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iPod Nano: Trying to open case in order to change the battery on the ipod Nano

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:32:34 -0700

How do you open the case to install new battery?

⟐ Edited December 6, 2009 at 2:32 am -0700

MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Late 2008 and Early 2009: case on the back of the screen is unglued

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 07:45:04 -0700

I dropped my Early 2009 MBP (dont ask) and the case on the back of the screen seems to have come unglued at one corner. when i close the screen one corner doesnt sit flush. you can lift the flap up enough to see the glue that was meant to be holding it together. is there a way of re-glueing this back? or any other suggestions?

Updates

as you can seethe screen is fine, still attached to computer, but the actual case or shell of it has come away. when i prize it open a little it is possible to see where the glue was which stuck it down. do you think i should try to glue it back? when i squeeze the lid down gently it fits back into place. if i were to glue it back is there a special glue i should use? a heat resistant one?

cheers

⟐ Answered April 6, 2013 at 7:45 am -0700

Power Mac G4 Cube: Innards Stuck Inside The Case

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:52:23 -0700

Hi, so a week ago, i bought some more ram to put in my cube, to speed it up a little bit. When i went to open it, I pushed down on the handle, it popped up, and when i grabbed it to pull the innards out, they wouldn't budge! I can't get my cube apart. It works fine, i can plug it in and use it like normal, but can't open it. I bought it about 4 years ago second-hand during the "Cube Craze" as a neat thing to keep on my desk. Does anyone have any idea how to get this thing apart? I've tried shaking it, orienting it in every direction, before pulling it out, but have had no success.

⟐ Answer accepted February 9, 2010 at 1:52 pm -0700

Power Mac G5: Optical drive door sticks going down.

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:13:25 -0700

Hi, can case parts for the G5 towers be replaced?? My optical drive door sticks/jams going down because the "cheese grater" part of my tower case is dented. Wondering if this part can be swapped with another. My first thought is NO, but...

Thanks!

⟐ Answered February 11, 2010 at 11:13 am -0700

iPod Touch 3rd Generation: current leaking to back metal case while charging

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:37:47 -0700

I bought it two months ago. but always used it with a silicon case, maybe that's why i didnt notice it before. When ever I charge iPod with USB cable or 3rd party charger, there is a very feeble current leaking to its back metal casing. It is so feeble that i just feel a very small vibration when I touch its back. I am sure its because of the current leakage because if I sit in a bed, I wont feel that vibration. The moment I touch my leg to the ground, the vibration will start.

⟐ Answered April 18, 2010 at 5:37 pm -0700

iPod Nano 4th Generation: Screen Cover Broke, What options do I have?

Mon, 31 May 2010 20:35:08 -0700

I was out running the other day, and my iPod dropped on pavement.

Luckily (I think) it still works - all but the glass screen cover broke and came off. Everything else works fine.

Here's a picture of what came out -

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/3663/...

Here's a picture of everything working on the actual device -

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/2711/...

Sorry they're blurry, but I think you can get the idea.

I'm assuming that if I get a replacement screen I can just snap it into place.

I also assume I can get a replacement screen somewhere.

Can someone tell me what I can do about it? Maybe where I can get a replacement cover?

Thanks for looking

-Will

⟐ Answered May 31, 2010 at 8:35 pm -0700

MacBook Core 2 Duo: Black case for white mackbook?

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:44:03 -0700

I have white mackbook A1181 model. I want to change body case. Will black case works on white mackbook.

⟐ Answered June 16, 2010 at 10:44 am -0700

MacBook Pro 15" Core 2 Duo Models A1226 and A1260: Fix for Intermittent Screen Issues wher 2/3rds of Screen Turn White?

