From eluis.linux at gmail.com Mon Sep 10 03:22:19 2007 From: eluis.linux at gmail.com (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Eduardo_Lu=EDs?=) Date: Mon Sep 10 03:22:23 2007 Subject: [Ti] Problems with videos Message-ID: <2548ae4f0709100322w70a8a74fp54317225d35f5b3d@mail.gmail.com> Hi, I have a Powerbook G4 Titanium mercury ( http://www.macrecycling.com/pbtitanium.php ). I installed MacOS X 10.3 but, it seems very slow when switching programs and closing windows. I even can't see any Youtube videos. Is it because of the videoram? Thanks. From francisz at gmail.com Mon Sep 10 03:29:34 2007 From: francisz at gmail.com (Francis) Date: Mon Sep 10 03:29:38 2007 Subject: [Ti] Problems with videos In-Reply-To: <2548ae4f0709100322w70a8a74fp54317225d35f5b3d@mail.gmail.com> References: <2548ae4f0709100322w70a8a74fp54317225d35f5b3d@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi, I also own a 400Mhz Mercury with 384MB of RAM and, indeed, the video performance is weak. Anything Flash based, like YouTube videos, slows down the machine heavily. But if you switch the color depth from Millions to Thousands you will be able to get a better performance out of the video system. Try it, you'll be able to watch youtube videos this way. Francis On 9/10/07, Eduardo Lu?s wrote: > Hi, > > I have a Powerbook G4 Titanium mercury ( > http://www.macrecycling.com/pbtitanium.php ). > I installed MacOS X 10.3 but, it seems very slow when switching > programs and closing windows. > I even can't see any Youtube videos. > > Is it because of the videoram? Thanks. > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > From eluis.linux at gmail.com Mon Sep 10 03:34:51 2007 From: eluis.linux at gmail.com (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Eduardo_Lu=EDs?=) Date: Mon Sep 10 03:35:02 2007 Subject: [Ti] Problems with videos In-Reply-To: References: <2548ae4f0709100322w70a8a74fp54317225d35f5b3d@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <2548ae4f0709100334y71ee68cfo5353ee9dd3bc5f42@mail.gmail.com> Ok, I will try it, Thanks. I think there is no way to increase video ram.. is it?? If I install 10.4 will it be more slow then this 10.3? Thanks. 2007/9/10, Francis : > Hi, > > I also own a 400Mhz Mercury with 384MB of RAM and, indeed, the video > performance is weak. Anything Flash based, like YouTube videos, slows > down the machine heavily. But if you switch the color depth from > Millions to Thousands you will be able to get a better performance out > of the video system. Try it, you'll be able to watch youtube videos > this way. > > Francis > > On 9/10/07, Eduardo Lu?s wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have a Powerbook G4 Titanium mercury ( > > http://www.macrecycling.com/pbtitanium.php ). > > I installed MacOS X 10.3 but, it seems very slow when switching > > programs and closing windows. > > I even can't see any Youtube videos. > > > > Is it because of the videoram? Thanks. > > _______________________________________________ > > Titanium mailing list > > Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > > > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > From francisz at gmail.com Mon Sep 10 03:40:30 2007 From: francisz at gmail.com (Francis) Date: Mon Sep 10 03:40:37 2007 Subject: [Ti] Problems with videos In-Reply-To: <2548ae4f0709100334y71ee68cfo5353ee9dd3bc5f42@mail.gmail.com> References: <2548ae4f0709100322w70a8a74fp54317225d35f5b3d@mail.gmail.com> <2548ae4f0709100334y71ee68cfo5353ee9dd3bc5f42@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: As far as I know, there's no way to upgrade video ram on the powerbook. As for 10.4, I tried it for a few weeks last year and saw no performance gains, quite the opposite. Dashboard eats up a lot of RAM resources! So I downgraded back to 10.3.9 wich feels snapier. Francis On 9/10/07, Eduardo Lu?s wrote: > Ok, I will try it, Thanks. > I think there is no way to increase video ram.. is it?? > > If I install 10.4 will it be more slow then this 10.3? > > Thanks. > > > 2007/9/10, Francis : > > Hi, > > > > I also own a 400Mhz Mercury with 384MB of RAM and, indeed, the video > > performance is weak. Anything Flash based, like YouTube videos, slows > > down the machine heavily. But if you switch the color depth from > > Millions to Thousands you will be able to get a better performance out > > of the video system. Try it, you'll be able to watch youtube videos > > this way. > > > > Francis > > > > On 9/10/07, Eduardo Lu?s wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I have a Powerbook G4 Titanium mercury ( > > > http://www.macrecycling.com/pbtitanium.php ). > > > I installed MacOS X 10.3 but, it seems very slow when switching > > > programs and closing windows. > > > I even can't see any Youtube videos. > > > > > > Is it because of the videoram? Thanks. