Mac Forum / General / Portable Macs / February 2005

I have a 11 month old ibook G4.  Was looking to increase memory from
256MB by adding 512MB.  Was given the following spec (200 pin ddr
PC2100 266mhz, 64x64 CL 2.5 SODIMM 8 chip).  I was offered the same
spec except it was PC2700.  (It was cheaper and I was assured it would

Today I went to Best Buy to see what the competition is offering. Not
that I want anything else than a portable Mac but I wanted to see what
was out there.
-After talking to the store guy, who seemed quite knowledgable, he

My wife's iBook (16Vram, 700 MHz) produced weird screen behaviour for a
moment (a few tries & moves of the display to see if this was the cable
problem) and then crashed (which it has almost never done before). Now
it won't start: initial "bong" as usual, disk spins up but no ...

what model of logic boards can go in a 500 shell?
for example can i put a 667 logic board in a 500? and visa versa
assuming they're all the same video out type
thanks

I have a 12" Powerbook (1.33gHz) that is about six months old. It
appears to be developing the faint white spots that affected many of
the 15" machines a short while ago. I checked out the recall page for
the 15" and saw where it shows the spots to be most often. Sure enough,

I'm about to order an ibook, but I'm not sure whether to get the stock
30Gig HD and upgrade to a larger and faster (7200RPM) HD later, or get
the 80 Gig HD now.  I hear it's a bitch to replace the HD's in these
ibooks, but is it worth it?

Hello. Below is the description of my internal modem, taken from the
"System Profile" on my iBook G4. Please note that the country is US or
Latin America. I am trying to use it in Italy and am having lots of
problems. Usually I don't get any sound, even though I've asked for it,

OK, I was having trouble with my (Titanium) PowerBook battery.  I got a
new battery, and the symptoms changed, but did not go away.
What it does now is to run great from a fully charged battery, getting
close to 5 hours of run time in my typical use mode (and that is with

I have updated my page "The Mac in Amateur Astronomy" at
<http://www.davidillig.com/ast-threemacs.shtml>. There is some fluff,
easily skipped, and most importantly, a list of Mac astronomy software,
both amateur and professional. davidillig.com is a non-commercial,

Sorry, but I couldn't find this info, so here goes..
I just bought a 20GB ipod and was thinking about how to hook it to my
Blazer.
It has an FM modulator for a CD Changer (which lives behid the

Howdy,
its an onyx, the pb still works fine, and display when connected to
external monitor is fine. I've dismantled and looked for loose
connection but seems ok....display is 1/2 fine 100%, then a sharpline

I have a first generation 12" powerbook g4 and i'm getting the urge to
smash it with a bat.   Back when 10.3.4 was released, Apple updated the
kernel extention that controlled the fan and caused it to start at a
lower temperature.  I was annoyed that the fan was always on so i ...

I'm about to drop some money (incometax return actually) on a new
ibook, and I'm really debating on whether to go with the 12" or 14"
model.  I know both are the same resolution, and I'm neither old nor
blind, so I think the 12" screen may be big enough -- but when

I want to upgrade the hard drive in my Pismo.  I see designations of ATA
5, ATA 6, ATA 66, and ATA 100.  I have read in various groups that some
people say the ATA 6 did work in their Pismo, and some that say the ATA
6 did not work.

Just tried one of the newertech batteries without success.  The company
said there were known problems with a few Wallstreets.  pbparts has
apparently thrown up its hands on batteries altogether.
     Can you ladies and gentlemen recommend another reliable supplier