Newbie with Macs with alot of questions

Ok.. I am a PC guy and never worked with a MAC before.
I have a Ibook POWER PC G3
Memory 256 MB SDRAM
MAC OSX Version 10.4.11
I believe it has 12GB of space left on the main hdd.. I am not that sure again, because I am not used to MACS
First question is the time will never stay set. Whenever I turn it on, it will tell me that the time is not set.
Secondly, I believe the battery is not good at all.. Whenever i unplug the power cable, it cuts off.
Are the two issues related??
I am thinking of upgrading the ram and the HDD in this MAC. Is it feasible or it it a lost cause?
I also want to upgrade the OS on it to the latest one. Is it possible or should I leave the OS as is?
Does it have an internal wireless card?? I am thinking it does not, but I am not that sure. How do I find out??
Does it uses the same type of ram sticks that is found in a windows laptop??
Thanks for all of your assistance once again...

Hi, and welcome to Apple Discussions.
First question is the time will never stay set. Whenever I turn it on, it will tell me that the time is not set.
Secondly, I believe the battery is not good at all.. Whenever i unplug the power cable, it cuts off.
Are the two issues related??
Yes. There is no secondary battery in the iBook to hold the settings, so if the main battery is no good, the setting will not hold for more than a few seconds after it is shut down. (A capacitor holds the settings long enough to swap out batteries if you have more than one battery to use with it.)
I am thinking of upgrading the ram and the HDD in this MAC. Is it feasible or it it a lost cause?
The RAM is absolutely upgradeable. You can upgrade the RAM with a 512 MB module which will replace the 128 MB module which currently occupies the one user-accessible RAM slot. It takes a 144-pin 3.3 V, PC100 or PC133 compliant, 1.25 inch SDRAM SO-DIMM available here:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iBooks-PowerBooks/G3-iBook/
Instructions for replacing the memory card can be found in this Apple Knowledge Base article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=111918
A hard drive upgrade is a complicated procedure, and not recommended unless you really know your way around such things. You almost have to completely disassemble the iBook to do it.
Assuming it is the 12-inch model, here is the link to instructions:
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/iBook-G3-12-Inch-Hard-Drive/130/1
I also want to upgrade the OS on it to the latest one. Is it possible or should I leave the OS as is?
Mac OS X 10.4.11 is the best that an iBook G3 can do.
Does it have an internal wireless card?? I am thinking it does not, but I am not that sure. How do I find out??
Maybe or maybe not? Click on the Apple logo at the top left of the display and select "About This Mac." Then click on "More Info." This brings up the System Profiler and it will tell you whether or not an original AirPort Card is installed. While you're there, find out which exact iBook it is and tell us so we are better able to assist you. (Processor MHz rating and type of optical drive will do it.)
Does it uses the same type of ram sticks that is found in a windows laptop??
It uses the same type of RAM found in some Windows laptops. (See specific info above.)
In order to find out the size of the hard drive and how much space remains available on it, go to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility. You can check the S.M.A.R.T. Status of the drive here, and also its specs (total capacity and available space).
Good luck with it, but keep in mind that it is a very old computer, so don't expect a whole lot from it. Apple discontinued G3 iBooks seven years ago.

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that is the whole list, two words.
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Sorry, I just couldn't resist.
you've been very helpful - thanks again
cheers,
Roya
Cheers!
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They are the first 6 keys (top row/left to right)
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Guys,
Am new to Macs so it's probably user error however, I regularly receive mails with embedding images in them. On my PC I had they came in fine however on my new Mac all the images get stripped out of the e-mail and saved as attachments. This means all the image place holders in the mail show as small blue squares with a white question mark in them and doing quick look on the attachments shows the correct images!
Is there a config setting that stops mail stripping the images off as attachments when they're "in" an e-mail??
Hope someone can help as this is bugging me now!!
Thanks,
Mark

Don't know if this suggestion will help but..........
I experienced problems with attaching images to outgoing mail. When I did this with my new iMac (OSX 10.4.11) the attached files were replaced with a blue square containing a question mark.
I browsed various forums and found quite a few references to the same problem and I tried all the various 'fixes' to no avail.
Earlier today I called Apple's tech support and spoke with Mujahid. He went through the problem, established that it was 'system wide' on my iMac and then he suggested that I trash Mail (v2.1.2) and re-install Mail (only Mail) from the disks that came with my Mac. I followed his instructions and after a shut down/restart cycle, Mail now functions correctly. When I attach an image file to an outgoing email, the file no longer appears as a blue square with ? mark but as the original image.
I wonder if the same sort of fix might resolve the problems with Safari?
Thanks to Mujahid.
Regards.
Niall

What do I do if wen I go to download an app it comes up with three security questions .wen I press on the third question it does not respond just turned blue n stays blue n won't let me go any further therefor not lettin me download any apps

What do I do if wen I go to download an app it comes up with three security questions .wen I press on the third question it does not respond just turned blue n stays blue n won't let me go any further therefor not lettin me download any apps. Thanks

I have decided to dedicate this thread to the wonderful errors of Lion OSX. Each time I find a huge problem with Lion I will make note of it here.
Today I discovered a new treasure of doggie poop in Lion. No Save As......
I repeat. No Save As. In text editor I couldn't save the file with a new extension. I finally accomplished this oh so majorly difficult task (because we all know how difficult it should be to save a file with a new extension) by pressing duplicate and then saving a copy of the file with a new extension. Yet then I had to delete the first copy and send it to trash. And of course then I have to secure empty trash because if I have to do this the rest of my mac's life I will be taking up a quarter of percentage of space with duplicate files. So this is the real reason they got rid of Save As: so that it would garble up some extra GB on the ole hard disk.
So about 20 minutes of my time were wasted while doing my homework and studying for an exam because I had to look up "how to save a file with a new extension in mac Lion" and then wasted time sitting here and ranting on this forum until someone over at Apple wakes up from their OSX-coma.
are you freaking kidding me Apple? I mean REALLY?!!!! who the heck designed this?!!! I want to know. I want his or her name and I want to sit down with them and have a long chat. and then I'd probably splash cold water on their face to wake them up.
I am starting to believe that Apple is Satan.

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