G4 Dual 867 with a GeForce4 MX