Recent content by raynman

I'm glad you got your powerbook figured out! I guess if you don't know the history on a computer, you need to presume that ANYTHING could be the fault when you go troubleshooting a problem. raynman

...and do disc format, then a clean install from a retail OS disc, unless you happen to have the machine specific discs on hand - I did not. good luck, raynman

hey cwags12, If I remember correctly, I had switched out every possible component that may have failed or intermittently failed, and some of them I switched twice (so I had tried three components).... cables, optical drives, hard drives. I had to google myself (can't believe I did that...

....as near as I can tell, anyway. ifixit and one other site had the same part number (I do not have it with me) for the cable, so I am assuming that the cable(s) is(are) correct, and probably both are working. Ray

I realize this is an older thread, but I have a very similar situation in a powerbook G4 (1.67ghz, hi-res 15" screen) and I have nearly googled and posted myself silly trying to find an answer. I have a lot of experience inside powerbooks, ibooks and macbooks, and this one has me stumped I...

I have a 1.07ghz ibook with EXACT same symptoms; I tried multiple drives, multiple cables - no luck; works GREAT from ext firewire drive (typing from it now!) Pure dumb luck I found this thread, as I have searched specifically for it LOTS of times before. Please let me in on your solution so I...