[iBook] Re: New, Old iBook - how to access hard drive to change it

George george55 at contact.net
Fri Feb 10 20:43:44 PST 2006


(I'm replying to myself, again.)
Here is a take apart website for the clamshell iBook:
<http://caslis.com/mac/ibook/ibdrive.html>
George

On Friday, February 10, 2006, at 09:06  PM, George wrote:

> Whoops! The option, shift and control keys don't work no more. Neither 
> does the clicker.
> Is there a simple solution?
> Thanks
> George
>
> On Thursday, February 9, 2006, at 05:40  PM, George wrote:
>
>> Yes, I had forgotten about formatting. I tore the iBook apart to 
>> install a working HDD. Ended up with several extra screws and the 
>> click function not working. Have to use a USB mouse. (I will try to 
>> fix the original HDD using a 2.5 inch to 3.5 inch IDE adapter inside 
>> my G4 Sawtooth that has all the SW goodies installed (TechTool, > 
>> etc.).)
>>
>> The combo Jaguar update (10.2.8) did not fix the clicker, so it must 
>> be my handiwork.
>>
>> It's a battered old iBook that I got for free on freecycle. It has 
>> 288 MB Ram. The screen is ok for a 1999 model. I need a take apart 
>> schematic with both positions of and types of screws. This is the 
>> trickiest laptop yet (I've done a WS and a 3400 many times)!
>>
>> I also have a chance to buy a D-Link USB 802.11b wireless adapter 
>> that works on a white iBook using OSX. Will it work on this >> clamshell?
>>
>> Thanks to William Duquet and Clark Martin for their assistance!
>>
>> George
>>
>>
>>



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