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Titanium mailing list > > > Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > > > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Titanium mailing list > > Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > > > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > From rbf at psu.edu Mon Sep 10 06:36:59 2007 From: rbf at psu.edu (Bob Fowles) Date: Mon Sep 10 06:37:15 2007 Subject: [Ti] Problems with videos In-Reply-To: References: <2548ae4f0709100322w70a8a74fp54317225d35f5b3d@mail.gmail.com> <2548ae4f0709100334y71ee68cfo5353ee9dd3bc5f42@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: If RAM availability is a problem, then Dashboard can be ignored and removed from the doc and never used. In general if the machine is running slow, use Activity Monitor or top under Terminal to see if any apps are using too much CPU. Going to 10.4 was a nightmare for a while because of the new searching mechanism Spotlight until Apple fixed it in a later update. The problem was that when you backed up to an external drive Spotlight would begin indexing the backup volume and the backup would take forever. A circumvention was to use the command mdutil under Terminal to prevent indexing on the backup volume. An alternate way was to drag the external HD icon to the Spotlight privacy tab but once the backup was done and the volume was detached, the volumes were removed from the privacy tab and you had to remember to do that again for the next backup. Apple fixed that in some later release of 10.4. My next problem in 10.4 happened after I installed 10.4.10. MS Word started using 50% of the CPU which created enough heat to turn on the fans. No other Office app has that problem. Even though I've followed all the forums, I don't have a solution to this problem. I used to have Word always started as an active app but I now use it and quit it as soon as possible. The underside has gotten so hot, it has partially melted the right rear rubber foot. If it weren't such a pain I would do a clean install of 10.4 and upgrade to 10.4.9 but not further. I keep hoping for a 10.4.11 that solves this problem. Bob 500Mhz G4 PB 768MB At 10:40 AM +0000 9/10/07, Francis wrote: >As far as I know, there's no way to upgrade video ram on the >powerbook. As for 10.4, I tried it for a few weeks last year and saw >no performance gains, quite the opposite. Dashboard eats up a lot of >RAM resources! So I downgraded back to 10.3.9 wich feels snapier. > >Francis > >On 9/10/07, Eduardo Lu?s wrote: >> Ok, I will try it, Thanks. >> I think there is no way to increase video ram.. is it?? >> >> If I install 10.4 will it be more slow then this 10.3? >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> 2007/9/10, Francis : >> > Hi, >> > >> > I also own a 400Mhz Mercury with 384MB of RAM and, indeed, the video >> > performance is weak. Anything Flash based, like YouTube videos, slows >> > down the machine heavily. But if you switch the color depth from >> > Millions to Thousands you will be able to get a better performance out >> > of the video system. Try it, you'll be able to watch youtube videos >> > this way. >> > >> > Francis >> > >> > On 9/10/07, Eduardo Lu?s wrote: >> > > Hi, >> > > >> > > I have a Powerbook G4 Titanium mercury ( >> > > http://www.macrecycling.com/pbtitanium.php ). >> > > I installed MacOS X 10.3 but, it seems very slow when switching >> > > programs and closing windows. >> > > I even can't see any Youtube videos. >> > > > > > > Is it because of the videoram? Thanks. From eluis.linux at gmail.com Mon Sep 10 06:47:10 2007 From: eluis.linux at gmail.com (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Eduardo_Lu=EDs?