Apple PowerBook G4 Mac Notebook - Page 2 - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

no startup disk is available -- the hard drive is either corrupt, dead, or not connected properly.

eject button is at the top right of the keyboard or you can drag the cd icon to the recycle bin.

you'll probably need to move to a newer machine -- they're very old and even at their best are slower than any machine from the last 6 years.

safari comes with OSX

Check the power source. If there are lights or beeps, they indicate issues. If not, it might be dead.

check the power outlet, power cord, connections between the cord and the laptop. Are there symptoms - lights, beeping? If not, the logic board might be dead.

if the root is bad, you'll probably need to repair the disk from a boot disk.

You can drag and drop your files on to an external hard drive or USB flash drive, burn the files to CD/DVD using an application called toast - you will need a CD/DVD writer to do that. If you can find one, you can save your files to a zip disk.

If you have the disks that came with your computer you can reset the password that way.. otherwise you need to take it to a repair shop that has software for powerbooks.

did you move the iphoto directory?

replace the battery

try amazon. they might have better prices

The PowerBook G4 line was the last generation of the PowerBook series, and was succeeded by the Intel-powered MacBook Pro line in the first half of 2006. The latest version of OS X any PowerBook G4 can run is Mac OS X Leopard, released in 2007.[

The PowerBook G4 line was the last generation of the PowerBook series, and was succeeded by the Intel-powered MacBook Pro line in the first half of 2006. The latest version of OS X any PowerBook G4 can run is Mac OS X Leopard, released in 2007.[ Your computer is too old.

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You have to purchase the adapter or simply repair it from service center.

EASY - You will only have to acquire install OS X install disks. Boot to the Install Disks. In the menu bar at the top, there will be a password reset utility. From there you can reset the password and choose a new password.

What os are running. Check in the preference pane under display if auto brightness is enabled if yes doable an increase brightness slider.

Full reboot, back up photos this may be a problem with your hardware.

Assume you are talking about your browser (Safari/Firefox/Googlechrome?) history? You need to give us a little more information, but browser history is normally cleared by going to PREFERENCES, in the browser, then PRIVACY, then follow the prompts to clear all history. (Unless you're talking about GoogleChrome, where you will need to go to their corporate servers since they have set up Chrome to harvest all information about your browsing habits so they and their corporate buddies can send targeted ads to your computer...)