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IBook G4 Refusing to turn on.

Hello, I have a ibook g4. Yesterday i put ddr2 RAM Into a DDR Socket. I Turned the computer on after installing the ram and the screen was off but the backlight was still on like looking at a picture that was all black. So i turned it off because the computer wouldn't go past that. I turned it on again without the RAM Being inside it and i didn't boot at all. The battery had a full 4 lights and the charger had a green light on it. It's makes no sound at all. no fans NOTHING. I just got this computer yesterday for school. I have no other computer for school.(Im typing this from a IPhone.)And i don't feel like missing a few days of school because i have no computer. Please help me. I don't get paid until next friday and i cannot miss 2 weeks of school.

iBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11), 256 MB Of RAM.

Posted on Sep 1, 2016 4:12 PM

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User profile for user: K Shaffer
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Sep 4, 2016 3:21 PM in response to TheEnder

• How to fix a broken G4 iBook logic board problem - Macintosh How To

macintoshhowto.com/hardware/how-do-i-get-my-broken-g4-ibook-fixed.html

There is a problem with the logic board in the Macintosh G4 ibooks.

• G4 logic board fault - model numbers of affected iBooks - Macintosh ...

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G4 logic board fault – model numbers of affected iBooks

• hardware Archives - Page 4 of 4 - Macintosh How To

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G4 ibook motherboard fault. There is a problem with the logic board in the Mac-

intosh G4 ibooks. It can appear after a year or more in some machines

A fair running iBook G3 or G4 (snow/white) may run just fine; then

without any outward sign, start acting up; certain items point to the

problematic logic board problem. Primarily the solder joint issue.

{For better serviceability your efforts may be better spent looking into

a 'MacBook 13-inch' early model era, circa 2006~2010; a clean one

with an original install DVD (or retail Snow Leopard 10.6.3 DVD, etc)

may be available at reasonable cost. Or sometimes very cheap...)

Most portables will require a battery; otherwise their processors drag

when run on AC power only. Also MacBook batteries may expand to

damage the keyboard/trackpad, so if you check into one, read for details.

Sorry to be of no help when you need a working computer for school

and have found this one that you recently bought, needs a major repair.

In any event...

Good luck & happy computing! 🙂

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