August 2002

[NOTE ADDED: 1/10/02 by JFB] G4 Cube experienced a resolution problem with the Sony G520. Only one availalbe resolution, 1024x768, was appearing as an option in both the Monitors control panel and the control strip. The problem was fixed by performing a customized installation of the Video...

1. Check "Key Caps" (Apple Menu) Does the keyboard appear correctly in Key Caps? Skip to step 3. If they keys in key caps are the wrong letters, you probably have selected the wrong keyboard layout. 2. Check the keyboard layout selected from the keyboard menu....

KNOWN AGENTS: - Internet Explorer 5.1 - Suitcase 8.2 from macfixit.com 1/30/02: It appears that Internet Explorer must added to Suitcase 8.2's excluded applications list in order to avoid a crash during launch. Joe Jakubielski writes: "After installing Explorer 5.1 by moving the files to my hard driver...

aol and OS 9 If you are having troubles accessing the internet either through aol or through a browser when connected to aol with os 9 read this. OS 9 is causing tcp/ip to retain a static ip address which is why one cannot access the internet...

On my PowerMac G4 the audio port jack is loose, produces bad sound, or has problems making the connection to the logic board. Sometimes the sound goes in and out, makes loud buzz, or only works when I hold the Mini RCA jack in place...

Some of the Adaptec SCSI cards won't allow a G4 to go to sleep. As of 1/22/02, the 2906 needs a driver (software) update. The 2930 card needs an EPROM chip upgrade (you take off a chip on the card and send it back to...

after an application is laucnhed SYMPTOM Machine boots to Finder OK, but freezes right after an application is launched. It freezes consistently on launching every application. The launch of an application is signified by an expanding rectangle and the display of the Title Bar (replacing the...

explorer; iMac Tekserve Intake # 398759 iMac 350 mhz, Blueberry symptom: cursor jumps around when loading a web page with IE. Also, the colors "bleed" into each other. at intake: verified; symptom is lessened when Monitors control panel is set to "Thousands" instead of "Millions of colors" hardware...

If a client can receive mail but cannot send outgoing mail, you probably haven't configured the SMTP and mail servers correctly in their e-mail application program. Please note, most ISPs will only allow you to send mail if you are connected locally. You must use the...

9500) see http://www.academ.com/info/macintosh/ SYMPTOMS - Date and time resets back to 1956 or 1904 - On startup, you hear a bong but get no video on the display. When you push the restart button the machine restarts, bong, and 2nd time you get video. This is a known issue. The battery...