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Is a G4 Powerbook a good buy?
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<blockquote data-quote="kahlil88" data-source="post: 833245" data-attributes="member: 47208"><p>I haven't heard of the "beeps of death" but there was a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBook#Quality_issues" target="_blank">common logic board issue</a> the older iBooks had. For the iBook G3 it was the ball-grid-array GPU coming loose when it got too hot, which is why you must apply pressure to the area left of the trackpad. There's a relatively easy fix that involves putting in a shim for extra pressure, if you're brave enough to disassemble the beast. I've done it before and it works great, although my last patient had a slight bulge on the bottom, so maybe the shim was too thick <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>EDIT: If your problem is with an iBook G4, there is a slightly <a href="http://www.coreyarnold.org/ibook/" target="_blank">different fix</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kahlil88, post: 833245, member: 47208"] I haven't heard of the "beeps of death" but there was a [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBook#Quality_issues"]common logic board issue[/URL] the older iBooks had. For the iBook G3 it was the ball-grid-array GPU coming loose when it got too hot, which is why you must apply pressure to the area left of the trackpad. There's a relatively easy fix that involves putting in a shim for extra pressure, if you're brave enough to disassemble the beast. I've done it before and it works great, although my last patient had a slight bulge on the bottom, so maybe the shim was too thick :P EDIT: If your problem is with an iBook G4, there is a slightly [URL="http://www.coreyarnold.org/ibook/"]different fix[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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