Back in August I had a few problems with my trusty ol' iBook falling asleep on me unexpectedly. After a few false starts, I figured out that it must be the DC-in board - the socket that you plug the charger into had become a little loose and would occasionally short out.
I went to the Apple Store and then to an authorised dealer, and they both said that the motherboard would need to be replaced, and that it wouldn't be cheap, and that it would probably take 10 days... or longer.
Well, bugger that for a game of soldiers. Kev got a DC-in board for $30, we did it ourselves, thanks in large part to the fantabulously brilliant iFixit Guides. You even get a little screw guide to print out so you can keep your screws organised.
Anyway, following in the footsteps of the legendary Tom Coates, we used the lovely Gawker to make a time lapse movie of it.
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iFixing my iBook in 15 iSeconds
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Suw Charman
on Sun 12 Nov 2006 08:00 PM GMT | Permanent Link
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Re: iFixing my iBook in 15 iSeconds
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Vincent
on Sun 12 Nov 2006 09:25 PM GMT | Profile | Permanent Link
That is well cool.
Re: iFixing my iBook in 15 iSeconds
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Graham
on Fri 24 Nov 2006 03:29 PM GMT | Permanent Link
Ha - love it. Are we talking Earl grey, Darjeeling or PG Tips? Glad you're back up and running. BTW - Will you be at lesblogs? Would be good to have a natter.
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Suw Charman
on Fri 24 Nov 2006 05:57 PM GMT | Profile | Permanent Link
Green. :) Decaf too, otherwise I end up climbing the walls.
And sadly no, I shan't be at Lesblogs. Too much proper work to do. That and I'm fed up of conferences. Re: iFixing my iBook in 15 iSeconds
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Pete
on Mon 08 Jan 2007 08:03 PM GMT | Permanent Link
Where did you get the DC in supply? I can only find them ~$50 at the moment...
Re: Re: iFixing my iBook in 15 iSeconds
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Suw Charman
on Mon 08 Jan 2007 08:31 PM GMT | Profile | Permanent Link
Kev found it on Ebay. :)
Re: iFixing my iBook in 15 iSeconds
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Anonymous
on Tue 23 Jan 2007 02:03 AM GMT | Permanent Link
That's awesome. I am having the same problem, I just got a new DC-in on eBay ($20), and thanks to your vid and link to iFixIt, I'm gonna open up my iBook in a few days!
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Suw Charman
on Tue 23 Jan 2007 10:17 AM GMT | Profile | Permanent Link
Good luck! Let us know how it goes.
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