It is possible to install an LCD panel from a later "Snow" G3 iBook to bring your 2nd-generation clamshell up to a 1024x768 resolution. This mod not only requires a later LCD, but also the Clamshell LCD cable for LG displays, weren't weren't terribly common. If you're lucky, your Clamshell will already have an LG LCD installed with the correct cable, but if you're not, tracking down one might be diffficult.
This mod ONLY works on 2nd Generation FireWire Clamshells.
Yes, and no. Any 2nd generation iBook Clamshell can use a DVD drive, but the first generation clamshells can't due to a lack a video memory, and other compatibility issues. You can totally make a DVD equipped Indigo though.
The G3 processor in the Clamshell is soldered straight to the motherboard. However, it is pin-compatible with certain G4 chips, allowing upgrades if you have the right equipment and skills to perform BGA soldering work. This has been successfully done before by dosdude1. You will also need to add a fan in somewhere to allow the chip to keep cool.
While a pain to take apart, once you get a Clamshell apart, SSD upgrades are easy. I would recommend going with an IDE-mSata adapter. While you can cheap out and get an IDE-CF or IDE-SD adapter, they will be a bit sluggish on OS X.
576MB PC66 SO-DIMM. Install one 512MB stick along with the soldered RAM.
The iBook Clamshell may have trouble using internal hard drives OR SSDs larger than 120GB.
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