My Problem

My powerbook would not remember the date, time or wireless password after shutting down and rebooting.

My Fix

Seemless. Cruised your website as I have done previously to repair my 1st and 2nd gen ipods, as well as Wallstreet, Lombard & Pismo powerbooks. Found the cause of my G4's illness, ordered the part. One week later it arrived at my doorstep in Sydney Australia. Followed your detailed guides as always. Fifteen minutes later tests completed she is as good as new.

My Advice

This particular repair is very simple to do. You CAN do it. Bite the bullet and invest in Ifixit's tool kit they are a work of art.The off the shelf tools here in Australia are a little agricultural.Take your time and involve some one that you think might be interested.Their bright shiny eyes will be reward enough when its all put back together and working as designed. Sometimes the repair might not work the first time. Don't let yourself be put off. Retrace the steps and try again. They will chorus how do you do it? Shout from the roof tops "Ifxit"

My Problem

I "fixed" the PRAM battery a couple years back when I couldn't find the correct battery with the pigtails. So, I originally ended up soldering replacement leads to a similar rechargeable, but the solder was really way too thick because the solder didn't want to stick to the battery - not even with lots of flux. Even though I filed as much of the excess solder off as I could, it was way too thick and kept the SuperDrive from functioning properly. It was like that a couple years.

My Fix

The correct battery is a snap. Two quick joints and it works perfectly again... and the SuperDrive came back to life as well as the system settings.

My Advice

Use this battery - it's well worth the price. Don't be afraid to tear down your (old) laptop. It took an hour or so for the new rechargeable to get up to full power.

The iFixit guides are terrific.

My Problem

Internal battery was gone

My Fix

Very well; Had it done!

My Advice

Yust fix it ...

My Problem

pram wad dead.

My Fix

Easy. Couldn't buy the whole thing, but just bought the battery and had to solder it into the circuit board. Two solder connections, and voila!

My Advice

iFixit makes fixing my laptop easy. Doing it yourself is not only fun but saves money and hassle!