My PowerbOok G5 is out for BLOOD!!!!!!

ok back in febuatry i myu 250 gb hard drive crashed, so i got a replacement, last montghs ( i was trying to use data recovery software..........) andways before the drive arrived my computer hard drive went bad mac store is replacing it as we speak, but before i turned it in, i connected the new 250 gb drive ( it arrived the day i was going to the mac store) and i wanted to install osx on it, so i booted from cd and bam the drive is detected as 8terabytse, and the interal drive at 2 terabytes, mac store thinks that it is the internal drive, but i think different anyone eklse got ideas?

Two thoughts crossed my mind when I read his post - either his native language was not English or I was reading a text message.
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Upgrade this 2005 PowerBook or fork out for MacBook?

This is a refinement of an earlier Q.
My problems/desires are:
1. I'm fed up with being unable to avail myself of stuff that needs Tiger/Leopard.
2. My 80GB internal HD is constantly filling up.
3. I have no webcam and need (a good) one for work.
4. My G4 gets taxed by certain things, e.g. trimming clips in QuickTime.
5. My 160GB Freecom external drive for file backup isn't adequately powered by the G4 and needs an inconvenient mains powered hub.
All the above (not sure about 5.) would be fixed by getting a new/refurb MacBook (Pro), but cash is tight. So I'm considering this:
1. Buy Leopard.
2. Buy & install 2GB of RAM.
3. Buy & install 250GB internal drive.
4. Buy an iSight or something cheaper that's as good.
5. (recommended by an expert here) Buy another, bootable external drive to do a total system backup while I install Leopard (and for common sense protection thereafter).
All of that costs a fair chunk of the price of say a refurbished MB Pro, and is more trouble. Any comments? Specific Qs:
1. Macupgrades.co.uk advises against installing an internal HD, but could I do it? (I put one into a titanium G4 a while back.)
2. Any recommendations for a 250GB HD?
3. Any recommendations for good webcams cheaper than iSight?
4. Any recommendations for external drives that will be adequately powered by my PowerBook?
5. Would I regret doing all of this in a year's time because of my G4's ageing? E.g. the screen is still fine, but is it likely to deteriorate?
Many thanks for reading and replying.

1. Macupgrades.co.uk advises against installing an internal HD, but could I do it? (I put one into a titanium G4 a while back.)
Yes.
2. Any recommendations for a 250GB HD?
There's only one on the market that you can use:
https://eshop.macsales.com/item/Western%20Digital/WD2500BEVE/
It may be available elsewhere for up to $10 less.
3. Any recommendations for good webcams cheaper than iSight?
Nope — I don't know the first thing about 'em.
4. Any recommendations for external drives that will be adequately powered by my PowerBook?
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MS4U7250GB16/
Connect it via FireWire, not USB.
5. Would I regret doing all of this in a year's time because of my G4's ageing? E.g. the screen is still fine, but is it likely to deteriorate?
It has already deteriorated, as you'd see if you could compare it side-by-side with the way it used to look. That deterioration will continue. How long you'll continue to be happy with it, I can't guess.
To $230 for the two drives, add $100 for 2GB RAM, $130 for Leopard, and something more for a webcam. That's probably at least $500 invested in a 3-year-old Powerbook. It may keep you happy for another couple of years, or it may not. You'll have to decide whether that's preferable to spending 2x-3.5X as much for a refurbed MacBook or MacBook Pro, with a year's warranty and the assurance that it will run the next version of OSX.
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POWERBOOK DIED WHILE OUT FOR A SMOKE!! HELP

Yes I know, smoking is a bad habit but when I went out my MacBook was up and running fine. I had various windows opened through the spaces features. This MacBook is the 2Ghz Core Duo with 100G HD & 1G Ram. When I came back in the MacBook was dead. Despite it being fully charged and plugged into a working surge protector. There is no lite on the magnetic power cord to the MacBook., I can't wake it up nor can I do a force restart , ctrl, apple key & power button at the same time. Screen deep black, no grayish or any other color/icons etc., Just completely dead. I've replugged it into other outlets with no luck. Took the battery out and put it back in again. nothing works. any ideas as to what may have happened? or a particular set of keys to press to turn it back on? thanks,

If you press the button on the battery, do the lights glow?
If the MagSafe adapter won't even light up, you may be looking at some kind of hardware failure inside the computer. Your best bet is to bring it to an Apple store and have the folks there take a look.
~Lyssa

Screen blacks out for a few seconds occassionally

Sometimes my screen blacks out for a few seconds, then comes back on again. I have an original Titanium powerbook. Is this a warning signal of worse to come? I know I should replace the computer soon, but it's working just fine for now. I just don't want it to die before I've moved on to a new machine.

