IBook dual usb - will it work?

I'm considering on upgrading the hard disk in my iBook 500 dual usb to Toshiba - MK4032GAX its 5400 rpm and 8mb buffer Hard Disk. Do you think It'll work in my iBook?
The other Hard Disks I've thought about are -
Fujitsu MHV2040AT with 4200rpm & 2mb Buffer
Seagate ST94813A with 5400rpm 8mb Buffer.
Wouldn't the hard disk drive work better in iBook - Toshiba or Seagate?
Cheers
AP

A Google search reveals that the Toshiba should work okay.
You need to make sure that it is a 2.5 inch 9.5 mm (UltraSlim) drive.
Take a look at the portable hard drive listings on Other World Computing. I like the looks of Seagate because of the five-year warranty.
Online instructions on how to replace the drive can be found at iFixit and PowerBook Tech.
Good luck!

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Hey Tom,
I've got a Combo Drive here in a taken apart G3 500. I opened it up and took some pix. They're here:
http://www.photolava.com/view/bsm8.html
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1) That split ring could fall off and the latching hook would fall off/jam.
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The item:
iBook Dual USB, 800MHz, 32 VRAM, CD-ROM,
partitioned HD with OS 9.2.2 & Tiger.
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Your successfull suggestion will have me singing your praises.
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Winter Park, FL
[email protected]
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I would suggest that you post in one of the OS 9 Forums (or maybe both of them):
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=99
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Hi everyone
I have a big problem with my ibook (dual USB) 700mhz OSX 10.3.9
Since last night when I try to start it, after completing loading all the stuff and showing also the desktop it crashes and asks me to restart holding down the power button or sometimes it freezes and I have anyway to restart it.
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I can just say that my HD (20GB)was almost full and that two days ago I changed the firmware of the monitor installing a patch to have a mirroring display.
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Here again...
Last time I tried to boot the system freezed and came out a window with strange (to me) codes...
System failure: cpu=0; code=00000008 (unknown failure code)
latest crash info for cpu 0:
exception state (sv=0x2F68F000)
PC=0x000940B0; MSR= 0x00001030; DAR: 0xFC400000; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00093F8C; R1=0x8E608741; XCP= 0x00000098 (System Failure)
Backtrace:
backtrace terminated - unaligned frame address: 0x8E608741
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2F68F000)
PC=0x0008C788; MSR= 0x00043000; DAR: 0xFC400000; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x0008AF24; R1=0x8E608821; XCP= 0x00000008 (0x200 Machine check)
Backtrace:
backtrace terminated - unaligned frame address: 0x8E608821
Exception state (sv=0x21FE6500)
PC=0x00000000; MSR= 0x0000D030; DAR: 0x00000000; DSISR=0x00000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x00000000; XCP= 0x00000000 (Unknown)
Kernel version>
Darwin Kernel Version 7. 9. 0:
Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517. 12. 7.obj-1/RELEASE_PPC
Memory access exception (1, 0, 0)
ethernet MAC address: 00:00:00:00:00:00
ip address: 0. 0. 0. 0
Waiting for remote debugger connection.
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I have a dual usb iBook, from '04 I believe. It works great most of the time, but this evening I opened it and got a black screen. I restarted the laptop, and it worked fine up until the login part, where it opened to darwin/bsd. I logged in via that, and checked the error log and got this:
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What is the exact model of the iBook?
You can choose from this list:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ibook/index-ibook.html
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You can check out this list on iFixit:
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/search/iBook+restore
But, again, you need to buy the exact discs for the particular model of iBook you have.
You could try giving Apple a call and see if they have the system discs available (be prepared to give them the serial number), but I wouldn't count on it. They will send them out for a nominal fee if they do have them.

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disk0 disk0s1 disk0s2 disk0s3
disk1
disk2
disk3
disk0 is the install DVD (on /Volumes). disk1 is on /private/var/tmp, which contains a bunch of Mount[0-9]{0-2] entries, a mds and a zBooterMnt directory. disk3 is on /private/var/run, which has a bunch of 'UNIX-looking' stuff 9syslog,syslog.pid,lookup.pid,installer.
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I also recoved the "U bar" around the screen hinges, and cut a bit away from the bottom housing plastic, so the two sets of video cables (and backlight/LCD power) are just exposed now, and not crimped through that piece of metal, which was causing problems - blacklight blinking out) That doesns't seem to cause any problems, UNLESS that bar is a heat sink. (didn't ever feel particularly hot, but I know there's a heat pipe (I think it's a heat pipe) that runs up to that grill below the screen hinge opening).
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I also managed to break the audio connector on the main board in the process (opps!), but what the **** if it has no internal audio - it was crappy anyway!

