[P1] Newbie question: iBook upgrades?

[Guy McMickle]

I have to disagree with the difficulty of replacing the optical drives. 
  If you've gotten the computer pulled apart as far as the hard drive, 
it's about the same difficulty pulling the optical drive as the hard 
drive.  Just be VERY careful when removing the paper thin IDE ribbon 
cable.  I accidentally pulled mine up off the optical drive (it's 
attached with adhesive) and broke it.  Also, pay special attention to 
your Airport antenna when pressing the case back together.  I managed 
to damage both my IDE cable AND Airport antenna during my hard drive 
upgrade.  Turned out more costly than I anticipated!  I am happy with 
the 40 GB 5200 RPM drive I installed though.  Much better than the 10 
GB the iBook came with!

-Guy McMickle

On Feb 27, 2004, at 1:38 PM, Wayne Schneck wrote:

>  The hard drive is also user replaceable if you are comfortable in 
> doing so. The processor is soldered on the motherboard, so this cannot 
> be upgraded and the optical drives are difficult (although, not 
> impossible) to change out.