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| Update
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I have now reset the SMU in the proper way (I see that on this model, you plug in the power cord and do NOT press the power button). That has solved the fan issue. But I am still left with the...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Apr 22, 2009 at 11:20 AM, in Mac Desktops |
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| Problems After Replacing Hard Drive on Intel Mac
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Machine Info: 20" Intel 2.16 GHz iMac (white).
My Background: I've taken apart many Macs and am comfortable with this type of repair. This is the first time taking apart the intel iMac (a bit of a...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Apr 22, 2009 at 09:29 AM, in Mac Desktops |
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| Combining PDF Files
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I'm sure this is pretty easy but how do you combine several PDF documents into one PDF document. I'm looking for a simple solution. I scanned in several documents (at different times) and I want to...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Feb 23, 2008 at 04:36 PM, in Applications |
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| G4 PB 12" Very Noisy Fan
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Background:
Helping a friend out. He has a G4/887 MHz 12" PowerBook. He is an artist and has a studio/shop. This computer stays in his display window running a keynote slideshow. The computer has...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Dec 6, 2007 at 06:48 AM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| RAM Mixing
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Currently I have a G4 PB 1GHz Titanium running 10.4.8 with following RAM configuration: two 256 MB SDRAM PC133U-333 RAM Chips.
I just got a G3 500 MHz PB (Pismo) running 10.4.8 with the following...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Mar 12, 2007 at 06:00 AM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| Stuck DVD in MBP
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How do I get a stuck DVD out of a MacBook Pro. I've tried restarting while holding the eject button and restarting holding the trackpad button. The drive makes a noise like it is going to eject the...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Dec 11, 2006 at 03:27 AM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| Loose "Neck" on G4 iMac
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Is there any way (without having to take apart the computer) to tighter the "neck" on a G4 Flat Panal iMac (17", 1 GHz). It is a little loose.
Thanks!
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| Posted by Kaps, on Nov 27, 2006 at 04:55 AM, in Mac Desktops |
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| Replacement Internal DVD burner for G4 iMac
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The internal DVD burner needs to be replaced on a friend's iMac (G4/1.25 GHz). I have a couple of questions:
- Will any internal DVD burner work (i.e. in terms of size) or does the G4 iMac require...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Nov 7, 2006 at 04:40 PM, in Mac Desktops |
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| G4 PowerBook Screen Problem
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Helping a friend with a 15" Aluminum PB (not sure what speed off hand). The back lighting on the screen doesn't seem to be working-i.e. if you look closely when you turn the computer on, you can see...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Nov 4, 2006 at 09:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| Power Problems with a G4/450 MHz DP Tower
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I am having power problems with a G4/450 MHz DP Tower. If the computer is unplugged for a little bit and then plugged back in, the computer will be completely dead (i.e. pressing the power button...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Jul 13, 2006 at 07:23 AM, in Mac Desktops |
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| Power Problems with a G3/500 MHz Snow iMac
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I am having power problems with a G3/500 MHz Snow iMac. When you press the power button the light goes on, but nothing else happen (no fan, no hard drive start up, etc..). What I've tried:
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| Posted by Kaps, on Jul 13, 2006 at 07:15 AM, in Mac Desktops |
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| Starting Up Clamshell iBook
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How do you start up an original clamshell iBook with a broken cd drive and no system on the hard drive. I have an external USB cd drive and USB external hard drive, but you can't boot up through USB....
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| Posted by Kaps, on Apr 4, 2006 at 01:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| G4 iMac Combo Drive Problems
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The Combo Drive on a friend's G4 17" 1GHz iMac (OS X 10.4.5) doesn't recognize any CDs that are put in. So far I've: Zapped PRAM, ran Disk Utilities, ran TechTool Pro, and started up from an external...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Apr 1, 2006 at 09:50 PM, in Mac Desktops |
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| Dead PB G4/667
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Setup: PowerBook G4/667, OS X
Problem: My PowerBook generally is not starting up at all (i.e. you press the Power button and nothing happens). Occasionally you do hear a clicking/whurring noise....
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| Posted by Kaps, on Feb 22, 2006 at 06:38 AM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| DVD Burner In Beige G3 Desktop
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If I put an internal DVD burner into a Beige G3/266 Desktop:
- Will I be able to watch DVD movies (or will I need a decoder or something else)?
- Can I also burn CDs with it, or just DVDs (i.e....
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| Posted by Kaps, on Feb 20, 2006 at 12:39 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components |
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| I currently have a working Lombard sound/power...
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I currently have a working Lombard sound/power card. If I try that and it turns out that the Lombard card is not compatible/interchangeable, is there possibility of causing any damage or should I try...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Feb 1, 2006 at 05:19 AM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| Pismo Power Problem
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Computer: Pismo with G4 accelerator card; Tiger
Problem: The computer doesn't always recognize that the power cord is plugged in. I've tried known good power cords. If you "jiggle" the power cord...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Jan 27, 2006 at 07:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| Ethernet Port On iBook-Hardware Problem
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Mac: G3/800MHz 14" iBook OS X (10.2.8)
Situation: When the ethernet cable was plugged in, the computer was moved when someone was standing on the ethernet cable. The ethernet port moved out (maybe...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Jun 30, 2005 at 10:18 AM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| Cube and Flat Panel Display Problem
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Recently I got a G4/450 cube with the Apple Studio Flat Panel Display. I have two problems:
- The DVD drive sometimes gets a little stuck. I.e. when I eject a disc, the disc tries to eject, but...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Jun 9, 2005 at 09:17 AM, in Mac Desktops |
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| Becoming a Palm Technician
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I am a small time Mac technician and I would like to expand a little bit and also become a Palm technician. (I've already taken some older ones apart and it doesn't look so complicated.) Does anyone...
