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Mac Forum / General / Portable Macs / March 2006Need to diagnose Dead iBook 600
I have a dead iBook 600Mhz. I need do some homebrew diagnosis as to why exactly it won't start. Is there an online manual out there that will tell how to do it? I maen the elementary multimeter kind of stuff. Most likely the logic board is dead, but I'd feel bad trashing it until I eliminate the power components. -- Gnarlie > I have a dead iBook 600Mhz. I need do some homebrew diagnosis as to why > exactly it won't start. Is there an online manual out there that will tell [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > -- Gnarlie If you have an apple store near by, take it there. They swap my logic board twice at no charge last September (the first one replacement was defective). I have the same model ibook, bought in 2001. Tho Entity tho x. bui uttered this profundity: >> Most likely the logic board is dead > If you have an apple store near by, take it there. They swap my logic > board twice at no charge last September (the first one replacement was > defective). I have the same model ibook, bought in 2001. I did spend some time on phone support, and they decided it was not eligible for the exchange program because it does not boot up. If it displayed any kind of distorted image it would have been eligible, but non-booting is (allegedly) not a symptom of the board defect. Any comments? Or should I just pester them? Yes, there is an Apple store here in Denver. -- Gnarlie > I have a dead iBook 600Mhz. I need do some homebrew diagnosis as to why > exactly it won't start. Is there an online manual out there that will tell [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > -- Gnarlie You'll find the service manual at:- http://www.whoopis.com/computer_repair/ They usually contain a good troubleshooting section that will help you out. -- JohnB > > I have a dead iBook 600Mhz. I need do some homebrew diagnosis as to why > > exactly it won't start. Is there an online manual out there that will tell [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > -- > JohnB I think I'm having the same issue on my 12" iBook. When I try to turn on my computer, I hear the hard drive spin, and then it shuts down after 3 or 4 seconds. The screen never comes on and the boot process doesn't even start. This seems to randomly occur whether I power it down, or put it to sleep and close the lid. Eventually (sometimes after trying to start half a dozen times and sometimes the 1st or 2nd time) it will start. Any suggestions? TIA Entity DDonSS3@aol.com uttered this profundity: > I think I'm having the same issue on my 12" iBook. When I try to turn > on my computer, I hear the hard drive spin, and then it shuts down [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > trying to start half a dozen times and sometimes the 1st or 2nd time) > it will start. A whole series of that model was defective in the logic board, your symptoms are common. Apple has an ongoing program to replace defective logic boards: http://www.apple.com/support/ibook/faq/ Unfortunately, the program only covers display anomalies, such as distorted patterns ( mosaic of death). In my case, the iBook does not qualify because it refuses to boot up at all. I may sometime soon take it to the Apple store and try to get a personal break, but otherwise they want $350 to replace the board. Incidentally, I believe you can replace that board with a 700 or 800Mhz board and get an upgrade as well as a repair. Not sure how Apple feels about that on a warrantee job. They would probably hit you up for some money, if in fact your iBook qualifies for the repair program. -- Gnarlie |
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