Re: Clamshell CD-Rom problems
On Jun 10, 2005, at 9:15 PM, Jim Katz wrote: Oh well, the decision seems to have been taken out of my hands. Did manage to reinstall the system - probably with the workaround suggested, but then discovered the logic board is also not working. I don't understand how it happened - she put it to sleep unplugged it - carried it (carefully) down a flight of stairs, and woke it up at the bottom. Suddenly no internet, no CD-Rom. I guess there is no chance to fix this all within a reasonable budget. What new model do you recommend for someone who loved her original model clamshell to death? Replace it with a modern iBook? And you might be able to sell that dead iBook for parts on eBay or CL. Though the m'board and CD are apparently not working, the screen is still good as is the case. JMHO. DOD -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Clamshell CD-Rom problems
My wife's original blue clamshell iBook just went wonky, suddenly deciding it does not have an airport card and unable to access the CD-Rom drive, which spins up but does not read. Booting is also unreliable. The Apple tech says I have to buy a new CD-Rom before anything else can be done as it is defective. USB only on this machine, no firewire. My questions: Is there any workaround to boot from an external HD or something like that with this machine? Any other way to load a new system besides the internal CD-Rom drive? In other words, any way to avoid many $100s of expense? Thanks, Jim -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Clamshell CD-Rom problems
On 10/06/05 08:48, Jim Katz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My wife's original blue clamshell iBook just went wonky, suddenly deciding it does not have an airport card and unable to access the CD-Rom drive, which spins up but does not read. Booting is also unreliable. The Apple tech says I have to buy a new CD-Rom before anything else can be done as it is defective. USB only on this machine, no firewire. My questions: Is there any workaround to boot from an external HD or something like that with this machine? Any other way to load a new system besides the internal CD-Rom drive? In other words, any way to avoid many $100s of expense? I'm sorry, Jim, but I don't think there is any other way around it. You can't boot from USB and since you don't have FireWire, not target disk mode. What you could do would be to pull the hard drive and put it into an external USB or FireWire enclosure. Then, use another Mac to install a system on it if you can. I would also imagine that you should be able to find a CD-ROM replacement for far less than $100 on that model. -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Washington, DC, USA Usual disclaimers apply *** -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Clamshell CD-Rom problems
wegenermedia.com has factory new drives for ~$70 and pbfixit.com has a nice complete step-by-step procedure outlined. I just did it for my sister-in-law and it went very smoothly. eBay might have somewhat better prices, but when I was looking, they were ~$50 shipped for a used drive. Good luck - Laurent's solution might be the best, sinking $70 into your clamshell might sting - depending on what your expectations are for the future. --Van On 6/10/05, Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/06/05 08:48, Jim Katz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My wife's original blue clamshell iBook just went wonky, suddenly deciding it does not have an airport card and unable to access the CD-Rom drive, which spins up but does not read. Booting is also unreliable. The Apple tech says I have to buy a new CD-Rom before anything else can be done as it is defective. USB only on this machine, no firewire. My questions: Is there any workaround to boot from an external HD or something like that with this machine? Any other way to load a new system besides the internal CD-Rom drive? In other words, any way to avoid many $100s of expense? I'm sorry, Jim, but I don't think there is any other way around it. You can't boot from USB and since you don't have FireWire, not target disk mode. What you could do would be to pull the hard drive and put it into an external USB or FireWire enclosure. Then, use another Mac to install a system on it if you can. I would also imagine that you should be able to find a CD-ROM replacement for far less than $100 on that model. -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Washington, DC, USA Usual disclaimers apply *** -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Clamshell CD-Rom problems
On 10/06/05 10:25, Van Snyder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: wegenermedia.com has factory new drives for ~$70 and pbfixit.com has a nice complete step-by-step procedure outlined. I just did it for my sister-in-law and it went very smoothly. eBay might have somewhat better prices, but when I was looking, they were ~$50 shipped for a used drive. Good luck - Laurent's solution might be the best, sinking $70 into your clamshell might sting - depending on what your expectations are for the future. Good advice, Van. Personally, I would take the plunge for the replacement drive. Might not be very convenient to pull the drive everytime you need to install or fix something on it when the laptop can't boot. Plus, if you do that a few times, you risk breaking something inside the Lombard, which would be unfortunate... -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Washington, DC, USA Usual disclaimers apply *** -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Clamshell CD-Rom problems
Oh well, the decision seems to have been taken out of my hands. Did manage to reinstall the system - probably with the workaround suggested, but then discovered the logic board is also not working. I don't understand how it happened - she put it to sleep unplugged it - carried it (carefully) down a flight of stairs, and woke it up at the bottom. Suddenly no internet, no CD-Rom. I guess there is no chance to fix this all within a reasonable budget. What new model do you recommend for someone who loved her original model clamshell to death? Jim From: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 10:42:39 -0400 To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com Subject: G-Books Digest #2351 Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 10:20:22 -0400 Subject: Re: Clamshell CD-Rom problems From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 10/06/05 08:48, Jim Katz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My wife's original blue clamshell iBook just went wonky, suddenly deciding it does not have an airport card and unable to access the CD-Rom drive, which spins up but does not read. Booting is also unreliable. The Apple tech says I have to buy a new CD-Rom before anything else can be done as it is defective. USB only on this machine, no firewire. My questions: Is there any workaround to boot from an external HD or something like that with this machine? Any other way to load a new system besides the internal CD-Rom drive? In other words, any way to avoid many $100s of expense? I'm sorry, Jim, but I don't think there is any other way around it. You can't boot from USB and since you don't have FireWire, not target disk mode. What you could do would be to pull the hard drive and put it into an external USB or FireWire enclosure. Then, use another Mac to install a system on it if you can. I would also imagine that you should be able to find a CD-ROM replacement for far less than $100 on that model. -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Washington, DC, USA Usual disclaimers apply *** -- Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 09:25:42 -0500 From: Van Snyder [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Clamshell CD-Rom problems In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wegenermedia.com has factory new drives for ~$70 and pbfixit.com has a nice complete step-by-step procedure outlined. I just did it for my sister-in-law and it went very smoothly. eBay might have somewhat better prices, but when I was looking, they were ~$50 shipped for a used drive. Good luck - Laurent's solution might be the best, sinking $70 into your clamshell might sting - depending on what your expectations are for the future. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
