- 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. Imprint - Legal Notice
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- ... TMG, we are not obligated to monitor third party information provided or stored on our Web site. However, we shall promptly remove any content upon becoming aware that it violates the law. Our liability ...
- 3. Keyboard mod: white vs. bronze
- (Hardware hints)
- ... layout, only the connecting cable is different. For a switch you only have to remove the keycaps with leaving the mounting brackets in place. The keycaps of the PowerBook Lombard may work also, but i havn' ...
- 4. OSX Panther customized installation
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- 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, ...
- 5. 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. ...
- 6. 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 ...
- 7. iBook top case: Shine a light
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- 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 ...
- 8. 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 ...
- 9. iBook harddisk swap quick and dirty
- (Hardware hints)
- There is a much more easy way to put a new harddisk in your iBook Clamshell - only 19 screws which takes only 8 min 17 seconds (without time to re-assemble) The trick is to remove the screws in the region ...
- 10. iBook Display Case Skin Mod
- (Hardware hints)
- ... get hold of the metal sheet. If you remove the foil behind the apple, you have to cut out the appropriate space in your notebook skin too. The case of the firewire iBooks is made of more opaque material, ...
- 11. 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 ...
- 12. 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 ...
- 13. Clamshell Unboxing Part 2: The contents
- (Trivia)
- ... will notice that the sides and the back of the first edition is grey with a bigger white apple. When you remove the box, the iBook which still rests in beautiful designed Styrofoam shows up. There ...
- 14. Case Mod: A whiter shade....
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- The first non-firewire iBook Clamshell colors in Tangerine, Blueberry and Graphite had a translucent polycarbonate plastics case which enables you to see the subjacent silver-gray shielding plates. A white ...
- 15. 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. ...
- 16. 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 ...