IBook G4 800mhz processor update?

I own a iBook G4 800mhz processor with 640mb ram. On another website I read "If you had an iBook G4 800, you can easily swap out the 800mhz board for a 1ghz"
1. Is this true and where does one obtain a 1ghz processor for my type of iBook?
2. Will this be cost effective? In other words, will it increase computer performance significantly?
3. Is the installation of a 1ghz a self installation or should it be done by a professional, if at all?

That is not really true. You cannot just swap out the CPU like you could in the g3 powerbooks or like it desktops. The 800 hmz and 1 ghz model use the same style logic board, so you could swap the 2 motherboards. But it would not be worth it.

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Certified Apple Technician and he agreed that it is probably the transistor (what he called it) that is failing, since it's not holding Date & Time
OK but a transistor is a long way from a microprocessor. Uhh where did he get his...oh never mind.
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I'd be interested in those leads
but I haven't been able to find any photos or anything that shows where on the board this is located.
Just put one up here, it's from a 12" G4 1.2 GHz:
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I'd try blowing out all the chips we talked about first since I believe a tiny bit of smutz will cause a CMOS micro to crash.
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