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:47:38 -0700

Hey I've got a 15" macbook pro A1226 and I accidentally dropped it about 3 feet onto the ground about a year ago. Lines would go wiggy through 2/3rds of the screen and if I lightly tapped the side they would go away... Through time the lines got worse and turned into the pixels completely going white. If I put a clothespin on the side, that would keep the screen tight with the case and it would be fine sometimes. Now I have to use one of those black heavy duty paperclip things to keep the screen working. The pressure is not applied to the lcd screen, it's on the small area of the case on the right side of the monitor.

That clip is beginning to lose out and I think the screen is getting worse. What can I do to fix this? Replace the screen? Is it expensive?

Cliffs: If I add pressure to the side it worked, but it's taking more and more pressure. What do I do?

It looks like this (pic is not mine):

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q225/...

Please help me out. I'm leery of taking it apart or trying to fix it until I get some opinions. Thanks.

⟐ Answered August 9, 2010 at 7:47 pm -0700

iPhone 4: Will case closure magnets harm an iPhone 4?

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 23:42:22 -0700

I am considering a flip type case for the iPhone 4 that uses 2 magnets near the home button to keep the case closed.

Any known issues that could be caused by these magnets in the case?

I'm pretty sure the compass would be inaccurate; I am worried about any permanent damage to any components.

⟐ Answered October 24, 2010 at 11:42 pm -0700

MacBook Unibody Model A1342: Rear Display Bezel for unibody MacBook

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 07:26:44 -0700

Hi,

I've been trying to locate the rear display bezel (the one with the Apple logo on it) for the A1342 white MacBook (the latest one). I haven't been able to find it and I don't know if it's because it shares this part with the previous non-unibody MacBook or just because it's impossible to get one.

Thanks you very much.

-Miguel

UPDATE:

powerbookmedic.com/MacBook-Back-Case-for-Model-A1342-p-17567.html

⟐ Commented October 18, 2010 at 7:26 am -0700

Nintendo DS: How do the hinges fit on the DS?

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:41:21 -0700

Hello,

I am currently replaceing my complete DS case with a brand new red one as the old one is damages on the hinges.

The only problem is I cant work out how to put the hinge back on. I only have one axel and I dont know if anything else is supposed to be with it, or if there are supposed to be more axels.

Please help! Thanks

⟐ Answered July 8, 2011 at 2:41 pm -0700

PSP 3000: How do I swap the psp case into a new color case?

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 20:24:16 -0700

how do you dissassemble the psp 3000

and put it in a custom case like this

http://www.amazon.com/Crystal-PSP-3000-H...

⟐ Answered July 30, 2011 at 8:24 pm -0700

MacBook Pro 17" Models A1151 A1212 A1229 and A1261: Upper Case Replacement Help

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:03:04 -0700

Can the upper case from the A1229 be used on the A1261 model.

The A1229 is the 2006 Macbook Pro 17" 2.4GHz or 2.6GHz and the A1261 is the 2008 Macbook Pro 17" 2.5GHz or 2.66GHz.

Can anybody advise me.

⟐ Answered August 25, 2011 at 11:03 am -0700

MacBook Pro 15" Core 2 Duo Models A1226 and A1260: How can I replace the seam?

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0700

The plastic seam on the edge is cracked, and the case is coming apart a bit. Where can I buy one, and how can I replace it?

⟐ Commented November 1, 2011 at 3:00 pm -0700

Mac Mini Mid 2011: Changing the outer case, can I put back a DVD burner?

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:10:20 -0700

For HTPC usage, the lack of a DVD drive in the Mac Mini Mid 2011 is a pain. Especially since you cannot presently find external enclosures with the exact same footprint.

But if I changed the outer case with the Mac Mini 2009/2010 one, could I put back a DVD drive (or Blu-ray) inside ?

What would I need in addition to this outer case : cable ? support brackets ?

EDIT : just after posting (Thanks, Murphy !) I saw this post about the exact same subject.

However, this previous post does not answer 2 important questions :

- since it is possible to connect a second HDD in the Mac ("Mac Mini Dual Hard Drive Kit"), why cannot a SATA optical drive be connected to the mid-2011 motherboard, with the proper cable ?

