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Questions tagged [powerbook]

line of Apple Macintosh laptop computers manufactured from 1991 to 2006. used PowerPC processors.

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Installing new OS on Powerbook G4 without USB key or CD

I recently got a PowerBook G4 17" with a 1.67 GHz PowerPC CPU, 2GB of RAM, 100 GB of hard drive and running under OS X 10.5.8. These computers are actually getting more and more obsolete, and this computer must be up to date concerning the software…
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Complete Apple Powerbook G4 format without disk

I have gone through many sites to look for the exact answer. However I failed. What I want: To completely format my Powerbook G4 to factory or brand new without any DVD/CD or Disk/Disc I am not worried about ethical or un-ethical way. I just need to…
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Is it possible to upgrade a Mac Powerbook G4 laptop's hard drive to SSD?

I was not sure if the Powerbook laptops accepted SATA drives, am I able to use a SATA SSD on the Mac Powerbook G4?
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Graphics trouble with Debian Squeeze on PowerBook G3 (bronze)

I've been using a good old powerbook (g3, bronze keyboard) with Debian Linux for years now. Woody (3.1) was still hard to install because of keyboard issues. Etch (4.0) and Lenny (5.0) were very easy to install and use. I recently tried Debian…
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Want to turn old Powerbook Mac into small form factor desktop

I've got an old powerbook g4. Battery is totally dead, as is the superdrive. I've looked into selling but it's worth less than it would cost to ship it safely. So I'm considering cracking it open and and taking it's parts and creating some kind of…
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Mac 17" Powerbook G4 won't start up after being opened up

A friend's taken the keyboard off his 17" Mac G4 Powerbook, screwed it back on and now nothing happens when presses the power button. I don't have 'eyes-on' but he says he didn't do anything else apart from unscrew it, look around then screw it…
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Looking for correct drive for my PowerBook 400 MHz Pismo

This is the drive I have in my Pismo 400 MHz Mac Powerbook: IBM Travelstar 20 GB - 66.6 MBps - 4200 rpm. I would like to upgrade to a larger drive as I'd like to partition it, one partition for Mac OS X and the other for system 9.2.1. How big a…
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What is the latest OS X version that will run on a Powerbook G4?

I have a Powerbook G4 that someone gave me with a blank hard drive. I'd like to install OS X on it, but the only version listed on apple.com is Snow Leopard, which only supports Intel processors. What version of OS X can I use with this G4, and any…
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two powerbooks cannot access one wifi point at the same time

This is for a friend of mine. She says Please tell me why we have such destabilized connections when we log both Powerbooks on at once. When one laptop's logged in, and the other opens his/hers too, it can take ten minutes of…
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Using lubuntu on a PowerBook G4

I've a Model: A1010 G4 laptop. Technically it seems to work very well, more reliable I think than my 13" 2011 model MacBook. I would like to use the G4 as an audio recorder for my digital piano. I have tried a few of the recommended Linux OS's but…
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Upgrading mSATA or M.2 w/adapter in IDE/PATA Powerbook G4?

I want to upgrade my 17" Powerbook G4 (running MacOS 10.4.11 on 1.5GHz, 2GB RAM, 160 GB HDD (IDE/PATA)) - with, for example, a 250GB mSATA or M.2 (SATA) SDD (60-80 EUR), and a suitable adapter 44-pin (Mini-IDE) to mSATA (<10 EUR) or to M.2 (around…
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Powerbook Sleep Light?

I have a 17 inch Powerbook G4 with Mac OS 10.5.8 and I always keep it on sleep when I'm not using it. However, the little light on the front of the Powerbook that pulsates while in sleep mode prevents me from sleeping. I recently found out about…
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PowerBook G4 boots into blue screen with cursor

I have an 1.5GHz PowerBook G4 running OS X 10.5.8. I can only boot to the safe mode. I cannot get a normal boot. It stops at a blue screen with a cursor. How can I fix this?
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Remote Installing OS X 10.5 on a PowerBook G4

I recently acquired a PowerBook G4 (always loved the PPC architecture over Intel when it comes to Apple), currently it has OS X 10.4 installed. Unfortunately I can't find the original 10.5 install disc I had, though I made an ISO of it some time…
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Where had my disk space gone? ie. Used+Free <<< Capacity - Solved (sort-of)

I have a PowerBook G4. OS-X 10.5. Recently is was running very slow and I found it only had about 3 GB free. I set to and free'd up 26 GB on the 93 GB drive. Finder, however reports about 15 GB used and Disk Inventory X says about 20 GB System…
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