[MODDING] Is it possible? Use Macbook Air motherboard in Powerbook case

[Mamaun30]

Hi,

I have an old Powerbook G4 17" and I want to mod it. My idea is to buy a broken Macbook Air / Pro laptop and use its motherboard on the Powerbook's case.

Will I be able to use the G4 screen on the Macbook Air motherboard?
How about the battery?
And the keyboard/trackpad?


Some Nice user told me this:

Each MAC generation is completely different from the previous one, so a direct change is not possible. You'll have plenty of space inside the G4 case, but the displays are not interchangeable; they use a different connector, and the retroillumination is different: G4 has a CCFL display (you'll need to find a way to power the inverter, and you'll lose the ability to regulate the brightness), while Air uses a LED display.

The battery: the connectors are the same, but the data signals are different, so you'll not be able to properly charge the old one.

As for the keyboard/trackpad: internally they are the same, but the wiring is different, so you'll need to modify the connectors.

Is there a way to find an adapter or make a diy embedded circuit to be able to properly charge the old one? If there isn't a way, can I use a Mackbook Pro compatible battery?

For the display, can I use a CCFL to LED adapter?



Thanks!

 

[MacBoook160]

Though I'd never be able to do this myself, I'm fascinated by the idea of it, and the proposed responses, given the battery dead Powerbook 160 that I still have (Force Touch? BAH! I have a ROLLER BALL! I was a demon on that baby!)