05-18-2008, 06:03 AM
[quote Thrift Store Scott]Follow-up: Big "Duuuuh!"
I put the one with the good hard drive (the 12") in "Target Disk Mode" and then used the one with the good optical drive (the 14") to officially make the 12" my own by erasing the previous owner's spooge and installing a new OS.
I'll check NewEgg for the hard drive as directed.
Thanks again for your help.
Glad you are already halfway to salvaging these two iBooks. Always nice to read successful Mac salvage stories.
Friendly reminder (which you probably already know anyway), installing a hard drive in either the 12" or 14" iBook is almost a complete disassembly. Proceed with caution. Use a walkthrough and figure out a method of keeping track of parts and screws before beginning. Good luck.
Nathan
I put the one with the good hard drive (the 12") in "Target Disk Mode" and then used the one with the good optical drive (the 14") to officially make the 12" my own by erasing the previous owner's spooge and installing a new OS.
I'll check NewEgg for the hard drive as directed.
Thanks again for your help.
Glad you are already halfway to salvaging these two iBooks. Always nice to read successful Mac salvage stories.
Friendly reminder (which you probably already know anyway), installing a hard drive in either the 12" or 14" iBook is almost a complete disassembly. Proceed with caution. Use a walkthrough and figure out a method of keeping track of parts and screws before beginning. Good luck.
Nathan