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    17" 1G powerbook wont boot up 10.2?

    my mate has a 15" Pbook. wonder if the ram is compatable with mine? will take out my RAM and reinsert it just to make sure it hasnt come out. how come the hardware test says the RAM is ok?
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    17" 1G powerbook wont boot up 10.2?

    a kernel panic? not exactly sure what that is. a hard crash? wouldnt the hardware test pick this up? do you think I need to send it to an apple repair shop? cheers for all the help
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    17" 1G powerbook wont boot up 10.2?

    just have the 512RAM it came with. Try returning the machine to an "as-stock-as-possible" configuration and see if it'll boot then. - any ideas how I do that? __________________
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    17" 1G powerbook wont boot up 10.2?

    have also reset the PRAM.. surely it should just boot from the disc if I restart and hold down C? why do you thik its a hardware issue FRYKE?
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    17" 1G powerbook wont boot up 10.2?

    have already ran hardware test (basic & adv.) and it says everything is ok. am thinking it cant be a prob with the superdrive cause Hware test runs ok. dont think it is a HD issue cause can go into target mode. have opened firmware and reset NVRAM. dont think boot/OS dvd is faulty - no scratches
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    problem with powerbook

    17" 1G titanium. think the guy tried to install 10.3 initaly but the installitation kept crashing. also asked him to partition the HD for me (20G for audio, 20G for system, 10G library and data). have already ran hardware test (basic & adv.) and it says everything is ok. am thinking it cant be a...
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    17" 1G powerbook wont boot up 10.2?

    is actually 10.2.6 I'm tryin to run (came with pbook). can get to a grey screen with apple logo (after selecting install osX option) and circle thingie spins for a bit then I get a big glitch running horizontally across screen.... AAhhAAAHH!
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    problem with powerbook

    hi my powerbook is playing up. started about a week ago - kept getting grey restart screen. got files I need off it using target mode. gave it to a guy to have a look at and decided was beat to wipe all and reinstall 10.2. he wiped it but now it wont boot from disc. any ideas? (can run hardware...
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    17" 1G powerbook wont boot up 10.2?

    hi my powerbook is playing up. started about a week ago - kept getting grey restart screen. got files I need off it using target mode. gave it to a guy to have a look at and decided was beat to wipe all and reinstall 10.2. he wiped it but now it wont boot from disc. any ideas? (can run hardware...
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