Putting back together a G4 800MHz ibook; where does the magnet go?

LABachlr

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My sister's friend just replaced the hard drive on her G4 800Mhz 12" ibook, and she is putting the computer back together. There is a small retangular magnet that she thinks went near the CD ROM, but she is not sure exactly where.

Does anyone of a pic of where it goes?

What if she leaves it out and doesn't put it back? Will the computer still have all of its functions? Someone said it has to do with the sleep function.
 
I looked on there and could not find it. That is the guide they are using. Do you happen to see it?

And when you say sleep, do you mean when you close the lid it won't put the computer to sleep without it?
 
I has this same problem. The magnet is to put the computer to sleep. The magnet goes to the bottom right of the keyboard. There is a spot just for it. It goes between the two halfs.
I lost mine magnet, and I found another one that didn't fit, so I put it on the top right of the battery bay.
 
Is it a slot that the magnet slides into that is the exact size of the magnet?

Do you have a pic?
 
She put the computer back together without the magnet to see if it would work (the first attempt was not successful), and it didn't work. She is able to boot from the CD, but the trackpad does not work (but the mouse does), and it does not see the hard drive. There is no hard drive under "destination" when attempting to install the OS. She made sure that everything was plugged in.

Any ideas?
 
My idea is she will need to take it all apart, and recheck all the connections. The hard drive is probably missing its IDE connection to the logic board. The IDE cable curls around the edge of the logic board, and _that_ connector is easy to leave loose, and easy to damage. Make sure that's taped in place.
The trackpad will be a very small connector directly under the edge of the keyboard compartment. You can see the connector if you just flip the keyboard up and look underneath the top case toward the track pad. It's probably not connected, or I have connected it with one pair off, and one pair on. If you look at the connector, you will know what I mean.
That little trackpad connector is easy to forget (I've done that a few times!)
The magnet's only purpose in life is to detect that the display lid is closed, to put your iBook to sleep when closing the lid. That won't happen if the magnet is missing, and your iBook won't wake up simply by opening the lid. No other function would be affected.
3 reasons above why many folks pay a trained tech to do this type of job.
You can look at lots of pictures - actually doing the job can leave you missing something important, especially if you have to leave the ibook as a box of parts while you get a replacement hard drive.
 
OK. Thanks. She said she checked all the connections. Also, it mentioned in the instructions to remove two wires so it is easier to work, but she did not do that. She just worked around it because she did not want to take a chance in damaging them.

Would anything else cause these issues or only what you mentioned?
 
LABachlr said:
Would anything else cause these issues or only what you mentioned?
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What? Isn't that enough?
How about:
A bent pin, or a mis-connected connector.
Shorting out one of the chips on the logic board.
Missing a dis-connected connector that was not _disturbed_ intentionally, but accidentally missed, or the wire pulled from its connector (easy to do)
A screw going through a wire, shorting against the metal frame, or otherwise electrically ruined.
Anything else that might happen, that an experienced tech might notice as 'not looking right'
Not knowing where all the hardware (like magnets) belong when the iBook is reassembled.
The only two wires that I can guess were not disconnected would be for the speakers, and the power switch - not related to what's happening now, I suppose.
How much more do you need to realize that the iBook needs to get completely taken apart. Not to generalize here - but take it to someone who appears to be beyond the first time taking an iBook apart. I have disassembled hundreds...
Apologize for the rant, here. :)
 
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