Rebecca from Small Dog Electronics shows how to correctly and efficiently replace the hard drive in a G4 Ibook. Part one of a three part video. Small Dog Electronics is the third largest Apple Specialist in the US. Visit us at Smalldog.com. The tech here is Rebeccak@Smalldog.com

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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
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17 Responses to “iBook G4 Hard Drive Swap Part 1 of 3”

  1. 05673spaulding Says:

    You have to format …
    You have to format the new hard drive, to do that you’ll need to boot from an external HD, install media or plug it into another computer while it’s in target disk mode. You need to use Disk Utility to format the drive. Depending on the model you may limited though to a 120GB hard drive.

  2. 05673spaulding Says:

    Similar but not …
    Similar but not exactly the same.

  3. 05673spaulding Says:

    The G4 14″ iBooks …
    The G4 14″ iBooks used 3 different panels. It would be best to contact Small Dog with the units serial# so they can verify what they have for new and used panels.

  4. 05673spaulding Says:

    Small Dog is an …
    Small Dog is an Apple Authorized Service provider. Small Dog performs repairs unit both Apple Desktop and Portable computers. Small Dog.

  5. ShouldveNever Says:

    The top case sticks …
    The top case sticks up by the center so I can’t remove it. How do I get it off without breaking it??

  6. liutenghou Says:

    “not complicated”.. …
    “not complicated”…riiiiiight

  7. juicymouth Says:

    that was great! …
    that was great! thanks for the help. easy as cake!

  8. rimon25 Says:

    Thanks, God Bless …
    Thanks, God Bless you.

  9. djchevyonutube Says:

    this is a great …
    this is a great help but i know its not something that i would try on my own . do you offer this service?…and if so…. how much is it to have done?

  10. IanAxberg Says:

    does anyone know …
    does anyone know where i can get my 14in ibook screen fixed that wont cost 700 dollars!! :) this is very helpful thanks!!

  11. randomjunkguy Says:

    1:35
    haha

    1:35
    haha

  12. IrishTapout2430 Says:

    I have an Ibook 12″ …
    I have an Ibook 12″ G3 and was wondering if this guide will help me take apart mine and put the new hard drive in? I have a step by step guide, but its not in video form. I kinda want to be able to refrence both of them.

  13. finishtouchus Says:

    I swaped out my …
    I swaped out my 40MB hard drive with a 160GB hard drive but how can I make my Apple iBook G4 1.33Ghz detect the new device I dont have the user’s manual. When I start my mac up I get a folder with a ? mark on it. Plz help me Thank you.

  14. TheGoodtechs Says:

    Thanks, you took …
    Thanks, you took my fears on opening laptops 10*

  15. phillyubox Says:

    This was fantastic! …
    This was fantastic! Thank you so much. 2 little nitpicks: sometimes the area of the iBook being worked on was out of camera range. Also, it’d be great if this were higher def. Thanks again, Rebecca.

  16. bryentravis Says:

    Thank you! Very …
    Thank you! Very helpful and well done.

  17. KipKayXx Says:

    thx! very helpful 5 …
    thx! very helpful 5 stars

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