- 21. 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 ...
- 22. iBook Clamshell overclocking
- (Hardware hints)
- ... up their iBook by overclocking the CPU and the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). Since there is no fan but only passive cooling elements to pull away the heat from the chips, they will get hotter as usual ...
- 23. Apple iBook discussion forum
- (FAQ)
- The only forum exclusively for the Clamshell iBook is the Apple discussion forum for this model series. You can use your Apple ID to log in, and you will find answers to the common problems, don't hesitate ...
- 24. 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 ...
- 25. iBook Apple Expo 2000 Paris
- (Multimedia)
- The duration of this Video of the keynote at the Apple Expo 2000 in Paris is about one hour and twenty minutes and shows again the sales talent of Steve Jobs. The European audience was visibly annoyed ...
- 26. Connecting to a TV set
- (Accessories)
- ... cable, which is still offered by Apple. You can run presentations or watch movies on the big screen, or use it the TV screen for games. If the TV only has only a SCART connector, you need an additional ...
- 27. Harman Kardon Soundsticks for your iBook
- (Accessories)
- ... beautiful sound: It was a pity that the iSub was designed to collaborate only with Harman Kardon Speakers of the iMac and Apple Pro Speakers which came with the PowerMac G4. Not compatible with ...
- 28. Firmware update
- (Hardware hints)
- The iBook Firmware Update 4.1.7 will only run on iBook computers running Mac OS 9.1 from a local drive. If you are using Mac OS X you must boot from a local Mac OS 9.1 writeable partition (not a CD, or ...
- 29. Harddisks larger than 128GB
- (Hardware hints)
- ... disks. If a 160GB hard drive is installed, the Clamshell will only recognise it as a 128GB HD. If you want to use the full capacity, only a workaround helps. Place the hard drive in an external ...
- 30. Harddrive upgrade
- (Hardware hints)
- The first iBook came with a 3 GB HD, which was a fair balance because MacOS needed only 500 MB space. The next revision in February 2000 had a 6 GB HD installed, the final second Edition sported a 10 ...
- 31. Bottom case double-shot in rubber
- (Hardware hints)
- ... is only a recess for the Apple Logo at the bottom. The rubber foots are integrated in the rubber mat and the battery door, so they won't come off as the do on black PowerBook G3 and the subsequent white ...
- 32. External Video an a Clamshell
- (Accessories)
- ... old MPG codec. Who only a 300MhZ Blueberry and Tangerine or a 366Mhz Graphite without FireWire with 4MB graphics can also connect the box, but it takes about 20 seconds in full-screen mode until the ...
- 33. Earthquake delays iBook delivery
- (Trivia)
- On September, 21. 1999, the date of the iBook delivery a major earthquake of magnitude 7.6 shook Taiwan. There were approximately 2300 dead persons, almost 10000 buildings collapsed, about 7500 were ...
- 34. 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 ...
- 35. Watching DVD movies
- (Software hints)
- Only the 466MHZ Clamshells were equipped with a DVD drive, although the 366MHZ firewire Models are capable of playing DVD movies too if you connect a DVD drive instead of the CD-ROM. You will a face ...
- 36. First Apple computer with Airport
- (Accessories)
- At the Macworld Expo 1999, Steve Jobs unveiled not only the iBook, but also surprised his audience with the demonstration of wireless Internet access on the new iBook. The 11 mbit so called "Airport card" ...
- 37. Clamshell in the movies
- (Trivia)
- ... "Legally Blonde" (2000) or Leelee Sobieski in "The Glass House" (2001). One male exception was Charlie Sheen in the comedy "Good Advice" (2001), but he only borrowed his Blueberry iBook from his ...
- 38. Is the iBook a Girlie-Computer ?
- (Trivia)
- ... "The only thing missing from the Apple iBook is the Barbie logo. .... You expect to see lipstick, rouge, and a tray of eye shadow inside when you open it up. You don't expect to see a 12-inch LCD; you expect ...
- 39. 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: ...
- 40. Beep Codes at startup
- (Hardware hints)
- 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. ...