PowerBook

Discussions between 4 August 2007 and 13 May 2008.
Subject

Power-Button on PowerBook G4 FW800

“I want a direct shutdown (shutdown now -h) instead off the finders shutdown dialog. I run os 10.4.11 on this machine.”

Car power for a MacBook Pro?

“Is there a car power device for it?”

PowerBook battery - Can this be right!?

“Secondly, the replacement battery isn't just a battery, it's a whole USB port and battery assembly”

What to Do With Battery That Just Arrived

“with the new battery, would it degrade if I let it sit in the box for a while before starting to use it?”

End of battery life! or something else wrong with my PBG4 15"?

“Apple's claim not to sell batteries for that model Powerbook is rubbish.”

G4 powerbook logic board

“I just replaced the logic board on this machine. All went well, except for now the fans run wide open all the time.”

Why Wake Up on USB Activity?

“One thing I've never understood is why Macs wake up from sleep on USB activity. Why is that?”

battery for 12inch powerbook

“are any of the copies any good? it's my main machine so would be nice for it to be moble again.”

Uninterruptible power supply

“I am thinking of getting a UPS, but finding it quite difficult to get the full details of connections, etc.”

PB G4 System/NVRAM battery

“Where is it in the laptop, or how do you change it?”
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