[iBook] Re: iBook disassembly/re-assembly for upgrade/repair

[Jack Countryman]

I did a similar transplant into a G3/600 14" iBook over the summer...though
I didn't have any difficulty in formatting the drive, since I did that
before hand using an external drive case.  I did get all back together,
except for the longer screws near the hinge and center of the back...  Those
longer screws came out with some sort of blue colored stuff on the ends, and
when re-inserted do not seem to screw into anything?  I also had the
difficulty of extra holes that seemed to want something in them...and had to
open the case back up at least once since I put screws in too early, and had
to open, remove the screws, then re-close the case to be able to put the
screws though holes from the outside of the case where they needed to go.

 I thought I had seen a series of disassembly pictures a year or two ago,
but could not find them this summer when I had time to do this.  Anyone know
where to find them?  As Stephen reports, separating the case pieces without
breaking too much of the plastic is a challenge.
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> Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 16:33:33 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Stefan King <stefank2 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [iBook] upgrading ibook G3 report
> 
> As a matter of public responsibility I wanted to
> report a successful disk upgrade of a 12" ibook G3
> 800 MHz.  I used Graham Cox's instructions for the
> ibook G3/500 Mhz.  His instructions are very+ useful
> even though the innards you will see vary a little
> from his photographs.