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iBook G3 Setups

amacgenius

amacgenius

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ITASOR said:
Yeah, he lost a few screws as well. ;)

Anyway, it's all fixed now. Red-tint screen fixed with replacement screen (nice and bright now too!), new trackpad/speaker part of the case, and I replaced the CD drive so it stays closed. I'm working on the HD now.

I seriously don't understand how you can break that little trackpad cable when you open it up, lol. You would have to practically rip the whole thing apart like an ape or something. :eek: :p :p :p
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He was not being the most careful he could have, and he ripped the top case off, then realized what he did :p.

Edit: This isn't mine once again, but I think it's a nice picture:

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amacgenius

amacgenius

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As of now it's Monday! iBook should be here when I get home from school, can't wait, will take pics as soon as I open it, etc.

Keep those setup shots coming!

(Hopes we don't have a lot of HW tomorrow :D)
 
skoker

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amacgenius said:
He was not being the most careful he could have, and he ripped the top case off, then realized what he did :p.

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And you forgot to mention that you were distracting me and telling me to hurry it up at the same time.
 
amacgenius

amacgenius

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It came! In good condition, couple blotches but hey it's used can't expect too much.

Specs:
12" 800mhz G3
256mb RAM (512mb chip on the way :))
30gb HD (Eventually will upgrade)
CD Drive
COOL "iBook G3" font (ha skoker! :p)

(In FW target disc mode so I can zero the HD before installing Tiger.)

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amacgenius

amacgenius

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UMHurricanes34 said:
Congratulations genius, the iBook looks to be in superb condition. Keep it clean! :D
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The outside casing is a little blotched up, but it's the inside that mattered to me.
 
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iZach

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ITASOR said:
Yeah, he lost a few screws as well. ;)

Anyway, it's all fixed now. Red-tint screen fixed with replacement screen (nice and bright now too!), new trackpad/speaker part of the case, and I replaced the CD drive so it stays closed. I'm working on the HD now.

I seriously don't understand how you can break that little trackpad cable when you open it up, lol. You would have to practically rip the whole thing apart like an ape or something. :eek: :p :p :p
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first of all-i think i lost the screws
second of all....IT WAS SKOKER THAT BROKE IT?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
IMTOHYPER THOUGHT IT WAS SOME TECHNICIAN YOU HIRED!
wow
lolol
 
skoker

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iZach said:
first of all-i think i lost the screws
second of all....IT WAS SKOKER THAT BROKE IT?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
IMTOHYPER THOUGHT IT WAS SOME TECHNICIAN YOU HIRED!
wow
lolol
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Thanks for finally coming out that you lost the screws, maybe now ITASOR will leave me alone about it :p

J/k :p

And me AND LARRY broke the trackpad :p

The redness was there when we got it.
 
ITASOR

ITASOR

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skoker said:
Thanks for finally coming out that you lost the screws, maybe now ITASOR will leave me alone about it :p
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NEVER!!!! GIVE ME MY SCREWSSS
 
amacgenius

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Well I'll have new pics again in a bit, had to return the iBook today, USB ports were hosed (eh? :p) and so PowerBook Guy (the store on eBay) is sending me a replacement. :)
 
wnameth

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amacgenius said:
Well I'll have new pics again in a bit, had to return the iBook today, USB ports were hosed (eh? :p) and so PowerBook Guy (the store on eBay) is sending me a replacement. :)
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solid, but why not just use your powerbook?
 
amacgenius

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wnameth said:
solid, but why not just use your powerbook?
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I am using my PowerBook, right now actually - it's my main machine, but I love the G3 iBooks. Curse my Middle School for that, stupid iBook labs :p.
 
ITASOR

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amacgenius said:
I am using my PowerBook, right now actually - it's my main machine, but I love the G3 iBooks. Curse my Middle School for that, stupid iBook labs :p.
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I like the keyboard feel better, but the look of the G4 iBook's kb better. I wish they could ditch the clicky feel. Oh well, iSkin takes care of that.
 
840quadra

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amacgenius said:
Do you regret selling it?
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I am just overly sentimental about Apple hardware (I know I am a sappy bastard). This was honestly the first apple computer I have ever sold. I also did lots of work on that ibook in regards to a logic board swap, then a later CD drive swap.

I used the money from that sale to buy my beloved G4, and I do love that laptop now too. In fact, I can't remember a time when I didn't take it with me someplace since I bought the G4 :eek: !
 
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wiggy4ever

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i'd love to have a big sister like that :)

Jaffa Cake said:
Here's my G3 next to her big sister...



