G4 ibooks, notebook sales growth, pismo g4 upgrade, ipod accessories, and more, charles w. Powerbook g4 aluminium 15 upgrades upgrade your mac. Removing the internal hard disk 80 installing an airport card 88 6 troubleshooting 91 information in this chapter 91 problems that prevent you from using your computer 92 restoring your computers software 93 other problems 94 locating your product serial number 94 appendix a specifications 95. How do you replace or upgrade the hard drive in the powerbook g4 models.
Unfortunately, this machine is out of warranty, so im pretty much on my own for getting this back to working order. I am about to replace the hard disk of an ibook g4 a 12 1. Storage info for each powerbook g4 details on speed, dimensions, and hard drive and ssd interface specifics is listed below along with common identifiers suitable to identify a powerbook g4 in order to determine which hard drives and ssds are compatible. Hello i have powerbook g4 when i boot up suddenly the system initialize and it takes to long to show the desktop. Performance and clock frequency vary depending on application workload and hardware and software configurations. Mac specs by capability mac storage upgrades powerbook g4 models. Owcs stepbystep video of how to install a hard drive or ssd in the apple powerbook g4 aluminum 15inch with model id. Hp probook 450 g4 notebook pc product specifications hp. Apples line of powerbook laptops was intended for the professional and power users. Your friends powerbook g4 is probably too new to be supported by your universal 9. Jun 22, 2008 go to to see instructions for replacing the hard drive. Looking through mactracker, only the original powerbook g4 jan 2001 to oct 2001 would be old enough to boot from 9. Apple has been known to provide replacement software restore dvds to those that ask. How to install a hard drive in the power mac g4 titanium.
Owcs stepbystep video of how to install a hard drive or ssd in the apple powerbook g4 aluminum 17inch with model id. Upon start up, i have been getting a grey screen, the apple logo and the whirly startup thing for a few minutes then the screen would go very dark grey and i. This can be as large as 60 gb or so depending on your data. Install a hard drive into a powerbook 15 g4 titanium.
Ive used a tutorial like this to load leopard on a powerbook g4 ti with an 800mhz proc. Removing the internal hard disk 72 installing an airport card 80 6 troubleshooting 83 information in this chapter 83 problems that prevent you from using your computer 84 restoring your computers software 85 other problems 86 locating your product serial number 87 appendix a specifications 89. Can i install off the usb instead of the disc drive. Watch and see how to install a new hard drive into a powerbook 15 g4 titanium system. Follow the steps in this section to replace the hard disk.
Need to reformat powerbook g4 no osx di apple community. Owcs stepbystep video of how to install a hard drive in the apple powerbook g4 titanium. I am using the powerbook g4 15inch and 17inch software install and restore install disk mac os version 10. Page 84 with a torx t8 screwdriver, remove the two screws that secure the hard disk carrier to the other mounting bracket and then gently remove the hard disk. Its running leopard and cant be updated past that version. Using it is not an issue as i learned computers on an original. The first 15 powerbook g4 aluminium was released in september 2005 with 1ghz and 1. May 05, 2014 owcs stepbystep video of how to install a hard drive or ssd in the apple powerbook g4 aluminum 17inch with model id. Can you explain how to do that, or link me to a place that explains it well. Make sure the screws and rubber stoppers are in place on the sides of the drive.
How do you replace or upgrade the hard drive in the powerbook g4. Yeah djackmac your right, i have a powerbook, it has 256 soldered into the board, and you can install up to a gig, which is actually 1. Because of its availability in highly powerful configurations, it was also considered a replacement for the 12inch powerbook, ending the nearly 15year production of powerbookbranded computers. Instructions covering how to replace or upgrade the hard drive in every powerbook g4 system, powerbook g4 compatible hard drives, and. How to install a hard drive into a powerbook 15 g4.
Apple powerbook g4 disk utility free software downloads. How do you replace or upgrade the hard drive in the. Powerbook g4 aluminium 17 upgrades upgrade your mac. The guides i find online, such as this one, describe a rather long procedure where both the bottom and top covers of the case are removed. It doesnt fit nonunibody models check out our other items. Creative it offers same day powerbook g4 repair london. Try holding the drive against your body while pushing the cable away from you, or rocking the cable gently from side to side while applying even pressure, or both. Powerbook g4 hard drive replacement tech support guy. How do you replace or upgrade the hard drive in the powerbook. Interested in using these videos on your site view our video usage policy. However i found on line the official apple disassembly manual whci directs you to do the following. The drive has never shown any problem, not even a bad sector in 4. How to recover data from old powerbook g4 hard drive ifixit.
Windows tends to put new files in any available open space. Information regarding the type of hard drive used in each powerbook g4 model is provided on the specs page for the model of interest. While youre stuck at home, make the most of your time by learning a new language, skill, or even train for a remotework job with our new premium online. Identical to the 140, it was the high end of the original powerbook line featuring a faster 25mhz motorola 68030 processor with floating point unit fpu and a more expensive and significantly better quality 10 active matrix display. Replace the hard drive in your powerbook g4 aluminum 17 1. Reinstalling system on g4 from original disk apple ios. Apple powerbook g4 dvi getting started manual pdf download. 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 know there is a way to wipe the hard drives without the disc. Basic features of your powerbook 18 additional features of your powerbook 20 inside your powerbook 22 about mac os x 24 itoolsfree internet services for mac users 26 sherlock 2your internet search detective 28 apple. If there are other software steps needed other than the original superduper clone i would be. The refresh in september 2003 brought in a 1ghz processor, an upgraded graphics card and replaced the standard usb ports with usb 2. Im pretty sure its a ppc and i believe the processor clocks 1.
