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Mac Laptop help
Posted:
Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:11 pmby stonefiend
Good day,
I have a Mac powerbook G4, and stuff is starting to not work. Every function takes forever and a circular rainbow spinning thing shows up everytime I try to do anything (ie. login to stuff). It won't restart unless i force it to and it takes about 20 minutes to boot up. It also is starting to sound like a dirtbike.
Anyone have any idea how to fix this problem? Can't afford a new puter at the moment... maybe a netbook if anyone has any suggestions.
Re: Mac Laptop help
Posted:
Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:48 pmby Shaft
stonefiend wrote:Good day,
I have a Mac powerbook G4, and stuff is starting to not work. Every function takes forever and a circular rainbow spinning thing shows up everytime I try to do anything (ie. login to stuff). It won't restart unless i force it to and it takes about 20 minutes to boot up. It also is starting to sound like a dirtbike.
Anyone have any idea how to fix this problem? Can't afford a new puter at the moment... maybe a netbook if anyone has any suggestions.
I bet the hard drive bearings or step motor are effed and you are getting a shitload of disk errors. Does the sound emanate from the fan or the hard drive? Can you feel the drive vibrating? Are there USB ports on the g4's? If so, back that shit up (to an external USB) while you can.
Re: Mac Laptop help
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Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:45 amby RockPharmer
stonefiend wrote:Anyone have any idea how to fix this problem? Can't afford a new puter at the moment... maybe a netbook if anyone has any suggestions.
sorry, the only thing that fixed mine was a new macbook pro.
my old G4 powerbook was pushing 6 years and had the occassional hard drive clicks and burps, fan ran like a jet engine, and it was getting slow as ballz too. started to scare me, but it never did crap out despite the fact that the screen was slowly becoming detached from the lid. but yeah, back it up asap and get a new machine.
Re: Mac Laptop help
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Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:04 amby pmahnn
stonefiend wrote:Can't afford a new puter at the moment
RockPharmer wrote:but yeah, back it up asap and get a new machine.
Re: Mac Laptop help
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Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:54 amby STFU
crapple dab
Re: Mac Laptop help
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Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:43 amby merock
STFU wrote:crapple dab
6 yr old computer dab.....
Have you tried resetting your permissions?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2963
Re: Mac Laptop help
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Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:56 amby BmfB
same ish happend to me, ball was spinning, occasional clicks.... HD failing.
back up yer sh!t and get a new HD.
Re: Mac Laptop help
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Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:27 pmby RockPharmer
pmahnn wrote:stonefiend wrote:Can't afford a new puter at the moment
RockPharmer wrote:but yeah, back it up asap and get a new machine.
you shut your mouth before i shut it for ya
Re: Mac Laptop help
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Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:48 pmby stonefiend
Thanks 4 the input... may also have to do with it drinking 4 beers through it's keyboard, but that just made the dvd drive sticky as hell. usually, i let it sleep the beer off and it would work fine the next day, but the motor that spits out the dvd's is still hungover.
how do you back i-tunes and i-photos up on a usb stick? i've already put my resume's and other important documents on a stick, but don't have a external hd to load vids, music and photos onto. maybe i'll just have to buy a whole mess of kingmax 4gb usb sticks from kfc.
Re: Mac Laptop help
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Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:13 pmby malachi
Dell Mini 10v
Easy Hackintosh solution
Less than $400
Re: Mac Laptop help
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Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:16 pmby malachi
stonefiend wrote:how do you back i-tunes and i-photos up on a usb stick? i've already put my resume's and other important documents on a stick, but don't have a external hd to load vids, music and photos onto. maybe i'll just have to buy a whole mess of kingmax 4gb usb sticks from kfc.
Dropbox.com
Re: Mac Laptop help
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Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:45 amby stonefiend
sick.. thx.
i let my mac sleep while i went out for a while, and now it's working ok. maybe i need a new fan? liquid nitrogen cooling system?
Re: Mac Laptop help
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Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:46 pmby drater
double click hard drive icon (wtf, no start menu, come'n jobs, get with the millenium)-->applikations-->utilities-->disk utility-->double click hard drive icon again (wtf jobs?) -->verify disk permissions
once that's done-->repair disk permissions
and buy a fucking dell laptop, crushors the mac bullshit....can't believe I used to argue the other side of this non debate.
Re: Mac Laptop help
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Fri Aug 28, 2009 9:09 pmby stonefiend
I sacked up and got a macbook, cuz im used to the platform.
I t-booted my old mac and tried to use migration assistant to transfer files via firewire, but once the connection is made, it locks up. Anyone know what do do with this? I have Microsoft Office, photos, music, vids etc. i want to transfer, but apparently can't. Maybe the old mac hd is too fuct?