increasing the shelf life of an old iBook

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increasing the shelf life of an old iBook

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DIY instructions found here.

pretty bad ass way of reusing a busted machine, IMHO.
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That was pretty cool. Almost makes me want to go hunt eBay... like I need ANOTHER project right now.
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eh, it's a G3. heat will eventually pop the graphics controller off the board, and it'll stop booting. The 2.5" hard drive isn't ready for server use, especially if it's the original drive that's been banged about in a laptop.

I wouldn't call it anywhere close to reliable enough to trust as a server.
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DarkVader wrote:eh, it's a G3. heat will eventually pop the graphics controller off the board, and it'll stop booting. The 2.5" hard drive isn't ready for server use, especially if it's the original drive that's been banged about in a laptop.

I wouldn't call it anywhere close to reliable enough to trust as a server.
i'm sure it's possible to do better, and you're more welcome to - especially if you post a howto. :mrgreen:
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