Re: Magnet used in iBook latch?
At 3:32 PM -0400 9/24/05, Laurent Daudelin wrote: I did replace my son's iBook hard disk this week. Upon disassembling it, I found a rectangular magnet that was obviously out of place. After putting back the iBook, I noticed that the iBook would not go to sleep when closing the lid nor would it awake when opening the lid. Remembering previous problems with Wallstreet problems when replacing the hard drive and how it affected the lid's switch, I think that the magnet is used in the latch to activate some switch that tells the iBook it has to go to sleep or to awake. However, I haven't found any reference to this magnet in the PBFixIt documentation. Does anybody know exactly where this magnet go? If the sensor is a good old fashioned reed switch this won't matter, but if it is a hall effect sensor (solid state) it may be sensitive to the magnet's polarity (North / South). So try reversing the magnet. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- 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: Magnet used in iBook latch?
on 24/09/05 17:08, Richard Clark at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If this is a g4 ibook the magnet goes on the right hand side of the ibook near the edge close to the slot loading drive, it was glued there originally but mine came off too when i pulled my book apart, there is a mold line in the plastic that shows you where it was, you need to put it back correctly or it will eventually crack the case like it did mine. If you can't figure it out send me an email and i will send you a picture of my crack so you know where the magnet goes. Richard On Sep 24, 2005, at 10:49 PM, Clark Martin wrote: I did replace my son's iBook hard disk this week. Upon disassembling it, I found a rectangular magnet that was obviously out of place. Thanks. It's a G4 iBook. I'll check it out. If a picture is not too much of a problem, I would appreciate if you had one. Thanks again! -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelinhttp://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] hacker: n. [originally, someone who makes furniture with an axe] 1. A person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary. 2. One who programs enthusiastically (even obsessively) or who enjoys programming rather than just theorizing about programming. 3. A person capable of appreciating hack value. 4. A person who is good at programming quickly. 5. An expert at a particular program, or one who frequently does work using it or on it; as in `a Unix hacker'. (Definitions 1 through 5 are correlated, and people who fit them congregate.) 6. An expert or enthusiast of any kind. One might be an astronomy hacker, for example. 7. One who enjoys the intellectual challenge of creatively overcoming or circumventing limitations. 8. [deprecated] A malicious meddler who tries to discover sensitive information by poking around. Hence `password hacker', `network hacker'. The correct term for this sense is cracker. -- 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: Magnet used in iBook latch?
If this is a g4 ibook the magnet goes on the right hand side of the ibook near the edge close to the slot loading drive, it was glued there originally but mine came off too when i pulled my book apart, there is a mold line in the plastic that shows you where it was, you need to put it back correctly or it will eventually crack the case like it did mine. If you can't figure it out send me an email and i will send you a picture of my crack so you know where the magnet goes. Same on a G3. There is a second magnet for the latch. -- Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk -- 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: Magnet used in iBook latch?
At 3:32 PM -0400 9/24/05, Laurent Daudelin wrote: I did replace my son's iBook hard disk this week. Upon disassembling it, I found a rectangular magnet that was obviously out of place. After putting back the iBook, I noticed that the iBook would not go to sleep when closing the lid nor would it awake when opening the lid. Remembering previous problems with Wallstreet problems when replacing the hard drive and how it affected the lid's switch, I think that the magnet is used in the latch to activate some switch that tells the iBook it has to go to sleep or to awake. However, I haven't found any reference to this magnet in the PBFixIt documentation. Does anybody know exactly where this magnet go? Thanks in advance! In any of the all white iBooks there is a magnet around the release latch that attracts the hook out of the lid. I just tested it and it seems like it must also operate the sleep sensor as the latch only just enters the hole when it goes to sleep. It can sleep without the latch engaging mechanically. So I'd say it has to go very close to the latch hole above the latch release button and near the trackpad button. The magnetic field is centered about that hole. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- 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: Magnet used in iBook latch?
If this is a g4 ibook the magnet goes on the right hand side of the ibook near the edge close to the slot loading drive, it was glued there originally but mine came off too when i pulled my book apart, there is a mold line in the plastic that shows you where it was, you need to put it back correctly or it will eventually crack the case like it did mine. If you can't figure it out send me an email and i will send you a picture of my crack so you know where the magnet goes. Richard On Sep 24, 2005, at 10:49 PM, Clark Martin wrote: I did replace my son's iBook hard disk this week. Upon disassembling it, I found a rectangular magnet that was obviously out of place. -- 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 ---
