I got my friend's old iBook from him because it doesn't work. It will boot in to whatever OS it has (not sure), but it will freeze after a minute or so. How can I go about fixing it? Although I think Macs are gay, a free one isn't.
uhh.. reformat?
They can do that, right?
They can do that, right?
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How ironic, a Mac with a software problem.
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No clue.Cheez wrote:
uhh.. reformat?
They can do that, right?
inb4aeroCrazeD wrote:
How ironic, a Mac with a software problem.
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Did he give you, like, a cd?
And you better hope to got its at least MacOSX. I worked on a imac G4 (blueberry fyi) a couple weeks ago, they wanted a web browser, good fucking luck.
And you better hope to got its at least MacOSX. I worked on a imac G4 (blueberry fyi) a couple weeks ago, they wanted a web browser, good fucking luck.
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How would I find out?Cheez wrote:
Did he give you, like, a cd?
And you better hope to got its at least MacOSX. I worked on a imac G4 (blueberry fyi) a couple weeks ago, they wanted a web browser, good fucking luck.
Apple thingy up top > System Information
From what I can tell.
If it is OS9 btw the newest I could find was Opera 6.
From what I can tell.
If it is OS9 btw the newest I could find was Opera 6.
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I bet it's overheating.
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DeathUnlimited wrote:
I bet it's overheating.
Probably. My friends was terrible for that. It doesn't stay on for longer than 5 minutes any more.DeathUnlimited wrote:
I bet it's overheating.
Apple makes their lappys slimmer and slimmer and sometimes they just forget to put ventilators in. It overheats but it looks nice and slimDeathUnlimited wrote:
I bet it's overheating.
Edit: and its silent too
Last edited by .Sup (2008-12-21 02:24:52)
OK. You most likely have a logic board fault. In which case you're fucked (looking at £500+ for an exchange replacement).
It is possible it's a software fault, in which case you can do an erase and install if you have a suitable install disk - generic 10.4 is probably your best bet.
There are lots of software tools that let you monitor temps. If it is overheating (and you must bear in mind that Macs ALWAYS run way hotter than PCs - Apple don't consider 80C under load to be a problem at stock clocks, which is a bit naive), then I pity you because the iBooks are amongst the most horrificly fiddly machines to take apart (about a zillion screws) and it's not very likely you'll be able to make much difference.
It is possible it's a software fault, in which case you can do an erase and install if you have a suitable install disk - generic 10.4 is probably your best bet.
There are lots of software tools that let you monitor temps. If it is overheating (and you must bear in mind that Macs ALWAYS run way hotter than PCs - Apple don't consider 80C under load to be a problem at stock clocks, which is a bit naive), then I pity you because the iBooks are amongst the most horrificly fiddly machines to take apart (about a zillion screws) and it's not very likely you'll be able to make much difference.
It is OSX 10.5.2, and I highly doubt overheating is the problem.
It might be the memory as well. Try seeking for ram covers and remove one stick if it has two.phishman420 wrote:
It is OSX 10.5.2, and I highly doubt overheating is the problem.
worth a check thoughphishman420 wrote:
It is OSX 10.5.2, and I highly doubt overheating is the problem.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?client=o … p;oe=utf-8
or look in the BIOS (macs do have bios, right? )
Don't think so lolJoshP wrote:
worth a check thoughphishman420 wrote:
It is OSX 10.5.2, and I highly doubt overheating is the problem.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?client=o … p;oe=utf-8
or look in the BIOS (macs do have bios, right? )
memtest and live linux CD? That should rule out any hardware problems
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It won't stay on long enough to do any of that. I barely had enough time to check what OS it was running.
sounds like a good optionmax wrote:
memtest and live linux CD? That should rule out any hardware problems
Downgrade.phishman420 wrote:
It is OSX 10.5.2, and I highly doubt overheating is the problem.
10.5.2 is a poor choice of OS for an iBook.
If you PM me the serial number I can give you a better idea of what could be up.
I still think it's logic board (repairing these machines for Apple is what I do for a living) - which is going to cost loads and will certainly not be an economically sound repair.
Last edited by Bertster7 (2008-12-21 08:56:33)
No they don't. PPC Macs like this one have Open Firmware. You can boot to that by pressing Alt, Apple, O and F on startup (I think, can't remember that for certain). Intel Macs use EFI.JoshP wrote:
worth a check thoughphishman420 wrote:
It is OSX 10.5.2, and I highly doubt overheating is the problem.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?client=o … p;oe=utf-8
or look in the BIOS (macs do have bios, right? )
Last edited by Bertster7 (2008-12-21 08:58:27)
Where would I find the serial number?
Maybe on the bottom of the laptop.phishman420 wrote:
Where would I find the serial number?
I'm not that dumb..Sup wrote:
Maybe on the bottom of the laptop.phishman420 wrote:
Where would I find the serial number?