Get a replacement hard disk expensive for what you get, since it has to be smaller than 120 gb and. I have an old ladys ibook g4 with a broken hard disk. I took about 3 hours to strip, upgrade and reassemble the machines. The ibook gained the label barbies toilet seat, due to the distinctive design. I just replaced the harddrive on an ibook g4 800mh with a 250. Thanks a bunch, ifixit, because i dont think i could have figured it out without this guide. Put the ibook on a smooth and clean surface, the operation requires.
The ibook the last consumer targeted apple notebook series to use the powerpc processor shipped from 1999 until 2006. Replaced hard drive on ibook g4 not recognized by deftmanuvering jan 15, 2009 4. Jan 16, 2018 how to factory reset apple ibook g4 step by step powerbook pismo ibook white power mac g4 quicksilver server g4 quicksilver imac g4 15 imac pro1. Seagate laptop thin 500 gb 7200rpm sata 6 gbs 32 mb cache 2.
Mac upgrades can install drives for you, please contact us for details. Check the new drive for any plastic jumper blocks that might cover the gold pins at the right side of the drive looking at the pins from the label side of the drive. Used super duper to copy the original drive then restored using target disk mode and my mbp. How do you replace or upgrade the hard drive in the ibook. After all of the updates are installed, go back to disk utility, which now lives in the utilities folder within your applications folder.
I am about to replace the hard disk of an ibook g4 a 12 1. The new hard drive is an 80gb hard drive i bought online. Install new hard drive in external enclosureuse disk utility to formatpartition the drive. Ide or pata hard drive, but they are rather expensive compared to the current sata hard drives mainly in regard to. How can i securely erase the entire hard drive on my. Continue until software update says that your computer is up to date. The hard drive of my ibook g4 is failing and i was shopping for a replacement. The next upgrade i am going to perform on my g4 ibook is an ssd.
Apple startup disk for mac free download and software. I need to wipe the hard drive on my ibookg4it has 24. Ive upgraded my ibook g3 and powerbook g4 12 to new hard drives. I need to wipe the hard drive on my ibook g4 it has 24 defects on the hard drive but i cannot my way to a answered by a verified mac support specialist. Replacement harddrive for ibook g4 wont boot macrumors. You are wise to want to completely erase the data on your powerbook g4. I too installed a 320 gb wd hard drive in a ibook g4. How can i securely erase the entire hard drive on my powerbook g4 before selling it. Apr 03, 2016 i was given an ibook g4 recently and i wasnt given anything except the laptop and the charger. Upgrade memory, hard drive, battery, or the superdrive of any apple ibook g4. Read 16466 times 0 members and 1 guest are viewing this topic. Well i finnally got sick of the restrictions of having an old slow and small hard drive i finnaly gave in and placed a new on in my. Hard drive replacement for ibook g4 july 2005 forums cnet.
I have an old ladys ibook g4 with a broken hard disk, and i answered by a verified mac support specialist. Im trying to help a friend with this powerbook, a formatted drive, but no software to do an install. Is there anyway to restore my laptop to factory without any kind of start up disks or anything. There are minor signs of wear from normal use surface scratches. Felt pretty confident about having followed instructions to the letter no guessing about replacing screws, no forcing to close it back up, etc. What i know or think i know is that the drive needs to be ata, 2. The ibook g4 dual usbs internal hard drive is very difficult to get to and is not classified by apple as a user installed part. Hard drive replacement for ibook g4 july 2005 forums. G4 ibooks, notebook sales growth, pismo g4 upgrade, ipod accessories, and more, charles w. Click the hard disk icon to search the files on your computer.
Id be a bit wary of the hard drive replacement in an ibook g4. G4 ibooks, notebook sales growth, pismo g4 upgrade, ipod. Please correct me if i am wrong, and any recommendations you can offer. Dec 27, 2006 watch as jeff performs surgery on his ibook g4, replacing the stock 40 gb hard drive with a new 5400 rpm 60 gb hard drive, using instructions from the whole operation took less. Replacement harddrive for ibook g4 wont boot macrumors forums. Hi all, i followed the ifixit guide to upgrade the hard drive in my 12 800 mhz g4 ibook ifixit. Hard drive replacement now that the drive is out you can prepare the new drive for installation. How do you replace or upgrade the hard drive in the ibook models. If you dont want to fit a new hard drive yourself, you can take advantage of the macupgrades installation service. G4 ibook hard drive replacement problem apple ios macos.
