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I used to get this a lot on my old iBook 600. ... 756 Views / 12 Replies  
I used to get this a lot on my old iBook 600.

Someone at Apple Discussions suggested to turn off reduced processor speed when running on battery. There seems to be a problem when you put the...
Posted by dajay, on Jan 22, 2003 at 03:56 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Thanks for your input everyone. G4 Mac User:... 1,040 Views / 11 Replies  
Thanks for your input everyone.

G4 Mac User: I watched Signs last week, the first thing I thought of was the babyphone. :)

Steve: That would probably be Chimera. ;) But it is NOT coming from...
Posted by dajay, on Jan 20, 2003 at 05:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: Re: Re: My iBook gets phone calls 1,040 Views / 11 Replies  
Sure enough, it's just out of warranty.

I hope it is not interference coming from a neighbor, otherwise he is probably producing enough radiation to be able to run a radar station. ;)
Posted by dajay, on Jan 20, 2003 at 11:39 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: My iBook gets phone calls 1,040 Views / 11 Replies  
That's what I thought too, but nothing in the room has changed since I got my iBook over a year ago. It has happend about four times in the last two days and I haven't used it outside since then....
Posted by dajay, on Jan 20, 2003 at 10:57 AM, in Mac Notebooks
No, the modem is not connected and it doesn't... 1,040 Views / 11 Replies  
No, the modem is not connected and it doesn't seem to come from the speakers.

I had this on my PowerBook once too and it sounded identical, so I don't think it is the harddisk either.

Very...
Posted by dajay, on Jan 20, 2003 at 09:22 AM, in Mac Notebooks
My iBook gets phone calls 1,040 Views / 11 Replies  
Hi,

my iBook makes sporadic noise that sounds like a phone is ringing under a blanket. It "rings" three times, otherwise it functions as normal.

What could this be :confused:



(iBook...
Posted by dajay, on Jan 20, 2003 at 04:21 AM, in Mac Notebooks
please, don't start over again.... 2,373 Views / 57 Replies  
please, don't start over again....
Posted by dajay, on Jan 10, 2003 at 07:21 AM, in Mac Notebooks
No, they must be musicians to qualify for the... 2,907 Views / 54 Replies  
No, they must be musicians to qualify for the list. :D
Posted by dajay, on Jan 1, 2003 at 08:12 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: New PB 867: problems working on battery 520 Views / 4 Replies  
Get it checked out for sure.

And also a Happy New Year from Berlin to everyone! :)
Posted by dajay, on Jan 1, 2003 at 08:09 AM, in Mac Notebooks
You could also try a polish made for dashboards... 1,475 Views / 17 Replies  
You could also try a polish made for dashboards in cars and other plastics. I'm sure they will cost only a few dollars and it's probably the same stuff as iWax.
Posted by dajay, on Dec 15, 2002 at 12:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Hippy, you seriously need to chill out. Nobody... 14,810 Views / 268 Replies  
Hippy, you seriously need to chill out. Nobody knows about a change in production for sure. We are not engineers with Apple, so what are you talking about?

Please stop asking everybody if you...
Posted by dajay, on Dec 15, 2002 at 12:18 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Hm, when I manually enter afp://ip: port I can... 697 Views / 8 Replies  
Hm, when I manually enter afp://ip: port I can connect to the other computer. Does that means it works?

I just wished, that I could select the other machine from the menu, because the ip changes...
Posted by dajay, on Dec 15, 2002 at 07:37 AM, in Networking
10.2.2 697 Views / 8 Replies  
10.2.2
Posted by dajay, on Dec 15, 2002 at 07:30 AM, in Networking
Re: GigaBook - Dead trackpad on wake. 1,095 Views / 16 Replies  
Pretty much the same happend to me today. It worked for about two seconds after waking up, but the pointer moved very fast and then locked up. I plugged my Wacom mouse, but didn't get any reaction...
Posted by dajay, on Dec 14, 2002 at 07:43 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: No AppleTalk over AirPort... 697 Views / 8 Replies  
Yep, enabled on AirPort and disabled on ethernet. Ethernet is the first entry on the list though, because when I copy large files I want it to do so over the faster ethernet connection. AppleTalk...
Posted by dajay, on Dec 14, 2002 at 07:31 PM, in Networking
ColorSync x 2 in preferences 417 Views / 0 Replies  
I'm getting 2 entries for ColorSync in my system preferences, there is only one preference pane though.

