I switched optical drives in my iBook....

[Patrickool93]

The CD-ROM in my iBook was dead when I got it, and I never felt like getting it fixed, because it would probably take a few weeks, so i just left it there. Then, I was thinking, I have an iMac G3 (333Mhz) that I got for $10 that I don't use, so I took the CD drive out of it, and followed the guide of ifixit, and now have a working CD-ROM drive It wasn't /that/ bad opening the iBook, it took awhile, but it was OK. Next of my list of iBook-ness, has anyone here ever put a Lucent Wavelan card in the AP slot of an iBook? I've seen it done somewhere before, but it was awhile a go.

 

[madmax_2069]

you will probably have to worry about the size of the card (that is if the slot is internal). some of those wifi cards are long. i have a lucent wavelan silver i use in my newton 2100 ( it will also fit in my DA G4's PCMCIA slot) but its so long it wont allow me to close the door.

 

[Patrickool93]

From what I have found, I know that I'd need to remove the card's antenna and metal casing, which shortens the card to the length of an AP, and then it would use the iBooks internal antenna, I guess. I'm curious if I just popped one in, and left the keyboard open, if it would just work... Next on the list is to get a wavelan card. Maybe someone wants a $25 f.y.e gift card, or maybe a $25 Blockbuster one? Hmm? Hmm?

 

[gobabushka]

u cant shorten the wavelan, i saw the same site, u can put one in, but the kbd will stick up

 

[Patrickool93]

http://geektechnique.org/projectlab/662/diy-airport-for-that-old-ibook

I found that and that's what I'm going to try.