A powerBook G4 will most likely have a DVI port, the early ones may have had a VGA port - Apple have used standard video ports since around the introduction of the G3.
As you can read DVDs but not CDs I feel that it is likely that either the drive is faulty or the lens of the laser assembly that reads CDs is dirty.
If it is just dirt then using a CD/DVD drive cleaner may help, these can be brought from most electronics and Hi-Fi stores. If the drive is faulty...
If the password request comes up before the OS loads, then it is an 'Open Firmware' password that has been set (similar to a bios password on a PC) there is a short article on mSec on how to remove Open Firmware password protection http://www.msec.net/advisories/of_pwd_bypass.html
an...
Sounds like something is causing a hang on startup - try booting in safe mode and remove the last software to be installed (use the programs uninstaller if you can)
Instructions on Tiger's safe mode here http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107392
Try DataRescue from Prosoft
http://www.prosoftengineering.com/products/data_rescue.php
I've used it before on several unreadable disks with good results.
The program recovers data from the source disk and then writes it to another drive, useful if the source disk has bad sectors - also means...
Have you tried re-running Disk Utillity, as sometimes it only repairs the first problem it encounters. Its usually best to re-run it until it shows no errors.
Sounds like you may have fried the Power Supply Card (Apple P/No 661-22286).
If the cable you refer to connects to an oval shaped object just under the DVD drive then that IS the backup battery.
The following is from the troubleshooting section of the Apple Service Source for the Pismo:
Power...
On the outside end of the battery there is a button with 4 LEDs next to it, if you press the button the LEDs should give an indication of the charge of the battery. If no LEDs illuminate and the laptop boots with the mains supply pugged in but without the battery, then it is most likly the...
When you say it won't boot up, do you mean that absolutly nothing happens or that the screen comes on and nothing else?
Do you get the startup chime?
More info please
I've had similar probs with ICS just trying to get two PCs to connect!
Try setting up a new account on the PC using the exact same user name as on the Mac (I'm assuming you're using OSX on the mac), set the password, then once the new user is created on the PC, try to connect to it.
I think the...
One beep means that no RAM is installed or detected.
Two beeps means that incompatible RAM types may be installed.
Three beeps means that no RAM banks passed memory testing.
Four or five beeps means that the ROM is probably bad and cannot
be fixed.
We're installing an ELU26 card on our BC9 (first card of this type to be used in this switch) and were wondering if there are any pitfalls to be aware of regards connecting the card to the outside world (feed through which type of filter card etc.)
This switch currently has both analog and...
Can you supply the following info:
1.What printer are you using
2.Do you know if is capable of handling postcript
3.Is the network connection by means of an internal network adaptor (in the printer) or an external print server - if the latter, which one
4.Can you print to it from OS9 , if so...
With the iBook running from a firewire disk, can you select OS9 on the internal disk for startup using 'Startup Disk' in System Preferences? If you can, and then reboot it should start into OS9.
You could try to start the mac in "Safe Boot' mode which disables all extensions (like OS9) -...
IMO the best way for you to go would be to get a router with built in broadband modem and ethernet switch such as the Solwise SAR-715 you will also need an ethernet card for the PC and network cables
Lots of useful mainly UK info can be found at -
http://www.adslguide.org.uk
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