How can I remove the second one? Thanks.
Posted by dajay, on Dec 14, 2002 at 04:10 PM, in macOS
No AppleTalk over AirPort... 697 Views / 8 Replies  
AppleTalk doesn't seem to work over Airport on my PowerBook and iBook. The machines are connected over a D-Link 614+ router but don't "see" each other. The PowerBook doesn't even find itself...?
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Posted by dajay, on Dec 14, 2002 at 04:05 PM, in Networking
You could build a photoshop action to bench pc vs... 637 Views / 5 Replies  
You could build a photoshop action to bench pc vs mac.
Posted by dajay, on Dec 13, 2002 at 10:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks
iTunes can do lame, do a search on versiontracker... 11,867 Views / 147 Replies  
iTunes can do lame, do a search on versiontracker and you'll see.
Posted by dajay, on Dec 13, 2002 at 08:55 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Hippy, you don't have the fan problem. Otherwise... 14,810 Views / 268 Replies  
Hippy, you don't have the fan problem. Otherwise you would have been annoyed enough to call apple already.

Just relax and enjoy your ti. :D
Posted by dajay, on Dec 12, 2002 at 12:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks
For info on battery care, check the threads here... 1,992 Views / 40 Replies  
For info on battery care, check the threads here (http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=135092) and here (http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=134713) .
Posted by dajay, on Dec 12, 2002 at 08:50 AM, in Mac Notebooks
OK, lets see if we can narrow this down to one... 14,810 Views / 268 Replies  
OK, lets see if we can narrow this down to one specific batch of PowerBooks.

Mine is from week 44 and I have a 867 mhz without the fan problem.

Anyone else?
Posted by dajay, on Dec 12, 2002 at 08:28 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I have tried 2 PAL discs. One showed a green line... 1,446 Views / 15 Replies  
I have tried 2 PAL discs. One showed a green line with red noise, but the other didn't.

I think it depends on the aspect ratio of the picture. The DVD with the green line had 1.99:1, the one...
Posted by dajay, on Dec 11, 2002 at 01:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I also get much lower scores in that test, but I... 11,867 Views / 147 Replies  
I also get much lower scores in that test, but I don't think it is the amount of RAM, because I have the same amount installed. Maybe it is the RAM quality, that makes the difference?

Or do we...
Posted by dajay, on Dec 11, 2002 at 05:56 AM, in Mac Notebooks
My 867 is fine. 4,291 Views / 54 Replies  
My 867 is fine.
Posted by dajay, on Dec 9, 2002 at 08:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks
The purring goes away when you plug in... 1,116 Views / 12 Replies  
The purring goes away when you plug in headphones, so if you get really irritated, try that.

I wonder if it is enough to just plug in the connector, maybe with an resistor soldered to it. That...
Posted by dajay, on Dec 8, 2002 at 06:05 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Hm, strange. I will investigate further on the... 2,103 Views / 8 Replies  
Hm, strange. I will investigate further on the display issue and post my results here.
Posted by dajay, on Dec 8, 2002 at 05:53 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Dito on my 867 Also, when I plug the adapter... 2,103 Views / 8 Replies  
Dito on my 867

Also, when I plug the adapter in (with or without an external display attached), I get major display problems. It looks like the PowerBook has trouble to refresh portions of the...
Posted by dajay, on Dec 7, 2002 at 01:13 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Actually, the chemical process involved does take... 922 Views / 4 Replies  
Actually, the chemical process involved does take some time for the battery to reach full capacity. After it has reached full capacity, it will start loosing capacity again with each recharge.
...
Posted by dajay, on Dec 7, 2002 at 11:15 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I entirely understand when someone is concerned... 924 Views / 10 Replies  
I entirely understand when someone is concerned about having a defective PowerBook. I too have a PowerBook 867 which must be from the first production batch, but unlike others I think mine is ok...
Posted by dajay, on Dec 7, 2002 at 09:55 AM, in Mac Notebooks
The exact same thing happends on my iBook 600... 3,696 Views / 53 Replies  
The exact same thing happends on my iBook 600 from time to time. Hm, maybe I should call Apple about this.
Posted by dajay, on Dec 7, 2002 at 08:18 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I don't get this, why do people start wondering... 924 Views / 10 Replies  
I don't get this, why do people start wondering if their unit is defective?

Just trust your ears. If your PowerBook is extremely loud and you think it's running out of spec, call Apple or take it...
Posted by dajay, on Dec 7, 2002 at 07:42 AM, in Mac Notebooks
It is normal for the battery to take some time... 922 Views / 4 Replies  
It is normal for the battery to take some time until it reaches full capacity. Syncing a few times will get you there faster of course.