- how bad is the "angling required to get in the optical drive bracket" ? Is it yet feasible ? Does it damage anything ?

⟐ Marked as duplicate November 5, 2011 at 2:10 pm -0700

Samsung Galaxy S II: The only teardown for this phone sucks

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 18:50:20 -0700

The only tear down for the galaxy s 2 sucks and i just broke my LCD and this did not have any helpful suggestions on what parts are glued and how to take them off without breaking and needing to re-solder things back together.

I am awaiting my new LCD screen which includes the full assembly (so I dont have to glue the LCD+glass to the assembly and have trouble) and I dont have any idea how to take out the proximity and light sensors which are in the same assembly as the 2mp front camera. I am going to use a heat gun in an attempt to take this off and will try and post some pictures in an attempt to fix this horrible, uninformative guide which says 'YEAH TAKING THAT APART IS EASY' when really it is not and you can break things far easier than you'd expect.

⟐ Answered March 16, 2013 at 6:50 pm -0700

Nintendo DS Lite: What causes a DS Lite not to charge?

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:58:38 -0700

After doing a complete shell housing replacement on an old DS Lite, everything works but have only now noticed it doesn't charge.

It's not the cable, as it charges another non-modded DS Lite fine.

What can I do to fix this? Hopefully it's not a Logic board problem.

⟐ Answer accepted January 5, 2012 at 8:58 am -0700

MacBook Pro 15" Core Duo Model A1150 2GHz Superdrive: Case for the Superdrive Unit

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:56:56 -0700

Hi!

Recently, my MacBook Pro 15" Core Duo Model A1150 stopped working and I dismantled it, extracting relevant parts. One of them was the 8x Superdrive optical drive. I would like to reuse it and for that, I am looking for a case to enclose it. My question is what is the interface of this Superdrive? I can positively say that is not SATA.

Could you help me, please?

If it is not possible to find a suitable case for it, could I sell it to you or using this web?

Thanks in advance.

⟐ Answered February 3, 2012 at 9:56 am -0700

MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Mid 2009: Display Housing Replacement Compatibiliy options

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:48:36 -0700

http://mac.macrecycling.com/display-rear...

HERE they sell LCD housing for various machines. However according to i fixit the 2008-2009 has a different housing from 2010 and 2011.. But at this website they say it is compatible with

MacBook Pro 15" 1.83/2.0/2.16GHz Core Duo

MacBook Pro 15" 2.0/2.16GHz Core 2 Duo

MacBook Pro 15" 2.2/2.4/2.6GHz Core 2 Duo (Santa Rosa)

MacBook Pro 15" 2.4/2.5/2.6GHz Core 2 Duo (Penryn)

However they go on to explain the older versions had 3 screws for the old isight and then changed to 1 for a newer Isight.. I am trying to figure out if i too can use this for mine, or if id have to also buy a new isight.... I am trying to replace my entire housing as it had a few accidents.. Ive already found new topcase with a bad keyboard that i am going to switch out.. thanks to i fixit showing the secrets behind what apple calls one part at 214 dollars got the top case for 50 of ebay.

SO my question is WOuld one of these work to replace mine ... would I just need to buy an new I sight too?

please share

⟐ Answered March 7, 2012 at 8:48 am -0700

Xbox 360 S: Moding my xbox with a clear case.

Fri, 11 May 2012 23:03:14 -0700

Hello.

i am putting a clear case on my Xbox 360 s console and i wanted to no do i need the thin aluminum sheet attached to the plastic on the inside of the case. It blocks a lot and kinda destroys the idea of a clear case..please answer

-Kaine

⟐ Answer accepted May 11, 2012 at 11:03 pm -0700

iPad Wi-Fi: How can I close the case properly?

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:44:06 -0700

I have just received a faulty iPad 1which I have fixed the digitiser cable on but now I can't get the front to clip into the back cover properly, it just flops out when I turn it over.

