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Q: I changed permission setting on main disk...took forever now when I bootup I get the chime...apple icon...fan noise...thats it...internal drive is broken...no Mac install disk..I have a windows XP desktop with installation disk..if I was to get external d

I changed permission setting on main disk...took forever now when I bootup I get the chime...apple icon...fan noise...thats it...internal drive is broken...no Mac install disk..I have a windows XP desktop with installation disk..if I was to get external drive ...could I use windows XP styartup disk just to boot the "17"Powerbook-G4...have no intention of downloading XP on the Mac...just want to boot it up...or is there a way to boot the Mac from the XP desktop...cables...etc?

PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.5.3)

Posted on Sep 2, 2011 3:12 PM

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  • by BGreg,Solvedanswer

    BGreg BGreg Sep 2, 2011 4:12 PM in response to CMK1
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    Sep 2, 2011 4:12 PM in response to CMK1

    You're toast. The Powerbook doesn't have the Boot Camp capability of the Intel-based macs.

  • by romko23,

    romko23 romko23 Sep 2, 2011 11:39 PM in response to CMK1
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    Sep 2, 2011 11:39 PM in response to CMK1

    Email me.. I might be able to help you and it would make your powerbook boot up

     

    Please provide the specifics of your PB G4. Name and model.. for example.. My PowerBook G4 is a dual-layer DDR2 model with identifier: PowerBook G4 5,9

  • by CMK1,

    CMK1 CMK1 Sep 3, 2011 6:20 AM in response to romko23
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    Sep 3, 2011 6:20 AM in response to romko23

    Hi Romko23, just pasted info from manual...PowerBook G4 "17"  5.3

     

     

    Your PowerBook comes with a minimum of 512 megabytes (MB) of 533

    MHz Double Data Rate (DDR2) Synchronous Dynamic Random-Access Memory

    (SDRAM) installed. Both memory slots can accept an SDRAM module that meets the

    following specifications:

    Â Double Data Rate Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (DDR SO-DIMM) format

    Â 1.25 inch or smaller

    Â 512 MB or 1 gigabyte (GB)

    Â 200-pin

    Â PC2-4200 DDR2 533 MHz Type RAM

     

     

    PS my keyboad is loose...I tighten the tiny screws...only...once ...tried  all the key-strokes...Comand-option..P-R.....safe-mode... etc...Mac only reacted ...once...right after.. I tightend K-board >>C-OpT- P-R...mac chimed twice...the Apple icon in grey screen got smaller....now after trying ...keyboard .boot short cuts 10 times..nothing...it chimes ...grey screen....apple in window...fan noice ....thats it...do you think I need to tighten screws...again,

     

     

    I actually think when I was changing permissions...on entire it was taking so ong...20 min...I just hit power,,shut it down...when it wasn't done...no patience.,...just thought of something ...sounds important...whern I resgisted on this site..I tried to use my Powrbook login name ..got message.... .. blocked...Secury problem....that has to be the problem..blocked..how do I unblock?

     

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  • by CMK1,

    CMK1 CMK1 Sep 3, 2011 7:01 AM in response to romko23
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    Sep 3, 2011 7:01 AM in response to romko23

    battery issue....dies within 10 min.....without AC...dies in 2 hours while on AC...if I playing videdo  files...takes 2 hours to fully charge...

     

     

    http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/PowerBookG4_17in_DblLayerSuperDrive.pdf

     

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  • by CMK1,

    CMK1 CMK1 Sep 4, 2011 11:41 AM in response to romko23
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    Sep 4, 2011 11:41 AM in response to romko23