Restore iBook

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Restore iBook

Hi Apple-Techno-Minds,

I have an iBook which I am wanting to sell however the screen seems to not be responding at all. The computer definitely turns on (get start up tone and can hear fan and other "clicks and grits") and I would like to restore it to factory to remove as much personal detail on there as I can. I currently have 4 othe Mac's sitting in the house however no combination of any of the cables I have allow me to hook the iBook up as an external hard drive or to an external monitor to accesss the HD.

I could go buy a cable which hooks it up to the monitor however I will never need that cable again. Is there any option to restore with out being able to see that screen? Or is there a way I can confirm that the screen has had it and not just a hardware issue?

Cheers,

Wendy

iBook

Posted on Jan 7, 2014 4:25 AM

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a brody

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Jan 7, 2014 6:21 AM in response to lwlaw86

Depending on the age of the iBook, you may be able to use Target Disk Mode. While I don't recommend installing any software that way, it would at least be able to tell you if there is anything on the machine worth saving without having to do any open heart surgery.

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