Re: [NTLK] OT: advice needed: clamshell ibook

From: scotty technoir (tick0001_at_algonquincollege.com)
Date: Wed Oct 20 2004 - 14:32:45 PDT


On 20-Oct-04, at 5:06 PM, Riccardo Mori wrote:
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> well, the CD-ROM drive doesn't sound very healthy. especially if, when
> inserting a CD, you hear a lot of mechanical noises when the iBook
> tries to mount it.
that is exactly what happens.
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> by your description, i assume you have an iBook G3/300 MHz, which was
> shipped with a 3.2 GB hard drive and a poor amount of memory,
true it's the original model. i have a couple larger sticks to try in
it, if they work it should be 384 mb, otherwise yes i would agree OS X
would be a painful exercise. the HD is 6.? gb

> the CD drive problem makes things very difficult, also. a friend of
> mine, with the same problem, was so determined as to dismantle the
> iBook, take out the hard drive,
i will look into one of those firewire bridges.
thanks again to all

st

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