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Hi everyone,
I recently inherited the aforementioned iBook from my sister - it's in great condition and will suit my wife well for internet, word processing, etc. It isn't equipped with either Bluetooth or an AirPort card - the former I've fixed with a USB dongle, the latter I'll (eventually) fix with an AirPort card.
In the interim, I'd love to just plug its Ethernet port into my ADSL router to get it onto the internet. I have done this and can't figure out how to get the internet "working". I was Mac prior to OS X and then again Tiger and beyond, so I don't have any experience with Jaguar. Can anyone help?
Kind regards,
Aaron.

Been awhile now since I last used Jaguar 10.2.8, and the fact the Dual USB iBook G3 12"
with 500MHz processor and RAM upgrade capacity of either 576MB or 640 MB, with a
10GB hard disk drive or larger, and CD-ROM optical drive can run Panther 10.3.9 adequately
but a little slow, may give you an option if you can get the Panther retail install set on CD.
Panther has better internet tools and some other interface details are extremely improved.
And it is a stable system with a minimal of preventative maintenance. Frankly, I am not
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will not have any security updates or support. Panther bits are still online, and if you get
a retail installer for 10.3.5 or later, the 10.3.9 and security updates and other bits are
still there at Apple Support Downloads, for free. Newer browsers are compatible with 10.3.x
and the last version of Panther is recommended. It is stable. The HDD can be zeroed;
the OS X can write zeros on there and then you can reformat it with HFS+ on Disk Utility
on the booted OSX installer (should be retail installer, not one from another Mac.) An
advantage is doing all that can fix low-level errors; and it also defragments the whole HDD.
If you were to keepsake anything on the computer, you'd want to archive it off; and then
consider if you'd need OS 9.2.2 to look at anything found there, in the future. I no longer
use pre-X applications, though I have some in a box. That's another story.
{If you have no attachment to the OS9.2.2 system probably shipped with the iBook G3
white dual-USB, you do not have to worry about it. On the other hand, if you do keep
9.2.2, it is fast on that hardware. It should connect to the internet, but there are almost
no browsers available -- maybe old downloads of iCab and odd builds of old Mozilla --
secure software? Probably not available; but the odds of an attack should be way down!}
With Jaguar you should be able to plug the Ethernet cable into the iBook, look into
the System Preferences and find the equivalent of the Network panel. You can
more easily do most everything in Panther compared to Jaguar; so I won't even
try to remember details on that OS X version. I do remember Panther since I ran
it up to about six months ago on one of my G4 Macs. I still have a bootable clone
of the entire computer from just before I went to Tiger. (There's alot of deadwood
between Panther utilities and addons and Tiger, depending on how it was set up.)
Jaguar and Tiger are universes apart. I had an iBook G3 white dual USB May
2001 build, it was fun, nice, and I used an AirPort Extreme Base Station to
go online with it; the unit had the original AirPort Card and my AEBS has a
built-in 56k dialup modem; so before I got DSL, my iBook was wireless online.
When I sold the iBook to an 85 y/o guy some miles away, I upgraded it to
Panther only and set up two user accounts with passwords; so he would not
have to learn all the basics - it has been over two years - he's still a Mac user.
And that's his first computer. I call and say hi and ask if it still is working OK;
and included a pile of stuff with the machine, and had it repaired before I sold it.
Well, I have said a bit -- too much. The System Preference panels have one
for Network access and you should be able to choose what sources you need
to get the internet through; these would be 1- dialup modem 2- airport wi-fi
and 3- Ethernet. There should be some control panel and checkboxes; and
the setup should be relatively easy. The only catch may be if the ISP does
not support that old an OSX system. It should work, if not, go wireless
and set up the base station so it can see and share 802.11/b, for this iBook.
Good luck & happy computing!

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Hi, and welcome to Apple Discussions.
The part is called a power input (or DC-in) board.
Possible sources for the part:
http://www.welovemacs.com/92245921.html
http://www.powerbookmedic.com/xcart1/customer/product.php?productid=16345
http://www.powerbookguy.com/xcart/catalog/DC-In--Sound-Cards-price0-p-1-c-638.ht ml
http://microdocusa.com/icebookparts.html
http://www.ifixit.com/iBook-Parts/iBook-G3-12-Inch-DC-In-Board/IF150-011
Instructions on installing it can be found at this link:
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/iBook-G3-12-Inch/DC-In-Board/50/16/
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http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/100SO512328L/
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Once you have installed Mac OS X 10.1, you can then download the update here:
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Eustace Mendis wrote:
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Hello, my iBook gets great wifi services anywere there available... but it does not work at home. Could somebody help??

Hi, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
Which exact iBook model is it?
You can choose from this list:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ibook/index-ibook.html
Which version of the operating system is it running now? (An iBook cannot run Mac OS X 10.7.4.)
How much RAM is installed?
What kind of optical drive does it have? (CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, Combo, or SuperDrive?)
What kind of wireless network are you using at home? A router? If so, which brand and model number?
Which kind of encryption are you using on your home network? Public-type networks often run with light (or no) encryption in order to allow the easiest access for users.

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Tim

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