- 1. New replacement battery
- (Accessories)
- The first iBook Clamshell came with a battery of 3200mAH. New replacement batteries with more powerful cells have 4000mAh, 4400mAh oder 4800mAh or even more. They come from china and one a few have ...
- 2. Replace trackpad cable
- (Hardware hints)
- ... the end that is exposed in the picture). Since it's hard to come by as a replacement part, you should get a full cover with a working trackpad on Ebay. Unfortunately, a trackpad in the desired color ...
- 3. Power suppy damage
- (Hardware hints)
- ... or the cable on the connector to the iBook breaks. In order to avoid overheating of the power pack, the connection cable should always be unwound completely. An original replacement power pack (pay ...
- 4. Your Mac Life on the Move
- (Multimedia)
- A Guy goes for a walk with his dog and an iBook Clamshell as iPod replacement. Sadly, the story ends tragically. tGe2lqcR3W0)
- 5. XPostFacto brings Tiger to original iBook
- (Software hints)
- ... can replace the standard optical drive with a DVD-ROM, for example the one from the 466mhz Clamshell. XPostfacto is installed under the current operating system as a DMG file for OSX or a OS9 SIT file. ...
- 6. iPad in iBook mod
- (Hardware hints)
- A plain vanilla iPad in iBook mod comes from Osaka, Japan, published on applenoir.com. The iPad replaces the tft display, a keyboard is connected via iPad camera connection Kit. You can find a more detailed ...
- 7. 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 ...
- 8. iBook spare parts
- (Hardware hints)
- After Apple cancelled the hardware support for the Clamshell iBook which means that new parts are no longer produced, there are only a few sources of supply left. The first parts you have to replace are ...
- 9. iBook Clamshell Defects: Part 4 - DC in Board
- (Hardware hints)
- ... this Link. But a short circuit fault may do harm to electronic components (as to be seen in the picture), if you have bad luck the whole logicboard might be damaged. In some cases you only have to replace ...
- 10. 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 ...
- 11. Bottom case double-shot in rubber
- (Hardware hints)
- ... iBooks. Afer several years of use the rubber might peel off, you may glue it back using a transparent all-purpose-adhesive. Unfortunately there has never been a spare part by Apple to replace the rubber ...
- 12. Clamshell tuning-up
- (Hardware hints)
- ... Replacement of the battery by a more powerful model Middle Difficulty Installation of an internal DVD drive High degree of difficulty Mounting of an internal hard drive (ATA, up to 128 ...
- 13. Logicboard error only in white iBooks
- (Trivia)
- The iBook Clamshell series was replaced in 2001 by the new white iBook. But soon Apple had to face a growing number of complaints about logicboard failures. The Expanded iBook Logic Board Repair Extension ...
- 14. O'Grady, powerpage.or
- (iBook arguments)
- My Blueberry wonder will not replace my 17-inch SuperDrive iMac. But it is surprisingly competent and not just at simple tasks like email, Web browsing and word processing. O'Grady, powerpage.org ...
- 15. The Key Lime iBook
- (Trivia)
- ... iBook, which can also be seen in the high prices that these models achieve. Appropriate housing replacement parts are also difficult to obtain. The Keylime was available in both the 366MHZ and a 466MHZ ...
- 16. Clamshell Purchase Advisor
- (Hardware hints)
- ... Used replacement power packs are available from 25 euros. - Ask if the original equipment is present, including box, modem/AV cable, manuals and OS8 or OS9 operating system CDs. Some sellers install a ...
- 17. keyboard keys no longer respond
- (Hardware hints)
- A common error that occurs after years of use is that one or more keys no longer respond, although everything mechanically seems to be in order. As a workaround, you can replace individual keys by pressing ...