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    Old iMac Modem Not Dialing

    Hi; I would first check the modem control panel and see if the internal modem is checked.If it is ,then more than likely your modem has died. A external modem will be almost impossible to come by.Your best bet would be ebay,look for a external usb one,the new apple usb modems will not work on...
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    Sold MBP and buyer disputed it...

    Hello; As a survivor of 300 plus Ebay transactions I can tell you that you are being scammed! Paypal will always side with the buyer no matter how trivial.If they have put a hold on your payment you might as well say goodbye to it. I went through the same thing about 3 years ago.I ended up...
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    iMac M5521 won't power on

    Hello; You might want to check your clock battery,If the voltage falls below 3.3 volts.then startup gets to be a bit flaky.You'll find it behind the memory access door.If you have skinny fingers you can pull it out ok. A large pair of tweezers or a hemostat makes it easier.
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    Powerbook bronze laptop going wireless

    Hi; sounds as if you have a "lombard"laptop.There is no internal connection for a airport card in this machine.Don't know what OS you are running but if you are using OS9 then you can look for a Lucent Gold or Silver card.Under 9.1 or better, the finder sees this as a airport card.If your...
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    Imac G4 Boot up Problems

    Hi; Sounds as if you have a bad logic board.However you can check the clock battery simply by shutting down and unpluging.Wait about 15 mins. plug back in and restart if you can,wrong time=bad battery.Trying another hard drive won't hurt either.If you have a external hd that you can boot...
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    mac os 9.2

    Hi; No easy way to do this.Your best bet would be to find a OS 9.2 for sale online and use that to do a clean install.That will bring your IMac back to original with all the factory settings.
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    Trying to add an Imac G3 to my network

    Hello again; You should be able to squeak by with that configuration.Try to keep 10% of your hard drive free as OSX needs that for swapfile space.
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    Trying to add an Imac G3 to my network

    Hi; You Should have no problems connecting via ethernet cable on 10.3.9 If your going to upgrade,I'd suggest at least 512 mb. of ram and a hard drive of at least 20gb and the full retail disk is the way to go.If you choose to stay on OS 9,I'd use at least 128 mb. of ram.Also your web browsing on...
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    Trying to add an Imac G3 to my network

    Hi;First off you can't install a Airport Extreme card in a G3 Imac.The physical connection is simply not there..Your best bet would be to buy a original Airport card and Imac adapter from Ebay or a similar site.They usually run 25 to 30 dollars for the pair.This will work with OS 9 and up.Plan B...
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    Titainium powerbook only starts on reset- help!!

    Hello;Sounds as if the PMU card has given up the ghost,
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    Replacement LCD for a TiBook

    Hi; The Apple part number is 661-2748.This lcd fits both the 867 and 1ghz models.Hope this helps your search!
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    Fastest browser?

    Camino by far,but G3 ,G4 and Intel optimised versions are available at www.pimpmycamino.com.I am running the G3 version on my 600mhz snow imac and by far the fastest browser I've used on this machine and I'm on dialup!
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    Install 9.03 on a Japanese iMac G3 with 8.5

    Hi; you have gotten yourself into a tricky situation,You have to have a operating system installed to do the firmware update.Your best bet would be to find a copy of 8.5-8.6 on Ebay,full retail version would be the best and sometimes you can even find a japanese version if look long enough.If...
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    Install 9.03 on a Japanese iMac G3 with 8.5

    Hello;Go to this page, http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86117.It contains all the firmware updates for Imacs.If you have a tray loader ver.1.2 is the one you need,
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    400mhz G4 TIbook - startup chime, but no video.

    Hi;Had to dig out my service manual for this machine.Here is what Apple says, 1.Verify inverter cable and lvds cable connections are seated properly and that the cables are not damaged.[this could have occured during a fall] 2.Replace inverter board. 3.Replace display assembly. 4.Replace logic...
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    400mhz G4 TIbook - startup chime, but no video.

    Hi; One beep at startup means that your ram is not being recognized.If your battery is charging then the pmu should be ok.More than likely your logic board has gone out.Finding a new board is next to impossible and if you do the cost will be very high.You could get this pbook going again but...
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    400mhz G4 TIbook - startup chime, but no video.

    Hi; One beep at startup means that your ram is not being recognized.If your battery is charging then the pmu should be ok.More than likely your logic board has gone out.Finding a new board is next to impossible and if you do the cost will be very high.You could get this pbook going again but...
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    Picture Viewer for OS 9 G4

    Hi; If you are trying to open jpg.files then Quicktime should be able to do it.Make sure that you have version 6.03 installed,you can find this under system profile in the finder.You might want to try installing Graphic Converter.The OS9 version is still available at www.pure-mac.com.It is a bit...
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    OS for iMac Model# M5521

    If the cd does not eject by holding the mouse button down,look for a very small hole to the right of the cd slot.Take a straightened paper clip,push it gently into the hole while the imac is running and your cd should pop out.
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