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  • Are you sure that it's not booting? There is a well known problem with iBooks and their Logic Boards. So well known that Apple is repairing any of the affected ones (even those outside of warranty). Details are available here [apple.com].I know a number of people who have had this problem, including my wife.
    • Thanks for the tip. My iBook's serial number was in the range that could have problems so I called up Apple.

      One thing to watch out for is that if your iBook is out of warranty they'll charge you $49 to get to talk to them. You do get that back if they think the problem is the logic board. The other thing that annoyed me is that they charged me $49 to back up my hard drive. As I can't turn mine to boot I had to pay. There's no way to say "only charge me if you have to give me a new hard drive".
      • When my wife's died, I was still able to SSH into it and copy the important files off. You might want to give that a try.
        Her's was still in the 1 year warranty period but outside of the 3 month call in period (we did purchase AppleCare before the 1 year was up just in case). They seem to be flexible on that point if they don't have to talk to you for long. I was referred to a local repair shop that answered more questions and completed the problem determination.
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