- 1. Changing the optical drive
- (Hardware hints)
- ... 2 Metal fleece pieces 1 spacer spring 1 cage 1 flat ribbon cable 1 flat white spacer pad (remove carefully with scraper) The cage and the flat cable are slightly glued to the drive, use a spatula. ...
- 2. Luminiscent Apple Mod
- (Hardware hints)
- ... light-show for your Clamshell iBook - as to be seen in the picture above. To my surprise I've found out that only a metal foil has to be removed to do the trick. It looks as if iBook designer ...
- 3. iBook top case: Shine a light
- (Trivia)
- It is good to put some spare parts back for rainy days. But this Tangerine Top Case looked so nice... I've removed the metal shield carefully and put it on top of a wall lamp. There a two screw nuts integrated ...
- 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. iBook Display Case Skin Mod
- (Hardware hints)
- ... favourite little kittens of your daughter. Underneath the plastics is a thin metal sheet on which you can fix an adhesive foil. These are available for color printers - or you buy a adequate professional ...
- 6. Cleaning the display bezel
- (Hardware hints)
- ... metal sheet is fixed to the translucent bezel from behind. Be careful to remove it without destroying the two small mounting parts. Now you are able to clean the polycarbonate plastic and the metal sheet ...
- 7. The white Tangerine iBook, that never was
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- After my succesful Redefined Tangerine iBook Mod i reached out for a totally insanely opaque snowwhite version. The Bottomcase, Topcase, Battery door and Optical drive Bezel were coated with white spray ...
- 8. Case Mod: A whiter shade....
- (Hardware hints)
- ... spray paint on these metal shields generates a discreet color upgrade and a crisp new look. Keyboard and Power Button came from a indigo iBook. The "Redefined iBook Clamshell Tangerine" ...
- 9. David Pogue, MacWorld
- (iBook arguments)
- Most of what you need to know about Apple's new iBook you can tell just by looking at it: It's a thing of beauty. Smooth, sculpted, and sleek, this laptop's siren song begs you to pick it up and run your ...
- 10. Replace trackpad cable
- (Hardware hints)
- ... is usually not available, but with a little skill the cable can be removed and reinstalled. The trackpad cable can be exposed by carefully cutting open the thin metal cover on the inside with small nail ...