It is a good idea though, to do that the first couple of...
Posted by dajay, on Dec 7, 2002 at 06:07 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Li-Io batteries have the longest shelf life of... 1,707 Views / 26 Replies  
Li-Io batteries have the longest shelf life of them all. They only loose about 0.5% of their power after one day. When stored for about 12 months without a charge, they will be permanently damaged...
Posted by dajay, on Dec 6, 2002 at 09:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Same here. I get lower scores in Stream and... 11,867 Views / 147 Replies  
Same here. I get lower scores in Stream and Memory Contention on an identical PowerBook 867.
Posted by dajay, on Dec 6, 2002 at 02:59 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I just noticed that too. If you run Chimera and... 1,116 Views / 12 Replies  
I just noticed that too. If you run Chimera and move the cursor over links, the sound can be heard also. Same with typing like mentioned above. I can even "hear" the animated smilies. So I guess it...
Posted by dajay, on Dec 6, 2002 at 11:57 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Every charge damages an accumulator slightly, of... 1,707 Views / 26 Replies  
Every charge damages an accumulator slightly, of course you can't avoid charging it, so don't worry to much about it.

One thing you can do though, is to remove the battery when running from ac.
Posted by dajay, on Dec 6, 2002 at 11:35 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Hmm, my fan runs all the time, but it isn't... 1,813 Views / 26 Replies  
Hmm, my fan runs all the time, but it isn't really noisy. More like the sound of the hd in my iBook 600.

Is it supposed to shut off completly?

Btw, when I installed my AirPort card, I took a...
Posted by dajay, on Dec 6, 2002 at 10:54 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Poll: Well, I finally got my PowerBook 867 yesterday.... 956 Views / 9 Replies  
Well, I finally got my PowerBook 867 yesterday. One stuck pixel on red but no fan issues and no green lines.

So far I'm very pleased :)
Posted by dajay, on Dec 6, 2002 at 10:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Has anyone checked that out yet? If so, what is... 869 Views / 9 Replies  
Has anyone checked that out yet? If so, what is the cas latency of the installed ram?
Posted by dajay, on Dec 4, 2002 at 10:40 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: 1 stuck pixel, green line on DVD's 641 Views / 3 Replies  
I think the green line is software related. So if that one stuck pixel doesn't bother you, just keep your new ti. Apple might not change the screen anyway.

Did you try massaging the stuck pixel?
Posted by dajay, on Dec 4, 2002 at 07:44 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Poll: I was just curious, because all I hear is... 956 Views / 9 Replies  
I was just curious, because all I hear is superdrive and gigahertz. I guess I just felt kinda left out with my yet to come 867 combo :D
Posted by dajay, on Dec 4, 2002 at 04:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Poll: What PowerBook did you get? 956 Views / 9 Replies  
What PowerBook did you get?

1. 1 ghz PowerBook with Superdrive
2. 1 ghz PowerBook with combo drive
3. 867 mhz PowerBook
4. none
Posted by dajay, on Dec 3, 2002 at 07:28 PM, in Mac Notebooks
you might want to check out this thread too: 800... 878 Views / 11 Replies  
you might want to check out this thread too: 800 vs 667 (http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=134310)
Posted by dajay, on Dec 2, 2002 at 05:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Like I said, it depends on the applications you... 936 Views / 7 Replies  
Like I said, it depends on the applications you use. For some benchmarks, check mac speed zone (http://macspeedzone.com/html/hardware/machine/comparison/all/)
Posted by dajay, on Dec 2, 2002 at 08:24 AM, in Mac Notebooks
You should always get your electronics used to a... 3,058 Views / 10 Replies  
You should always get your electronics used to a new climate before turning them on because of moisture build up. I doubt that it will produce dead pixels though.
Posted by dajay, on Dec 2, 2002 at 04:37 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I'm not so sure about that. It depends on the... 936 Views / 7 Replies  
I'm not so sure about that. It depends on the applications you run. I have seen benchmarks where the iBook was even faster than the PowerBook. Whene it comes to Altivec though, the PowerBook will be...
Posted by dajay, on Dec 2, 2002 at 04:28 AM, in Mac Notebooks
That happend to me today. I don't have the... 517 Views / 2 Replies  
That happend to me today. I don't have the original Apple Airport base station though, so it seems to be a OS X or iBook specific problem. It works right now, but I'm not sure what fixed it.
Posted by dajay, on Dec 1, 2002 at 07:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The new CPU with it's larger cache makes it... 1,685 Views / 22 Replies  
The new CPU with it's larger cache makes it faster by about 30% in most applications.

32 MB vram makes a huge difference to the standard 8 MB in the 600, plus the new Ati handles 3D better...
Posted by dajay, on Dec 1, 2002 at 05:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Maybe that's what they used to improve the paint?... 1,699 Views / 8 Replies  
Maybe that's what they used to improve the paint?

btw, how do you know about this?
Posted by dajay, on Dec 1, 2002 at 05:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks
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