The other mac is my bosses, so i dont want to it up at all. Solved old powerbook g4 wont boot from any install disc. Creative it offers same day powerbook g4 repair london, uk. I visited, downloaded its powerbook g4 12inch hard drive replacement guide, and printed it out. One 7 mm hex in the upper left corner of the upper case a t6 torx driver will do the job.
G4 ibooks, notebook sales growth, pismo g4 upgrade, ipod. How to install a hard drive in the power mac g4 titanium owc. I found the instructions on releasing the front latch not very helpful at least i did not succeed following these steps. Getting started with your powerbook g4 apple support. Apple external hard disk drives, apple powerbook powerpc g4 laptops, apple. Thank you for helping us maintain cnets great community. Its not easy to do it yourself, and you need the right tools. The powerbook line includes the powerbook 100, duo, 500, and 5300 series. I have removed the dead toshiba 60gb 5400rpm hd and replaced it with a hitachi travelstar 80gb, 5400rpm hd. Superdrive dvdcd upgrades for apple powerbook g4 models. Apple powerbook g4 disk utility free software downloads and. Is the removal of the bottom cover really required. May 11, 2016 assuming that the bootable media is correct for your powerbook, you might need to boot into open firmware and select the optical drive.
Powerbook g4 aluminium 12 upgrades upgrade your mac. Being in the uk you wouldnt want to order from here, but you can take a look to see what is available. Disconnect the hard drive cable from the hard drive by applying even pressure on both sides while maintaining a firm grip on the drive itself. Powerbook g4 hard drive install april 2010 forums cnet. Although every effort is made to provide the most accurate and useful information in owc videos, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy. Aug 30, 2006 i have a mac powerbook g4 that has a dead hard drive. Builtin mounting kit, fully integrated into laptop, no cablespsu software driver needed.
Apple powerbook g4 titanium 400 and 500mhz 02 service. September 8, 2009 in services f london, united kingdom creative it, based in central london in the uk has a team of professional apple powerbook g4 repair specialists to handle and troubleshoot all sorts of hardware and software problems with powerbook g4 titanium and powerbook g4 aluminium laptop models. Not all customers or software applications necessarily benefit from use of this technology. Vintage calculator electronika mk61 programmable ussr. Award winners versus best headphones best laptops best phones best tvs best speakers best routers best smart home best tablets best digital cameras best hard. Have a friend in toronto who called me up, a bit frantic, because her powermac g4 notebook suddenly died. Mac ssd upgrades for all powerbook g4 models macs by. The 12inch powerbook g4 remained available until may 16, 2006, when the macbook was introduced as a replacement for the ibook. However, the disk itself should be accessible from the top. Apple specialistsappleauthorized selfservicing providers internal use only. Because of its availability in highly powerful configurations, it was also considered a replacement for the 12inch powerbook, ending the nearly 15year production of powerbook branded computers.
Assuming that the bootable media is correct for your powerbook, you might need to boot into open firmware and select the optical drive. Powerbook g4 cannot detect hard disk apple ios os help. Dual boot, support installation of 2nd operating system on the 2nd hdd and boot. After a system failure on my powerbook g4 aluminium 12 inch, ive reformatted the hard drive, having hoped that i could simply reinstall the system off the original install disk that came with the computer, but when it gets to the stage where the disk asks for a target disk to be designated, it isnt recognising the internal hard disk, so it sticks on the select a destination window. Hello, my 12 867ghz, 40g, 786ram powerbook stopped starting up.
How to install a hard drive into a powerbook 15 g4 titanium. Vintage apple macintosh powerbook 180 8mb160mb wac adaptersystem 7. Dec 29, 2009 i got a very old powerbook g4 from my friend, but i want to wipe it clean, start fresh. Hey i crashed my 17 powerbook g4 please dont ask long story and i want to know if i have leopard.
The last few generations of macs which could boot mac os 9 require a modelspecific 9. Powerbook g4 hard drive upgrade london mac response centre. How i replaced my powerbooks hard drive computerworld. Browse and buy upgrades for the powerbook g4 aluminium 15, with detailed. I have a mac powerbook g4 that has a dead hard drive. The last model of the powerbook g4 17 was released in october 2005. The first powerbook g4 12 was released in january 2003 with an 867mhz processor using ddr pc2100 memory. Fully integrated into laptop, no cablespsusoftware driver needed 3. The refresh in april 2004 saw the 15 powerbook move to 1. Sep 08, 2009 september 8, 2009 in services f london, united kingdom creative it, based in central london in the uk has a team of professional apple powerbook g4 repair specialists to handle and troubleshoot all sorts of hardware and software problems with powerbook g4 titanium and powerbook g4 aluminium laptop models. Choose the type of upgrade you are looking for from the tabs below. I know i can delete the home folder and write the hard drive with 0s in disk utilty. Sep 17, 2014 owcs stepbystep video of how to install a hard drive or ssd in the apple powerbook g4 aluminum 15inch with model id.
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