My Problem

My iBook G4 was having trouble charging and after trying different cables, it seemed the problem was the DC-in board. Our local Mac repair shop quoted us $170 for the repair.

My Fix

The items arrived faster than promised and the instructions were easy to follow. Saved $140 from what the repair shop would have charged for a job that maybe took me 15 minutes to complete. The hardest part is getting the plastic cover off the back.

My Advice

Did not need the spudger as suggested but you will need a very small phillips head screwdriver for the interior screws.

My Problem

My trusty little iBook G4 was no longer charging up and since I had just bought a new battery and new power cord, I knew it must be the DC in-board. Well, I called it the little hole where you plug in the cord.

My Fix

Repairing it was surprisingly quick and relatively simple. The step-by-step guide and photos made it a lot less intimidating, and within about 30 min I had the laptop put back together and charging up like nothing had happened. I am very pleased with my purchase and can't recommend this site enough!

My Advice

I'm not sure how necessary the spudger was- I think a flathead could do the same job, but at $3 I don't even really care. Just remember to try and keep all the little screws somewhat organized when you're taking it apart so reassembling it won't be a guessing game.

My Problem

Because I wanted to keep my Mac as much as possible.

My Fix

It went just fine.

My Advice

No.

My Problem

Fixed the backlight and the dc in-board.

My Fix

It went smoothly, thanks to the guides at iFixit.com

The hole process took only an hour, with my two inquisitive teenage-daugthers by my side and over both my shoulders :D

My Advice

Get the tools you need ready before you start! Remember to order the spudger, I didn't and this tool is essential!!

My Problem

Replaced the dc in board because apple did not have the parts -

it was especially important to my son with autism as all his

files were on his ibook- which would have been so stressful

if we lost the information.

My Fix

So smoothly - the instructions and and efficiency in which we

received the part - very impressed and made my life easier!

Thanks so much - will definitely not hesitate to use this again-

total repair was back up within 12 days - even in small town rural canada....

My Advice

Make sure when taking your computer apart you have all your parts together or take notes for which screws go where. By the time you get to the repair after you get the parts sometimes you forget.

My Problem

Our daughter reported that her six-year-old Apple iBook G4 12" was no longer charging its battery.

After determining the battery and AC power adapter were functioning properly, a Google search suggested that the DC-in board -- a small circuit board that includes the power adapter port (which you stick the adapter plug into) and a cable that plugs into the logic board -- had likely gone bad, probably from mechanical failure.

My Fix

Pretty well, thanks to a very thorough and well-illustrated guide from ifixit. I had contacted a local Mac repair shop, but it said it no longer serviced iBook G4s because it couldn't get parts from Apple.

While I've been inside several computers, I had to take a deep breath over the prospect of prying apart the lower case of the iBook with a spudger… and indeed, the ifixit guide cautioned, "Take a deep breath."

It took some patience and care to not crack the plastic case. But gradually, the tabs came apart (the guide was so thorough as to tell us exactly how many "clicks" to expect).

The back side of the lower case didn't come apart quite like the guide described -- we had to use the spudger rather than wiggle it apart -- but come apart it did.

The DC-in board was actually quite simple to replace. Then we re-assembled the iBook. It took just under one hour.

But it still wouldn't charge. Eventually, we realized a mistake we had made: We had inserted one of the two screws for the DC-in board into the hole for one of the iBook's feet instead by mistake. Not only could we not attach the foot, but the laptop wouldn't charge.

So we disassembled the laptop a second time, inserted the screw into the proper hole (near the outer edge of the laptop), and reassembled the laptop (this time, the whole process took just 20 minutes).

The laptop now charges the battery properly … and the feet are all in place. High five, bay-bee!

My Advice

Be patient. Slow down.

Study the illustrations in the guide carefully. Take special note of red circles that have been Photoshopped in to identify exact locations of holes. Did I mention slow down?

I can't say enough how impressed I am with the ifixit guide (and the site's general cheekiness, which helps ratchet down the fear factor).