draco07

Hello,

I know that leaving something plugged into a USB port for hours at a time will wear out that USB port. However, does that same rule apply to USB modems (Apple modem), or is a USB modem such a low-power device that it wouldn't affect that port's life?

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Hello,

I had recently taken my MB Pro 17" (2.4 GHz) to an Apple Store for an in-store replacement of my logic board. When I tried to use my Apple remote, the laptop will not acknowledge the remote in any situation. This problem started after my logic board was replaced.

I have tested the remote itself, and it works fine. I have also looked in System Preferences>Security as well as the System Profiler for an acknowledgement of my IR Receiver, but nothing shows up in either situation. I did not have this problem with my old logic board--and this happens regardless of whether or not I have installed 10.4.11 or 10.5.6.

I know that I'll have to check the logic board myself to see if the cable for the IR is even attached to the board, but I'm absolutely terrified to take the laptop apart. Is there anything else I can do (so I don't have to dissect the laptop), preferably freeware--that will tell me what is going on, or what can I do?

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Did you try to run an Extended Apple Hardware Test with the iBook's original install CD's?

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Don't hold me to this, but you might have to take the logic board out of the laptop, and see if it would fall out of the laptop that way. Is it genuinely stuck fast inside the audio jack itself, or is it just inside the audio jack and stuck behind the laptop's outer chassis? I strongly advise against using superglue, chances are that that will make your removal tool get stuck inside the audio jack; or, the glue will leak on physical contact and literally seal the jack inside the MacBook. If you know how to take out the logic board, try that and see if it will fall out on it's own.

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I don't know if this will help, but:

1.) Plug it into your computer when you try to work on it. But leave it plugged in for around an hour before you try to work on it, just in case the battery is so low that it neeeds to charge itself before it will even acknowledge a command.

2.) Make sure the hold button (however you do this on an iPod Touch, I'm not sure.) is off.

3.) When the iPod has had a chance to recharge a bit, try to turn it on again. I don't know how to do a force-reset on an iPod Touch (on mine it is hold down center key + menu for a few seconds) but that may very well fix your problem if you know how to do a force reset.

4.) Does iTunes acknowledge the iPod? at an extreme, if none of these work, you may have to restore your iPod to factory defaults. Just remember that doing that would wipe out everything on your iPod.

This link may also help.

http://support.apple.com/manuals/#ipod

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I apologize, you won't need a FireWire cable.

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You might want to try SuperDuper!, it only costs about $30.00. You will also need a FireWire cable. Here is the link to the SuperDuper! developer site:

http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescript...

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