Is there something I'm missing or is it likely there are some broken clips? I can't see anything that looks broken?

Tell me it doesn't need to be glued down.. :-(

⟐ Answer accepted June 25, 2012 at 9:44 pm -0700

iPhone 3GS: What kind of plastic the rear case is made of?

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 14:56:49 -0700

is it

abs

pc/abs

or something else?

thank you!

⟐ Answered July 14, 2012 at 2:56 pm -0700

MacBook Pro 13" Mid 2012: Where to replace stripped MacBook 2012 screw?

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 06:56:51 -0700

Believe it or not... I've already stripped a screw trying to remove the bottom of my 13" MacBook Pro (mid-2012). I'm going to buy the Moody's extractors I've seen mentioned on here, but where can I get replacement screws?

I only need one of the longer screw length. I'm open to buying a full set, though, seeing as I still have to remove the case without stripping any additional screws.

Thanks for the help!

-Brian

⟐ Answered July 27, 2012 at 6:56 am -0700

MacBook Air 13" Late 2010: External Case for SSD/ Way of cloning SSD?

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:15:38 -0700

My macbook air's mother board is broken, and i have decided to buy a new laptop. However, it has been 3 months since i have last backed up. What kind of external case would i need for the SSD? so i can close it new my new macbook. Or is there another way for me to clone it?

⟐ Answered August 22, 2012 at 3:15 pm -0700

MacBook Air 13" Mid 2012: Replacing housing both top and bottom

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:57:55 -0700

I dropped my Macintosh on the small corner. It really bugs me and I was wondering about replacing the bezel, lid, palmrest and bottom panel.

⟐ Answered September 27, 2012 at 8:57 am -0700

MacBook Unibody Model A1342: Can I put a MacBook White A1342 inside a MacBook Pro A1278?

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:29:48 -0700

I have a 2009 Macbook white 13,3 inch, model A1342, and a friend has a brokan Macbook Pro A1278, also 13,3 inch. This may be silly, but can I fit my whitie into this macbook pro?

*I would have to use my mcw lower case in the macbook pro, since my friend lost it. Will it also fit?

Thanks!

⟐ Answered November 13, 2012 at 4:29 pm -0700

iPhone 5: Scratched metallic band on phone

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:14:36 -0700

Where can I purchase a replacement part for the metal band that goes around the outside edge of the iphone 5?

⟐ Answered May 14, 2013 at 9:14 pm -0700

Nexus 7: How do I fix leaking electricity?

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:29:11 -0700

Hi there,

I've tried to keep good care of my Nexus 7 but when I feel around the edges, between the glass bezel and the case, where the black coloured glass meets the silver casing, I can feel a tingly feeling in my fingers indicating electrical discharge of some sort.

I'm not altogether good at electric terms, but it feels like it's leaking (the current or electricity?). Apart from that, the Nexus 7 works well.

I opened the back casing but saw nothing out of order inside. Can this have something to do with capacitators or anything inside?

Please let me know what I can do to fix this tingly sensation. I'm not using a case at the moment.

Thanks.

⟐ Answered January 16, 2013 at 11:29 am -0700

Microsoft Surface: Microsoft Surface magnesium case broken, can I repair?

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 09:26:36 -0700

Thanks for reading,

My wife dropped my Mircrosoft Surface and the magnesium case broke around the edge. What is the best course of action?

Get ready for a long shot: can I buy an inexpensive replacement magnesium case and then easily replace the broken part?

Thanks again,

Will

⟐ Answered February 3, 2013 at 9:26 am -0700

Samsung Galaxy S4: Is the pseudo-chrome case-surrounding frame easily exchangeable?

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:57:03 -0700

After about a week of usage I noticed first symptoms of wear, especially around the power and volume buttons - it's not that I'm actually surprised, Samsung is known for their puny casings, yet I'd love to know whether it's possible to replace it on itself, without exchanging the half of the phone.