[G4] Beginner's questions

[Crandon David]

I seem to remember the beep-beep being a power supply issue...anyone  
else?


On Apr 26, 2005, at 10:22 AM, BG wrote:

> The first thing to do is check page setup in safari and preview and  
> make sure the settings are correct.
>
> The loss of date and time after unplugging means the pram battery is  
> dead. Assuming you have a G4 is is easy to replace, just open up the  
> case. the battery is readily visible in the Motherboard.
>
> The freeze up could be a number of things, please supply more info,  
> use system profiler to get the specifics of your machine and post the  
> info.
>
> BG
>
> On Apr 26, 2005, at 9:12 AM, JohnGSimmons at aol.com wrote:
>
>> Forgive me. I'm new to the G4 so my questions will insult your  
>> intelligence. But if you can help, be gentle with me. I'm a G4  
>> virgin.
>>
>>  1. When I print,  it's OK if I print from Word or Pagemaker, but  
>> when I print from Safari or Preview I get the page reduced right down  
>> to about one inch square in the bottom left corner. And it's not the  
>> printer because it does the same on a print preview. Can you help?
>>
>>  2. The machine freezes occasionally, usually when it's been idel for  
>> a little while, and it makes an intermittent "beep-beep" when it does  
>> so. I usually have to unplug it, and then I lose the time and date  
>> too. Again can you help?
>>
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