replacement

After several bouts with power issues with my MBP, the customer relations rep has authorized a replacement. Before he will release my new computer I must mail in my current model. Two questions: 1) I have a ton of medical records information on my computer that could bury me in lawsuits if...

hello all, i recently ordered a replacement battery (A1045) for my 1.33ghz powerbook and have just started using it. the life of the battery is much better of course but when it gets low the machine simply shuts down rather than going to sleep. i tried resetting the pmu but to no avail and am...

i've lost my Airport aerial. how much for a new'n, and can i pick one up at an apple store? couldn't find one on the online store... need it for internet!

I recently broke the soundjack in my Powermac (I heard an audible *snap* and it stopped working alltogether, and for that matter, there's nothing going through the outputs in terms of current so it's definitely broken properly). Now I'm left with two options, either weld it back since it's...

I've got a PowerMac G4 with a broken firewire port on the back of the machine. Only the bottom-most port isn't functioning - the FW and USB ports above it are fine. I was just hoping someone would know what would be the best replacement part, short of me opening up the machine and looking at...

I got an iBook G4 from a friend which was not booting. I ran the apple hardware test from the cd and it found hard drive errors. I purchased a new hard drive and installed it. I rebooted the computer and formatted the drive in disk utility and proceeded to try and install OSX on it. All was...

I dropped my Power Book :eek: I need a bottom case because the corner is bent, and the top does not fit right. Can anyone recommend a repair place with replacement parts? I have checked some places on the net, although it is expensive, I am not ready to replace my Power Book yet. Has...

Hi Everyone, Recently, thanks to my cat, a few keys popped off of my iBook's keyboard. At first it was ok to manage with but now it has become problematic to type. Knowing I need to replace the keyboard; I shopped around on the Internet last night and found a new iBook G4 keyboard...

Please help! There are TONS of ads in my "Macworld" magazine as well as Web sites for iBook replacement batteries. Most of them claim such-and-such percentage of greater battery capacity, blah, blah, blah. I've also read that one should NOT buy anything but Apple brand batteries for Apple brand...

Was just wondering, when the time comes for me to buy a new battery for my iBook G4, where is the best place to purchase one? Should I buy one from eBay (cheap prices!) or the Apple store (probably the most expensive) or from a third-party Apple reseller/dealer? If you have any Web sites or...

anyone know anywhere selling optical superdrives cheap?

I have a PowerBook G4 with a 15 inch display (1ghz.). Does anyone know how to replace the DVD drive? I've had it done 3 times already by the apple people with the warranty (I sent my computer in for a cracked case, they thought the disk drive was bad, replaced it, didn't work even though the...

My trusty 15" 1GHZ Ti book Powerbook's fans have gone south over the last year or so. When they do come on, they are either terribly loud or annoyingly "whiney" and "buzzy" as if they are clogged with dust and hair or something, and in either case, they just don't cool the laptop very well any...

Hello all, I've recently started looking in to replacing the hard drive on my 15" 1Ghz TiPowerbook running OS 10.3.9. I've looked online and found some instructions on how to replace it my main questions now are concerning which type to replace it with. I've pretty much decided that I'll go...

My Powerbook currently has an 80Gb hard drive that is getting pretty darn full. I plan to do some cleaning, but I am starting to consider getting a larger hd for it. Now, I know I could do the swap myself, but I was wondering if it was worth the hassle versus sending out to a company like...

It seems as if my original internal drive is going (as suggested by an Apple Tech). For a little over 2 weeks, I have been having problems booting up, and after an erase and repartition, the problem seems to be appearing again. I boot and run from an external drive without any problems, it being...

Hi peeps I finally got round to replacing my failing DVR104 superdive in my 800mhz Imac G4 with a Pioneer DVR110D I bought a few weeks ago. I did all the usual stuff (Pram, clean, grounding myself, Cable connections, thermal paste etc) and now the drive opens and closes but will not recognise...

been having this problem for the longest time, and now i have to finally solve it for a project.. when i bought my external burner, i soon found out that i needed to reinstall some drivers from the osx cd's... i lost 2 discs from the install and it's asking me for some obscure files...

Will this drive be compatible as G4/867 superdrive replacement? PIONEER DVR-110D