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    iBook G4 A1133 wont post

    I have an iBook G4 1.33 (A1133) which was gifted to me 10 years ago. I occasionally booted it up to play with it and never had an issue. I got it out last weekend with plans to upgrade it, ordered upgrades (ram and hdd) but when using it on the Sunday...the $%^& thing died! What happened? I...
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    iBook recommendations for basic tasks?

    Hey y'all, I'm utterly new to the PowerPC scene. I got an iMac G3 from a local auction site over the summer, hoping to do some writing on it, but it doesn't boot into anything and I probably need to figure out how to replace the hard drive. I was inspired by other people using PowerPC Macs and...
  3. Rikintosh

    Slow iBook G4 (hard disk?)

    I recently purchased an iBook G4 12" 1.33ghz. It's the fastest 12 inch ibook out there. I did all the servicing, thermal grease, cleaning, and a new 100gb toshiba hard drive. However, I notice that when I turn it on, it stays for several seconds on a gray screen before the apple, for me this is...
  4. Dell Computers and More

    Ram ISSUES!

    I recently tried upgrading my iBook g4 that had 256mbs of ram with a 1gb stick and these are the issues I've been experiencing. When the upgrade is installed it: doesn't start applications the first time, usually taking multiple tries, and Is constantly locking up to the screen, in which it...
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    How to open a terminal window before the login?

    Dear All, I don't know the password of the only account of my iBook G4 that has OS 10.5.8. There are several methods to bypass this problem. One of them is to change (All) All in passwd: all in the single user mode as it's described here: https://www.macobserver.com/tip/2003/06/16.1.shtml I...
    • auie
    • Thread
    • ibook g4 password terminal window
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  6. tensixturtle

    Booting From FireWire 400 Hub

    Hello, I was wondering, if I were to get a FireWire 400 hub, can I boot from things connected to it? I am asking because my iBook G4 only has one FireWire port and I wasn't sure if this is a viable solution. FireWire drives are pricey and I know that I can't boot from a drive connected to my USB...
  7. jordanfc21

    Edit modern HD video on PowerPC G4

    Hi everyone! I'd like to know if anyone has used a PPC G4 recently to edit modern HD video shot on an iPhone? I filmed some shots in 1080p HD on my phone, but when I transfer these to my iBook G4, Final Cut can't read the file. I know this is due to the age of the encoders on OS X 10.4.11, but I...
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    Ibook G4 not charging

    trying to repair an old ibookg4, but when i plug in the power it doesnt charge and the led isn't showing
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    Stuffit Expander trouble

    I am trying to download Star Wars: Battlefront on my iBook G4 running Tiger. I learned you need to download Stuffit Expander, but this doesn't work. When I download the file, it says "Disk Failed to Mount" or "not recognized." Is there a way to fix it or am i doing something wrong?
    • ibookg42004
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    • games ibook g4 stuffit tiger
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 10
  10. TacticalDonut

    Run AHT/ASD From USB?

    I was wondering if it would be possible to run Apple Hardware Test/Service Diagnostics from a USB. I have a mid-2005 iBook G4 (different from the one I posted about a while ago - that one had HDD issues and I ended up returned it) that I'd like to run AHT on if for no other reason than to ensure...
  11. daveyanthony

    iBook G4 troubles

    Recently i’ve decided to start collecting laptops alongside desktops and I bought a pretty decent iBook G4 1ghz. It was listed as freezing at boot so I figured it would just be a dead hard drive and easy fix. Basically I got the computer and after taking it apart the cause of the faulty boot was...
  12. Appleuser201

    what really is the best web browser for the G4 running Leopard?

    I saw this video (link above) from June 2018 showing 3 different browsers running on a 1.33ghz ibook g4, one of them being the default safari browser which aactually did the best even beating tenfourfox for speed and being able to manage online flash video and even youtube playback. Tenfourfox...
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    Spotify App for PowerPC Macs?

    I havent been able to locate any apps, does any such working Spotify App exist for PPC? I cant get it to work on TenFourFox (1.33ghz G4) Any help would be greatly appreciated, all the ibooks are really good or are music streaming playback.
  14. isaac_osborn

    Question about MS office 2008

    Hi, I've recently started college and have found the need for a laptop I can carry with me to take notes on, write quick documents etc. Being both a cash-strapped student, and not in need of anything but the most basic laptop, I decided to try and pick up an iBook G4 for relatively cheap, as I...
  15. Appleuser201

    Anyone still use a PowerPC mac as their daily machine?

    Anyone out there still own and use a PowerPC Mac as their main daily driver? While PowerPC macs haven't been made since 2006, they still are to me personally a TRUE macintosh and not associated with that intel windows garbage. I know the PowerMac g5 machines are actually still decent in...
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    iBook G4 battery recall?

    I recently purchased an iBook G4 off of eBay. The iBook itself is a very nice sorta retro computer, good for web browsing with TenFourFox too. However, the battery's serial number begins with 6C548, which is in the range of first-5-digits on this page...
  17. AL1630

    Best replacement for a slow hard drive?

    My iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 are pretty slow, even with the RAM maxed out, and leopard tuning tricks. I'm thinking that it's probably the ancient hard drives, they both have the stock hard drives which IIRC are 4200 RPM, at least in the iBook. My level of trust in 14 year old drives isn't very...
  18. Adamscomputerrepair

    Bought an iBook for $7. Now what?

    I was at a yard sale this morning. Much to my surprise, a teenage girl was selling a 2005, 12 inch iBook G4 1.33. She assured me that though she didn’t have the charger, it worked. Skeptical, I asked how much? $7. No freaking way. $7, working or not, is an unbelievable deal on an iBook G4...
  19. AL1630

    iBook G4 won't latch correctly

    When I close my iBook, most times it won't latch, and I have to push the display to the left for it to catch. The screen is very out of alignment with the body and I think that this is probably why it won't latch like it should. Short of replacing the hinges, are there any possible fixes for this?
    • AL1630
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    • alignment hinges ibook g4 latch powerpc problem
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  20. punger

    Need help debugging some iBooks

    Hello, a while back I won a couple auctions on Ebay. For around £20 total I managed to get three iBook G3s, one iBook G4 and a broken charger (auction was for spares/repairs) . Because of the broken charger I haven't got around to testing them until just this morning when one arrived. None of...
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