iBook problem. Spinning beachball on startup.

[C(-)ris]

Sure, try and boot from the original restore media from the iBook and reinstall the OS. If it works you are good, if not, run the hardware test that came with the iBook. It is on either the last disk of the restore media or a separate disk. Replace whatever failed the test. However, I think you will find that any one part far surpasses the value of a G3 iBook.