2 responses to “Strange Powerbook Dilemna”

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   swissfondue

   May 16, 2006

   Have you checked if the 12 powerbook hardwware is working correctly with disk utility? Do you have sufficient HD space available for the upgrade?

   Can you afford to lose all data on the 12 PB and reformat the HD from the powerbook (with Disk utility) and then ire-nstall the OS from the original disk? If the 17″ and 12″ have the same OS generation (10.2/10.3 or 10,4) then you coul also use fw disk target mode to copy all apps and user files from the 17″ to 12″.

   You may also try searching for similar issues in the apple.com discussion groups or post a question there.

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   Bimbo

   May 16, 2006

   I’ve removed the 512MB ram to bring it down to the original 256MB Ram, still no go. I formatted the HD with Disk Utility, erased to zero, and still no go. If nothing else works I’ll try the fw alternative tomorrow if i get the free time to do it.

   Thanks for the tip!!