Archive for the ‘powerbook’ Category

how do I start up my powerbook G4, after installing a new hard drive?

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

when I turn it on all it does is show a question mark in the middle of the screen... it ran fine when I took out the old one... the one I put in is brand new, and it is the proper one for my powerbook G4... I need ...

How can I make my PowerBook G4 run faster?

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

I have a PowerBook G4 10.4.11 that I bought used. Its great but I notice that it can run slower than, say a Gateway PC, when its loading videos. And the video quality is grainy or "noisy." Do I need to update Flash or Quicktime? Honestly I don't even know ...

How do I put a password on my G4 Powerbook?

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

I have an Apple G4 Powerbook, it's about 6 years old. It has Mac OS 10.5.8. I would like to put a password protection in it so that no one can have access, not even those using my wireless service here in my home. It had this ...

Is the powerbook g4 laptop still a good laptop to get used from ebay?

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

I have a PC laptop. I want a new laptop for Christmas. I was going to buy a new dell inspiron 15 with windows 7. But I though I could buy an apple powerbook g4 12 in. or 15 in. with leopard installed on ebay for like 200-300 dollars. Which ...

How do I open up a Powerbook G4?

Monday, November 16th, 2009

I need to access the headphone jack on the Powerbook G4 to see if it is loose, as I'm only getting sound through the right channel. Does anyone know of any sites listing a step by step guide to doing this? I've heard it's complex, but the machine is outside of ...

Can You replace MacBook’s SuperDrive with a Powerbook G4?

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

See I have a powerbook g4 whose superdrive is dead and a macbook whose logic board is dead except for the fact that it's super drive is still working. So I wanted to know is it possible to swap the drive from my mb to my pb to make ...

How to transfer apple powerbook G4 software apps to another powerbook G4?

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

I have 2 apple powerbook G4 laptops one is a 15" and the other is a 17". My 15" has Tiger, and the 17" has leopard. How can I transfer software apps like Word 2008, garage band, photoshop, and other software applications from my 15" to my 17" I would ...

how can i get into my powerbook G4 with my password forgotten?

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

I forgot the password to my Apple Powerbook G4 and can't get into the computer without it and I dont have the cd it came with. You have to take it to the store where you got it, or an official apple dealer (there are a lot of them if you ...

How to tell if a powerbook G4 is high resolution or not?

Monday, October 12th, 2009

I have a powerbook G4 1ghz, ect. its a 17 inch and it says the resolution is 1440x900, is this the high resolution model? that high resolution i think ofr that time yeah

I must replace my PowerBook LCD, what is the difference between Titanium and Aluminum LCD screen?

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

I dropped my laptop and my LCD isn't working. I am looking at a couple of offers on eBay and I am quite confused what is the difference between Titanium and Aluminum LCDs. I have PowerBook G4, 15" laptop. Also, the laptop has this very subtle beeping noise, what could ...