- 1. My video: Apple iBook G3 Clamshell HD swap quick and dirty in 8:17 min
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- There is a much more easy way to put a new harddisk in your iBook Clamshell - only 19 screws. The trick is to remove the screws in the region where the HD is located and bend the EMI shield in order to ...
- 2. Running Windows 98
- (Software hints)
- ... allows you to allocate part of the RAM for you virtual Windows machine, starting with a minimum of 64MB. Some years ago Connectixx was bought by Microsoft. You can still find a good documentation and FAQ ...
- 3. New battery won't charge - PRAM capacitor problem
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- Your old battery is dead and gone - but the new one refuses to charge. A good many times a defective PRAM capacitor (the blue round one in the middle of the picture) might be the cause. It is located near ...
- 4. Interior view: iBook Clamshell trackpad
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- The iBook Trackpad is beautifully designed even from within. When you remove the metal shield you get a detailed view of the electronics assembly. The clip for the trackpad cable is located at the bottom ...
- 5. How to identify the display panel: LG, Samsung, IBM
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- ... 3.87. You will locate the software in your System Preferences. When you open SwitchResX you are able to write your display identifier down in a text file. Using Osx 10.3.9 Panther look for ...
- 6. iBook harddisk swap quick and dirty
- (Hardware hints)
- ... where the HD is located and bend the EMI shield in order to fish the HD out. Do not disconnect the IDE and speaker cable to the logicboard. Tools: Torx T8 to remove 6 screws on the bottom (i ...
- 7. iBook Clamshell overclocking
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- ... Rage Mobility chip. CPU overclocking You will need some soldering experience and special tools to start with CPU overclocking. You have to locate some tiny resistors on the logicboard and solder ...
- 8. iBook Clamshell Exploded View
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- The Exploded View is helpful to locate the components, mounting parts and its correct labelling. A click opens a new window with a larger view.
- 9. Earthquake delays iBook delivery
- (Trivia)
- ... seriously damaged. The iBook manufacturer Alpha Top, located in the less affected Hsinchu region, Taiwan's Silicon Valley, was not damaged. Understandably, the transport capacity of the island ...
- 10. Cleaning the display bezel
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- ... You will need a Torx T8 and a Philipps screwdriver. First you have to remove the two torx screws on the left and right side. On the back whre the handle is located, there are tow more ...
- 11. Beep Codes at startup
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- If you hear several beeps instead of the startup-chime - this is an error code: 1 one beep: There is no RAM installed 2 Two beeps: a EDO-RAM module installed The iBooks only works with SDRAM SO-DIMMS. ...