Mac Forum / General / Portable Macs / February 2004

With my Wallstreet PB I could put the computer to sleep and then change
batteries. With my PB g4 I bought an extra battery, but I read that the
computer needs to be shut down to change batteries. Is that true?
Steve

Help!
I have a Pismo 400 running Panther which had been operating quite well
up until last Wednesday.  I went to shut it down and it froze with the
desktop screen just prior to the normal shutdown blackout.  I could not

I LOVE my Pismo. I have to type a lot. Reclining in the easy chair with
the Pismo cradled between my knees is the only way to type for a long
time that doesn't hurt my back. I've tried every other way, believe me.
It's been reliable. It's fast enough at 400 mhz to do everything I ...

Hi all. I'm rather surprised. I just installed my airport network behind
a dsl router, and even if my iBook is sitting just a few feet away from
the Airport base station, I'm always 2 or 3 bars down from the max on
the signal strength monitor.

I've heard of the iBook G3 issues with the USB ports, the computer
randomly restarting, the video glitches, etc. But it's happening on my
brand-new iBook G4. If I am sitting with it in my lap, working, and pick
it up to move it, sometimes will just die. The power completely cuts

I heard it is possible to disable this in MacOS X (10.2.8). How do I do
that? I do not see this option in Energy Saver option. I would like to
keep AirPort and NIC going during PowerBook G4 (1 Ghz; 15")'s sleep.
Thank you in advance. :)

I've been using a pc's for a long time, and have been doing intermediate
level video editing. I'm now looking for a notebook that can handle video
editing, as well as something that I can use at university, eg; good battery
life, and not 8 lbs.

My iBook (14.1 LCD 32 VRAM) broke down four times, had been repaired by
Apple three times, was RMA'd Jan 7, and after long delays tomorrow AppleCare
is FedExing a new 933MHz Power PC G4 model to me.
Also, today Apple published iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program on

I have a G4 PowerBook, 6 mos. old, and it loses sight of the battery.
OSX 10.2.6, never upgraded, mostly because I had no need and read about
some battery woes.
I have tried resetting the PMU (Shift-ctrl-Option-Power) and I have

I am begging for someone to help me out with this!
I have a Powerbook Pismo 500mhz 384MB RAM (has been upgraded from its
original 128MB) 1MB Level 1 Cache, 12GB HD, 8MB Video/Upgraded DVD/CDRW
combo.

I have a 12" 600MHz iBook with dual USB and 16MB VRAM. Got it from Small
Dog right after Xmas '02. It's been great for me but need more RAM as
I'm running too many apps at once. I'll probably hand it down to the
spouse as she is outgrowing her rev. A iMac.

I was hoping somebody out there might have a dongle (aka clyde) cable
adapter for a Global Village PCMCIA card.  Specifically I need one for my
Global Village Model A959, but I think as long as it's a global village
dongle with a RJ45 port and an RJ11 port it will do the trick.  The ...

I'm in a quandary that perhaps someone can help me with.
I'm planning on buying a 15" AlBook in the next month or two. I'll
configure it with 1 GB of RAM.
Two drives are available: standard is 4200 rpm. Optional is 5400 rpm.

I am relatively new to Mac - have a G4 in a network with a windows PC.
The base station links to the cable modem via a US robotics router.
If I buy a Powerbook with Airport extreme will that connect easiliy?
THANKS for your help/asnwer!!

I just recently got a used iBook DV SE 466(the last of the old school
"toilet seat" style), and am really enjoying it...but the DVD drive
absolutely refuses to read DVD's or CD's. A few different things happen,
but in the end, it won't read them: