Recent content by marko1473

I have a bluetooth enabled mobile phone (VK2020) which I'd like to sync with my iCal and Address Book. As I don't have a data cable, I tried syncing using bluetooth. Unfortunately, my Mac provides a 8-digit passkey for pairing with the mobile. However, VK2020 accepts only 4 digits, not more...

I got my PowerBook G4 20 months ago and managed to drop it twice :-( The first time hard-disk got damaged, so I replaced it. Things were fine until the second drop 4 months later. I got the new hard disk (just to eliminate that possibility), but cannot make the PB working properly. The...

Unfortunately, holding down the mouse button didn't help. I've tried (many times) many things - resetting the pmu, the pram, open firmware and many other magic key combinations - but, no luck. It looks more and more likely that the drive suffered some kind of mechanical failure and that it...

Optical drive in my PowerBook G4 12" is not working. Can I run hardware tests available on CDs which I got the machine? If so, how can I do that? Do I need another Mac? Can I copy files to hard disk and run it then? I've never used these tests, but would like to see what kind of response I...

Hi Elliot and thanks for your quick reply. Apologies for delay, but I was away for 10-ish days and had no Internet access. I was hoping to take my PB on the trip with me, but didn't as it was totally broken. Anyway, let's get back to business. 2 weeks ago a hard disk failed. I then got a...

Hi there, I'm relatively new (year-ish) Mac convert and enjoying it. That is, until recently. My PB 12" first experienced a hard disk failure. I replaced the hard disk with a new, but now cannot load any CDs/DVDs in order to install Tiger. Yesterday, I could load a DVD and the...