[iBook] system freeze following sound

[J Patrick Draine]

I'm no expert, but ... something similar happened to my 900 MHz iBook  
last week, and it would seem to be that the logic board is going  
(again). I had the logic board replaced twice (HD once) while it was  
covered by AppleCare, but she's nearly 4 years old now, a year past  
the AppleCare coverage. After considering doing a transplant myself,  
I found that one site (www.ifixit.com) listed the logic board as  
$449, but out of stock. Ebay lists one (used of course) for $299.
I think your husband needs to copy the essential contents of his HD  
to an external HD (or iPod) or another Mac, and then make a  
purchasing decision (check out the refurbs at the Apple Store and  
other places).
Now, if it's *just* the HD, or fan acting up repair may be a viable  
option. But definitely do a backup ASAP.
Good luck,
Patrick Draine
On May 26, 2006, at 10:15 AM, Joy Freeman wrote:

> My husband is on the road. His iBook (dual-usb G3, 600MHz) went down
> yesterday, but he got it back up this morning long enough to send the
> following email:
>
>> I got a system freeze yesterday afternoon, following a loud sound  
>> from--okay,
>> if you put your hands on either side of the trackpad, the sound  
>> was coming
>> from underneath the left. I thought it was a dead hard drive, but  
>> now I'm
>> thinking maybe a fan failing or clogging and an overheating  
>> experience. Do you
>> know any way to check logs for fan or drive faiilures? System  
>> Profiler/logs
>> shows me nothing (or is that "show me nothing"? I think the former).
>
> I guess the immediate question is should he be using it or should  
> he shut
> down and leave it so until it can be looked at? Is there any chance  
> this is
> a well known symptom to a minor problem I can fix myself? (Yeah,  
> right!)
> Where can I look for guidance? I'll start Googling but any specific  
> sources
> for info would be appreciated.
>
> He really needs his computer, esp. email access, as he's in the  
> middle of a
> job hunt and the plan was for him to stay in another state for a  
> few weeks
> while looking. And of course money is tight. Bad timing...
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Joy
>
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