iFixit - Unresolved Questions Tagged apple

iPod Touch 3rd Generation: Parts: iPod Touch 3rd gen and 2nd gen: Are they the same?

Tue, 18 May 2010 07:19:38 -0700

Is the digitizer and LCD on the iPod touch 3rd generation the same part as the iPod touch 2nd generation? If not can a 2nd generation digitizer and/or LCD be used on a 3rd generation?

⟐ Answered May 18, 2010 at 7:19 am -0700

iPod 5th Generation (Video): iPod won't turn on, stuck on Apple Logo Splash Screen.

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:43:52 -0700

Well, one day, I decided to try to sync my iPod (80 gig 5th Gen Classic) with Winamp, and, at the same time, unbeknownst to me, iTunes was doing something with it at the same time. Long story short, it won't be recognized by my laptop (Windows Vista Home Premium, SP2) and is stuck on the Apple Logo Splash Screen thing. I've tried to let it die, and then try to turn it on after a while, but that hasn't worked yet. This just happened yesterday, so the problem's still fresh. I've tried using all the wires in my possesion, and even went as far as to borrow a friend's, so I'm pretty sure it's not the wire. I've tried hard resetting it multiple times, if holding the Menu and Select button at the same time and waiting until the splash screen shows up is what hard resetting it is.. Help is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!

⟐ Commented August 27, 2012 at 7:43 am -0700

iPod Touch 4th Generation: I heard its called an antenna cable help plz

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 07:19:11 -0700

I cracked my ipod 4 so i bought a new digitizer and accidentaly ripped off half of the antenna cable and it made a sound like velcro and now the power button dosent work and when i hit the home button it just goes white...... Anyone please please please help

⟐ Answered August 13, 2011 at 7:19 am -0700

iMac Intel 24" EMC 2111: Replacing power supply with ATX PSU?

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 19:39:02 -0700

Hello everyone,

The PSU of our 2006 Intel iMac failed, replacing it with an original Apple PSU would be a tad expensive. I have a couple of questions regarding a replacement with an ATX PSU.

Is there anybody who has experience with replacing the standard PSU with an ATX one?

Does anybody know what voltage each pin from the DC-connector needs? GND, 12V and 24V, but which pin is which?

Would it be safe to connect the iMac ground to the -12V on the ATX PSU, the 12V to the 24V and the 0V to the 12V pins?

Thanks!

⟐ Answered September 3, 2011 at 7:39 pm -0700

MacBook Pro 13": Will not go past white screen w/ turning gear.

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:12:44 -0700

I've got a MacBook Pro that is stuck on a white screen w/ an apple on it w/ a spinning gear. I have left it doing so for over 2 hours and still nothing has happened. I have tried holding the shift key in order to boot to safe mode; once this is done, the grey bar loads but reverts back to white screen with apple on it and spinning gear. I have also tried holding down the Command+Option+P+R and it still will not get past the screen w/ apple and spinning gear. I have tried the Mac OS x Install DVD, gone to the disk utility and attempted to repair. I left this over night and returned to a still-3-hour-wait on the repair. I decided to then cancel it and noticed a "Burn Image" feature... I clicked to the Users folder and noticed my things were still there. I was going to attempt an Archive and Install but noticed that this disc (10.6 OS x) does not have an option for it that I am not seeing. How do I get my data off of this Mac? Is it possible to Archive and Install?

EDIT: Tried creating a "New Image" using Disk Utility and the error reads: "Unable to create Media Backup.dmg" (Cannot allocate memory)"

Suggestions?

⟐ Commented November 12, 2011 at 10:12 pm -0700

Magic Mouse: How do I fix my optical movement on my apple magic mouse?

Tue, 29 May 2012 14:54:47 -0700

I have a magic mouse that came along with my Mid 2010 iMac 27". The mouse still responds to finger movement while scrolling and clicking. Although, the movement of the cursor completely stopped working. I've already opened the mouse to if there was anything lose in it, I couldn't find it. I've cleaned the optical area, and the whole mouse. Still, no luck. Anyone has a fix for this? Thank you!

⟐ Answered May 29, 2012 at 2:54 pm -0700

iPod Touch 4th Generation: Questions about iPod Touch 4 disassembly

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:28:20 -0700

Hi! I have fixed iPhone 4 and am very comfortable working with them, but recently I have tried fixing damaged iPod touches, specifically ones with damaged screens.

These forth gen iPods have very annoying soldered flex cables for the volume and power.

Does anyone have any tips for me to avoid ripping the speaker out when removing the shield with a lot of screws? And avoid ripping that flex cable when installing the digitizer ribbon?

I have used patience and care, but they always seem to rip and become even more headaches for me!

Any tips would be appreciated thanks ;)

⟐ Commented July 12, 2012 at 3:28 pm -0700

MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Late 2011: Can I purchase a HighRes AG Display and replace my glossy screen?

