Makosuke
Jul 29, 2007, 03:35 AM
I was helping somebody out with a replacement for their dead G4 iBoook (800Mhz), and they gave me what was left of the thing. I've taken some of what I want from it, and figured I'd give anybody here looking for parts a shot.
There is:
*Bottom-half case and frame; the bottom of it is pretty scuffed up, but the palmrest area is ok, and I assume the trackpad works. Might be nice if you want to do a mod project.
*Complete screen unit. I can't test it, but it should work ok, and is in decent shape.
*Keyboard. Looks fine, probably works although I can't test it.
*Power brick. Tested, works fine.
*Two batteries. Both are completely discharged and physically quite scuffed up, but as far as I know both work, minus a moderate number of charge/discharge cycles.
*Combo drive. Tested, works.
*Heatsink, fan, modem riser card, and all the other various bits that hold the thing together--screws, drive brackets, flat cables, the little power connector sub-board, speakers, etc.
The cause of death was a tea spill; it seeped in around the latch on the front and physically blew a few chips in the hard drive area on the motherboard, which toasted the hard drive. As far as I can tell that's all that got damaged, though--everything else looks fine visually, and there are no liquid stains elsewhere. It's possible that the keyboard and/or screen are toast, but I'm guessing they're ok. I don't have another iBook around, so all I could test was the brick and optical drive, both of which are ok.
I'm basically looking for a good home for the parts before I stick them in the closet for future use, so I'm up for just about any offer. Obviously everything's as-is.
PM or email me though the forum if you're interested.
There is:
*Bottom-half case and frame; the bottom of it is pretty scuffed up, but the palmrest area is ok, and I assume the trackpad works. Might be nice if you want to do a mod project.
*Complete screen unit. I can't test it, but it should work ok, and is in decent shape.
*Keyboard. Looks fine, probably works although I can't test it.
*Power brick. Tested, works fine.
*Two batteries. Both are completely discharged and physically quite scuffed up, but as far as I know both work, minus a moderate number of charge/discharge cycles.
*Combo drive. Tested, works.
*Heatsink, fan, modem riser card, and all the other various bits that hold the thing together--screws, drive brackets, flat cables, the little power connector sub-board, speakers, etc.
The cause of death was a tea spill; it seeped in around the latch on the front and physically blew a few chips in the hard drive area on the motherboard, which toasted the hard drive. As far as I can tell that's all that got damaged, though--everything else looks fine visually, and there are no liquid stains elsewhere. It's possible that the keyboard and/or screen are toast, but I'm guessing they're ok. I don't have another iBook around, so all I could test was the brick and optical drive, both of which are ok.
I'm basically looking for a good home for the parts before I stick them in the closet for future use, so I'm up for just about any offer. Obviously everything's as-is.
PM or email me though the forum if you're interested.
