User0905

Q: iBook G3 Compatibility with Other Parts

Hello Apple Support Communities,

I have come here to ask a question about my iBook G3. It has 700Mhz, 256Mb, and runs on OS-10.2. I would like to know what parts (keyboard keys, palm rest, screen bezel etc) are known to be interchangable.Thanks.

iBook, Mac OS X (10.2.x)

Posted on Mar 22, 2014 10:31 AM

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  • by K Shaffer,Solvedanswer

    K Shaffer K Shaffer Mar 22, 2014 12:48 PM in response to User0905
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    Mar 22, 2014 12:48 PM in response to User0905

    Is the model a 12" or 14" display?

     

    Have you sought information based on a serial number lookup?

     

    Some service repair companies also have a parts inventory

    & their personnel perhaps could help you find obsolete parts.

    And their database of parts should show if they interchange.

    Because these evolved, cases changed, logic boards, too;

    and suppliers of parts (engineering, shape, processes) the

    idea of a white iBook (G3/G4) sharing parts is almost unlikely.

     

    Comparison guide and repair information may be able to help

    discover what parts may share inventory numbers or cross-

    reference; however some later parts (if refurbish/repaired)

    may be of different reference number.

     

    http://www.ifixit.com/Device/iBook_G3

    https://www.powerbookmedic.com/identify-mac-serial.php

    http://www.welovemacs.com/

    http://wegenermedia.com

     

    Maybe someone in the repair business would be able to answer

    your general question with some degree of conditional accuracy.

    I've looked into a few of these, and most will not share parts. A

    few who can, may have different color wires, more or less of them,

    and no technical information to help sort out the means of adapting.

     

    A few original Apple Service manuals on pdf years ago, available to

    authorized trained Apple techs, did show alternative part numbers

    but these tended to follow the internal path to troubleshoot, repair,

    and replacement parts were an essential path to restore function.

    Some third party companies with refurbished parts, detail if their

    part can be used on other machines; some of those may be fringe

    models between main builds, where parts were changed later on.

     

    Perhaps one of those here who still have an active interest in these

    also has some sources of information, or knows about them directly.

     

    I've only owned 2 iBooks (500MHz G3/1.33GHz G4), 1 PB G4, and

    one MacBook1.1 1.83GHz. And a few dozen other models.

     

    Hopefully you can find those details...

    Good luck & happy computing!

  • by User0905,

    User0905 User0905 Mar 22, 2014 4:23 PM in response to K Shaffer
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    Mar 22, 2014 4:23 PM in response to K Shaffer

    Thanks for the information ;). Just one more question though. If I have a  battery for my ibook and a new charger and my ibook still will only work with the power plurged in what does this mean?

  • by K Shaffer,Helpful

    K Shaffer K Shaffer Mar 22, 2014 5:42 PM in response to User0905
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    Mar 22, 2014 5:42 PM in response to User0905

    Could be there may be a problem with the Power Management Unit

    and there is a reset process among some vintage Support articles...

     

    •Resetting PowerBook and iBook Power Management Unit (PMU)

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1431

     

    However, if after trying this (and also the PRAM reset, usually not

    so helpful) the machine may need to be checked to see if the

    DC-In Board may be defective; if battery & charger are OK.

     

    •About NVRAM and PRAM:

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379

     

    Hopefully this helps.

    Good luck & happy computing!