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Q: iBook G4 Airport card issues

I recently rebuilt an iBook G4 (mid 2005) 14.1in laptop. One of the things missing was the airport card, so I went on ebay to find one that tested good. I did this, and ordered it, and when it got here I reassembled the laptop.  When I booted up leopard, however I got the "please restart you computer" message. I did so, and it booted perfectly fine. When I went to set up wifi it said that there was no airport card installed, but I know there was and the bluetooth part of the card worked perfectly. Can anyone explain what is going on?

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iBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jan 26, 2014 6:16 PM

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Q: iBook G4 Airport card issues

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  • by a brody,

    a brody a brody Jan 27, 2014 9:25 AM in response to dalek9001
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    Jan 27, 2014 9:25 AM in response to dalek9001

    Is this the card you got?

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3024

  • by K Shaffer,

    K Shaffer K Shaffer Jan 29, 2014 12:48 AM in response to dalek9001
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    Jan 29, 2014 12:48 AM in response to dalek9001

    There is a chance the card you bought was half-defective, because those use an integrated wi-fi + bluetooth card that attaches to the logic board; a model for the mid-2005 iBook G4 looks different than earlier Extreme models that plug into a slot.

     

    So perhaps the seller would take it back or exchange it for a tested-good card.

     

    Also there is a possibility that some wire or connection in the iBook G4 mid-2005 you have, is damaged and can't read the combination card. Since the image you tried to load was in .png, and does not load, you could change the image to a .jpg & then it should, if you follow their instructions to add an image to a post.

     

    My iBookG4 has a wi-fi + BT card that does not plug in (unlike the

    one in link) & resides on the logic board. And so far, it still works.

    From what I can tell, it is held in place by a screw & has tiny wires.

     

    Good luck & happy computing!

  • by dalek9001,

    dalek9001 dalek9001 Jan 29, 2014 2:43 PM in response to K Shaffer
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    Jan 29, 2014 2:43 PM in response to K Shaffer

    Firstly, the card is the one that is mounted to the logic board and the seller was nice enough to send me a new one, not that it matters anymore because the computer's graphics card burned itself out, so really there is no point to this discussion anymore since the laptop no longer functions at all.

  • by K Shaffer,

    K Shaffer K Shaffer Jan 29, 2014 9:17 PM in response to dalek9001
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    Jan 29, 2014 9:17 PM in response to dalek9001

    Oh. Now you tell me. LOL!

     

    Yet, those too are repairable, for much less than a new board.

    ...Just be careful of static shock when handling logic boards...

    Pros have nice repair workstations now that can fix anything.

     

    Good luck & happy computing!

     

    {•edited: to remove a kind suggestion on professional repair option•}