Chris, I fear that the problem is terminal. Whilst trying to see whether Airport was switched on, the screen filled with horizontal lines and then gradually faded to grey, then nothing. I was hoping to clone the hard drive contents to an external drive, but now that doesn't seem possible. There is a mass of important stuff on there that has not been backed-up and I was hoping to retrieve it before the PowerBook finally gave up the ghost.
It's sad that after nine years of perfect service, it should just roll over and die. Many thanks for your help. Martin Sent from my iPad On 28 Aug 2011, at 10:46, Chris Webb <[email protected]> wrote: > > Martin, > > If you connect via wireless, make sure AirPort is switched on and that your > wireless access point is selected under the AirPort icon on the menu bar. > > Chris Webb . Partner > MacService > Woodside, Brightling Road > Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN32 5EL > t: 01580 881212 > f: 01580 881313 > m: 07770 960632 > e: [email protected] > w: www.macservice.co.uk > > <Macservice.png> > > Get a free iPhone QR-Code Scanner here. > > > > > On 28 Aug 2011, at 09:32, Martin Douglas wrote: > >> Resetting the PMU, as Chris suggested, has given my PowerBook the appearance >> of normality. The problem with Apple Mail is not a mail problem but an >> Internet problem. Going into network diagnostics I find that the computer is >> not connected to the Internet. It suggested rebooting my router, which I did >> and this did not solve the problem. >> >> My iMac and my iPad are still connected to the Internet so I am assuming >> that resetting the PMU has somehow removed the settings I require to connect >> the PowerBook to the Internet. >> >> I cannot for the life of me remember what to do next. I really do not want >> to ring BT and spend hours on the phone because all their support staff seem >> to know nothing of Macs. Can anyone suggest a sensible next step. >> >> Martin >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB.
