Can I use a 16VRAM logic board in my failed 8VRAM G3 ibook 600mhz?

Hi, my logic board has failed in my G3 ibook 600mhz, I have just managed to find a replacement board for it which has a 16VRAM in it. I have checked the box on my ibook & it says it is 8VRAM. Will the logiv board still be ok to fit/work etc?

That post is rather misleading.
The 8 MB logic boards probably fail less often than the 32 MB ones, from what I've seen here.
The 16 MB logic board failures may not be seen quite as often because there were comparatively few of them produced. Apple produced many more 8 MB and 32 MB iBooks than 16 MB ones, so it stands to reason that we would not see as many reports here of 16 MB logic board failures as we do failures in the other models.
The poster in the post cited did not say he actually installed the logic board he purchased, although that is certainly the assumption one would tend to make from the statement.

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