Recent content by El Perro Loco

Rats. Thought it might be software related. Thanks for the tip. I will check it out. EPL PS: In fact, I have run the hd diagnostic. I had a few permission errors which (apparently) have been fixed. According to the sysdiag, my hd is fine. Can you confirm that your HD Utility test...

Hi All, I have been here before with pretty much the same problems - and got some great tips so figured I would come back. I am running a G4 PB (probably aluminum, though for some reason when I pop it open, the specs look more like a titanium - it was a gift...) 15", 100ghz, 512 RAM, 60gb...

Perfect. Thank you, barhar. EPL

Hi, I have been hearing the three beeps of death sporadically over the last couple of days. Sometimes I can get a solid boot, but then I crash after a couple of hours. I am assuming RAM problems (though I have heard a rumor about a 10.4 firmware upgrade that causes this problem)...

I had been battling what I think is the same problem with a g4 powerbook 100. Finally, did the following: Completely Reinstalled the os (10.4) Uploaded the updates Turned off all powersaving applications reinstalled my apps So far, so good. I occasionally get crashes (or freezes), but...

When we last checked in, the g4 pb was working well after: 1) a pram zap, 2) a complete reinstall of osx, updates and application software 3) Disabling all power management For the last week and a half, I have been able to put the system to sleep manually, and bring it back, turn it...

Hey, I have had the same problem with a g4 powerbook. Unfortunately, I am a mac neophyte (though learning more every day), so I can't say for sure, but I understand that Mac has installed a kind of Mercury switch inside the g4 - if it is dropped, or otherwise violently shifted, in order...

Perfect. Thanks, Bob. Shawn

Hi, I am trying to open an app with an .sit extension. I dl'd Stuffit, only to find that it also had an .sit extension. As I am new to mac, I don't even know what an .sit extension is, but I really need to open that app. Help! Thanks Shawn

Hi! I have actually been here before, but subsequently lost my password, and mailed my mac to vancouver. The Problem: Periodically, my mac freezes up, sometimes this is prefaced by the screen going wonky (i.e. seems to break up horizontally). This usually necessitates a reboot...

Hi, I am a Mac neophyte. I have a fairly decent web page set up on my ibm, and am looking for something I can use on a g4 pb so I can work on my page while I am on the road, then transfer it back to my ibm server. Any suggestions?