Jan 31, 2005 i need to replace the hard drive in my ibook g4 2004. How to get her precious data off an old ibook hard drive. The backup took all night since each bad file took several minutes, as above and even then, the ibook disk stopped responding after some point, so the remaining files were not found. The line continually received processor, memory, hard disk upgrades and new colors.
Record sounds directly on your ibook g4 hard disk with this built. Sep 17, 2010 ibook g4 hard drive replacement issues. Mar 02, 2008 the hard drive of my ibook g4 is failing and i was shopping for a replacement. I need to wipe the hard drive on my ibookg4it has 24 defects on the hard drive but i cannot my way to a utility that will clean the hard drive. For over 15 years, powerbook medic has been providing parts, repair, and service for a variety of gadgets. Hard disk is located in the front left hand side of the unit. Apple macbook, powerbook hard drive upgrades pro and ibook. Over the past month ive been picking up old apple ibook and imac computer gear for surprisingly very cheap prices. However, i did test the drive with one of my hard drives utilities to make the sure there were no write errors before installing the drive. Replacing internal hard drive, ibook g4 mac support. I need to replace the hard drive in my ibook g4 2004. Long story, but basically my daughter wanted a bigger harddrive for her ibook g4.
Sad thing is they dont have any details on the new ibook g4. I was given an ibook g4 recently and i wasnt given anything except the laptop and the charger. Drive works ok as an external, when installed cant get original install disc to book from cd c. Let me first explain that i am completely mac illiterate.
By daniel eran dilger thursday, december 09, 2010, 11. Solved restore ibook g4 to factory settings without any disks. My understanding is that there are a variety of excellent hds out there, but im looking for some recommendations. The apple g4 series seems to work the best but i also found an old apple g3 to. The apple support site provides instructions on how to upgrade or replace the wireless card airport, battery, keyboard, and memory in the ibook clamshell, white ibook g3, ibook g4, ibook g4 late 2004, and ibook early 2005 models apple does not consider the hard drive in any ibook models to be a customerinstallable. Record sounds directly on your ibook g4 hard disk with this builtin microphone located to the upper right of the display. Replacing the hard drive of a g4 ibook 800mhz and recovering of the builtin mike as usual, you are responsible of what you did to your computer by following my. The guides i find online, such as this one, describe a rather long procedure where both the bottom and top cove. Jun 10, 2009 hi all, i followed the ifixit guide to upgrade the hard drive in my 12 800 mhz g4 ibook ifixit.
In that time, over 500,000 orders have left our facility for us and international destinations to help save old devices from the landfill and bring them back to working condition. I installed a new hard drive into my wifes older ibook g4 since the hd that came with the machine was only 30gb and was maxed out shortly after we added some applications and photos. Keeping your software up to date 27 connecting a camera or other firewire or usb device 27. She paid for a new 120gb, and a friend of mine who used to work as an apple tech did the job for free, including transferring her old 60gb contents to the new drive. However, the disk itself should be accessible from the top. Attempted reinstalls of os when i found the disc suggested hdd failure so i ordered a 160gb replacement from ebay for. Ibook g4 hard drive error february 2009 forums cnet. I found three computers that all work perfectly with my external synthesizers for sequencing and programming patches. Watch as jeff performs surgery on his ibook g4, replacing the stock 40 gb hard drive with a new 5400 rpm 60 gb hard drive, using instructions from the. There are a variety of methods that can be used to erase the hard drive in your system so that it would be extremely challenging, even close to impossible, for a thirdparty to retrieve data. If youve ever taken apart a mac laptop, youll know the kind of hassle it can be. Replacing the hard drive of a g4 ibook 800mhz and recovering of the builtin mike as usual, you are responsible of what you did to your computer by following my instructions. The line started out with lavish, colorful designs but evolved into quiet, white ones. The apple support site provides instructions on how to upgrade or replace the wireless card airport, battery, keyboard, and memory in the ibook clamshell, white ibook g3, ibook g4, ibook g4 late 2004, and ibook early 2005 models.
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