On Dec 8, 2005, at 10:23 AM, Mike Vlasman wrote:
Hi Listers,
I have enjoyed lurking for the past few weeks and following the
informed discussion that goes on here.
I have a problem with my G4 iBook that I haven't seen discussed yet.
My question: does anyone know what is going on? And, if the hard
drive needs replacing, is it difficult to open the machine to do
the replacement? (I have replaced drives in two previous G3 iBooks
when they died-much different deaths, just giving up the ghost in
typical hard-drive death scenarios.)
Back up your data; what it sounds like is the drive is going into
thermal recalibration endlessly, meaning it's on the verge of
failing. Having to wait a couple hours for it to cool off to work is
the key symptom.
Since you've done this before, I'd say go ahead and replace the drive.
PB repairs I can honestly recommend to anyone with reasonable
physical dexterity and attention to detail; iBook repairs I'd only
recommend to people with *proven* physical dexterity, *excellent*
attention to detail, and a lot of confidence in your abilities.
--
Bruce Johnson
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