g4 ethernet gigabit battery power troubleHello! First of all sorry for my english. I write from Italy. I received a gift: a Powerbook G4 Titanium gigabit ethernet. I really like but it has a problem: the battery charges, but the powerbook does not work if th...view more
Thread Powerbook Pismo PRAM battery available in the UK?
Powerbook Pismo PRAM battery available in the UK?Hi, I'm looking for a replacement PRAM battery for my Powerbook Pismo 400ghz - having gone online it seems that it's a common powerbook problem, but most places they are out of stock. Does anyone know of where I can ...view more
Powerbook battery symbol has XMMy laptop keeps crashing. At first, it did so only when to plugged in. The screen would go black after maybe 15 minutes, with the battery icon reading maybe 80%. Yesterday it crashed even though plugged in. Battery r...view more
Thread testing g4 powerbook barrel style ac adapter with multi-meter
testing g4 powerbook barrel style ac adapter with multi-meterI have an old G4 powerbook with a dead battery but it doesn't have an ac adapter. I bought a cheap replacement one on Amazon. When I plugged it into the G4 nothing happens. It doesn't charge the battery and I ...view more
WHAts the deal with my battery!!!!!!!!i just got my new powerbook 3days ago and the battery is already low!!!! After i charge my battery fully the icon says i only have a little over 2 hours left. Ive used it for less than probably 15 hours combined and i...view more
Mac PB 1400 power supply plug?I have a pair of old PB 1400's. Both were upgraded to G-3 using the Sonnett modules. They were in deep storage in the back of a storage building for years and I just dug them out. I know the batteries are toast ...view more
Broken Zif ConnectorI replaced the hard drive in my Powerbook G4 17" and in the process the "zif cable" (as it was called in the replacement tutorial) connector/clamp crumbled and fell off the logic board. What is the function of the zif...view more
Titanium PowerBook won't bootI recently dug up my old Titanium PowerBook (Mercury, 500 MHz, with 512 MB of ram). It is in decent shape, except for a cracked hinge. After I plugged it in and charged it up (The battery holds a charge!), it wouldn't...view more
Disappearing curserI have a 17" powerbook G4 running 10.4.11 The curser just disappears while I am typing and everything becomes frozen. The only remedy is to hold the power button down until it shuts down, causing loss of anything that...view more
PowerBook G4 Recycle?I have an old PowerBook G4 that I haven't used in a few years and I want to trash, but I have two questions: 1) My Powerbook won't turn on at all so how do I make sure the memory is cleaned up? Should I...view more
Pismo new battery flashing light then deadGreetings. The relatively new battery (after-market M7318) in my PB Pismo suddenly misbehaved and died. I say died, but I dont believe it! Here's the timeline of events. I normally operate the PB with ...view more
PowerBook G4 Won't turn onHello! I have bought a PowerBook G4 DLSD. The main battery is dead and the backup battery is dead. Is it possible to turn the Powerbook without these batterys?view more
Powerbook 2400 (no power)Hello I have a dead powerbook 2400 (no power at all). I bought it dead in fact. Q: I am looking for a URL that explores fixes for this machine. I have done a duckduckgo and google search but I couldn't...view more