Re: Clamshell CD-Rom & problems

2005-06-11 Thread Dan O'Donnell
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

Re: Clamshell CD-Rom & problems

2005-06-10 Thread Jim Katz
gt; Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 10:42:39 -0400 > To: "G-Books" > 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]>

Re: Clamshell CD-Rom & problems

2005-06-10 Thread Laurent Daudelin
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

Re: Clamshell CD-Rom & problems

2005-06-10 Thread Van Snyder
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 -

Re: Clamshell CD-Rom & problems

2005-06-10 Thread Laurent Daudelin
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

Clamshell CD-Rom & problems

2005-06-10 Thread Jim Katz
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

Re: Clamshell cd rom

2005-04-05 Thread Andrea Stansbury
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&category=51038&item=5181177133&rd=1 someone is selling one on ebay for like $50.It's for the blue one, though, so it might not match your iBook. -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smal