=) Date: Mon Sep 10 06:47:19 2007 Subject: [Ti] Problems with videos In-Reply-To: References: <2548ae4f0709100322w70a8a74fp54317225d35f5b3d@mail.gmail.com> <2548ae4f0709100334y71ee68cfo5353ee9dd3bc5f42@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <2548ae4f0709100647t707f76c1ucdd8dfc162129626@mail.gmail.com> RAM is no problem. I have 512 and until now there was no problem with that. The problem is videoram I think. I use firefox and when I open or close a tab, is very slow to respond. And to switch between aplications with ALT+TAB, is slow too. The mac performance is very slow. It's a Powerbook Titanium 400Mhz, 8Mb video ram, 512 RAM. 2007/9/10, Bob Fowles : > If RAM availability is a problem, then Dashboard > can be ignored and removed from the doc and never > used. > > In general if the machine is running slow, use > Activity Monitor or top under Terminal to see if > any apps are using too much CPU. > > Going to 10.4 was a nightmare for a while because > of the new searching mechanism Spotlight until > Apple fixed it in a later update. The problem was > that when you backed up to an external drive > Spotlight would begin indexing the backup volume > and the backup would take forever. A > circumvention was to use the command mdutil under > Terminal to prevent indexing on the backup > volume. An alternate way was to drag the external > HD icon to the Spotlight privacy tab but once the > backup was done and the volume was detached, the > volumes were removed from the privacy tab and you > had to remember to do that again for the next > backup. Apple fixed that in some later release of > 10.4. > > My next problem in 10.4 happened after I > installed 10.4.10. MS Word started using 50% of > the CPU which created enough heat to turn on the > fans. No other Office app has that problem. Even > though I've followed all the forums, I don't have > a solution to this problem. I used to have Word > always started as an active app but I now use it > and quit it as soon as possible. The underside > has gotten so hot, it has partially melted the > right rear rubber foot. If it weren't such a pain > I would do a clean install of 10.4 and upgrade to > 10.4.9 but not further. I keep hoping for a > 10.4.11 that solves this problem. > > Bob > > 500Mhz G4 PB 768MB > > > At 10:40 AM +0000 9/10/07, Francis wrote: > >As far as I know, there's no way to upgrade video ram on the > >powerbook. As for 10.4, I tried it for a few weeks last year and saw > >no performance gains, quite the opposite. Dashboard eats up a lot of > >RAM resources! So I downgraded back to 10.3.9 wich feels snapier. > > > >Francis > > > >On 9/10/07, Eduardo Lu?s wrote: > >> Ok, I will try it, Thanks. > >> I think there is no way to increase video ram.. is it?? > >> > >> If I install 10.4 will it be more slow then this 10.3? > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> > >> 2007/9/10, Francis : > >> > Hi, > >> > > >> > I also own a 400Mhz Mercury with 384MB of RAM and, indeed, the video > >> > performance is weak. Anything Flash based, like YouTube videos, slows > >> > down the machine heavily. But if you switch the color depth from > >> > Millions to Thousands you will be able to get a better performance out > >> > of the video system. Try it, you'll be able to watch youtube videos > >> > this way. > >> > > >> > Francis > >> > > >> > On 9/10/07, Eduardo Lu?s wrote: > >> > > Hi, > >> > > > >> > > I have a Powerbook G4 Titanium mercury ( > >> > > http://www.macrecycling.com/pbtitanium.php ). > >> > > I installed MacOS X 10.3 but, it seems very slow when switching > >> > > programs and closing windows. > >> > > I even can't see any Youtube videos. > >> > > > > > > > Is it because of the videoram? Thanks. > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > From rbf at psu.edu Mon Sep 10 06:52:16 2007 From: rbf at psu.edu (Bob Fowles) Date: Mon Sep 10 06:52:28 2007 Subject: [Ti] Why not post in the Apple forum for Titanium Powerbooks? Message-ID: Wouldn't posting to the Titanium forums http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=120 be more effective than posting here? They seem to be more active, cover more issues, and are easily searched. I started posting here because I wasn't aware of the Apple forum. There is a greater chance that someone in Apple might read material in those forums than here although all of those forums are user groups and not for giving input to Apple or getting advice from Apple employees. Bob Fowles 500Mhz G4 PB 768MB From dfz at mac.com Mon Sep 10 13:20:06 2007 From: dfz at mac.com (Dennis Fazio) Date: Mon Sep 10 13:20:33 2007 Subject: [Ti] Why not post in the Apple forum for Titanium Powerbooks? