Hi Everyone, I have a Tangerine in pieces (tried to install HD), so i decided to just go ahead and make this my project. Well I plan on doing the following, installing a 366 logic board w/firewire, putting in a 20gig HD, maxing out the ram. I was just wondering if anyone can help me figure out how to put the logic board in, the problem I'm having is that I have the 366 logic board and it has firewire, but the Tangerine ibooks never came with firewire, so i need to figure out the best way to make my own custom port. What would be the best way to do this? I was thinking of a Dremel? Good or Bad idea?
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If you're going to go to the trouble of installing a new logic board, why not do it right and get the correct lower case? Besides, there may be other internal fit issues. I've swapped hard drives in a clamshell before and it's a PITA. I can't imagine how much of a pain a logic board swap will be.
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I'm actually about to start a similar project. My wife loves her Rev. A Tangerine iBook - but the 300 G3 is getting a bit slow. I've got a 466 FW logic board that I'm going to shoehorn in there...
The easy way (as suggested above) is to grab a bottom case from one of the FireWire clamshell iBooks (Indigo, Key Lime or Graphite). A mutant multicolored clamshell could be quite stylish. As my wife is quite fond of the tangerine-ey goodness, I've picked up an extra Tangerine bottom case to play with ($15). There are some anecdotal references to putting a FW logic board in the non-FW cases out there on the net which seem to suggest that the area around the FW port is the only real fit issue. If I can't produce a usable dremeled FW port that looks reasonable, I may just remove the FW port (she could care less about FW functionality - just wants enough horsepower to run OSX with some snappiness) and toss it into the original case.
The clamshells are a bit of a bear to get inside of, but if you follow the online directions available (such as pbfixit.com) it's not that bad (I've replaced hard drives and the AC/power board in this one without much difficulty - and the logic board is only a few more steps than the hard drive....)
Looking forward to seeing how your project goes. Will update as mine continues.
I'm actually about to start a similar project. My wife loves her Rev. A Tangerine iBook - but the 300 G3 is getting a bit slow. I've got a 466 FW logic board that I'm going to shoehorn in there...
The easy way (as suggested above) is to grab a bottom case from one of the FireWire clamshell iBooks (Indigo, Key Lime or Graphite). A mutant multicolored clamshell could be quite stylish. As my wife is quite fond of the tangerine-ey goodness, I've picked up an extra Tangerine bottom case to play with ($15). There are some anecdotal references to putting a FW logic board in the non-FW cases out there on the net which seem to suggest that the area around the FW port is the only real fit issue. If I can't produce a usable dremeled FW port that looks reasonable, I may just remove the FW port (she could care less about FW functionality - just wants enough horsepower to run OSX with some snappiness) and toss it into the original case.
The clamshells are a bit of a bear to get inside of, but if you follow the online directions available (such as pbfixit.com) it's not that bad (I've replaced hard drives and the AC/power board in this one without much difficulty - and the logic board is only a few more steps than the hard drive....)
Looking forward to seeing how your project goes. Will update as mine continues.
There is no trouble b/c the computer already in pieces, and the bottom half is just the bottom case attached to the logic board, and i don't want a mixed color. well i'm going to get a dremel and see what happens 