>From what I understand from investigating this on line, the solder connections for the one of the chips on the circuit board get stressed and crack because of a Apple circuit board design problem. Another article claims it is the Airport connection that is the problem, which requires a similar solder fix to the joints on the socket where the card plugs into the board.
" The fault consists of one of the chips heating up and cooling down each time the computer is turned on and off, so that eventually a small stress crack appears on one of the pins." One solution is to place a shim over the offending chip, which presses the connection together, but this usually only works for a short time before the problem comes back, or at least that is what I understand from reading about it. The real solution to the problem seems to be to take the iBook apart and use a tiny soldering tip and re-solder the top two pins, since they are the power pins. http://macintoshhowto.com/hardware/how-do-i-get-my-broken-g4-ibook-fixed.htm l And another explanation of how to fix a problem that Apple doesn't seem to admit exists, this article also claims that the top two pins are the problem, #1 & #28. http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/tips/iBookG4_vreg_repair/ibookG4_vreg_repair.html Tom On 11/11/10 6:02 AM, "Tom & Lisa Peters" <[email protected]> wrote: > Digging into an iBook is not fun, but it is not impossible. Worst case - > remove the card entirely and use a wired connection or a USB wireless adapter. > I had a really nice 1.42" unit a while back, but it would panic no matter what > I tried if it had the AP/BT card in it. > > Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, 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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