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <182E5B33-AAB5-4C01-8C44-CED8345CF2EC@mac.com> On Sep 10, 2007, at Mon, Sep 10 2007, 8:52 am, Bob Fowles wrote: > Wouldn't posting to the Titanium forums http:// > discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=120 be more > effective than posting here? They seem to be more active, cover > more issues, and are easily searched. Perhaps, for all the reasons you list, but I like to receive the messages in my email inbox rather than having to remember to go to multiple web-based forums for all my support lists. Unless there's an ability to receive and post via email. -- Dennis Fazio From markymac99 at mac.com Fri Sep 21 15:32:02 2007 From: markymac99 at mac.com (Marcus Benjamin) Date: Fri Sep 21 15:32:06 2007 Subject: [Ti] DVI TiBook 667 & OS 9.2.2 woes Message-ID: I cannot find a single OS 9.2.2 install disk that will install OS 9 on my newly acquired TiBook 667 DVI Powerbook G4. Ever CD I have boots up from the Disc then when I run the installer I get this; This program cannot run on your computer. See the documentation for more information. I got a complete set of Restore Discs 1 of 2 & 2 of 2 OS 9.2.2 OS X.1 & the Applications Disc I cannot run the Restore options either. What gives? Any suggestions? Thanks From malcolm at fireflyuk.net Fri Sep 21 17:54:02 2007 From: malcolm at fireflyuk.net (Malcolm Cornelius) Date: Fri Sep 21 17:54:12 2007 Subject: [Ti] DVI TiBook 667 & OS 9.2.2 woes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3AD6CE9F-3370-4182-98C7-158E3197D50D@fireflyuk.net> On 21 Sep 2007, at 23:32, Marcus Benjamin wrote: > I cannot find a single OS 9.2.2 install disk that will install OS 9 > on my newly acquired TiBook 667 DVI Powerbook G4. > I cannot run the Restore options either. > > What gives? I think that the disc you are using is tied to the type of machine they originally shipped with Find a full generic disc and it'll install fine. -- Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk From jwegriffin at mac.com Fri Sep 21 19:11:53 2007 From: jwegriffin at mac.com (John Griffin) Date: Fri Sep 21 19:11:38 2007 Subject: [Ti] DVI TiBook 667 & OS 9.2.2 woes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <60D44B67-A519-4CFA-ACC9-07486CAE64FE@mac.com> Actually you do not need to install it using the Apple Install application. Here is what you do: Insert the first installer disk that you have and in using a utility like TinkerTool (a free download), you go to the Finder tab and enable "Show hidden and system files." This will make all the files on the DVD disk appear. All you need to do is to find the OS 9.2 Install folder on the DVD and you drag it to the root level of your Hard Drive. Congratulations, you just installed OS 9.2! At this point you should probably run Disk Utility and repair permissions. Test to see if everything is OK by finding Classic in the System Preference Panes and choose to launch Classic. If it runs, you are in business. jg On 21-Sep-07, at 6:32 PM, Marcus Benjamin wrote: > I cannot find a single OS 9.2.2 install disk that will install OS 9 > on my newly acquired TiBook 667 DVI Powerbook G4. > > Ever CD I have boots up from the Disc then when I run the installer > I get this; > > This program cannot run on your computer. > See the documentation for more information. > > I got a complete set of Restore Discs 1 of 2 & 2 of 2 > OS 9.2.2 > OS X.1 > & the Applications Disc > > I cannot run the Restore options either. > > What gives? > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium From tarik at opalblue.com Fri Sep 28 03:29:55 2007 From: tarik at opalblue.com (Tarik Bilgin) Date: Fri Sep 28 03:30:25 2007 Subject: [Ti] Help required: dead powerbook g4 aluminium Message-ID: <0f4b01c801ba$832d7b80$0300000a@blueeyes> Hello gang, It's funny. You go through life thinking you are a computer pro, and then something goes wrong with the hardware and suddenly you are left clutching a multimeter and with not much of a clue as how to proceed... I'm now the proud owner of a dead G4 Albook! The problems began when it was knocked off a table and landed edge down, on top of the charger connector, which was attached. This destroyed that charger and bent the case somewhat. I then used a backup charger, but did notice that sometimes i would get some sparking while placing the connector in the port. One day nothing seemed to happen, then the charger connector got really hot really fast, and there was that ionisation smell, you know the one you get when you run an electric motor. After this, the powerbook no longer charges or runs from AC, but I'm pretty sure the powerbook itself is fine, and just the power stage is the problem. I suspected a short circuit, so i took the thing apart, but other than the deformed shell, i can't see any obvious damage to the port where the charger is connected. This thing is well out of Applecare warranty. Any ideas? Or do i need to go to Apple and be landed with a hefty bill? I have access to a multimeter. Is there anything i should test? -- Tarik -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/titanium/attachments/20070928/e2ea939b/attachment.html From jklew at ucla.edu Fri