iBook G4 Airport card issues

Is this the card you got?

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

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! 🙂

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•}