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| | I have a Powerbook G4 and have installed the HP software and drivers. When I go to add the printer, it's not in the list and when I try to print, all I get is unreadable, multi-page print. Can't print from anything! I'm using AppleTalk to try to connect to … |
| | Picked up my CPU and think the tech is all talk. Says my system is on route to the grave. That the rpm of the disk fluctuates between 5800 rpms and 5400rpms. Doesn't sound right to me. anyone heard of this as the precursor. He has given lots of contridicting … |
| | I am having a problem with old mac (very old). I don t now the model but i now that it has Quantum Fireball 3.2 GB disc ,8 MB of 32 pin memory... my problem is that i don t have a mouse ,and i need it.. Where to buy … |
| | Hello everyone, I recently purchased an AirPort Extreme card for my PowerMac G4 but later found out that it is not compatible with my computer. Apparently, the Apple Store only sells the Extreme card and no longer sells the regular AirPort card. Does anyone know where I could purchase the …  |
| | Do the g4 powerbooks require a specific brand? Or can I use just about any ddr333 so-dimm? |
| | I am thinking of purchasing a Mac, because I am getting sick of my PC breaking down all the time. What I want to know is which Mac I should buy. I would use my Mac for emulating stuff (VPC), gaming, programming, and surfing the net. I am thinking either … |
| | Hi there! :) i dont know which of the two to get (powerbook or iBook), also i am unsure of what size to get i fear the 12" could be tedious to the eyes after a few hours. I would appreciate any advive :cheesy:[FONT=Lucida Console]Skipper[/FONT] |
| | My cds will eject, but there seems to be something physically blocking them in the drive of my iBook combo drive. Same thing when puttin it in. The other day my roommate said that a small piece of "black felt or rubber" came out. I can't really see inside due … |
| | are there any cd's i could buy that can storage a few albums worth of information on them? i tried getting cd rw's but they only held 700 mb. i'm trying to get a couple albums worth of songs off of my hardrive. thanks chris |
| | A few months ago, my screen began shaking slightly, and has been worsening every since, to the point that it hurts my eyes now to use the computer. Here are the facts: * My computer is an iMac about five years old. Other than the screen, it runs pretty smoothly. … |
| | i need to save to my desk top but it's telling me that i do not have significate acces privilleges.I brought the computer from some one i dont see any more so if there is a pass code i dont think i can get it.however there are other pass codes … |
| | My eMac takes six minutes to bootup. After that everything works as normal. A friend mentioned to me that she is having the same problem on a G4. Would appreciate any help. Thanks. |
| | I mistakenly partitioned my external firewire drive. IS there any way I can recover the data?  |
| | I recently purchased a FireWire/USB hard drive for my G3. It works fine in both systems when I use the USB port but with the FireWire port, when I boot into Panther (10.3) it mounts as expected, but when I boot into System 9.2.2, the system freezes (the cursor will … |
| | I have a PB-G4 Titanium. Can anyone tell me if there is a motherboard battery on this machine? I am having random video problems and I suspect it could be a battery that needs replaced. However, I can't find any info about a battery on the motherboard. Not the removable … |
| | Hello all, who could help me identify the loose cable in my G5 and tell me where it should go? I've attached a picture of it. This morning I noticed a strange reflection coming from behind the grill of the mac and lo and behold: a loose cable! The mac's … |
| | Ok maybe one of you fellow mac users can shed some light here! Im desperatley seeking a way of being able to watch TV through my emac.. I know this is easily and cheaply done on the PC using either PCI Tv cards or external ones. However I cant seem …  |
 | Its official, Apple has now decided not to "think diffrent" anymore. They have now changed to use intels X86 line of processors... Whay do you think, i would love if they kept their processors... |
| | Dear All, please help !!! someone must know how to do this.... I am trying to run my Mac Mini through a Sony LCD TV, I can get a picture on an AV channel but it's not very clear. I bought an Apple DVI to video convertor thing that goes … |
| | I have a G4 sawtooth 400 with a ATI RAGE 128PRO and I've got two monitors connected to it. A VGA and a DVI-D, and I would like to run both monitors together. It's wierd, when I boot up the system, it starts with the VGA monitor and then switches … |
| | Please help with advice if you can. My less than 6 month old flat panel g5 running 10.3.9 won’t boot up. The chimes sound, screen goes grey, and the gear spins and spins until the screen goes black and I see Disk0s3:I/O error /etc/master.passwd: No such file or directory Disk0s3:I/O … |
| | My ipod photo randomly pauses while its on hold. Could anyone provide any insight onto whats happeneing? |
| | HiFolks.I have a problem with a G3 power Mac.I bought a Quicktake Camera 150. I installed the soft ware ok.Every time I try to connect to camera diolog box comes up not enough memory to connect. On the apple menu It says Built in memory 128mb. Vitual memory 129.Largest unused … |
| | ok heres the deal we got 3 g4's and each one is not detecting the hard drive two of them we are trying to install linux on and one im trying to install G4 Mac os X yet its the same the hard drives have been changed the cables aswell … |
| | For about the same cost, I can get either the previous version G5dp 2.0, or the current G5dp 2.0. The difference is in the max RAM slots (8GB max vs 4GB max) and the 64MB video card vs 128MB. I do graphics with big files (no video) using PShop and … |
| | I know that i have already posted about the mini before, but i am looking to get a second to use for a small business, i would like to know if the higher model of the two would be ok with the needs of a business, i would be using … |
| | I recently bought a 80 GB Hitachi/IBM Deskstar 80G, 7K80, 7200rpm, 8MB Data Buffer, ATA Ultra-100, 3.5" Desktop/iMac Drive, to install in My 5 year old Mac PowerPC G4. It's 400mhz, 256 RAM, OS 9.2.2, 20GB Hard drive. I have tried several different 'jumper' configurations. eg both original (lower) and … |
| | My G4 CD drive has suddenly stopped working, with an AirPort CD stuck inside it. I was installing an AirPort Extreme card, and followed the onscreen install commands. When it came to the restart instruction the Mac rebooted but the CD drive was dead, with the disc inside it. The … |
| | Just in possession of a laptop which runs Mac. Any advice as to a good printer and dvd-rw drive that are mac compatable? |
| | my cat layed on my g4 powerbook keyboard for awhile and the desktop,any applications,internet pages etc, the screens are like a photo negative ... the colors are reversed and dark. dvds do the same but the start up screen is normal. They start gray and black and it defaults to … |
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