Hi Julie,
Obviously no one can predict with certainty what the future will bring, but if I were in your shoes, I would certainly think there was worse to come.
Many things could be causing this, but it sounds like a short circuit or bad connection, possibly with the display cables running through the hinges, or where they connect to the logic board. It could also be a sign of the display dying, though they usually just get dimmer and dimmer or simply die.
Does the "blinking" correspond to any movement of the PB?

Hackers - What to look out for and prevention!?

Hi, I was just looking through my logs and such and saw some alot of gobbly gook. It made me nervous. so I was wondering what are the main tips on detecting a Hacker, spotting Hacking attempts and prevention of Hackers?
I understand that I depends on what kit you have and such and that your computer has to make connections with others to use the internet but what do I and every other average Apple user need to look out for in logs on modems, firewalls and applications.
I personaly have looked at my logs on my Netgear Modem and logs on my System Profiler application. I see connections to various things but i'm no good at networking. All I know is to have my firewall on!
Also...I am always nervous when using Bit Torrent, do I have any need to be?
Thanks all ~ Joe
p.s - I have also read in other posts that posting log information is a dumb idea so have played safe and kept them to myself. So there's my tip! :)
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It's not always true that an invalid access is an attack. For example, if your firewall application reports that the misused source port is a high port number, it might be a trigger packet. Some ISP may configure the servers system incorrectly or insufficiently. Some organization or a group of companies may send scanning packets to P2P users in a special way in order to improve heavy WAN traffics caused by P2P software users. You might mis-configure your modem or router firewall system or a built-in firewall has a bug, etc.
If a source port number is in the rage between 49152 and 65535, it is normally either dynamic or private ports. Dynamic ports are randomly assigned, and private ports are used by OS software or applications. By seeing any high ports with other logs events, you may guess whether someone attacks your node, about his/her skills/ability and the time zone. You may see one of high ports displaying on Netstat program for Network Utility application when pressing "Display the state of all current socket connections"-- udp4 0 0 localhost.xxxxx. Netstat may help to know who is on networks but not in real time. You need to refresh the button manually.
Here are two basic points:
* It is important to know yourself and think of your computer configurations before you start thinking who is there or your enemy.
* The most important matter in computer security is to be aware, and watch the systems carefully something most people do not do. For example, check if asl.log facility status with the level integer value displays differently from regular bases. If system.log or console.log reports that your computer name and the host name are changed, you may be facing to a serious security situation.
If you want to see whether your ISP blocks ports or you have opened ports, security scan service such as grc.com (Shields UP), dshield.org or seifried.org are available on the Internet.
Mac OS X Tiger built-in firewall (ipfw) has basic features. You can add rule-sets if you want. See for example here. Normally, you do not need to change the default rule-sets that blocks unwanted incoming packets.
Here is how to read about a log example for Mac OS X built-in firewall:
ipfw: 64000 Deny TCP 123.456.78.900:4990 444.555.66.777:1433 in via en1
The ipfw rule-set 64000 denies a Transmission Control Protocol IP packet sent by the source address 123.456.78.900 via the port number 4990 to attempt an invalid access to the destination address 444.555.66.777 targeting to the port 1433 in via your interface "AirPort." The destination address in this case is your local IP address, but not a remote IP address assigned for your ISP (for instance) node. The BSD device name for Built-in Ethernet interface is "en0." "en1" is used for AirPort or the first PCI Ethernet card if you install one.
You see the Mac OS X built-in firewall do not tell you the service name of a misused port number and the host name of the source IP address in real time. Therefore, it may be uncomfortable to analyze the background in details-- especially, if events of the firewall log would be flooded by access attempted every minute or more frequently. You may not even be able to send an e-mail to abuse team who is responsible for the source IP address net block to ask for the investigation if you want to do so. To send an enquiry has two meaning-- suggesting their server vulnerability or insufficient configuration and making a good use of their reply to your analysis.
In this case, an unassigned port number 4990 is misused by someone directly or indirectly (e.g. bot, botarmy, etc.) from the server 123.456.78.900, and the port 1433 for sniffing if a Microsoft SQL Server (Windows related) is running on your machine. There is also known history that some viruses try to exploit vulnerabilities in Microsoft SQL Server. The most known ports being misused in recent days are 8 (ICMP ping) 135, 139, 445 and ports for Trojan Horses and P2P technology driven software such as BitTorrent-- See also this world map, http://isc.sans.org/.
You may think about why bad IP packets pass through your ISP servers especially if servers are configured with a firewall system.
If you want to know more about Transmission Control Protocol specification, find "RFC 793" documentation on the Internet. All assigned port numbers document is available at www.iana.org.
If you are interested in third-party firewall, DoorStop X and Who's There are very good applications. You'll see it when you use their trial version with the full features.
Good firewall applications may protect your computer from various invalid access attempts but not for the real solution. Good packet analyzing (Sniffers) applications may help to inform you a result of analysis but not for the real solution. End-users, ISPs and the authorities need to run to the same direction together.

