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yes thats it, probs copying with big files and then freezing, but maybe thats because of the cheap CF cardin my IDE machines both, SD and CF are working as standard boot devices.. but in two there is a good, fast Toshiba IDE drive again.

any of these tiny fellas ( on ebay or amazon , about 12 bucks) I had some problems with my old and cheap 16GB CF card, it produced errors, so a good card is key I think.

oh then it's easier. it must boot as master or no settings( cable select) on the adapter, because the Mac is looking for bootable devices on startup. You also can boot from the CF card inserted in an PCMCIA adapter in the PCMCIA card slot on the side. I also use IDE/SD adapters with the IDE...

when you tested the 3400c with normal IDE HDD and it worked, try first to change the jumper settings on the IDE adapter. I had problems with my 3400c with IDE/CF adapter together with the CD drive, so try to remove he CD drive and try again, when it's booting with the CF and without the CD...

wow, great work..yeah, caps are quite expensive.. LCD swap is also an idea

if you plug in your charger and it shows green or orange(?) light, the board is ok (but its a good idea to wrap up this aluminium foil in clear tape so it cant physially make contact to the diode). maybe the old battery is causing boot probs, when you remove it and clear the SMC and PRAM, does...

First thing I would check is if diode D1 on the small powerboard was shorted and is blown ( due to the stupid aluminium foil on the socket)

maybe its good to check the display cable, but its a bit lengthy process.. https://de.ifixit.com/Anleitung/iBook+G3+Clamshell+Logic+Board+Replacement/117?lang=en

I dont exactly know if there are areas/components on the board that actually need to be grounded, meaning it needs to sit in the chassis to work properly. - I would clean the board with IPA and a soft toothbrush and let it dry well. - check if diode D1 on the small powerboard was shorted and...

tried this solution? https://de.ifixit.com/Antworten/Ansehen/581305/iBook+g3+doesn't+turn+on and then maybe change RAM? Also the DC power board is often the culprit

try these tips: https://ccm.net/forum/affich-31408-my-powerbook-g4-will-not-turn-on

this popped up this week in german Craigslist, 1200 bucks isnt really a snapper but interesting redesign for sure, with misspelled 'Macintosch'..

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/ibook/specs/ibook_g4_1.33_12.html According to the infos you have a firewire port, so you can use target disk mode with it and another mac.

yeah, why are they actually so rare..was their production cancelled after the battery bomb cases:rolleyes:

interesting..kinda pre-bootcamp..a pity XP wont run on these..

from the photos I dont see any really bad corrosion, apart from the darker area with the little PRAM battery connection socket.. fuses, I dont know if they all are soldered in-types, but in many cases it turned out some were indeed blown, it is littered with those fuses ( theres a thread here...

nice ..(y) you also could just scrape away some off the coating/plastic to the bare copper underneath and connect it with shorter wires.

some photos of the connector and cable could help maybe

of course, a very basic design I used CF/IDE adapters too, but my CF card isnt the best I guess, and correct formatting is key from normal use I couldnt tell a big difference in usind a SD or CF I'll do some more testing.

the battery acid must have been inside after the explosion for quite a while..it takes time to melt into the sockets etc. the problem with ram sockets is that one drop of solder/acid in them can render those unusable, so that you must desolder/replace them completely.:rolleyes: