getting a Lombard colling fan to spin

[vinbar1]

does it require mad soldering skills? Are you reusing resistors or do you have to get more? Do you have a link that can explain it step by step? If anything I will see if I cant do that for the fun of it.

I have never heard of a USB2 PC Card What does that actualy do?

 

[quinterro]

I have never heard of a USB2 PC Card What does that actualy do?

USB 2 is a newer revision of the USB standard. Where USB 1 (built into the Lombard) will transfer data at 11mbps USB 2 transfers data at 480mbps. It requires the processor to do more work than FireWire, but it's still loads faster than the built-in USB controller.

PC Cards are add-on cards for laptops and desktops that have PC Card slots. They used to be called PCMCIA cards/slots. On the Lombard there is one PC Card slot on the left side of the unit. The card I have fits in that slot and has a plastic module on the end of the card with two USB 2 sockets.

 

[vinbar1]

Ok I know what the USB 1 and 2 were. I did not know what the pc card was for. I am a dunc. I see now what you were saying earlier. I thought the card had something to do with the video. But you were just talking about increasing transfer rate.

Thanks for the info.

Thanks for all the info guy you are great. I hope to have some fun learnig mac so I am sure I will be asking more questions. I am very comfertable with PC and know it verywell but mac is a differant world to me.

 

[Bunsen]

First, try transferring a movie from the stick to the hard drive to see if it plays better.

You still haven't mentioned what file format you're trying to play.

Overclocking:

http://homepage.mac.com/schrier/mhz.html

http://lowendmac.com/macdan/02/0624ek.html

http://www.colino.net/geek/powerbook/oc-lombard.html

 

[vinbar1]

I am trying to play AVI movies. I copied it to the HD and I still got a very jumpy picture. Not smooth play at all and I was only able to get it to run with quick time. I tried VLC player and It would just quite on me.

I was just given another G3 and the same thing happens. This G3 it looks just like the first one only the CPU is 500mhz and It actualy reads 1 gig of ram. My other one won't recognize a 512 stick and will just read it as a 256 stick. I have not figured out what the differances are. They look the same even have the bronz key board. That why I think they are both Lombards.

 

[LCGuy]

Actually, if its a 500, and reads a gig of RAM, it sounds like its a Pismo. Look under the display...does it say "Macintosh PowerBook G3" or just "PowerBook"? If it says, "Macintosh PowerBook G3", then its a Lombard. If it just says "PowerBook, its a Pismo.

 

[bluekatt]

Actually, if its a 500, and reads a gig of RAM, it sounds like its a Pismo. Look under the display...does it say "Macintosh PowerBook G3" or just "PowerBook"? If it says, "Macintosh PowerBook G3", then its a Lombard. If it just says "PowerBook, its a Pismo.

why do even that ?

just look at the back if it has firewire its a pismo

 

[Bunsen]

AVI is hard. You really want a G4 for that IMHO.

 

[vinbar1]

yep its a prismo.

OK so no hope on playing videos with better frame rates.

Is there anyway to swap out the video card for a better one? like one from a G4?

 

[Christopher]

Nope, video card is built into the logic board.

 

[Bunsen]

However the CPU is removable and there are (pricey) G4 upgrades available.

I'd suggest doing some more searching about playing AVIs on a Mac before you give up.

 

[~Coxy]

The video card doesn't help with playing movies, anyway. It's all CPU and you probably want a G4 for it.

 

[Bunsen]

There is one other (and cheaper) way of enabling DVD playback on these machines - I have no idea if it would help with AVI files from the HD though.

There's a PC Card (PCMCIA/Cardbus) for the card slot which contains a hardware DVD decoder. It was made originally for the Wallstreet; I've read that it works in the Lombard, but no idea about the Pismo. IIRC, it requires a Zoomed Video enabled card slot, and I'm not sure whether the Pismo dropped that feature or not.

I've also forgotten what they're called. :?:

 

[vinbar1]

All Great info thanks.