Hi Dana, I have parted out that exact same model iBook for a friend who desperately wanted the hard drive retrieved so he could salvage his data and then erase the drive.. I bought the unit from him for $100 (including an Airport Card) and ultimately sold the parts for more than $200. You may have a similar good fortune.
The video screen is in demand. Take care not to cut the video cable and/or the Airport cable. The power supply, keyboard, bottom case, and hard drive will also sell. I actually sold the screws in a lot. When I was done all I had left was the internal grid. The motherboard may sell especially if you describe the problem and what you have done and what you suspect may be the problem. Best Wishes, Bob On Thursday, December 04, 2008, at 11:24AM, "DLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Greetings all, >Looking for a bit of sage advice on an iBook G3 Dual-USB model. I am >about ready to part out one unit, but in the spirit of full disclosure >want to know if I am interpreting an issue correctly so that I can >ascertain what is a good part and what is not. >Here is what the iBook does: the video is clean and bright, the unit >will perform properly for a period of time (say 10 minutes, 20 tops), >then suddenly freeze, the monitor displaying a hazy out of focus >version of the image, but with broad stripes running horizontally >usually in the bottom third of the screen. One can do nothing except >force-shut down, and reboot, where one is treated to the same scenario >(sharp picture and performance for about ten minutes, then the freeze >with the altered video again). At first I thought it was a classic >case of CPU over-heating - I checked the fan and it was not running, >so I replaced it - no change. I disconnected the LCD screen, and ran >the iBook headless - same results as before. > >My guess at this time is that a) the LCD screen is fine and b) the >video chipset on the motherboard (which is, I presume, 8Mg of ATI Rage >128 VRAM, dedicated BUT integrated on the motherboard) is going out. > >Are there any other options I should consider? > >Thanks much for the input. >Best regards, >Dana >> > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's G-Books list, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