Sep 28 13:29:38 2007 From: jklew at ucla.edu (Jeffrey K. Lew) Date: Fri Sep 28 13:31:19 2007 Subject: [Ti] Help required: dead powerbook g4 aluminium In-Reply-To: <0f4b01c801ba$832d7b80$0300000a@blueeyes> References: <0f4b01c801ba$832d7b80$0300000a@blueeyes> Message-ID: On Sep 28, 2007, at 3:29, Tarik Bilgin wrote: > Hello gang, > > It's funny. You go through life thinking you are a computer pro, > and then something goes wrong with the hardware and suddenly you > are left clutching a multimeter and with not much of a clue as how > to proceed... > > I'm now the proud owner of a dead G4 Albook! The problems began > when it was knocked off a table and landed edge down, on top of the > charger connector, which was attached. > > This destroyed that charger and bent the case somewhat. > > I then used a backup charger, but did notice that sometimes i would > get some sparking while placing the connector in the port. > > One day nothing seemed to happen, then the charger connector got > really hot really fast, and there was that ionisation smell, you > know the one you get when you run an electric motor. > The power jack on the DC board is probably broken, you just can't see it. There may be some electronic components on the DC board that got fried. Have you tried another power adapter, since maybe something blew up in the adapter and not on the DC board? If the Powerbook can still run off the battery, your logic board is probably still OK. An out-of-warranty repair to replace just the DC/ audio board is about $330 (around $200 flat-rate repair, plus $100 labor, plus tax). You can probably find used DC boards for around $100. To replace it, you'll need to be able to completely strip everything out of the bottom case. Jeff Lew UCLA Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences From kshook at cae.wisc.edu Fri Sep 28 23:16:15 2007 From: kshook at cae.wisc.edu (Kynan Shook) Date: Fri Sep 28 23:16:28 2007 Subject: [Ti] Help required: dead powerbook g4 aluminium In-Reply-To: <20070928203128.9156B17342DB@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> References: <20070928203128.9156B17342DB@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> Message-ID: <75AC9D12-0F18-4671-8CDF-A06B69B3506E@cae.wisc.edu> I would concur; at the very minimum, you'd probably need to resolder the joints from the DC connector to the DC-in board. However, because you were able to smell something, I'd be willing to bet that you let out the magic smoke (that's what makes computer chips work - once the smoke escapes from one, it no longer works right! ;-)). In other words, there's probably a short somewhere on one of the boards, and a chip fell victim to that short. Of course, it could be that something in the backup *charger* was destroyed, but either way, at the very minimum, there's probably a short in the PB. However, without detailed schematics and PCB drawings, you're not likely to find the problem unless it's visually obvious. Flat-rate repair is the best option, I'd say. Or buying a new computer - you may be able to sell the old one to a place like pbfixit.com for parts, or sell the parts on eBay yourself, or something like that to recoup much of the cost. If only Apple made a Mag-safe floor... You drop your PowerBook, but - aHA! It slows down and floats a foot above the floor thanks to some powerful magnets! ;-) Kynan Shook kashook@wisc.edu http://homepage.mac.com/kynan/ Jeffrey K. Lew" writes: > The power jack on the DC board is probably broken, you just can't see > it. There may be some electronic components on the DC board that got > fried. Have you tried another power adapter, since maybe something > blew up in the adapter and not on the DC board? From dfz at mac.com Sat Sep 29 16:47:16 2007 From: dfz at mac.com (Dennis Fazio) Date: Sat Sep 29 16:47:25 2007 Subject: [Ti] Help required: dead powerbook g4 aluminium In-Reply-To: <0f4b01c801ba$832d7b80$0300000a@blueeyes> References: <0f4b01c801ba$832d7b80$0300000a@blueeyes> Message-ID: <7A03842B-7997-446F-92CA-A6F85ACCADC8@mac.com> On Sep 28, 2007, at Fri, Sep 28 2007, 5:29 am, Tarik Bilgin wrote: > I suspected a short circuit, so i took the thing apart, but other > than the deformed shell, i can't see any obvious damage to the port > where the charger is connected. > > This thing is well out of Applecare warranty. Any ideas? Or do i > need to go to Apple and be landed with a hefty bill? You can try MacService (www.macservice.com). The DC In board repair looks to be $245. Their prices are all inclusive and flat rate with free diagnostics. They'll send you the shipping container. I've