Thread Help for booting from DVD on PowerBook G3 PDQ?
Help for booting from DVD on PowerBook G3 PDQ?i Picked up a dvd rom drive for it and i stuck it into my PowerBook G3 PDQ 266mhz and it was running OS 8.5. The DVD spun a little but it kept stopping and it didn't do anything on my desktop. is there some dvd rom so...view more
What OS Should I Install?I have recently bought a PowerBook G4 Titanium (Gigabit Ethernet.) The previous owner wiped the hard drive. I thought I had the CDs that worked with it, for the iBook and the Power Mac G4 Cube. From what I've read, th...view more
PowerBook G4 in 2014I recently acquired a PowerBook G4. Since I have several Intel Macs, I have no idea what to do with it. I've considered giving it to a family member, but I thougr they'd complain about speed/compatibility. If there's ...view more
DVD Player stopped workingThe DVD Player on my PowerBook G4 just stopped working. I can hear the DVD spin when inserted in slot. Viewer window that opens is small, not full screen as set in DVD Player preferences. Selecting '...view more
Thread Why Apple Powerbook G4 only get's to the apple logo.
Why Apple Powerbook G4 only get's to the apple logo.When i'm starting the Powerbook it go's to the Apple Logo. When i'm installing an MAC OS X software to see if i'm getting from the installation an fault. And that's right when i must select a HDD to set the software s...view more
17" G4 Super Drive swap out problem.I swapped out my old superdrive in my 17" G4 with a working one from a 17" MacBook Pro. It fits and the cable connects fine. The Powerbook now just beeps when I turn it on and does not power up. Is there something els...view more
DVD file issueHi all, I guess I'm having a DVD issue? Photo files I've burned to DVD used to to copy, without issue, to another computer. Now they won't. The files can be viewed on other computers, but not directly copied, as befor...view more
Thread Can a PowerBook G4 Ti be booted from it's original Software Install and Restore DVD mounted in a MacBook Pro (osX 10.9.1) optical drive using Firewire?
Can a PowerBook G4 Ti be booted from it's original Software Install and Restore DVD mounted in a MacBook Pro (osX 10.9.1) optical drive using Firewire?
PowerBook G4 With No OSHello, I recently came across a 2001 Titanium PowerBook G4. I booted it up to the floder with the question mark, and out of querosity used linux on a cd to see if it would boot up to linux. But to my dismay the disk d...view more
Thread ok i bought my powerbook of ebay the guy included the 10.3 10.4 and 10.5 dvds the only problum is when i try to install 10.5 leopard it says this software cant be installed on your computer they are the grey discs that say for use with a mac computer
ok i bought my powerbook of ebay the guy included the 10.3 10.4 and 10.5 dvds the only problum is when i try to install 10.5 leopard it says this software cant be installed on your computer they are the grey discs that say for use with a mac computer
Mac freezes and need to be restartedHello everybody, My PowerBook G4 1,67Ghz has been fine for a couple of time. But today it started to freeze. When it freezes the mouse doesn't move and all the computer stop working. I need to press pow...view more
A1138 superdrive not recognizedMy superdrive one day did not display a disc, and then would not eject the disc, and then disappeared from the ATA connection..view more
DL DVD burnGood morning. My 1.67 Ghz PB nominally has a superdrive that can burn double-layer DVD's. How do I do that? Do I need Toast and/or iDVD? Thanks for your time!view more
