While replacing the LCD panel in my iPod Touch 2nd generation I desoldered this small brass stand off from the logic board. I...

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MacBook Pro 13" Unibody 2.66Ghz What is the exact procedure to take off a keyboard key on my machine ? From which side of the...

Look at the left side of the clutch cover. You'll see two small slots inside the clutch cover at the end of it. In the bottom one you slide the inverter cable in and in the upper one slide the airport cable. This will give you the right cables position to reattach the clutch cover to the display assy. Look at steps 43-44: Installing MacBook Core 2 Duo Inverter

Looks like a bad LCD. Could you swap the LCD with a known working one? You seems to have spare parts from another unit.

If you think it could be a software issue just boot your macbook with another OS from your installation disk or from an external HD and test the keyboard. If you still have the problem then remove the macbook bottom panel and reseat the keyboard cable to the logic board. Still have the issue ? Probably a faulty keyboard. Good luck :-)

Hi Mike, The only upgrade for the your Powerbook G4 Titanium 800mhz DVI is a logic board swap with the Titaniums 867mhz and 1ghz logic boards. This is a direct swap since the three units share the same form factor. Your Titanium must be the DVI model cause it would not work with the 400/667/800 VGA models. Check ebay for the DVI logic boards: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=appl...

First I would try a known working battery connector/sleep sensor board and also check the 20 pins socket where the board connects to the logic board for any abnormal color or corrosion. If the issue is caused by a liquid spill in this area then the main board could be damaged (often an issue with liquid spilled units). Make sure your battery is not the culprit by testing it on another macbook or try a known working battery in your macbook. If you have a multimeter I think ABCellars could guide you testing the battery connector voltage. Pretty sure he's got the voltage values.

Check your LVDS cable connector. On your MBP model the LVDS cable carries video and power to the LCD backlight. Since you have a new logic board but probably using your old cable it could have been damaged (shorted) by the liquid spill. If you see black spots on the pins, clean them and try the cable. If you still dont have screen lightning then you could have to replace the LVDS cable. Another troubleshooting step would be to power up your machine directly from the logic board after disconnecting the top case from the logic board to check if you still have the lightning issue. If not then the problem is top case related. Liquid spill on a computer can lead to unexpected issues and sometimes many parts can be affected. If the liquid was not directly spilled on the top case then forget the top case inspection.

Did you try SMC and PRAM resets with the external keyboard ? Another troubleshooting step would be to boot the machine from another volume like your installation disk or an external hard disk and try your top case keyboard while loaded with the external OS If the problem persists then your logic board is probably faulty.

Be aware that if you power up the machine using the power pads and then connect the top case while the machine is powered you could generate a short that could fry the logic board. Instead use an external keyboard and a mouse until you install the new top case.

yes it will. Same for the 12" aluminum 1.33ghz and 1.5ghz.

Yes, I can confirm that the 2.26 logic board can be installed in the 2.4 case of the A1342 model. I did it last week without any problem and everything is working well. The 2.4 trackpad model is more evolved but seems to be compatible with the 2.26 logic board. There is not a big difference between the two logic boards. Form factor is exactly the same so no problem to swap the logic boards. The differences are: the processor speed, the video chip and the trackpad.

Since this kind of connector and very fragile and easy to damage even with a spudger I use a needle that I insert in the front side of the connector, between the connector and the socket and only apply a little pressure while lifting up the needle. The connector will then pop up from one side. Repeat the procedure for the other side. With this method it's impossible to damage the connector. I adopted this method after ruining two or three connectors using the spudger.