Non-FW Graphite, Indigo iBooks, AlBook G4 12"

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TheMacGuy: Yes, I'm looking for both the stoppers and the screws that secure them to the hard drive.

I'm not sure how they compare to their PowerBook counterparts, but it's better than nothing.

I'll PM you...

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TheMacGuy's mounts were the wrong ones. I'm still on the lookout for the proper ones for a 12" PowerBook G4, of course (I may also have mine somewhere, but there's a ton of junk I need to sort through first).

Anyway, I have mostly got the Indigo iBook operational.

The DC-In jack needed repairs (it had broken solder joints, with some burning on one of the pins), the Modem jack needed to be resoldered to its board, replaced the trackpad cable, and I gave it a good cleaning.

It works OK, but I think the HDD cable is bad because formatting a known good hard drive results in Disk Utility producing an Input/Output error, and the trackpad button won't un-click without help, so it still needs work (specifically, it needs a new top case and HDD cable). Oh, and the badly faded colored areas on the casing are a problem too, albeit a purely cosmetic one.

I have a lead on one with better plastics in southern California, so I'll see if I can get that.

So, it looks like I've gotten all three in working condition. What an accomplishment! .

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[mcdermd]

Have you backed off the screws under the clicker? If you overtighten those hex screws, it will keep it from working right.

 

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Have you backed off the screws under the clicker?

Hmm... I didn't think of that.
I'll give it a try.

Thanks!

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p.s. While replacing the cable, I cut away the metal shielding (leaving a square hole). it's not shorting anything, but I was wondering if there's an easy way to fix it (it shows through the plastic).

 

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I loosened the screws mcdermd mentioned, and now the clicker seems to work every time (I'll have to test it some more to be sure).

Thanks, mcdermd!

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