oops http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/iBook-G3-12-Inch/HD-Replacement/50/13/ BG On Nov 21, 2007, at 3:00 PM, B G wrote: > Here is a link with detailed instructions and pics. > > I have never done it myself. > > I was tempted but decided to upgrade my g3 to g4 instead. > > BG > > > On Nov 21, 2007, at 12:53 PM, Jeremy Hendrix wrote: > >> I have an old G3 iBook that I bought used a few years ago. It's >> worked fine until recently. After many hours spent diagnosing and >> troubleshooting, I finally determined that the hard drive had >> acquired >> too many bad sectors to continue to work reliably. As an interim >> fix, >> I installed SuSE linux to a thumb drive and have been booting from >> that...its a workabe solution, but given that we're talking USB 1.1 >> its incredibly slow. Can anyone point me to: >> -- the specs (i.e. model) of a replacement hard drive AND >> -- some sort of how-to on getting into the case without completely >> demolishing it? >> _______________________________________________ >> iBook mailing list >> iBook at listserver.themacintoshguy.com >> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/ibook > > _______________________________________________ > iBook mailing list > iBook at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/ibook