Strange PDF Issue

I have a pdf book that I've synced to my Playbook, but when I read it on the Playbook, it only has content for the first 13 pages. It shows all 313 pages, but after page 13, each page is blank. I've opened the PDF on my PC and confirmed that nothing is wrong with the PDF, i.e., there is content on each of the 313 pages. Anyone have any ideas of what could be causing this?

I have come across the same issue!! I think t here is a compatibility issue with certain PDF formats with PB. My friend and husbands' playbooks have the same issue. One "workaround" I've invented is copy and paste your PDF content into MS Word. Then convert it back into a PDF by either a PDF Printer/scanner or you'll need PDF professional at work. The annoying thing is that you will lose formatting on the eBook but hopefully you don't care enough about that if you only focus on the content itself.
Hope this helps!

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Hi,
Based on your description, you could access shares on DC via
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\\dc01\share.
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File validation can slow down the opening of files.
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Here are a similar thread about slow opening office files from network share
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2010-word/office-2010-slow-opening-files-from-network-share/d69e8942-b773-4aea-a6fc-8577def6b06a
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http://blogs.technet.com/b/office2010/archive/2009/12/16/office-2010-file-validation.aspx
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Project 2013 - Gantt Chart Printing/PDF issues

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Gentlemen,
I am working with Project 2013 - I have the latest service pack installed.
I found another way to accomplish what i needed/wanted with the milestone - that is not my main issue here.
I have seen other forum posts with the same issue regarding Phantom Gantt bars and strange colour issues when creating a PDF. I can send you screen shots if you'd like of the results. The problem comes and goes and nobody seems to have any solution for it.
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Chris

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Hi roel2000,
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phrakture wrote:snd-hda-intel is screwed up - on my thinkpad I had to go into the bios and enable the modem for sound to work. Oddly enough, the modem was off by default.
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Really strange network issue that is specific to OS X 10.6.8

Really strange network issue that is specific to OS X 10.6.8 on both 2 iMacs and an older intel Mac Pro.
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Since your other Mac running 10.5.8 is not affected, you know that your AirPort router is functioning correctly.
What changed on your Mac? This seems like a post for either the Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard support area, or the support area for your model of Mac.
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Hi,
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Anyone have any ideas on what I can do next?
Thanks in advance.
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Hi, thanks for the response, I had a look at this page and followed the suggestions, it all came up fine.
What I have noticed is the bi-coloured LED that sits next to the power connection on the left side was white which indicates not charging (so it seems) , even when it was at 73% and plugged in it wasn't charging, I removed the battery and gently blew out the plug and socket and re-connected the battery several times to see if it was a contact issue, I also did the same for the power connector.
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4) If the charge is above 50%, then all works as expected. The coconutBattery application does not affect the charger. The Macbook works as normal.
I have tested with a brand new magsafe & a new battery - symptoms are identical. I have noticed several other non-consistent issues - the flashing green light/orange light on the magsafe connection, unusual battery life calculations (70+ hours).
I have performed calibrations & reset the PMU and the PRAM, and have all current updates. And I have spent a large amount of time in the forums looking at similar issues without much success. I am beginning to suspect the logic board (DC chip) is at fault, however I dont relish the idea of dropping my new Macbook at my local Apple Repair centre & getting it back three weeks later with the same issue.
My current cycles (on this new battery) are at 2 with a full charge capacity of 5142 mAh.
My questions to the community are:
Does anyone have a similar experience with these types of symptoms?
Or can someone illustrate on what would cause the Macbook to believe that the magsafe was disconnected? Whatever internal system call the coconutBattery application uses to recover details from the battery appears to trigger this behavior.
I would appreciate any thoughts on this one.
Macbook Core 2 Duo - 2GB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Just another observation, based on reading some of Apple's documentation regarding the AC charger:
"If the adapter works after this 60-second "rest," you most likely have a line noise issue with your power source that will require you to reset the adapter (by repeating this moment of rest) periodically. This happens when the AC adapter's over voltage protection feature senses ground noise and then turns off the adapter."
Could a sudden draw of power required at a 50% and below charge trip this over voltage protection feature? I know the charging draw varies based on current battery level.
I have tested this in UPS protected boards with the same result.

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