Pismo Shutsdown during Start-upI have a G3 Pismo 500 MHz Powerbook that will not finish the Start-Up process before it, for some unknown reason, Powers off. This even happens when starting up from the optical drive. This started happening shortly ...view more
PowerBook 3400c Boot ProblemChristmas of '04 i got a powerbook 3400c it worked great until a while back. the problem is when you turn it on you see the pointer and sometimes but very rarley you see the floppy disk with the blinking question mark...view more
Thread How to install OS X on a 10GB HDD WITHOUT PARTITIONING!?
How to install OS X on a 10GB HDD WITHOUT PARTITIONING!?Hi, I just ordered a Powerbook G3 Wallstreet and when I receive it I plan on putting my 10GB HDD in it and installing OS X on it (probably 10.2 or 10.4 with XpostFacto) but I know there is a 8GB partition limit on th...view more
Thread Wallstreet reboots and immediately freezes.
Wallstreet reboots and immediately freezes.I have checked ac adapter. It is ok. Unable to shut down after startup except by using shift/fn/ctrl/power battery wont charge. It is abt a year old. Any help ?view more
Thread Need download CD burning software for iBook G3
Need download CD burning software for iBook G3Have Roxio Toast Platinum at home on desktop system on which we burn all our CDs; unfortunately didn't think to install in on iBook G3 (OS 10.4.11) and will be on the road for the next two months. Can anyone suggest w...view more
Watch DVD on Pismo OS 9.2.1?I can watch fine on the partition with 10.3.9 with DVD player, but what can I use to watch on the OS 9.2.1 partition?view more
Thread Getting a PowerBook G3 online through a MacBook?
Getting a PowerBook G3 online through a MacBook?Hello! I have a MacBook Pro with Leopard, and a PowerBook G3 Wallstreet with OS 9. The MacBook is online with AirPort, onto a PC-dominated network. It's really a pain for me to have to go upstairs and plug my G3 direc...view more
Installing 7.6.1 on a PowerBook 3400I am the happy owner of a PowerBook 3400. All is OK, I need advice, if any around for two things: - How can I install 7.6.1, incidentally 7.6.1 Romanian, it does not work with this model, but works with Performa 5200...view more
Getting Pismo Online With PC CardI have a wireless DSL modem that all computers in the house connect with. I have used the same Linksys Wireless-G WPC54G PC card on two different Lombards and they just recognize it as Airport. When I try to use it in...view more
Wallstreet G3 PB 233MHz, OSX possible?I have an "old" G3 laptop without a CD drive. Someone put a ZIP drive in instead. It has OS9.2.2 installed. Will this Mac be able to run any version of OSX? Also, how would i install OSX or even OS9 without an optical...view more
More Lombard QuestionsIt looks as if there would be no problem putting a 400 MHZ type logic board with the DVD decoder in it, into a Lombard to replace the other kind (333). Is it feasible to try to hook the 333 microprocessor card onto th...view more
Thread Need recommendation for replacement battery on Wallstreet PB
Need recommendation for replacement battery on Wallstreet PBI have a PB G3 Series Wallstreet (292MHz, family M4753) for which I need to replace the battery. Other World Computing has a replacement for $130. There is also lots of others in the $60 to $90 range. This is only for...view more
Thread Battery then Printer Funkiness with Lombard
Battery then Printer Funkiness with LombardI have an annoying although relatively minor problem in the grand scheme of things. I have a Lombard where I had to replace the hard drive, so I went with a Toshiba 75 GB drive and installed 10.4.10 on it through a fi...view more
Wallstreet won't mount modulesI bought this used a year ago- went up to 9.2.1 and put in more RAm- jammed the keyboard in doing so and had to take it to an Apple store-- they replaced the keyboard and said new drivers were needed and located them ...view more
memory issueMy Lombard was checked out by a tech a while back and they said I had a bad logic board. The problem was the system is not recognizing all of the memory installed. I have 128 in the bottom and 64 in the top. The syste...view more
Thread The Green Light Blinketh, the Lombard Stinketh
The Green Light Blinketh, the Lombard StinkethDo I need a new sound/power card? Took this Lombard out of a drawer and now I remember why it was there. When hooked up to known good power supply without battery, the green sleep light blinks on briefly and goes out...view more
Upgrade 400MHZ Pismo to 500MHZI am looking to buy a Pismo and most of them available on eBay seem to be 400MHZ models. How hard would it be to upgrade it to 500MHZ? Would I need to get a whole new motherboard or just something to plug into it? I...view more
general Lombard questionsI have a Lombard that was collecting dust due to a bad logic board. I have recently decided to repair it and upgrade everything for maximum performance. This leads me to ask a few questions. I have searched the boards...view more