[iBook] clamshell query/iBook noob intro

[Matt]

Actually I just saw some of those cables tonight at
CompUSA, i've also seen them on ebay. I imagine you
could fine them there for a decent price.

Matt 
--- Brian Pearce <bpearce at cloud9.net> wrote:

> > If this is indeed a video out port, what type of
> connector/cord
> > would be required to connect either another
> monitor or my TV
> > to it??
> 
> There was a special cable that was included with the
> iBooks of this  
> vintage -- one end (the end that plugs into the
> iBoook) looks like a  
> standard headphone or earphone jack, and at the
> other end were three  
> cables with standard RCA connectors. You could
> connect the cable to a  
> TV or VCR (or perhaps even another monitor, if it
> had RCA jacks).
> 
> As to where you'd find one these days, that's
> difficult to say.
> 
> > I'be found a small hole, and am guessing it is for
> inserting
> > a unbent paperclip into, but I've no idea as to
> how far in
> > or how long to keep a pin inserted, nor what this
> reset
> > button(?hole) does, would you kindly explain the
> procedure,
> > and any things that I should expect?
> 
> I think you insert the paper clip and keep the
> button pressed for  
> five seconds or so, and this (I think) resets the
> PRAM, which may or  
> may not help. (Removing the battery should do the
> same on the iBook.)
> 
> If you have access to another Firewire-equipped Mac,
> you might try  
> restarting the iBook and holding down the "T" key to
> start it in  
> Firewire Disk Mode, and mount it as a Firewire disk
> on the other Mac.  
> If you can do this, I think you can be reasonably
> sure that the logic  
> board is okay, and it's probably just the screen
> that needs to be  
> replaced.
> 
> Hope this helps!
> 
> BRIAN/bpearce at cloud9.net
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