Ive been an avid mac user for about 17 years now and have used this forum to search for answers to technical problems many times through the years. Ibook g4 hard drive error february 2009 forums cnet. Apple ibook g4 laptop a13 take apart, disassembly, howto video nothing left hd duration. Owcs stepbystep video of how to install a hard drive or ssd in the apple powerbook g4 aluminum 17inch with model id. Some applications like tiger better, and some were made for later os x. Apple ibook g4 graphics update for mac free download and. Apple ibook firmware for mac free download and software. The guides i find online, such as this one, describe a rather long procedure where both the bottom and top cove. Find great deals on ebay for apple ibook g4 and apple ibook g3.
If youve ever taken apart a mac laptop, youll know the kind of hassle it can be. I plan to back up my existing hard drive first on my g5 tower with my ibook in target mode. I just bought a g4 ibook and would like to know if there is a way to install imac os x 10. Powerbook g4 aluminum 12 867 mhz hard drive replacement. Open firmware security ibook g4 will not boot from os x install disk hello everyone, long time lurker, first time poster here. Mac, iphone, ipad, ipod, and apple tv vintage products continue to receive hardware service from apple service providers, including apple retail stores. How do you replace or upgrade the hard drive in the ibook. The system powers on, and chimes, the dvd drive spins up as does the hard drive, but the display does not turn on. I am writing this to contribute my technical knowledge to help assist with recovering the data from your old hard drive.
Its somewhat haggard, being a former elementary school machine, but the price was right so i went ahead and bought it. If your computer is a 14inch, late 2004 ibook, it is the oldest g4 1. Nov 26, 2005 this problem continues to exist whenever i turn on the ibook, and despite using various methods w an outside mac disk utilitiescheckups apple store help the hard drive some how is not. I am about to replace the hard disk of an ibook g4 a 12 1. The guides i find online, such as this one, describe a rather long procedure where both the bottom and top covers of the case are removed. When this update package is downloaded and installed it will replace the old atidriver. How to upgrade ram in your apple ibook g4 duration. It has not been reset to factory settings and still has all the info of the previous owner. I recently purchased an apple ibook g4 at a yard sale wo mac. Jun 10, 2009 hi all, i followed the ifixit guide to upgrade the hard drive in my 12 800 mhz g4 ibook ifixit. Drive works ok as an external, when installed cant get original install disc to book from cd c key or option disc wont show up. Jan 31, 2005 i need to replace the hard drive in my ibook g4 2004. I need to wipe the hard drive on my ibook g4 it has 24. Mac, iphone, ipad, ipod, and apple tv vintage products continue to receive hardware service from apple service providers, including apple retail stores, subject to availability of inventory, or as required by law.
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What i know or think i know is that the drive needs to be ata, 2. I need to replace the hard drive in my ibook g4 2004. As i was in a hurry, i choose a 80 gb samsung hard drive at 5 euros 15 feb 2005. However, the disk itself should be accessible from the top. I tested it several times to be sure, then i erased the hard disk drive in the ibook and other computers, i had an imac g4, too and installed the main system, then added the combo update to 10. It had gotten wet a while back and stopped working correctly.
I put scotch tape on each screw location and stuck each screw in the listed area as. The powerbook g4 runs on the riscbased powerpc g4 processor, designed by the aim apple ibmmotorola development alliance and initially produced by motorola. Record sounds directly on your ibook g4 hard disk with this built. All with the help of the guide from and previous experience with lots of powerbooks. I just replaced the harddrive on an ibook g4 800mh with a 250. Please correct me if i am wrong, and any recommendations you can offer. Since apples officials technicals are quite costly, id rather open the computer and. In that time, over 500,000 orders have left our facility for us and international destinations to help save old devices from the landfill and bring them back to working condition. How can i find out which install discs ibook g4 needs. The computer booted up immediately after jeff restored the information from the old hard drive to the new using mac os xs disk. Vintage products are those that have not been manufactured for more than 5 and less than 7 years ago.
The last 3 pages of the hard drive replacement guide is a screw matrix. This video is the result of me having to replace a dead hard drive for a g4 and realizing there arent nearly as many videos showing the process. This g4 ibook came to me with a cd stuck in the drive. I have an old ibook g4 that i would like to sell and want to restore and clean all my data off before doing so. Replacement harddrive for ibook g4 wont boot macrumors forums.
I took about 3 hours to strip, upgrade and reassemble the machines. The next upgrade i am going to perform on my g4 ibook is an ssd. Buy seifelden 80gb hard drive for apple ibook g4 m9846lla m9848lla m9848lla 2005 2005 graphite graphite indigo indigo lime lime edition edition tangerine tangerine certified refurbished. Put the ibook on a smooth and clean surface, the operation requires. A very detailed explanation of how to take down an ibook g4. Ive upgraded my ibook g3 and powerbook g4 12 to new hard drives. The ibook g4 933 14inch is similar to the to the ibook g4 800 12inch introduced at the same time, but the 14inch model offers a larger, but same resolution, 14. For over 15 years, powerbook medic has been providing parts, repair, and service for a variety of gadgets. I figured the issue was software related, but to make sure i used the start up disk to check if it was hardware issue. Solved restore ibook g4 to factory settings without any disks. If youve got an external enclosure that you can use for the new hard drive before you install it, you can follow the steps in this thread to copy the contents of your old drive to the new one, and just have the shop install the new drive with a bootable copy of tiger on it. Get free apple ibook g4 14 repair manual apple ibook g4 14 repair manual apple ibook g4 laptop disassembly a very detailed explanation of how to take down an ibook g4.
However, i did test the drive with one of my hard drives utilities to make the sure there were no write errors before installing the drive. Apr 07, 2020 vintage products are those that have not been manufactured for more than 5 and less than 7 years ago. G4 ibook hard drive replacement problem apple ios macos. I need to wipe the hard drive on my ibook g4 it has 24 defects on the hard drive but i cannot my way to a answered by a verified mac support specialist. Jan 16, 2018 how to factory reset apple ibook g4 step by step powerbook pismo ibook white power mac g4 quicksilver server g4 quicksilver imac g4 15 imac pro1. I have an old ibook g4, how can i update apple community.
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When buying a used mac, always buy one that includes the original software discs install and restore, sometimes on a single dvd, and also any upgrade media for the version to which the mac has been upgraded. Small dog electronics is the third largest apple specialist in the us. Replacing the hard drive of a g4 ibook 800mhz and recovering. I replaced the original toshiba with a seagate 160gb ata drive.
Sad thing is they dont have any details on the new ibook g4. Get the best deals on apple ibook laptops and find everything youll need to improve your home office setup at. Mar 02, 2008 the hard drive of my ibook g4 is failing and i was shopping for a replacement. Apple startup disk for mac free download and software. So, i know there is a way to boot into a usb flash drive on the late 2005 ibook g4, which is what i have, but how can i create a bootable drive of ubuntu 10.
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