Another day, another disaster. Husband bought this for me to fix for him. (says I hog the Mac..don't know why he thinks that) Advertised as not powering on. Opened the box, pressed the power button and you can hear the hard drive/fans/chime but the LCD is black...no faint images/no cracks etc that I could see. Decided to try the cheap route first and bought the LCD data cable. Opened the iBook up and discovered someone has been here before...some screws missing, Looks like they have done the same repair I planned. Unfortunately there are about 6 stripped screws(+ the missing ones) I planned to just use only the essentials when I put it back together. So the point here is..are any screws a ground etc or vital to the original location?

part 2 of the question..Would you suspect the LCD if it is entirely black? I went for the connection idea because the wires go through the hinge...are these ibooks plagued with graphics card problems and would it give a black screen?

This isjust in case anyone ever wants to know which screw goes where...right toward the end of this document is a screw guide and location guide..all free.

ok..have had time to consider options and am going with oldturkeys brilliant suggestion of glue. I didn't think I had enough to make a connection but I don't think size matters here...just need a connection! I have tried soldering what I have, cleaned, fluxed.. solder seems frightened of the board! so have ordered something like this I'll let you know when I get the glue and the "bodge" done. Thanks to all who have tried to help :-)

right have received glue (£5 for 9ml..looks to be enough to glue 300 boards, a real bargain!)..all the way from the USA! waiting for it to cure before I try the start up, but thankyou so much oldturkey for reminding me of this product. Must remember to use brain more often and think outside the box!

⟐ Answered April 02, 2015 at 12:01 MST

When I open my dad's 12" G3 iBook more than a few inches (45 degrees) the screen goes black / switches off, yet when I lower the screen again it comes back on. Seems like there might be a loose connection or a cable is jamming. Can anyone help me please?

Also, is this something I can fix myself?

Kind regards

Clayton

⟐ Answered July 08, 2016 at 0:29 MST

⟐ Answer accepted June 09, 2014 at 21:12 MST

Also, I have an 800Mhz Model A1005

⟐ Commented July 03, 2017 at 9:22 MST

I have tried with another AC adapter but still same problem.

No problem when the iBook is working with battery.

How do I know if the problem is in the DC-in board or in the logic board?

thanks

I tried all your recommendations (reset PMU,PRAM, removed the memory module and another AC adapter) but no success.

I suppose it is not a DC-in board problem because if I disconnect it from the logic board there´s no beep. I think the beep sound comes from the processor area, is that possible? is there some kind of speaker on the logic board???

is very strange because the iBook works well with the battery, so I assume that the processor is not dead.

I have replaced the DC-in board,

the long beep is still there.

No success. :(

-"What country are you in and what is the standard outlet power?"

Spain (Europe), 220 Volts, 50Hz.

-"Are you using a battery backup?"

I use 2 batteries, one from the iBook G3 and one from an iBook G4.

-"Describe the tone better. how long does it last? Have you ever heard the tone a battery back up power supply makes when overloaded? Does it sound like that?"

2 links for hear the beep:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RESISETC

http://www.sendspace.com/file/jtaezg

the beep sounds untill the adapter hangs.

Does anyone knows where can I find diagrams schematics of the motherboard of an iBook G3 800 MHz?

saludos

⟐ Answer accepted November 09, 2013 at 4:29 MST

I recently got an iBook G3 M6497 (500MHz/384MB RAM) for free from a friend. Is it possible to dismantle the entire iBook and put a 900MHz Logic Board in there?

It states on the parts page that that Logic Board only works in:

600 MHz (16 VRAM) G3 12" iBooks

700, 800, or 900 MHz G3 12" iBooks

But the enclosure seems identical, can I risk it or is it a no-go?

⟐ Answered August 25, 2010 at 14:00 MST

First off I'd like to say THANK YOU!!! for a great site, I've just bought 2 apple laptop being the iBook G3-A1005 & the PowerBook G3(M7572)... I've never used apple before so I've thrown myself into the deep end :)))))

The biggest problem I'm having with them at the moment IS:: I can't seem to get the complete power supply cable & adapter for them (Australia) So I'm wondering if you can PLEASE help me out with this problem....I'm dying to play with me new toys :))))

The other 2 Question I have Is: What is the maximum ram I can run in both these computers???

2:The Hard drives in them are IBM do I have to run IBM IDE hard drives in them or can I run larger(GB) seagate drives in them????