Buying a used iMac G5, tips and things to look out for?

What tips could you guys give me on when looking for a used iMac G5? I like the 20" models specifically and it seems the models are all over 1.6GHz so the speeds are fine.
I currently own a G4 1.67 PowerBook and did a bit of reading up on that before I bought it, seeing what things to look out for what things turned faulty after a while and such. Such as the logic board and the 1 RAM slot going faulty on a few models, recalled batteries, which helped a lot in buying a used one.
I'm looking for a new desktop but can't afford to fork out over 1 grand for the new iMac's and the speed of my PowerBook is enough for my usual browsing and processing and few photos. So please don't bother telling me to buy a new one cos new is always best, I don't mind spending reasonably less and having a decent machine still - 1.67 15" PowerBook has proved well :P

Don't buy a new intel. buy a refurbished one from Apple. The PPC architecture is on its way out, few programs are being written for it, and most new applications are only for intel. I realize that even a refurb might cost a bit more than you planned to spend, but it will be worth it down the road.
Look in the [Apple Store|http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac?mco=MTE3NjY], the choice changes daily, so just keep you eye open for the one you want and snap it up. And get Apple Care as well.
Let us know what you ended up with please,

Buying a used Mac - what to look out for

I'm not really sure this should be in the MacBook Pro forum, but I had to put it somewhere.
I'm considering buying a used Mac for my son. My daughter is using an old Aluminum PowerBook and when she gets older, I'll upgrade her as well. For my son the unit will be for mostly at home, so it doesn't need to be a laptop, but since laptops can basically be used as desktops as well, I'm posting here.
What I want to know are any "gotcha's" that might not occur to me. For example, such and such types don't have particularly good battery life, the hard drive on this one is easy to change but not on that one. This one is known to have video problems but that one is great, etc.etc. Things to look out for or be aware of.
I'm not adverse to buying old PPC based systems. Some of the old PowerMacs with G5 processors can be had for really, really low prices, but they're obviously limited to Leopard.
This is a 10 year old boy, so I'm not going to spend a fortune on it. Kids will be kids, you know.
Thoughts anyone?

I assume you're ruling out completely all iBook G3's, right?
If you got a butt kickin' PowerMac it might be quite a machine at quite a price. I've seen some G5 quad core's selling for as little as $100. With something that old, though, how long will it be before there's something like a power supply failure.
Watch out for 17" iMac's from the 2006-2007 era. The displays have a tendency to develop vertical lines, and once they start doing it, it spreads like a disease across the display. WIth a unit like that you would have to use an external display and hide the original.
Some of the earlier MacBooks had some battery issues and charging issues.
I know for a fact that if you get a 2009 MacBook and put 4G of RAM into it you can comfortably run Mavericks. Of course if you read the posts of some of the people on this site they will claim you can ***never*** run Mavericks comfortably on anything. I'm not really sure what their problems are. You can pick one of these up for less than $200 for one in moderate shape to slightly over $200 for one in good shape.
As with any laptop, check the battery out. On all systems check the HD and OD, especially the latter, to see if their working. I had to do a refurbishment/resell program on some of our older stuff and the ODs were bad in almost all of them. Thoroughly check the HD if the unit is a laptop or it's over 3 years old (just my advice).
As far as PowerBooks, they're going to be too slow to handle any online video, but probably suitable enough for anything else. You can (I'm not joking) pick up a decent 12" model (1.33GHz, for example) for less than $70. You could also look at the 15" models but be wary of a problem some of them developed over time with RAM chips in a certain bank not being recognized.
For reasons known only to God, old Titaniums are selling for more than Aluminum PowerBooks. I really wonder if people on eBay see the black Titanium keyboard on the metal base and think they're getting a new unit. Titaniums in good shape are a rarity because the hinges in the back liked to bust. They also ran hot enough to burn your legs. I'd steer clear of them.
Most of the G4 iBooks we had and tested seemed OK. Some of the iMac G5s seem to be remarably solid. With the 2009 Intel iMac's (and maybe 2010 as well) you may need to be careful about the drive you install do to an unusual thermal monitoring setup.
Well. That's if for me now.
Later.

