I want to rebuild my laptop but I don't know where to begin

I realize that my laptop is old but I don't have the money to get a new one right now but I heard someone say something about rebuilding it. How do I start? What will I need to do? Will it be more than buying a new one and is it worth it?

Ibook g4

Posted on Aug 24, 2009 12:00 PM

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Aug 24, 2009 2:41 PM in response to dealiyah

There are many experienced people on this forum who can help you.

It would help though if you could list which model iBook you have, how old it is, what size hard drive, and how much RAM it has.

What OS are you running, and is it up to date (ie OS10.4.11)?

Why do you think it needs rebuilding, and what do you mean by "rebuilding"?

Is the hard drive filling up? Do you have a separate hard drive for back ups?

Is it running slower than it used to? Is it doing something odd lately?

What maintenance do you run on it? Have you Repaired Permissions lately?

Your answers will give us something to go on.

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