Seems to be the RAM but, … It´s becoming more interresting every day As soon as I remive one 512 MB RAM, tha machine works perfectly. If I add the 2nd 512 the computer again go…

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Does anyone still have these? I have 2 WGS95's with actual A/UX media, and would love to get Oracle for them. I'm more than willing to set up a FTP for this type of thing, if someo…

RAM can go flaky suddenly, though it's rare. Best memory test seems to be one called rember. You should also check the battery voltage, since if it's low that can lead to all sorts…

actually the fix was the easiest thing ever.....the metal tab that is use to push down the on/off button on the bottom near the optical sensor was squished down!!!! a little bendin…

Sounds like a problem with the mouse. You should return it or see if any other bluetooth device pairs with the iBook.

mouse update: i found out something strange.....if you hold down the mouse button while its off and the light turns on then you open the cover then the connection comes back!!! bu…

the computer that I am working on is: 1.33 GHz iBook G4 1Gb of ram 60 Gb Hd Running 10.4.11 Tiger the problem that I'm having is: 1) there is an apple wireless mouse model nu…

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oh, just a quick last question: do you think a completely working powerbook duo 2300c (with charger and a battery that still holds charge for 30-40 minutes) for a g3 ibook is a fai…

Aw yyyyeeeahhhh!! I visited one of those guys once. Out in the countryside. He had two barns, a concrete shed, and a converted concrete water tank, all full of Macs.

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i think not. and it didn't work for the guy in the article. anyway, i've succeeded, with a joint solution. there are two chips above the bigger one with the 'ati' label, and th…

I dropped by the Free Mac Pile again. It was bigger than last time?? This guy has lots of stuff. I really am getting short on storage space too... This time I picked up a P…

Would using just the wax in a tealight candle work? When they are almost burnt all the way down, all the remaining wax liquefies. Or would that not be hot enough?

Sounds like bad ram. Run a checking utility and see if it will find bad ram. Do you have the original system checker disc that came with it? Isn't there a utility called "Gauge P…

Sounds like bad ram. Run a checking utility and see if it will find bad ram. Do you have the original system checker disc that came with it? Isn't there a utility called "Gauge …

okay, i'm through with two burning sessions, and it works, but only partly. if i press gently on the gpu chip, it stil goes blank. i've noticed that the alcohol i'm using is only 7…

then burning it shall be. the machine is broken down to bits, i have nice, clean access to the gpu. it's hard to miss, since it has a nice 'ati' logo on top. i'm assuming that i…

If you do want to bake the GPU and see if it helps, I may be able to assist there... i've done some GPU reflow work on these iBooks as well. Ultimately you will need to remove the …

when opening the machine do you see any puffy / leaking / exploded mini cans on the board ? Click to expand... Nothing I could see or smell ) also the vans are working, and t…

when opening the machine do you see any puffy / leaking / exploded mini cans on the board ?

One of my OS 9 machines is a G4 (AGP) with an Giga Designs G4 1,4 GHz upgrade. It worked quite well for about 2 years now, until 10 days ago when it began to hang permanently. The…

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I'm going to have to let one of our other forum members take over from here, unless I can dig up more information. Although the symptoms do appear to match that of a Vreg chip faul…