PowerBook G4 17" Aluminium A1052 logic board replacement

[mitchW]

I recently acquired a near mint condition PB G4 A1052 17 inch. The computer was from a friend of mine and it ran fine until about 4 years ago, then it started to show problems with GPU, artefacts, random lines and so. Not long after, it completely died. I know for sure that the LCD was good and all other components worked, even the battery isn't that old.

I inspected it and the logic board is toast and beyond economical repair. For anyone interested, it has a shorted ATI 9600 M GPU chip, that is unobtanium these days (I was actually interested in replacing the BGA chip itself). Even after removing the affected GPU chip, there is still some very low resistance on few components, so it may have more shorted components.

I was looking around eBay for a replacement logic board and I could not find anything suitable. The current one is 820-1524-A.

Can I use anything else? I don't care if it is an older or newer board, I would just be happy to see this work again.

Or if perhaps someone has the suitable / compatible logic board here for sale, as I am prepared to buy it

 

[mitchW]

Huh, no replies?

Well, I am still on a lookup for a suitable logic board for my PB G4.

 

[Unknown_K]

Best bet would be a replacement 17" G4 with a bad screen. 17" Powerbooks are rare to begin with, and rarer still if they still work.

 

[bibilit]

I agree with Unknown_K, you better option is a direct swap.

Replacing the Logic board in one of those is pretty hard to do and time consuming.

 

[mitchW]

Hi, time to bump this thread, as I am going through my unfinished projects. And I think it is about the time to finish this one
Anyone knows if the logic board from the newer machines fit into the A1052 case?

Thanks!