ibook smell

Puzzling.....
A client has an ibook that can empty a small room with it's smell. Smells like STRONG funky underarms. If you open it in public, people will think it's you..... Smells just like a stinky human.... It's really freaky.
SG

ANd.... the only anwer thath I recieve from the guys of Mac in my town.. (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is that just buy a new keyboard... great!!.... and i´m agree but the new keyboard in one moment just smell the same... no?

Anyone knows if the white keyboard of the iBook G4 can put in the iBook G3 chassis?.... practice not theory.

Jalil Landero

Hi, Jalil. Welcome to Apple Discussions.

No, the iBook G4 keyboard is not interchangeable with the iBook G3 (Dual USB) keyboard. Sorry.

Hi, Jalil. Welcome to Apple Discussions.

If you are replacing your keyboard with a used one, be careful to ask about the smell before buying it.

No, the iBook G4 keyboard is not interchangeable with the iBook G3 (Dual USB) keyboard. Sorry.

Thank's Ronda, is bad... I´m no have any problem for buy accesories or pieces for my Mac at the coste of the shop.. anyway.. if work why not/___sbsstatic___/migration-images/migration-img-not-avail.png/___sbsstatic__ _/migration-images/migration-img-not-avail.png ... but I´m feel thath this is a problem well registred, in fact is the second oldest topic in Mac forums is thath right?... is bad and cheap material that fails in my not much inexpensive machine... a error in apple factory and no guarantee for the user in case of buy a new keyboard, I´m Mac user from the heart, and anyones ask me.... a recomended, but this is a staind in the brand... I love my iBook and I want to believe... my iBook is everyday more human.... at least for the smell... Je je

Thank´s Ronda and let me ask you.. you have a iBook dual USB whit this problem?... just curiosity becouse you have the right answers for anyone in this topic.

Bye 🙂

For what it's worth, I just started buying used iBooks to refurbish. I tear them down to fix whatever is wrong. One of the first I bought had this horrible smell. It's bad enough to make you gag (and yet, I find myself drawn to it...). Anyway, I noticed that this smell was coming from the keyboard, and was also on the screen. On take-apart, I also noticed that the yellow thermal pad on the graphics processor had this smell also. The graphics processor is under the logic board, so not directly under the keyboard. As of yet I can't determine if this is coincidence or what. Two out of four bought systems have this problem. On advice here, I have removed the label from the back of the keyboard and that is definitely where it is coming from. Again, don't know what role the thermal pad plays in this, if any, but wanted to throw that out there.

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No. We have three G3 iBooks and one G4 iBook, and none of them have this problem.

If one of ours started smelling, I would try an odor neutralizer on and under the keyboard (as mentioned in several of my posts above in this message thread) before resorting to replacing the keyboard.

Yes, removing the label has helped alleviate the stench on some keyboards; others continued to stink even after the label was removed.

It makes me wonder if it's the label's glue smelling things up. If you try removing the label, it would be my advice to also remove all traces of the glue, as well.

Hi again !!

What label is the one you talking about?... if is not very difficult... can please post an image o link where I can see it, I try general cleaning, and odor neutralizer, this thing of the label is my last experiment before buying a new key....
I`m sorry but as you can see, English is not my primary and common language, and in this cases is when I wish know more vocabulary... Thank`s for everything

It's the sticker with the serial number on it:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88138

Actually, I believe there are two stickers: one with the serial number and one with the Ethernet i.d. number. You will need to remove both stickers, but put them in a safe place, and I would also recommend keeping track of them in a text file or Sticky Note on your computer. Be sure to remove all traces of glue, also, in case it turns out to be the smelly culprit. Don't use strong solvents that could melt the plastic. A tiny bit of Pledge dusting spray sprayed on the corner of a clean soft cloth may be helpful in removing the adhesive.

Be sure to shut down and remove the battery before removing the keyboard.

Good luck, and let us know if that was the source of your problem.

I bought mine in 2002. HOWEVER, Since I my hard drive died a few months ago and had to be replaced, I have had nothing but problems. Of course, my Applecare warranty expired immediately afterwards so I am out of luck. The smell seemed to start about a month ago and I noticed it whenever I walked through the part of the room my computer was in. I did everything from shampoo the carpet to buying room deodorizers. Nothing worked. I finally realized the BO smell was coming from the computer! In a way I am happy to hear it's not just mine, but also have a plethora of other things going wrong with my computer since the new hard drive.

Mine is a 700MHz purchased around 2002 and it STINKS! For years I never, ever "shut down" the ibook. However I have begun to do so recently which also doesn't explain the heat=smell theory since there is no heat when it is off. I am not under warranty and do NOT have $150 to spend on a new keyboard! This is ridiculous!

DANG! The stink is on a batch of 15 of our ibooks in a mobile cart. When you open the door of the cart it smells like vagrant was camping in there overnight or my Discrete Mathmatics classroom in college! Jeez get some Glade in here stat!

1: open the keyborad

2: dip a q-tip in clean, fabric spary liquid.

3: Close the iBook, and don't use it overnight

4: The next day you should notice no smell, or somewhat of a difference

NOTICE: don't apply too much liquid

Thanks for the info. I too have a smelly iBook since I got the logic board replaced for the second time. Because of the white color I have been very careful especially after eating to wash my hands. I thought it smelled like sweaty fat guy's cheeto fingers or something but it looks clean and no crumbs or grease in, on or under the keys.

Last night I popped up the keyboard and there seems to be some glue that is still sticky on some stuff to the left where the airport card is. I don't know if that is where the logic board goes but I don't recall it being sticky before. It has definitiely gotten worse since I first noticed it but I certainly don't want to cause damage when it is otherwise working fine.

I'll take a closer look when I get home...