[iBook] Second Hand Mac woes

[Alex Santos 100MB Neostrada Mail]

Hello everyone,

I am new to the list as I have just purchased a white second hand iBook 
G3 running at 500MHz. Unfortunately, the CD ROM drive doesn't appear to 
read any CDs I put in there and then there are a few other minor 
problems I am hoping some of you ay help me with.

Firstly, I would like to get an internal slot-loading combo drive to 
replace the failed drive. Can any one here provide me with more details 
on this? Perhaps someone here can suggest a model or brand. Secondly, I 
would like to install more RAM. Could someone provide me details on the 
RAM I need for this iBook? Finally, I had the mac startup from OSX, 
which was already installed on the iBook, and found myself presented 
with a login screen. I don't know the password and would like to simply 
restart the computer with OS9.

I would appreciate any help from anyone about any of these issues.

Thanks so much
Alex