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| Posted by Kaps, on May 11, 2005 at 05:18 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components |
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| Problem Launching FreeHand
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- G5 iMac running OS X (10.3.5) -
I am having trouble launching FreeHand 11. Whenever I try, it seems to start to launch, but then nothing happens. It has been working fine for a while. I haven't...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Apr 9, 2005 at 07:19 PM, in Applications |
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| Startup Problem
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I am helping a friend out. He has a G4 iMac running OX X 10.3.8. When he starts up, it seems to start up fine but when it reaches "Login Window starting" it just stays there for ever. The last thing...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Mar 31, 2005 at 02:21 PM, in macOS |
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| Specs for Older Palms
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Is there a web site that has a comparison and specifications of all the older Palms (from at least the Palm III to the Palm m515). On the Palm web site, they have a comparison of all the Zires and...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Mar 18, 2005 at 10:15 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components |
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| PB G4/867 Battery Problem
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I just recently got a used PowerBook G4/867 12" running Panther. The battery is acting strangely. After a full charge, I take the Power cord out and it says that it is 99% charged with over two hours...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Mar 5, 2005 at 07:27 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| G3 iBook/900 14" vs. G4 PowerBook/500
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I will be upgrading my wife's computer (currently she has a G3 iBook/600 12").
The two computers that I am considering are a G3 iBook/900 14", 384 MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive, combo drive and a G4...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Feb 17, 2005 at 02:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| DVD Regions
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A friend of mine will be getting a new iBook. He is an international traveler. How do viewing DVDs work regarding regions. Is there software he can get to view DVDs from any region.
Thanks.
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| Posted by Kaps, on Feb 8, 2005 at 08:11 AM, in Applications |
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| Thanks for all of the replies. I'll pass on the...
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Thanks for all of the replies. I'll pass on the information.
In terms of a fresh install, the computer came with a lot of software that he can't re-install. So he would like to keep the current...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Feb 2, 2005 at 03:25 AM, in macOS |
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| Migrating From OS 9 To OS X Questions
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I am helping a friend out. He has been using a Lombard under OS 9 and recently purchased a second hand G4 PowerBook running OS X (Panther). We have a couple of questions regarding the migration:
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| Posted by Kaps, on Feb 1, 2005 at 03:07 PM, in macOS |
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| CD Burner Driver
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I have a old external SCSI CD burner. It mounts with SCSI Probe, but it would be nice for it to automatically mount. SCSI Probe lists it as: Vender-Yamaha; Product-CRW4416S; Vers-1.0j. I tried...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Jan 31, 2005 at 04:55 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components |
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| DVD on iBook/500
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A friend of mine has an iBook/500 with just a CD drive. If he hooks up an external DVD drive, will he be able to watch DVDs or is there some other hardware needed. In general, which Macs can view...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Jan 19, 2005 at 02:36 AM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| iBook RAM Problem
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I have two iBooks (G3/700 and a G3/600, both 12"). I want to upgrade the RAM in each. (Both came with 128MB built in). I got a 512MB module and a 256MB module. For some reason, the G3/700 doesn't...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Dec 13, 2004 at 05:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| Sound Problems On Pismo
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I am helping a friend who uses his Pismo (OS 9) for high level audio work. He normally hooks up his amplifier/speakers to the audio out port. Recently he's been getting a lot of static, especially...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Nov 1, 2004 at 03:19 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| The problem seems to be as Brass described it. We...
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The problem seems to be as Brass described it. We tried a clean install of OS 9 for testing purposes, so there were no extra fonts or extra extensions. Our test program was SimpleText which run...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Dec 1, 2003 at 08:19 AM, in macOS |
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| Problems With Classic After Panther Install
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I'm helping a friend out and after installing Panther, we've been having a bunch of problems with Classic. Here are the relevant details.
Initial Setup (before the install): She was running OS X...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Nov 24, 2003 at 08:12 AM, in macOS |
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| Hooking two Macs to ADSL
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Hello,
I am helping some friends out. Currently they have a PowerMac 7500 running OS 8.5 that is hooked up to ADSL (with TunnelBuilder�we don't live in the States). They also have a Beige G3 (also...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Apr 27, 2003 at 10:23 AM, in Networking |
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| SCSI with G4s
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Currently I have a PowerMac 7500/100 with several SCSI devices (slide scanner, CD-ROM burner, and external hard drive). I am planning on upgrading to a G4 and would want to be able to use the SCSI...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Apr 27, 2003 at 10:10 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components |
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| Internal Hard Drive in Enclosure
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Hello,
I've been trying to use an internal SCSI hard drive in an old APS enclosure. I was having all sorts of difficulties and then figured out that the root of the problem was that although the...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Mar 3, 2003 at 04:57 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components |
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| Reading a CD-R Disk Problem
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Hello,
I am having trouble reading a CD-R disk on my iMac 333. When I put it in it says that the disk in not readable and asks to format it. I am running System 9.2.2. I tried the disk on a...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Mar 3, 2003 at 04:42 PM, in Mac Desktops |
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| Can't View Certain Web Sites
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I am helping a friend out with her computer. She has the following problem: There are certain web sites that she has difficulties viewing. When she is connected, many web sites work fine, so it is...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Oct 17, 2002 at 10:49 PM, in Applications |
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| Free E-mail Services
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What are the different free e-mail services out there? The only ones that I know of are Yahoo and Hotmail. What else is out there? Which ones will work with Eudora? Any other comments about the pros...
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| Posted by Kaps, on Oct 1, 2002 at 09:05 AM, in Applications |
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