Standard def STB repeatedly blacks out for a second or 2

A site search on "black out" does not turn up a similar issue, of course it may be my search skills are lacking.
New subsciber since Sep 2010. I have 3 boxes, 2 standard QIP2500 phase 3 (basement/MBR) and 1 hi-def (LR). Hi def TV in MBR, standard in other 2. Both standards would on occassion 'black out' for just a second or 2 ever since original install. No problem with the hi-def. One standard is wired with coax, one with s-video, the hi-def with HDMI. When the black out occurs, the screen will freeze for an instant, then the screen goes black, then it comes back. The information on the box does not black out, the TVs don't power-off and restart. It's just the screen goes blank and then comes back. It happens without any seeming warning, and will happen at any time of day. Sometimes it will happen repeatedly, sometimes it won't happen for a long time. Both boxes have been repeatedly reset and rebooted with no improvement. During one tech call the tech had me relocate one of the standard boxes to the hi-def location to isolate that it wasn't a location (in-house cable) problem. I thought it curious since it was happening at 2 different locations but went through the drill anyway. The relocated standard worked for a few minutes, then went black for a second as the problem does. Plugging the high-def back in resolved the issue at that location. The tech said he would send 2 new standard boxes. The replacement boxes have not resolved the issue. Any suggestions?

if it's doing that on two different boxes using both coax and s-video then I think that leaves a possibility of the coax. that would be a unusual symptom of a bad coax/splitter but try this.
Wait for it to start acting up - when it starts acting up, stay tuned to that station, and hit your menu > customer support > in home agent > network diagnostics and click ok to start.
check the video signal using that menu selection. after it's done running it will give you a general message like "you're video signals are not in the optimal range" after you see that, hit info and then look at the SNR DB it should give you a number.
32-36 is optimal, below that is questionable.
If it is below that then it's probably going to be a problem with the splitter at your house, and you would either replace it yourself, or call verizon to replace it. be sure to tell them the DB

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I just bought a new mac mini and an external DVD burner. I want to burn a DVD video and it will not play on the TV but only on the computer? Need this figured out for tomorrow.

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When playing music on my iPhone 4 using earphones when out for a run, I select shuffle and only 3 or 4 songs play then the music stops as if I have set only 3 songs to play. How do I correct this??

When I am out for a run using earphone and a running APP I set my iphone 4 to shuffle songs but suddenly only 3-4 or 5-6 songs play and then they stop as if I set something to only play a certain number of songs from my playlist, its really irritating as I have to stop and press shuffle again, it happens with all my playlists and never mid song. This is a sudden issue as before I would just select shuffle and run and the music kept playing until I stopped it. Have I set something in error?? have looked at settings in General and in music and I am not sure what to do? any ideas??

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My power just went out for a few seconds- is there any way to restore the document I was working on?

My power just went out for a few seconds. Is there any way to restore my document? I had already had 2 hrs worth of work for an interview tomorrow and do not have time to start from scratch?

UPS
http://www.amazon.com/CyberPower-CP1500PFCLCD-Compatible-1500VA-Tower/dp/B00429N 19W/
Mac OS X Forum
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os?view=discussions
Recovery Mode
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718
TimeMachine 101
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427
http://www.apple.com/support/timemachine
General purpose Mac troubleshooting guide:
Mac OS X: Starting up in Safe Mode - http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107393
What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode? (Mac OS X) - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564
Isolating issues in Mac OS X
Creating a temporary user to isolate user-specific problems:
Isolating an issue by using another user account
Identifying resource hogs and other tips:
Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory and determine how much RAM is being used
Starting the computer in "safe mode":
Mac OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?
To identify potential hardware problems:
Apple Hardware Test
General Mac maintenance:
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This forum deals with a desktop/tower 65lb Mac Pro
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My speakers crackle out for a few seconds

Hi i have a macbook pro retina 15 inch mid-2012, my speakers occasionally fizzle out for a few seconds and then return to normal. Do you know what this could be?

Try a SMC reset
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And a NVRAM/PRAM reset
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Hey
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You are still under warranty. Call Apple Care. Make sure you get a case number as all repairs have an additional 90 days of warranty.
#1 - You have 14 days from the date of purchase to return your computer with no questions asked.
#2 - You have 90 days of FREE phone tech support.
#3 - You have the standard one year Apple warranty.
#4 - If you've purchased an AppleCare Protection Plan, your warranty last for 3 years. You can obtain AppleCare anytime up to the first year of the purchase of your computer.
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My PowerbOok G5 is out for BLOOD!!!!!!

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