Pismo help
Hey all,
Let me first give you the backstory on this Pismo, which will all lead up to the problem at hand.
This Pismo, as listed on the bottom, is a Pismo Powerbook 400mhz/1MB Cache/64 MB/ 6GB HD/8 MB Video/DVD machine. Back in 2002, the user of the machine at the time cracked the LCD screen on the machine, so he passed it down to me. Using an external monitor, I had the ability to get back into the computer, and I used it for an extended period with its Mac OS 9. It was fun and all, but eventually I got my hands on a copy of OS X and decided I wanted to perform the upgrade. This is around 2003, by the way. Anyways, from my memory, I remember that I successfully installed the OS X on the machine, and then it went to reboot and then.... no video on the external monitor. The same went for the S-Video. With not being able to see what is on the internal screen, I knew i was in trouble. Now for whatever reason and the time, I just put the machine aside and never touched it. Now, I just came across the machine 4 years later and I would love to get this old wonder operational again, at least to run OS X if not to get the LCD repaired as well (something we should have probably done years ago).
So where do I begin? The machine sitll powers up (have the old claim shell charger) and it is actually charging the battery right now, but I still have the issue of not being able to see whats on the screen. What about repair shops, is there anywhere that still likes to work on these suckers (perferibly up in Toronto or Buffalo)? I am not shy to take the machine apart and do it myself, but would need some pretty solid instructions.
Thanks a lot!!!
P.S. I also have an old hand-me-down IBM Thinpad T-20 machine, and it has a CRC error (basically a unrepairable motherboard error). The LCD on the machine works fine. Would it be possible to take the LCD off of the Thinkpad and just connect the cable straight int o the Pismo, or is it a different type of connector?
Let me first give you the backstory on this Pismo, which will all lead up to the problem at hand.
This Pismo, as listed on the bottom, is a Pismo Powerbook 400mhz/1MB Cache/64 MB/ 6GB HD/8 MB Video/DVD machine. Back in 2002, the user of the machine at the time cracked the LCD screen on the machine, so he passed it down to me. Using an external monitor, I had the ability to get back into the computer, and I used it for an extended period with its Mac OS 9. It was fun and all, but eventually I got my hands on a copy of OS X and decided I wanted to perform the upgrade. This is around 2003, by the way. Anyways, from my memory, I remember that I successfully installed the OS X on the machine, and then it went to reboot and then.... no video on the external monitor. The same went for the S-Video. With not being able to see what is on the internal screen, I knew i was in trouble. Now for whatever reason and the time, I just put the machine aside and never touched it. Now, I just came across the machine 4 years later and I would love to get this old wonder operational again, at least to run OS X if not to get the LCD repaired as well (something we should have probably done years ago).
So where do I begin? The machine sitll powers up (have the old claim shell charger) and it is actually charging the battery right now, but I still have the issue of not being able to see whats on the screen. What about repair shops, is there anywhere that still likes to work on these suckers (perferibly up in Toronto or Buffalo)? I am not shy to take the machine apart and do it myself, but would need some pretty solid instructions.
Thanks a lot!!!
P.S. I also have an old hand-me-down IBM Thinpad T-20 machine, and it has a CRC error (basically a unrepairable motherboard error). The LCD on the machine works fine. Would it be possible to take the LCD off of the Thinkpad and just connect the cable straight int o the Pismo, or is it a different type of connector?
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Unfortuantly, the Pismo is my only mac (well next to an old Powermac 8000 I have somewhere kicking and an IIvx).
The twist is, as you brought up, you'll need two macs, and the older powermac you have won't cut it unfortunately. Find a pal with a newer mac, hook up your Pismo as described above, and reformat it's internal drive. You can try the XPostFacto trick as mentioned earlier in the thread, or just try reeinstalling a newer OS. (What version did you try installing originally?)
Any other ideas?