DC-in board replacement : easy or not ?

Hello there!
I've got a problem with my iBook, it doesn't charge the battery and doesn't work when plugged to AC. But it works when the battery has been charged previsously on another iBook.
Also, the AC adapter seems to be OK, as its green light glows when plugged, and because using another power adapter with the iBook doesn't solve the problem.
Therefore I guess that the problem comes from the power supply components within the iBook.
I've read in other threads about replacing a faulty "DC-in board". I'd like to know how difficult it is, i.e. could I make it myself, knowing that I've got only basic soldering skills ? And where could I find then a new DC-in board ?
Alternatively, if somebody asked an Apple Center to make the repair, I'd like to have an idea about the cost, i.e. if its more than 300 USD, I'd rather put my iBook into the bin.
Thanks in advance for all your expertise.
PS: I made a PMU & PRAM reset, of course.

Well, it's not easy:
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/iBook-G3-12-Inch/DC-In-Board
Over here in the United States, DT & T Computer Services will replace it for $95 plus shipping to and from Fremont, California. But, I don't know about France. You will have to ask locally, I suppose. My high school French from more than 30 years ago is too shaky to be scoping out French websites.
Good luck.

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I've seen the posts on this board - multiple board replacements seem to be the norm, although by the looks of things the older ibooks seem to suffer the worst from this.
You'll have to keep in mind that this is a technical support forum specifically for people who are having problems. The topics here do NOT reflect the experience of the vast majority of iBook owners. Apple regularly sold 250,00 iBooks each quarter, so if "multiple board replacements" were the norm, there would be thousands upon thousands of posts here about an issue like that.
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We just had our logic board replaced on our G4 2005 model is this common?

I have done some looking and seems the older G3 and G4s had this problem so maybe ours was a rarity. Also in my research seems apple came up with a separate coverage so do we need this in addition to the applecare extended warrantee?

I have done some looking and seems the older G3 and
G4s had this problem so maybe ours was a rarity.
Also in my research seems apple came up with a
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RE: logic board
Posted: Nov 7, 2005 11:40 PM in response to: Douglas Oconnor by Ronda Wilson
Douglas,
Apple didn't knowingly sell faulty goods. Once the problem was identified, Apple stepped up to the plate with the iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program (which is not a recall — they are being fixed when and if they fail, but have not been recalled), and your iBook still falls under the three-year plan.
If that is not satisfactory to you, please take the measures I outlined in my previous post to you.
Sorry to not be more specific in the first post, I figured since my search brought this issue up immediately someone out there would know about this.
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fxmBoston-
Greetings and welcome to the Apple boards.
Miriam is right. Take it back and have it repaired correctly. We have good consumer laws in MA so they have three chances to get it repaired correctly or they owe you a refund or a new machine.
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I recently had my logic board (motherboard) replaced by Apple. Now the optical drive (SuperDrive) won't work. Specifically, when I try to insert a disc, the SuperDrive does not sense the disc and it will no will not load the disc. Any suggestions to this problem?

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Hi, and welcome to Apple Discussions.
The most recent report I've seen was this one, received last month from Europe.
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Instructions for removing the lower case:
iFixit.com
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