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Dead iBook [message #100642] Fri, 17 October 2008 18:57 Go to next message
dc[3] is currently offline  dc[3]
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Well, the old G3/800 iBook has finally died. It went back three times for

the extended warranty logic board problem, and recently it died again.

It did not look like a logic board issue, it looked like a failed HD.

So I went to

http://www.ifixit.com/

a most cool site with diagrams on how take macs apart.

12 pages of pictures and disassembly later, I swap the drive out for a new
one, and put it all back together again.

And...

Nothing.

It's dead. Will not boot, will not find the drive, will not startup on CD
from the OS disc, will not startup from Apple hardware test CD.
Nothing but blinking "cant find system folder" icon.

Tried all the pram resets and single user mode tricks. nada. Once it booted
halfway up and then totally froze up.

Logic board. A used one is 350 installed and it will die in months. They
all
do.

So, time for a new laptop. My question is, does anyone here need some parts
for an iBook? Ram, CD drive, nearly new battery/power supply?

let me know

DC
Re: Dead iBook [message #100643 is a reply to message #100642] Fri, 17 October 2008 18:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
dc[3] is currently offline  dc[3]
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BTW these nutjobs took apart one of the new unibody Mac Book Pros...
Take a look:

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/First-Look/Mac/MacBook-Pro-Unibo dy

DC
Re: Dead iBook [message #100647 is a reply to message #100642] Fri, 17 October 2008 21:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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YEP!

"DC" <dc@spammersinhell.com> wrote:
>
>Well, the old G3/800 iBook has finally died. It went back three times for
>
>the extended warranty logic board problem, and recently it died again.
>
>It did not look like a logic board issue, it looked like a failed HD.
>
>So I went to
>
>http://www.ifixit.com/
>
>a most cool site with diagrams on how take macs apart.
>
>12 pages of pictures and disassembly later, I swap the drive out for a new
>one, and put it all back together again.
>
>And...
>
>Nothing.
>
>It's dead. Will not boot, will not find the drive, will not startup on
CD
>from the OS disc, will not startup from Apple hardware test CD.
>Nothing but blinking "cant find system folder" icon.
>
>Tried all the pram resets and single user mode tricks. nada. Once it booted
>halfway up and then totally froze up.
>
>Logic board. A used one is 350 installed and it will die in months. They
>all
>do.
>
>So, time for a new laptop. My question is, does anyone here need some parts
>for an iBook? Ram, CD drive, nearly new battery/power supply?
>
>let me know
>
>DC
Re: Dead iBook [message #100648 is a reply to message #100642] Fri, 17 October 2008 21:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
excelav is currently offline  excelav   
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Hey Don! What would you want for the battery and power supply? Maybe the screen
too. Shoot me an email.

Thanks
James

"DC" <dc@spammersinhell.com> wrote:
>
>Well, the old G3/800 iBook has finally died. It went back three times for
>
>the extended warranty logic board problem, and recently it died again.
>
>It did not look like a logic board issue, it looked like a failed HD.
>
>So I went to
>
>http://www.ifixit.com/
>
>a most cool site with diagrams on how take macs apart.
>
>12 pages of pictures and disassembly later, I swap the drive out for a new
>one, and put it all back together again.
>
>And...
>
>Nothing.
>
>It's dead. Will not boot, will not find the drive, will not startup on
CD
>from the OS disc, will not startup from Apple hardware test CD.
>Nothing but blinking "cant find system folder" icon.
>
>Tried all the pram resets and single user mode tricks. nada. Once it booted
>halfway up and then totally froze up.
>
>Logic board. A used one is 350 installed and it will die in months. They
>all
>do.
>
>So, time for a new laptop. My question is, does anyone here need some parts
>for an iBook? Ram, CD drive, nearly new battery/power supply?
>
>let me know
>
>DC
Re: Dead iBook [message #100649 is a reply to message #100648] Fri, 17 October 2008 21:54 Go to previous message
dc[3] is currently offline  dc[3]
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Will do

DC


"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>Hey Don! What would you want for the battery and power supply? Maybe the
screen
>too. Shoot me an email.
>
>Thanks
>James
>
>"DC" <dc@spammersinhell.com> wrote:
>>
>>Well, the old G3/800 iBook has finally died. It went back three times
for
>>
>>the extended warranty logic board problem, and recently it died again.
>>
>>It did not look like a logic board issue, it looked like a failed HD.
>>
>>So I went to
>>
>>http://www.ifixit.com/
>>
>>a most cool site with diagrams on how take macs apart.
>>
>>12 pages of pictures and disassembly later, I swap the drive out for a
new
>>one, and put it all back together again.
>>
>>And...
>>
>>Nothing.
>>
>>It's dead. Will not boot, will not find the drive, will not startup on
>CD
>>from the OS disc, will not startup from Apple hardware test CD.
>>Nothing but blinking "cant find system folder" icon.
>>
>>Tried all the pram resets and single user mode tricks. nada. Once it
booted
>>halfway up and then totally froze up.
>>
>>Logic board. A used one is 350 installed and it will die in months. They
>>all
>>do.
>>
>>So, time for a new laptop. My question is, does anyone here need some
parts
>>for an iBook? Ram, CD drive, nearly new battery/power supply?
>>
>>let me know
>>
>>DC
>
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