- 1. Changing the optical drive
- (Hardware hints)
- The CD-ROM or DVD drive in the Clamshell iBook is disguised to an extent that you can hardly believe that a standard drive lies underneath the cage which holds it in its place. You can dismantle the drive ...
- 2. Harddrive upgrade
- (Hardware hints)
- ... GB drive. You will regognize these ancient drives by their loud operating noise. If you want to replace them, there is no need to buy a superfast 5400rpm model, because the old controller hardware is not ...
- 3. DVD drives
- (Hardware hints)
- The iBook with 300 and 366MHZ Clocking were only equipped with a CD-ROM drive. Users reported that the following internal drives will work in Clamshell iBooks: DVD ROM Matshita SR-817x CD-RW Toshiba ...
- 4. Booting from a USB drive
- (Hardware hints)
- ... default - this is a problem when you have to install 10.3 on a 300MHZ machine which has only a CD-Drive and no firewire port. But the Clamshell iBook is able to boot from USB if you've got the right drive: ...
- 5. Gene Steinberg: Sams Teach Yourself the iBook in 24 Hours
- (Books)
- ... to use the iBook's wireless communications option, and how to get on the Internet. The reader can also learn the basics about drives, directories and files, as well as the fundamentals of backups and other ...
- 6. Tulip Ego - The Clamshell Clone
- (Trivia)
- ... 12.1 inch WXGA widescreen display 1280*800 pixels, 1GB RAM, 80GB hard disk, DVD+/-RW drive, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth included. Price: around 4000 euros in the basic configuration. Below is a side-by-side ...
- 7. Clamshell brainteaser: Who is Robin?
- (Hardware hints)
- One day when i tried to install a new hard drive in a graphite firewire clamshell, i found the word Robin punched into the heatsink. Maybe a clever sort of unique identification in case of theft? But over ...
- 8. TV Series Dr.Psycho - German Columbo with an iBook
- (Multimedia)
- ... american detective Columbo) - Dr. Max Munzl (Christian Ulmen) who seems to belong to a different era. He rides an old folding bicycle and uses a Blueberry iBook - whilst his team consists of car-drivers ...
- 9. Keyboard mod: white vs. bronze
- (Hardware hints)
- ... got one of these, so you have to try yourself. My tool for removing the keycaps is a small screwdriver. You can slip under the plastics and lift it carefully. The larger keys like SPACE or RETUR ...
- 10. German Consumer Magazine recommends iBook
- (Trivia)
- Stiftung Warentest is a independent german consumer organization which runs comprehensive tests on all sorts of products and publishes the results in the monthly magazine "test". The iBook Special edition ...
- 11. Sex and the City: Backup ?
- (Multimedia)
- ... 56 in total) "My Motherboard, My Self". Carrie Bradshaws beloved black PowerBook freezes and all data seems to be lost. Her boyfriend Aiden surprises her with a new indigo iBook and a zip drive for backups. ...
- 12. OSX Panther customized installation
- (Software hints)
- Who wants to install more current software on his Clamshell iBook needs at least OSX Panther 10.3. The following has to be considered: 1. RAM equipment: Panther is even executable on a 300Mhz Clamshell, ...
- 13. Multicoloured Clamshell iBook
- (Hardware hints)
- Since most components of the Clamshell iBook series are compatible, it is possible to compose a multicolored iBook - the screen from a Blueberry the trackpad from a Tangerine, the DVD drive from a Keylime, ...
- 14. XPostFacto brings Tiger to original iBook
- (Software hints)
- ... override the limitations of the Tiger installation routine. For the installation from the integrated CD-ROM drive you will need the rare 4 CD version of 10.4 with black labels, alternatively you ...
- 15. My iBook Clamshell Gemini
- (Hardware hints)
- ... Inc., the first one was called Freestyle and featured a PowerPC 603e Processor. I bought my 366Mhz Indigo Gemini in 2009 and carefully upgraded it with a DVD Drive and 120GB HD. The Gemini has no ...
- 16. MacOSX Tiger 10.4 - CD and DVD versions
- (Software hints)
- ... which only have a built-in CD drive. For a limited time, Apple offered to exchange the DVD for a six CD set. This version is very helpful for iBook users with a built-in CD-ROM which was the standard drive ...
- 17. MacAlly iVoice adapter
- (Accessories)
- ... and features external jacks for an extra microphone or other input and output devices. System requirement: MacOS 9.04 or OSX, no drivers required - plug and play. You can find more informations at macally.com. ...
- 18. Mactracker-get infos on any mac
- (Software hints)
- Mactracker provides detailed information on every Apple Macintosh computer ever made, including items such as processor speed, memory, optical drives, graphic cards, supported Mac OS versions, and expansion ...
- 19. Luminiscent Apple Mod
- (Hardware hints)
- ... because only the top case has to be removed, leaving the rest untouched. You need a Torx T8 and a small Philipps screwdriver. For a start you have to remove the display bezel first as described in this ...
- 20. iFixit - iBook disassembly guide
- (Hardware hints)
- ... * Battery * CD Faceplate * Airport Card * Keyboard * RAM * Upper Case * Optical Drive * Modem * Display * EMI Shield * Charger Board * DC-In Board * Hard Drive * HD Replacement * Logic Board * Lower Case ...