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:10:43 -0700

Can I purchase the AG display and replace my glossy screen with it? Would there be any problems/things I should look out for? thanks

⟐ Answered September 11, 2012 at 7:10 pm -0700

iMac Intel 21.5" EMC 2389: Can I upgrade my CPU and GPU?

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:20:49 -0700

Hello eveybody. I own an iMac with these specifications:

iMac 21.5" (Mid 2010)

Processor: 3.2 GHz Intel Core i3

Memory: 12 GB 1333 MHz DDR3

Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5670 512 MB

I want to upgrade my CPU to an i5 or i7. Also I want to upgrade my graphics card. Can I do these upgrades? If YES, can you tell me exactly what parts do I need? (CPU model, Graphics Card model).

Thanks

⟐ Answer edited January 14, 2013 at 9:20 am -0700

MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2012: How do I get my headphone plug out of my audio jack?

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:07:55 -0700

My headphones broke inside of the jack. I'm not sure how to get it out by opening up the Mac.

⟐ Answered March 25, 2013 at 4:07 am -0700

iPad: My iPad screen is parshly green.

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 07:47:25 -0700

You can still see my lock and home screen, but its covered in green. Any body know how to help?

⟐ Answered December 1, 2012 at 7:47 am -0700

MacBook Pro 15" 2010: My trackpad button is stuck.

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:32:11 -0700

My trackpad is stuck pushed down, and when I tried to fix it, it cracked. Can anybody help?

https://discussions.apple.com/message/20...

⟐ Answered December 9, 2012 at 8:32 pm -0700

Macbook Air Original 2008: turn my hard drive in a bootable external

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 08:43:15 -0700

Hi there,

I have receiving just found out that i need to replace my logic board in my Macbook Air (original). This is expensive, therefore, i want to turn the hard drive into an external. so that i can boot my data from my macbook pro..

i have the device to do this for my external from my macbook pro, but i have been told the hard-drive for the Macbook Air is different, therefore, the deveice does not work for the hard drive from the macbook air. Please could you inform me in which accessory i need to buy?

Many Thanks

Kind Regards,

Arran

⟐ Answered December 29, 2012 at 8:43 am -0700

Power Mac G5 Late 2005 liquide cooled: Power Mac G5 Freezes on startup screen.

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 11:19:15 -0700

Good day,

please help me :). I'm a computer technician in my country. I got this old Apple PowerMac G5 2.5Ghz Dual Liquid Cooled. It has a problem - it doesn't boot up.

Problem - starting up the device, it does the original Apple chime and freezes on gray screen (sometimes only gray, sometimes "No signal", sometimes apple logo) and doesn't boot further. USB keyboard and mouse - not working.

What i did already -

1. Replaced ALL Ram for new and tested ones... no luck.

2. Replaced HDD with a fully working one.

3. PRAM and the other one...SD..or something like that :) - reset both.

4. Changed the battery...

still no luck.... :( ... without a keyboard or boot, i can't even launch ASD tests...

Something mystical is happening :) ... Please help!!

⟐ Answered February 2, 2013 at 11:19 am -0700

iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS: How do I factory unlock my iPhone for free?

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:15:13 -0700

I'm just curious how I can factory unlock my iphone for free without having to pay someone to do it. Any ideas?

⟐ Answered March 20, 2013 at 4:15 am -0700

iPhone 4s - screen replacement: stuck in "searching," SIM not recognized, then messed it up more

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:44:59 -0700

I replaced my cracked screen on my iPhone 4s. To my knowledge, I did it correctly. When I turned my phone on everything looked great, but then I realized I was stuck in "searching."

I tried:

-taking out my sim card (didnt recognize "no sim"

-changing time/date

-having someone call the phone

-and DFU mode

-turning phone off with sim out and then waiting to put the sim back in once its powered up fully.

I've read all the questions already asked. Someone mentioned trying to "restore" your phone from itunes. So, i moved on to that but now my phone is bricked. It will not complete the restoring process, at the very end it gives an error -1. which i understand is a "software error."

someone had mentioned that if this happens and your mac recognizes the phone's serial numbers and information, you may be okay to fix it. but if it doesn't read those, then the phone must be replaced. My mac recognized my iphone's serial number and all of its information still. I simply cannot get it to take new software in. It is stuck in restore mode with the itunes logo and usb on the screen. I cannot get it to do anything else. Thanks for your time

⟐ Commented March 24, 2013 at 3:44 pm -0700

iPod Touch 4th Generation: iPod running very slow

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:23:29 -0700

My ipod touch 4th GEN is very slown i have double clicked the home button to stop any running apps and turned it off and back on what can i do to make it go fast again?.

P.s My ipod is jailbroke

⟐ Answer edited June 13, 2013 at 6:23 pm -0700