All in all, the iBook's a pretty good machine – perfect for browsing the web and a bit of light work if I fancy sitting on the settee rather than at my desk. It's a 500MHz G3 with 384MB of RAM and a 15GB hard drive – and it runs Panther fine.
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giffut

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This iBook G3 ...

... is my sole and only workhose right now. It´s getting slowler, but still I can get so much productivity out of it. Basically it smokes most of the computers of my friends, not speedwise, of course.

I pimped it myself to a 80GB harddrive and a Toshiba 8x double layer superdrive. It´s a G3 500 Mhz CPU with now 640MB RAM, a Lucent Wavelan hacked Airport Card and bluetoothed via D-Link USB Adapter. It runs very well together with OSX 10.4.3.

Because of all the mods I am basically now fluent in opening iBooks. My personal record is a mere 4 min, stripping of all the casings and shieldings.

It is recording DVB-C MPEG streams from a Sagem DBox 2 with Neutrino Linux via Ethernet, handles all my photoshopping, my mpeg editing, my dvd processing and music recording via a Soundblaster mp3+ usb box and Logic Express, which does work quite handy somehow. And internet browsing, word processing in small and huge quantities, scanning, my photo collection, data mining etc. pp.

Without it I truly feel naked. It never gave me any failure (only third party stuff like harddrive and dvd drive passed away).

It´s 4.5 years old. It earned a name. I´ll never ever leave it behind, but will repair it by any means and you´ll only be able to pry it from my dead cold hands, anyone?
 

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Ultimate-Omen

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giffut said:
... is my sole and only workhose right now. It´s getting slowler, but still I can get so much productivity out of it. Basically it smokes most of the computers of my friends, not speedwise, of course.

I pimped it myself to a 80GB harddrive and a Toshiba 8x double layer superdrive. It´s a G3 500 Mhz CPU with now 640MB RAM, a Lucent Wavelan hacked Airport Card and bluetoothed via D-Link USB Adapter. It runs very well together with OSX 10.4.3.

Because of all the mods I am basically now fluent in opening iBooks. My personal record is a mere 4 min, stripping of all the casings and shieldings.

It is recording DVB-C MPEG streams from a Sagem DBox 2 with Neutrino Linux via Ethernet, handles all my photoshopping, my mpeg editing, my dvd processing and music recording via a Soundblaster mp3+ usb box and Logic Express, which does work quite handy somehow. And internet browsing, word processing in small and huge quantities, scanning, my photo collection, data mining etc. pp.

Without it I truly feel naked. It never gave me any failure (only third party stuff like harddrive and dvd drive passed away).

It´s 4.5 years old. It earned a name. I´ll never ever leave it behind, but will repair it by any means and you´ll only be able to pry it from my dead cold hands, anyone?
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you'll never see a "pc" owner so passionate about his machine. i can totally relate, me and my g4 ibook (specs in sig) are closer than two peas in a pod. i've spent endless all-nighters playing WoW and halo. despite the obvious graphic handicap it still performs much better than any pc i've owned. I love my ibook and it loves me.:D :D :D
 
Kyle Nerder

Kyle Nerder

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I love my iBook. It's been everywhere. road trips, plane trips, scooter trips...I even took it to the top of Whistler when I was shooting pics (I used it to preview)

I can't count how many times I have dropped it, but it seems bullet-proof. I just throw it in my back pack and go.

It was my first mac and will never be forgotten if it ever dies. Knock on wood.
 

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wiggy4ever

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How much did you pay for your ibook?
amacgenius said:
It came! In good condition, couple blotches but hey it's used can't expect too much.

Specs:
12" 800mhz G3
256mb RAM (512mb chip on the way :))
30gb HD (Eventually will upgrade)
CD Drive
COOL "iBook G3" font (ha skoker! :p)

(In FW target disc mode so I can zero the HD before installing Tiger.)

ibook1.jpg


ibook2.jpg


ibook3.jpg
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840quadra

840quadra

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giffut said:
Because of all the mods I am basically now fluent in opening iBooks. My personal record is a mere 4 min, stripping of all the casings and shieldings.
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Haha, I should race you some time ;)

The one in my picture was taken apart 5 times by myself. 2 because I accidently forgot to connect cables, and the others for 2 Logic board replacements, and 1 HDD swap.

They are not too hard to work with, once you did it a few times. I wish I never sold mine, but since the money went into buying a G4 iBook (i NEED the Velocity engine), I don't feel too bad.

amacgenius said:
$350 + $25 for Shipping, bought it from a reputable business on eBay:

PowerBook Guy
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Great seller!

I bought both logic boards from him. The 1st went bad in about 3 weeks after I bought it, and he sent me a new one no questions asked (my feedback and pictures helped that cause)

Nice guy!
 
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