iBook G4 12" 768MB RAM error: hda: task_in_intr: Re: iBook G4 12" 768MB RAM error: hda: task_in_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }

[Chris Rees]

> Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:21:59 +0100
> From: James Tappin <sjt at star.sr.bham.ac.uk>
> Subject: Re: iBook G4 12" 768MB RAM error: hda: task_in_intr:
>        status=0x51 {   DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support,     not for general discussions"
>        <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:52:40 +1000
> Peter Garrett <peter.garrett at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>
> PG> On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:08:28 -0700
> PG> Brian Tillman <mailinglists at briantillman.com> wrote:
> PG>
> PG> > On Jun 21, 2008, at 9:41 PM, Peter Garrett wrote:
> PG>
> PG> [snip]
> PG> > > Am I right in thinking that this Toshiba / Mac 30 Gig hard drive
> PG> > > is dead?
> PG> [snip]
> PG>
> PG> > I think you've hit the nail on the head
> PG>
> PG> Sadly, it looks like it... thanks for the confirmation...
>
> I think it should be possible to get the old disk out and replace it but
> it's unlikely to be easy -- I have done it on a G3 iBook, but without a
> detailed instruction set I suspect I'd either not have got it apart or
> had bits left over. One thing you need to check is whether there are
> clearance restrictions on the G4 iBook (the G3 won't take all laptop
> disks, only those strictly less than 1cm thick).
>
> --

Great, subjects monged again. Sorry for the double post.

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Oh hell, are you in for a rough evening if you fancy taking apart your
G4 iBook. This little bugger is notoriously time consuming. Detailed
instructions:

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/iBook-G4-12-Inch/Hard-Drive-Replacement/83/14/

or

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/iBook-G4-14-Inch/Hard-Drive-Replacement/84/15/

Good luck, I hope you manage it. It'll be worth it, think of the outcome :)



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