Thanks heaps for your time and I Look forward to hearing from you very soon :))

Very Kind Regards

Annie :)

⟐ Answered June 05, 2010 at 1:44 MST

I have an iBook 12" 600 MHz (late 2001). Now, 1 minute after the start, the screen is OK, but suddenly faints and many vertical stripes red and green appear, the trackpad doesn't run and everything stops.

What is the part I have to replace? I hope to get my iBook a new life, if possible. If you want, I can send images of the screen. Thanks a lot for your reply.

⟐ Answer accepted September 10, 2013 at 3:39 MST

A broken DC-in board from an ibook G3 12" 800Mhz needs replacement.

I have a spare DC-in board from an ibook G4 14".

The logic board connectors are not compatible.

Can I strip the wires to transplant the G3 board connector to the G4 Dc-in board and use it as a replacement?

I know that I still have to figure how to secure the G4 Dc-in board inside the G3 since the screws are not located in the same configuration and the "tip module" is inverted. I'm pretty sure I can figure out that one, my concern is with the voltage output to the CPU.

Will the G4 14" Dc-in board output fry the G3 12"?

Thanks!

PS: Soldering is not an option for me, yet...will learn how to soon!

⟐ Answer accepted April 04, 2015 at 6:26 MST

⟐ Answer accepted January 19, 2014 at 4:46 MST

⟐ Answered September 19, 2014 at 16:58 MST

This is the sequence of events.

It was having some battery issues -- the battery would show 30% or better charge, but it would go to sleep, as though it had no charge. Upon plugging it into the AC cord, it would then show 0% charge (until it fully charged, of course)

I attempted to reset the PMU by powering off, disconnecting AC, and pressing the CTRL-OPTION-SHIFT-PWR combination. Nothing happened, that is, no tone, or change in light on the power cord.

From that point, the iBook would no longer power on at all. I tried with both the battery in, the AC cord connected with the battery, and the AC cord alone with no battery, and still no luck.

I tried attempting to reset the PMU again, with the aforementioned multiple formations.

I don't think it's the DC board, as the power cord continues to shine green whenever it's plugged in.

I don't think it's the battery, in spite of the battery charge level issues, it still shows a full charge when pressing the level button. Also, it still won't power up even with the battery removed and only the AC cord connected.

I'm not sure, but I don't think it's the logic board, as it didn't exhibit the flickering screen issue associated with the logic board.

The RAM and Airport card are seated properly, and I tried powering on with them both removed, and still no luck.

It was running Tiger 10.4.11

Any idea what happened here?

⟐ Commented January 04, 2017 at 15:50 MST

Also will it drive a 14" screen, or will it only use 12 size area?

⟐ Answer accepted December 25, 2009 at 0:34 MST

Not sure what the cable's called but it runs through the right side of the hinge to what ever controls the backlight, I replaced it (for the second time) but that didn't fix it.

I also had a 700Mhz model that went down from the problem where the video chip becomes loose and the screen does all sorts of crazy things before dying, does that affect these models as well? This computer is going to be replaced soon but I'd kind of like to keep it going so any suggestions on what can be done?

⟐ Answer accepted November 18, 2013 at 20:35 MST

thanks

⟐ Answer accepted October 19, 2013 at 21:05 MST

⟐ Answer edited November 09, 2011 at 9:09 MST

⟐ Answered December 21, 2009 at 17:12 MST

⟐ Commented June 11, 2023 at 11:42 MST

I can't get the AirPort card to accept my AP's WiFi password! My network is identified. Password is not correct according to the error message.

Also, I took my iBook to the local coffee shop that has WiFi and uses a login page. My iBook will not log in by clicking the 'Connect' dialog box.

Also, I tried the "hotspot" on my iPhone 6, same issue found the signal but rejects the password!

I have connected my iBook to my home network via cable, got the network and an IP address, but rejects the password!

I have Charter cable internet. I have D-Link 825 wireless router that has the pass word. I even tried going from the modem directly to the iBook, and checking the internal Ethernet on the iBook,, sort of worked, just did not d/l all that may have been on the page searched such as photos

⟐ Commented February 06, 2016 at 9:08 MST

I used the ifixit DYI.

However, when attempting to install os 10.1, it doesn't find the hard drive. Also, the hardware utility says that the mass storage device is ok.

Any advice/solutions to this problem?

Thanks

⟐ Answered April 07, 2014 at 20:43 MST