I can only comment on a couple of points, having no experience with the remaining issues:
> There are times when the Lombard seems to get very warm and I have > not noticed the fan kick in. I am going to look for a temperature > gauge for the system, but do not know what normal operating > temperatures are for the Lombard. In over 6 years of heavy daily lombard use, I've never heard the fan coming in, even when the computer got quite hot. Three possibilities there: 1) fan very quiet 2) fan not working 3) didn't need fan yet. I suspected there was a procedure to force the fan spin at startup to check its funcionality, but nobody has confirmed that yet. > I have a used battery in the Lomard that lasts for about two hours of > steady use with a wireless card in the PCMCIA slot. This is adequate > for my uses, but again I have no idea what the working life of a new > battery is in the Lombard. you are a very lucky man, and this is probably a relatively new battery. I don't remember ever getting 2 full hours of battery running word and nothing else, maybe at the very beginning... One thing you might want to do if you have the time and inclination is bump up the RAM and replace the HD with a 5400 rpm one. When I did this back some years ago, it gave new life to an othervise struggling machine. Now it runs OX 9.2.2 quite zippy and is usable overall with OS 10.3.9. (it is a 333 MHz) cheers, gianfranco -- Weitersagen: GMX DSL-Flatrates mit Tempo-Garantie! Ab 4,99 Euro/Monat: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/dsl -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
