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iBook G4 Repair with a Blowtorch

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The graphics chip on an old iBook G4 had had the pins underneath it broken due to the bending of the board over time.Using a compression and heat method we were able to reconnect the pins with the use of flux.Although the editing leaves room for a different iBook to be put in its place this is in fact the same iBook all the way through the video.This is the first and only time we have tried this, so we don't knwo for sure whether this is full solution, or a lucky first attempt. And with that said, we won't be taking responsibility if you try it and the results are less than lovely ;)As you can see at the start of the video the screen is a complete mess, and by the end it looks fine again.Music: All Right Now by FreeCamera and Editing by Sam, Idea and Performance by Eddie*This is the same video that was on before, I have since updated the image quality*

Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: Sam1487

Length: 03:15
Rating: 5.00
Views: 12200

Tags: all  blowtorch  broken  chip  computer  fix  free  graphics  ibook  now  pins  repait  right  

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Superdude688 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Epic. how do I know if my g4 is having the same problem? what are the symptoms? could you still hear the startup noise from the speakers and everything seemed to work except the screen, or was it not working at all before you did this?
legai77 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
hey dude my ibook g4 is having issues when i turn the laptop on. A small box is coming up that is flashing a question mark and the finder symbol can you please help.
Sam1487 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I'd imagine that if it's working now that it should last a good while, as it melted enough to get to where it needed to be.
Sam1487 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Yep you can't hold me responsible - them's the breaks =PWell this method has the heat going more directly to the piece you want it to.
claatu (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
By the way mine was a freezing screen issue, right after startup. Sometime Black Screen, too. Could be because the ATI gpu is placed upside down on g3 900 14"... don't know....could be...
claatu (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Hi Sam, I just want to THANK YOU! and want you to know that your method worked on my G3 900, meaning that my GPU is below the Hard Drive and rear side of the logic board. I blow torched it for 20 minutes+10more, until the flux was bubbling.I placed more flux and a lump of solder on the F clamp, 1 inch above the GPU, it didn't really melt but about to be bent, meaning that I don't know if it reached 160° C, so I don't know how long it will last. but better this than risking melting the GBA.
maddmaddworld (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
WHAT?!? You mean that I can't hold you responsible for ME melting my T42?!? LOL ;-)In the past, I have tried to reflow the GPU pins by using a heat gun, but there is too much air flowing around it and it is causing the nearby components to come off. grrrrr
Sam1487 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I imagine it would, the theory behind what worked here should work on all laptops with the same problem - just don't hold me to it!
maddmaddworld (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I am curious as to whether or not this method would work on the T4x series Thinkpads...hmmm
rcnkiller (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
when all else fails GET THE BLOW TORCH XD

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