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<blockquote data-quote="bobguthrie" data-source="post: 164799"><p>Already performed this "enhancement" last week on my iBook 1.33GHz PowerPC G4 (AX+BT+USB2):</p><p></p><p>-Bought a Hitachi Travelstar 7k100 100GB 2.5 7200rpm 9.5mm laptop drive and a 1GB DDR333 SDRAM memory card from <a href="http://www.pricewatch.com" target="_blank">www.pricewatch.com</a>.</p><p></p><p>-Purchased a OWC Mercury SuperDrive Dual-Layer KIT (UJ-845. DVDs up to 8X,DVD-Ram 3X, CDs up to 24X, dual layer support) from Other World Computing: <a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MPBG4SD8XDL/" target="_blank">http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other World Computing/MPBG4SD8XDL/</a></p><p></p><p>-Got the iBook installation guides (PDFs) from <a href="http://www.pbfixit.com" target="_blank">www.pbfixit.com</a> (A tad different for this model, but you can easily deduce what's the difference:</p><p><a href="http://www.pbfixit.com/Guide/83.0.0.html" target="_blank">http://www.pbfixit.com/Guide/83.0.0.html</a></p><p></p><p>-Acquired a "Spudger" and a T8 Torx screwdriver, also from <a href="http://www.pbfixit.com" target="_blank">www.pbfixit.com</a>.</p><p></p><p>Same steps as this article describes, including breaking of the speaker connector (micro soldered back in, check for proper continuity, checked A-OK.) Now a happier iBook owner :robot:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobguthrie, post: 164799"] Already performed this "enhancement" last week on my iBook 1.33GHz PowerPC G4 (AX+BT+USB2): -Bought a Hitachi Travelstar 7k100 100GB 2.5 7200rpm 9.5mm laptop drive and a 1GB DDR333 SDRAM memory card from [url]www.pricewatch.com[/url]. -Purchased a OWC Mercury SuperDrive Dual-Layer KIT (UJ-845. DVDs up to 8X,DVD-Ram 3X, CDs up to 24X, dual layer support) from Other World Computing: [url]http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MPBG4SD8XDL/[/url] -Got the iBook installation guides (PDFs) from [url]www.pbfixit.com[/url] (A tad different for this model, but you can easily deduce what's the difference: [url]http://www.pbfixit.com/Guide/83.0.0.html[/url] -Acquired a "Spudger" and a T8 Torx screwdriver, also from [url]www.pbfixit.com[/url]. Same steps as this article describes, including breaking of the speaker connector (micro soldered back in, check for proper continuity, checked A-OK.) Now a happier iBook owner :robot: [/QUOTE]
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