Urgent need for advice. (Machine specs below signature)
I most recently wrote about this Mac under subject "Screen suddenly turned grey; compact-drive enclosure ?" In that message, one question was re how to choose Hard-drive neclosure? Knowq I want USB adnd firewire 400 (and FIrewire 800 for future use). ALso that I want low-profile, portablue unit, powered wthout a power=brick *unless advised otheriwise. Purpose is to hold the original 10-gig drive from computer, when I install larger hard- drive -- andsomeday, to put a larger notebook drive in it. External drive necloseure will get infreuqent use, and will likely erve as clone backup to another of save size. Another dirve is in macAlly enxlosure? Is there a better choice? Moore portable? What criteria? Price is an issue, but I do want firewire, rahte rthan the lower-budget USB-only dirvel. Similarly, ultra-portable is an ussue - whethe for portable use or saving desktip space. Wkecine aby advuse ib cgon choosing hard drive encclosures *for US Mac notebooks. THE OTHER ISSUE: Recenly, from time to time, computer just stioos. dead cold. reboots fine. nothing lost. Batteryis fine and fully chared. Happens when connected to power or when on battery. Iknow that ORAM needs replacing. But is there a short somewhere that is causing this sudden loss of power to everything? What do I need to have fixed? I ;plan to pen the book to replace pram and some other changes at same time. This will probably be "the last time" tthe boo is opened. (i.e. replacing hard-drive for larger cpacity at same time. Wondering what this new problemi s and what it needs to fix it. FWIW, the PRAM has been dead for rmonths, but the loss of total power is a recent event. CLues would help, as I am about to order "all the parts I think I need" so that we can open case only this once . FWIW, loss of power seems random, rather than when adjusting screen hinge or etc. Only way I get computer restarted in by pressing start button. i.e. lights go out. Clues greatly appreciated. :=) Thanks. ASAP, if possible. Note: This is my "workhorse" Mac. Need it to be in best shape, without putting more cash in to it than is worthwhile. Not in position to buy a "new, new Mac" -- occaionally have access to very- good deal on Univesrsty-surplussed Macs. (absent hard-drives).. but have not had good experiences with buying used LEMs. Alternative is to resurrect old Duo, which would set me back, as I am accustomed to OSX, -- and Duo has sub-size keyboard, which I prefer to avoid. Other old LEMS would require more expense to make functional,with end result having slower operation, less memory, etc. Could use some guidelines as to when to cut losses on this machine, but generally think that would be after this next opening of the machine , but the time after that. i.e. making mazimum improvement now. So, open to suggestion as to what else i shouls do to this machine now. This sudden shit-down has me stumped. Ideas? Thanks!. J Winter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Power Book: 400 MHz Power PC G 4, 640 MB SDRAM (soon to be maxed to 1 Gig), OS X 10.4.11 That is the original Titanium (Jan 2001), code-name "Mercury" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