had an iBook and Titanium PowerBook logic boards repaired with them. I think an Aluminum G4 PowerBook is worth that to bring it back to life. -- Dennis Fazio From malcolm at fireflyuk.net Sat Sep 29 18:29:19 2007 From: malcolm at fireflyuk.net (Malcolm Cornelius) Date: Sat Sep 29 18:29:27 2007 Subject: [Ti] Help required: dead powerbook g4 aluminium In-Reply-To: <7A03842B-7997-446F-92CA-A6F85ACCADC8@mac.com> References: <0f4b01c801ba$832d7b80$0300000a@blueeyes> <7A03842B-7997-446F-92CA-A6F85ACCADC8@mac.com> Message-ID: >> I suspected a short circuit, so i took the thing apart, but other >> than the deformed shell, i can't see any obvious damage to the >> port where the charger is connected. >> >> This thing is well out of Applecare warranty. Any ideas? Or do i >> need to go to Apple and be landed with a hefty bill? > > You can try MacService (www.macservice.com). The DC In board repair > looks to be $245. Their prices are all inclusive and flat rate with > free diagnostics. They'll send you the shipping container. I've had > an iBook and Titanium PowerBook logic boards repaired with them. I > think an Aluminum G4 PowerBook is worth that to bring it back to life. That strike me as a HUGE fee - look around ! -- Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk From ncicchek at optonline.net Sat Sep 29 19:51:33 2007 From: ncicchek at optonline.net (John McGibney) Date: Sat Sep 29 19:51:48 2007 Subject: [Ti] Help required: dead powerbook g4 aluminium In-Reply-To: References: <0f4b01c801ba$832d7b80$0300000a@blueeyes> <7A03842B-7997-446F-92CA-A6F85ACCADC8@mac.com> Message-ID: On Sep 29, 2007, at 9:29 PM, Malcolm Cornelius wrote: >>> I suspected a short circuit, so i took the thing apart, but other >>> than the deformed shell, i can't see any obvious damage to the >>> port where the charger is connected. >>> >>> This thing is well out of Applecare warranty. Any ideas? Or do i >>> need to go to Apple and be landed with a hefty bill? >> >> You can try MacService (www.macservice.com). The DC In board >> repair looks to be $245. Their prices are all inclusive and flat >> rate with free diagnostics. They'll send you the shipping >> container. I've had an iBook and Titanium PowerBook logic boards >> repaired with them. I think an Aluminum G4 PowerBook is worth that >> to bring it back to life. > > That strike me as a HUGE fee - look around ! > -- > Best wishes It actually seems reasonable. The board cost me about $60. You have to almost completely disassemble the lower half to access the power board. I did the repair myself and it took about 2 hours. Add in 2 way shipping and is about right on. John -- Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change. From dfz at mac.com Sun Sep 30 18:05:02 2007 From: dfz at mac.com (Dennis Fazio) Date: Sun Sep 30 18:05:09 2007 Subject: [Ti] Help required: dead powerbook g4 aluminium In-Reply-To: References: <0f4b01c801ba$832d7b80$0300000a@blueeyes> <7A03842B-7997-446F-92CA-A6F85ACCADC8@mac.com> Message-ID: On Sep 29, 2007, at Sat, Sep 29 2007, 8:29 pm, Malcolm Cornelius wrote: > > That strike me as a HUGE fee - look around ! It might, but the alternative is to do it yourself. Then you only have parts costs. But remember that you're paying for a warranted repair that requires no effort on your part and no risk that you'll break something else in the process, or have it not work after all that time and expense because it's really something else that was broken or some other reason that will cause you additional time and probably expense. -- Dennis Fazio From malcolm at fireflyuk.net Sun Sep 30 18:57:29 2007 From: malcolm at fireflyuk.net (Malcolm Cornelius) Date: Sun Sep 30 18:57:33 2007 Subject: [Ti] Help required: dead powerbook g4 aluminium In-Reply-To: References: <0f4b01c801ba$832d7b80$0300000a@blueeyes> <7A03842B-7997-446F-92CA-A6F85ACCADC8@mac.com> Message-ID: <6188EF46-07ED-49AD-83D4-AD4E67169789@fireflyuk.net> > On Sep 29, 2007, at Sat, Sep 29 2007, 8:29 pm, Malcolm Cornelius > wrote: > >> >> That strike me as a HUGE fee - look around ! > > It might, but the alternative is to do it yourself. Then you only > have parts costs. But remember that you're paying for a warranted > repair that requires no effort on your part and no risk that you'll > break something else in the process, or have it not work after all > that time and expense because it's really something else that was > broken or some other reason that will cause you additional time and > probably expense. I think i might have read that as the part cost when I replied. -- Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk