Need help with Clamshell G3 iBook

[dougal]

I bought a Clamshell iBook G3 to restore for only 40 Euros :-)

Turns out all that was wrong with it was a fault hard drive, so i removed the factory 6Gb and installed a 120Gb drive. So far so good.

Problem is once i booted up and started installing OS X i realized that there seems to be a problem with the keyboard.

All the number keys (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0) and the DEL key along with the ] key are NOT working. All the other keys are fine and the machine other than that (and a faulty battery) works fine.

I tried blowing compressed air into the keyboard and tapping the keys in question a litt;e harder but no result.

If i plug in a USB keyboard that works fine, so its def not a software issue.

Any ideas or tips ?

[dougal]

Bugger.. Thats what i was thinking.

Any idea where i can get one for butt cheap as in almost next to nothing?

[dougal]

It was indeed the keyboard. I found one cheap on ebay and installed it. The iBook is now working perfectly. Also ordered an Airport wireless card for it. Don't think i'll bother with a battery, its not like i'll be travelling with this laptop.