detour12

Q: how would you know if a ibook motherboard went bad

how would you know

 

when i plug in the charger it only stays green and will not power on maybe the battery is bad

 

is my motherboard bad i hope not i hope it is only the charger

iBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Oct 28, 2012 11:05 AM

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Q: how would you know if a ibook motherboard went bad

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  • by bund,

    bund bund Oct 29, 2012 6:16 AM in response to detour12
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    Oct 29, 2012 6:16 AM in response to detour12
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    detour12 detour12 Oct 29, 2012 6:35 AM in response to bund
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    Oct 29, 2012 6:35 AM in response to bund

    i tied that still no luck is it the charger

  • by Ronda Wilson,

    Ronda Wilson Ronda Wilson Nov 7, 2012 6:31 AM in response to detour12
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    Nov 7, 2012 6:31 AM in response to detour12

    It is more likely a bad DC-in board. This is the part of the iBook that houses the port where you plug in the adapter.

     

    Since the green light on the adapter is coming on, that is an indication that the charger is working as it should. If it were dead, you would see no light.

     

    In my experience, an iBook with a bad DC-in board will run from a charged battery, but the iBook will not run when plugged into the adapter, nor will the adapter charge the battery.

     

    The DC-in board in my husband's iBook failed, but we could swap batteries (since I had an iBook, too), and he could use his iBook normally on a charged battery. We swapped batteries repeatedly, allowing my iBook to charge both batteries, until he was able to get his DC-in board replaced.