Internet browser won't workYesterday I found a PB 540C complete with power supply. It's installed with System 7.5.3 and I think it has about 12MB RAM. I've successfully installed and used WannaBe; however, I'm having problems with iCab. I brin...view more
powerbook 1400 problemshello, i cant get my powerbook 1400 working, when i plug it in the green LED turns on and you hear the click noise from the speaker. but it wont respond when i press the power button on they keyboard. i have tried res...view more
Lombard with power mgt issue?Due to the fierce loyalty that me and some of my family show to our old macs I couldn't give up on this old thing. I finally took the processor board to work and looked at it with a pretty high powered stereo microsco...view more
PowerBook 5300cs - can't access internetThanks to those who helped me with previous 5300 questions. Jan, your suggestion for using a PC card with an SD card inside was a big help to getting software back on this machine. Now I'm trying to get the 5300 on t...view more
TiBook seems dead - suggestionshi - so, i had my Ti book on a shelf for a while - i've been using my macbook pro instead... i plugged in the Ti and tried booting it and got nothing. no sound, no nothing. i checked the power cord w/ a voltmeter ...view more
5300 won't read floppyI am trying to update to 7.5.5 but floppy won't read disc. I get message to format disc. I have run disc repair and disk was repaired. What do I do know?view more
Powerbook 100There seems to be a sudden interest in the PB100. Well, I too, have one. For some reason, I decided to haul it out of the closet to try to get it working. It stopped about 10 years ago. After, a bit of tinkering -- ...view more
Old iBookHi, I know this isn't about Powerbooks but i couldn't work out where to write! I have a 2003 iBook OS 10.2.8 and was wondering whether i can install a more recent OS or especially iTunes so I can get PodCasts etc. Is ...view more
DDR3I got my MBP last June and I want to upgrade the DDR2 to DDR3 is DDR3 will fit to my MBP? Please let me know before I'll change it...... Thanksview more
PowerBook 145Hello, I have a PowerBook 145 I've had for years, but for some reason when I turned it on today for the first time in about two years it couldn't find the operating system -- it just booted to a picture of a floppy d...view more
PowerBook 280c or 2300c questionsHey, I'm new to this particular forum, but just wondering if I can get some help. I'm really attracted to the entire line of the Duo PowerBooks, and namely the 280c and the 2300c. I guess the main reason that I'm co...view more
PowerBook 5300ce -Lost name volumeI just replaced the PRAM battery in my very old Mac PowerBook 5300ce. When I rebooted the computer after zapping the PRAM the name of the Harddisk changed from the usual "Macintosh HD" to ""'". How do I recover the no...view more
Thread where is the tidle "~" key on older keyboards?
where is the tidle "~" key on older keyboards?I think I'm in the right area. I have create a help video for those that wish to use the DOSbox application on their Macs, this is an emulation of DOS under Windows but running under OS X, however to get it working th...view more
Another PowerBook 5300 QuestionThese PowerBooks came preloaded with System 7.5.2. I need to get or create a boot disk so I can repair the hard drive, which according to Disk First Aid it needs. I used Floppy Disk Maker to create a backup set of sof...view more
adapter for old powerbook : rev c / rev ahi i'm trying to buy a new adapter for my old powerbook. My old adapter reads "Model ADP-17AB REV:C". but the only one i've found on the internet (that I could buy) says "Model ADP-17AB REV:A" : there's just the only ...view more
SCSI connection on PB 5300csI picked up a pair of 5300cs PowerBooks really cheaply and I'm doing some upgrading on one. I got an HDI-30 SCSI adapter with the intention of hooking up a Zip drive to the PB. The drive is a Zip100 Plus, with the abi...view more
dropped powerbook 180cHelp, my very old powerbook 180c fell to the floor. Half the screen is missing. Everything else seems to be intact. Is this fixable or should I just toss my old friend. I've had it since the mid to late 1980's and sti...view more
Powerbook 1400c. Did I kill it?I have an old Powerbook 1400c that was working very well. I decided that I wanted to play music files through my stereo system. To do this I ran a cable from the headphone jack to my receivers AUX 1 input. I found a n...view more
Titanium Onyx IssueHello everybody its been more than 6 months I want to fix my old powerbook, but cant find the way, hope you guys help me. My problem started when installed a new HD so when I tried to install the Macos X the CD tray d...view more
145B with apparently dead HDHiya, I just spotted a Powerbook 145B at a fleamarket for next to nothing, and couldn't resist getting it. There was no disks or documentation, just the 'book and power cord. Now, I should mention that I have absolut...view more
