r u sure? it's rather useless leh.. no mer?... i usually hook mine to an external speaker... otherwise can't hear nuts...

ijatz..
how did the RAM installation go?.. success??

Van..
Check this out.. looks cool... lifetime warranty sumore...

http://www.shieldzone.com/item_description/APPMCBF.html

anyone know if this is sold here?

benQue,
In my short time using macs, i think it's not possible for windows machines to detect/read HFS (the mac file structure)... i stick my ipod (Mac formatted) into my windows machine and double clickin tat drive will give me a prompt to format my drive...

Having said tat, thr's a software tat allows u to read &/or write to HFS... and vice versa... can't recall wat it is tho..

However, if u r using a mac, u can read frm a drive with windows NTFS structure... if the partition is formatted as FAT32, then u can read and write...

heheh... looks like small like niggles r beginnin to surface for the macbook... mine has a strange creaking sound at the monitor hinges... sounds like some cheap production crap... heheh..

update:
Juz called VR tech... the hinge can be replaced... and covered in the warranty... 3 days tho...

This post has been edited by supafreak: Aug 11 2006, 12:20 PM

benQue...
Can u be a little bit more specific? I.e. r u using a router? R u using only a modem?... wat's the error message? :-)

dude... did u use Monolingual to remove anything?... the only time i had the same issue as u was when i used tat software to remove some language files but ended up removing some powerpc architecture files tat is required for some programs to work... i did a reinstallation and everything's fine and dandy...

Mayb someone else can help u out on the 3 hr usage thing... hv u tried calling apple malaysia or the tech guys at whr u got ur macbook?

Vandetta,
On a separate note, I'm now running on 2GB RAM!... Woo Hoo... and u know wat RAM i'm using? A-Data... cost me only 650 for 2GB... i traded in my original RAM which was Hynix or some crap brand like tat for 80 bucks... paid 570 for 2 GB... now i love my macbook even more!...

I tried to see if it'll lag and i launched like 6 quicktime movies, itunes, skype, microsoft words, excel, dreamweaver and keynote... it all ran smoothly... i'm gonna try sumore to see if i can hang my machine now.... hahaha...

dude.. it's totally worth it... beats paying more than a grand for the same thing...

technically u can... but the only shitty thing is ur windows installation will hv all kinds of dell related links preinstalled...

legally, u may not... as the copy's probably an OEM...

n20nine... u r wrong...

Wei... ok wat... Leopard is totally supporting tat wit an improved bootcamp... and besides, the mac hardware is obviously much more superior... OS X will convert lots of windows users... I for one IS converted... and am totally loving OS X... my copy of XP pro is lying thr collecting dust now... hehehe...

Mayb Vista will prove to be better...

dude... yea... for nero or some disc burning softwares, it detects tat specific drive tat came bundled wit the software or vice versa... the xp oem for dell really suck cause u get all kinds of crappy dell links tat is not so nice la... well... mayb becoz i'm anal abt this kinda stuff... ...

hey feynman... yea... pretty much u can see it that way... there are a couple of things tat u wanna be aware of is that:

1. U need to remap some keys in ur keyboard as the delete key in a mac is the backspace in Windows... thr's a nifty little software tat can help u do tat...

2. some drivers (like wat lokgotz) said will not be readily available right now when u install windows, i.e. the isight camera, the touchpad. U will not be able to use the camera BUT u can use the touchpad... juz without the two finger scroll and right click...

3. other concerns is the change of habit with the whole CTRL+C or +V... in the mac environment, u use the APPLE+C or +V instead...

4. the Mac Office works exactly the same like in WIndows EXCEPT tat thr's no Access for Macs... mayb thr's some other programs tat can help u keep a database if u use tat alot...

5. If u get iWork 06, u'll not even wanna use ur Powerpoint anymore... this software suite is juz plain eye candy... or u can always opt for the free Openoffice... (i think thr's a mac version)...

6. If u r a gamer, then hmmm....mayb u wanna hold tat switch... UNLESS u r plannin to get a macbook pro... which is pretty decent frm wat i've heard BUT wit tat kind of money, u can get a PC wit a dual gpu and all kinds of power stuff installed...

7. iLife 06 is juz super... i've never had more fun updating my address book!... hahah... cause brthdays or anniversaries automatically appear in iCal... and in iCal, u get to d/l all kinds of readily made calendars, i.e. the Malaysia public holidays!... which is DAMNED important to me... hehehe...

Overall, i've juz converted to the OS X and lemme tell u, i am pretty pleased tat i even got rid of my WIndows installation and use OS X full time... of course i'm no gamer...

university???.... dude... school's the best man... mana tak ade masa punya? hehehe...

Maple and Matlab tu apa?... some engineering or mathematical software ah?... to solve ur concern, get a macbook... install the bootcamp... use the mapkey.exe in the windows powertool to kautim the delete button... install ur matlab... install ur maple... do ur school work in it... for ur personal life, use OS X.. hehe...

iLife comes preinstalled... so no worries abt it being expensive... as for pirated stuff... erm... technically u can install them... BUT legally... no u can't...

i had the same scare after i installed the update too... the circle spun for abt 10 mins... and the system restarted... then it was normal boot... geez... this is kinda surprising for me cause i've never imagine apple os to scare ppl like this... neeways... things r up and runnin now... phew...

on a separate note, i'm stil waiting for the logic board too... blardee wankers r so slow with the order!...

heya... thr's been no discoloration issue since it was identified.... even if u do get a discolored machine, i've been told apple will replace it..

hey civic98...
i maxed out the ram in my macbook... n it's fast... the bouncing beach ball hardly hv a chance to show up...

i like using visualhub (the same guys tat came out with isquint) and i can encode a dvd with 6 episodes of prison break into 1 disc (excluding burning) close to 1 hr... without loss of quality mind u... :-)

go ahead n max out ur ram... it'll make a huge difference...

longest i left mine on without shutdown once is 1 wk... and it's still runnin fine now...

dude... u r special ma... so got special problems... heheh... but seriously, macam tak penah dengar ur predicament... hv u tried callin apple malaysia n chk?

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Added on February 24, 2007, 4:14 pmdude... u r special ma... so got special problems... heheh... but seriously, macam tak penah dengar ur predicament... hv u tried callin apple malaysia n chk?

This post has been edited by supafreak: Feb 24 2007, 04:14 PM

hahaha... but do update folks here what's the problem when u do get a response frm apple... cheers man.. heheh...