[Ti] [OT] Dead iBook (update)

[Pedro Vera]

In yet one more unbelievable display of the iBook ruggedized design, my iBook started working 
once again after leaving it to dry for 36 hours. No damage I can see, and the DVD/CDRW drive 
seems to be working fine. Both the memory and airport cards survived the Coca Cola flood.

Many thanks to the people that responded both on the list and thru email. The only downside is 
that I lost the only excuse I had to buy a new iBook 900 for my wife, since the 600 is more than 
adequate for what she uses it (chat, email, web surfing and watching DVDs).

Thanks,

Pedro Vera
http://pedrovera.com
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---------- Original Message -----------
From: "Pedro Vera" <pedro at veraperez.com>
To: "PowerBook G4 Titanium List" <Titanium at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
Sent: Fri, 9 May 2003 09:05:33 -0500
Subject: [Ti] [OT] Dead iBook (well, sort of...)

> Exactly one week after I moved up to a Ti Book 867 from my 
> trustworthy iBook 600, my 4-yr old poured Coca Cola into the iBook. Ouch.
> 
> I was not at the house when this happened, but as far as my wife 
> could explain it, she ran to the iBook, flipped it upside down to 
> let it drip and then remembered I showed her how to open the 
> keyboard. She says there was not much leakage.
> 
> By the time I came back home, there was still some humidity over the 
> airport card and the metal shield. The sleep light stays on 
> continuously and the LED around the power cord plug does not light 
> up unless I twist it a bit, so I am guessing my kid also knocked it 
> off the table and something happened to the power supply.
> 
> The iBook was already destined to the parts bin since the LCD 
> backlight cable had frayed and I could not afford the out-of 
> warranty repair. With the power supply (and who knows what else?)
>  busted I have no choice but to scavenge it for parts. The airport 
> card and battery are good, I can keep them for my wifes replacement 
> iBook, and the AC cord works on the Ti Book, so I am keeping that 
> one at my office. I'll keep the rest for bailout parts in case 
> somebody I know breaks his/her iBook.
> 
> Now, the one thing I don't know what to do is the hard disk. Is 
> there any way I can convert the 20GB hard disk into an external 
> firewire drive? Or at least, will my Ti Book take a second drive? 
> Also, how hard would it be to take that combo drive and put it on 
> the lower end iBook, the one that sells with just a standard CD ROM drive?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Pedro Vera
> http://pedrovera.com
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