She lives! Took everything apart, put everything back together (put a little physical pressure on the CPU to see if it was unseated), tightening everything snugly in the process, and behold—no issues. I'm not sure how long it will last like this, but to know that it does still work is reassuring. If it does need repaired, I think I'll go ahead if the problems re-emerge. Maybe it was just some loose connections… I'll keep watching it. I had already given my sister the 256 MB RAM card from my top slot and installed 10.1 on it, so I'm only running at 256 MB of RAM (took the bottom RAM and moved it up to the top), but everything seems to be working fine. I feel much better now. I've been a little depressed over the downtime period (no, I'm not a tech addict—I've got plenty of other computers to work with, but I still get down in the dumps when my laptops kick out). I've got the AirPort card back (10.1 doesn't exactly scream web-surfing power, and my sister doesn't care about the internet as much as she does AppleWorks). I'm hoping this thing holds out to be a nice gift for my parents. Between my iBook and my Pismo, I've got a pair of dependable G3s whose problems always turn out to be simpler to fix than they appear (I spent almost $200 on parts for the iBook before I came to the realization that the battery had just died— the purchase of a new battery is pending). Nonetheless, my sights are set on a MacBook White or an iPad (preferably the latter).
Thanks, FFF On Feb 7, 4:45 pm, Austin Leeds <[email protected]> wrote: > The Pismo had a limited useful life remaining for me anyway. It > would have gone to my parents (their first laptop ever), as my sister > has both my old iBook Clamshell with 10.1 and a PB Duo running System > 7. I'm looking at a new MacBook White. > By the way, would this 120 GB 5400 RPM Hitachi HD work with a > desktop computer (PC) circa 2001? > I'm going to take it apart the rest of the way and look around. > Compared to my old iBook, this thing seems pretty easy to get apart. > > On Feb 7, 4:35 pm, Stewie de Young <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > OK, my Pismo is dying. It's having troubles starting up (first time-- > > > press power button, HD spins, everything sounds like it's going, no > > > screen, no HD activity; second time--boots as normal), going to sleep > > > (either shuts off or kills screen when I close the lid--no sleep), and > > > is releasing an unpleasant odor on startup. > > > I'm prepared to sell the thing for parts on eBay (after posting info > > > on LEM swap), but before I do, does anyone have any suggestions? I'm > > > in the process of stripping the RAM and HD out to upgrade an iBook > > > clamshell and perhaps a desktop. The only thing that seems at all > > > burnt is the CPU, but I haven't gotten in very far. I haven't seen the > > > PMU yet, and since the smell seems to be coming from that direction, > > > that may be a likely candidate. I'd rather buy a new MacBook White > > > (just got some scholarship money), but I want to know if it would be > > > worth it to keep this thing running. > > > > Thanks, > > > FFF > > > If you do manage to fix it yourself for not that much money ( and the > > parts for Pismos on ebay are pretty cheap ), the Pismo could end up > > being a handy backup machine. > > > If you don't have an external hard drive that you backup your data to > > then once you buy your new laptop , you could use the Pismo as one. > > > Stewie > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Video chat with Windows Live Messenger Learn > > howhttp://windowslive.ninemsn.com.au/messenger/article/870686/video-chat... -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
