101 uses for a dead G4 PowerBook

[Ray Bradley]

If you have to take it apart try this guide:

http://pbfixit.com/Guide/

~Ray

On Feb 14, 2005, at 10:03 PM, James Sentman wrote:

>
> On Feb 14, 2005, at 7:28 PM, Christian Boyce wrote:
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>> Actually, it's not really dead. The problem is that the AC adapter 
>> broke its little pin off inside the PowerBook, and I can't get it 
>> out. Apparently the female end is soldered to the logic board so the 
>> repair is about $800. That's nice.
>>
>
> $800 Pah, even if you need to replace the entire power board you can 
> get that part yourself from an outfit like http://www.pbparts.com/ for 
> around $100 bucks.
>
> Course it will take you a week to get the computer apart and back 
> together again. If you don't have the take apart docs for the specific 
> powerbook model search around or ask back here as I'm sure someone has 
> them. You will not be successful in replacing the part without this 
> document. ;)
>
> You can't take the screen off and make anything else drive it LCD's 
> aren't like TV's or monitors, you have to have a very specific driver 
> chip, there isn't any "video" signal going to it that you can tap into 
> and make go to something else.
>
> -James
>