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iBook won't start - flashing question mark
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<blockquote data-quote="dynaflux" data-source="post: 484517" data-attributes="member: 38026"><p>I have just bought a iBook G3 which had the infamous logic board problem which I mended with a hot air gun. My hopes were high when I started it and the screen lit up. However there was the folder with flashing mac face/question mark. I tried to boot with alt pressed down but the hard drive didn't show up. Since I don't have the OS X disc I put i a Yellow Dog Linux CD (which I have installed on a iBook G4 several times) but it couldn't be read and the tray was ejected. </p><p></p><p>My first thought is of course that the hard drive is faulty but I'm a little concerned why the optical drive can't read from CD. Could there be any other possible explanation? Is there any other infamous logic board fault with this symptom? I'm a little afraid I have ruined something when torching the GPU. What would be my next step?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dynaflux, post: 484517, member: 38026"] I have just bought a iBook G3 which had the infamous logic board problem which I mended with a hot air gun. My hopes were high when I started it and the screen lit up. However there was the folder with flashing mac face/question mark. I tried to boot with alt pressed down but the hard drive didn't show up. Since I don't have the OS X disc I put i a Yellow Dog Linux CD (which I have installed on a iBook G4 several times) but it couldn't be read and the tray was ejected. My first thought is of course that the hard drive is faulty but I'm a little concerned why the optical drive can't read from CD. Could there be any other possible explanation? Is there any other infamous logic board fault with this symptom? I'm a little afraid I have ruined something when torching the GPU. What would be my next step? [/QUOTE]
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