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PowerBook G3 Series II

code names: WallStreet, PDQ

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This PowerBook G3 Series II was announced Sept. 1, 1998. Changes from the earlier G3 Series include a 66 MHz motherboard and standard 14.1" screen. The 1024 x 768 screen will also automatically scale, allowing users to emulate 640 x 480 and 800 x 600 resolutions.

As with the May version of the PowerBook G3 Series, the floppy drive is optional. Shades of the iMac! (But no hint of USB on this PowerBook.)

Although Apple lists the G3 Series as supporting only 192 MB of memory, many users have been able to exceed that limit, sometimes reaching a total 512 MB installed RAM.

In the field, a single battery typically yields 2.5-3 hours of use. Using two batteries can increase that, possibly boosting it to the 5.5-7 hour range. (Running DVD movies will run your batteries down much faster, in about 90-100 minutes.)

The G3 Series was replaced by another model called the PowerBook G3 (a.k.a. Lombard) in May 1999.

If you have a hard drive larger than 8 GB, you should partition is so that the first partition is under 8 GB in size (for simplicity, we suggest 7 GB). Failure to do this could eventually result in an unbootable computer, as all System files must be within the first 8 GB of drive space. These Macs can work successfully with larger drives for some time, but once a System files goes outside of the first 8 GB of space, you'll have nothing but problems.

Mac OS X

If you have a hard drive over 8 GB in size, you must partition it or you will not be able to install Mac OS X. If you are creating the partition within OS X, it must be smaller than 7.45 as reported by Disk Utility (because sometimes a GB is billion bytes and sometimes it's 1,073,741,824 bytes); we suggest simply setting it at 7 GB to avoid having to redo the whole installation if the partition ends up bigger than specified (it happens). Mac OS X must be completely within the first 8 GB of space on your hard drive or you will not be able to run OS X.

Non-Apple upgrades and peripherals (such as replacement drives and third-party memory) may cause problems when installing or booting into Mac OS X.

Be sure to read and follow Apple's "Read Before You Install" install instructions to increase the likelihood of getting OS X installed and running on the first try.

Warnings

According to Accelerate Your Mac, many WallStreet owners have reported problems with IBM/Hitachi Travelstar drives where the computer will not wake up from sleep. This is due to a magnetic sensor that responds to a magnet in the Travelstar drive. This problem does not impact other PowerBook G3 models, only WallStreet.

Apple's DVD drive for WallStreet supports five region switches, and this number is tracked in PRAM. Resetting the PRAM will clear the switch counter and let you start all over. (Resetting the PRAM may change other computer settings.) To reset the PRAM:

  1. With the computer off, press Fn-Shift-Ctrl-Power.
  2. Startup with extensions off (hold down the Shift key during startup).
  3. Restart the computer with extensions enabled.

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