Motherboard swap

sk8kingda3rd · 08-21-2008, 07:13 PM

Okay so seeings as the processor in the ibook G3 i have is soldered to the board i had the bright idea to just buy a newer motherboard with higher frequency proscessor on it. But the highest frequency for the G3 ever made was 900 Mhz. The G4 was the one that broke 1Ghz, so i was wondering how compatible the G4 motherbord was with a G3 shell cuz ive never been able to tear a G4 apart. So to summarize: would a G4 motherboard fit into a G3 shell?

sinclair_tm · 08-22-2008, 12:04 AM

Well, that is a good question, I'm not 100% sure, but I would have to say no. There are several architectural differences between the computers that I would say that they are not. Plus they have different power requirements, and I believe that the ports have been shuffled around. I'm not even sure that you can put a faster G3 motherboard in it. This is something that would require a bit of research.

macthorough · 08-25-2008, 02:24 PM

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biigboo · 08-28-2008, 01:42 AM

You can put iBook G4 board in your G3 iBook, however it is not a simple board swap. Below are parts you will need to get to do the swap.

Frame
Heatsink
Fan
Hard drive mounting brackets & cable
Optical drive, brackets, and cable
Top Case
Airport card
LVDS cable
Inverter cable
Bottom Case

In the end, only your LCD panel, inverter, display plastics & hinge, airport antenna, battery, hard drive, and keyboard will be reusable.

08-21-2008, 07:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
sk8kingda3rd Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 65 OS: winXP-sp2/Mac OS-X Tiger/Linux Ubuntu My System	Motherboard swap Okay so seeings as the processor in the ibook G3 i have is soldered to the board i had the bright idea to just buy a newer motherboard with higher frequency proscessor on it. But the highest frequency for the G3 ever made was 900 Mhz. The G4 was the one that broke 1Ghz, so i was wondering how compatible the G4 motherbord was with a G3 shell cuz ive never been able to tear a G4 apart. So to summarize: would a G4 motherboard fit into a G3 shell? __________________ "I reject your reality and substitute my own" -Adam Savage Last edited by sk8kingda3rd; 08-21-2008 at 07:14 PM.

08-25-2008, 02:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
macthorough Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 260 OS: WIN XP PRO	Re: Motherboard swap Check this site dude... what's up Click that >>> THAT Don't forget that little email button at the bottom they prolly know more that we can say...

08-28-2008, 01:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
biigboo Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3 OS: Leopard	Re: Motherboard swap You can put iBook G4 board in your G3 iBook, however it is not a simple board swap. Below are parts you will need to get to do the swap. Frame Heatsink Fan Hard drive mounting brackets & cable Optical drive, brackets, and cable Top Case Airport card LVDS cable Inverter cable Bottom Case In the end, only your LCD panel, inverter, display plastics & hinge, airport antenna, battery, hard drive, and keyboard will be reusable.