mayer

@mayer

mayer

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Member Since 01/04/2010

I got my first Apple in 1979. Went Apple professional in 1984. Opened local Apple type repair store in '93. Authorized Apple VAR 1996. Authorized UMAX (Apple Clones) service provider. Ran my own Apple type store for ten years.

rmayerii@icloud.com

Teams

MacHale Enterprises

Apple Macintosh sales and service professionally since...
Greybeards

The real Professionals. I thought it is only fair to...

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My baby Amanda

Ranger my Springer Spaniel

Teardowns I've Worked On

Power Mac G4 Quicksilver Teardown

MacBook Air 11" Late 2010 Teardown

MacBook Core 2 Duo Rechargeable Battery Teardown

Apple Wireless Keyboard (A1255) Teardown

My Guides

MacBook Core 2 Duo LCD & Inverter A1181 (fast method) Replacement

eMac RAM Replacement

eMac PRAM Battery Replacement

eMac AirPort Card Replacement

iMac G4 17 800 MHz EMC 1936 Battery Replacement

Power Flower Garden Flowers Replacement

iMac Intel 20" EMC 2105 and 2118 Power On Button Replacement

Braun Shaver Model 7680 Battery Replacement

How to build a display using a iMac

Guides I've Contributed To

iBook G3 12" Keyboard Replacement

iBook G3 12" Lower Case Replacement

iBook G3 12" Upper Case Replacement

iBook G3 12" Bottom Shield Replacement

iBook G3 12" Top Shield Replacement

iBook G3 12" Optical Drive Replacement

iBook G3 12" DC-In Board Replacement

PowerBook G4 Aluminum 15" 1-1.5 GHz Upper Case Replacement

PowerBook G4 Aluminum 15" 1-1.5 GHz Hard Drive Replacement

PowerBook G4 Aluminum 17" 1-1.67 GHz Upper Case Replacement

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Adding images to an existing question

Apple Wireless Keyboard (A1255) Teardown

iMac Intel 20" EMC 2133 and 2210 LCD Backlights (CCFL) Replacement

Toilet Flush Valve Seal Replacement

Completed Guides

MacBook Air 13" Early 2017 I/O Board Replacement

iMac Intel 21.5" EMC 2889 Adhesive Strips Replacement

iMac Intel 21.5" EMC 2889 Hard Drive Replacement

Mac mini Late 2014 Hard Drive Replacement

MacBook Air 13" Early 2017 Display Assembly Replacement

iMac Intel 24" EMC 2267 Graphics Card Replacement

iMac Intel 21.5" EMC 2638 Adhesive Strips Replacement

iMac Intel 21.5" EMC 2638 Hard Drive Replacement

MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2012 Display Replacement

MacBook Pro 13" Touch Bar 2017 Screen Replacement

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Mac died overnight. No boot April 7
Machine came in dead. Was working fine last night with the charger plugged in. Dead this morning. I opened machine and...
CCFL bad on left side, boots on Safe Mode but not standard February 18
Trying to save this one for a kid. Even with the CCFL out it is usable. Plulled the HD (it had been upgraded to 2TB),...
How to make external display active with dead internal display February 4
I got in an a liquid damaged MBP. The internal display is not working. An external display does work but all it’s showing...
Unable to format new hard drive 12/27/2020
Apple Mac mini "Core i7" 3.0 (Late 2014) Late 2014 - BTO/CTO - Macmini7,1 - A1347 - 2840 This one came in with a failing...
How to upgrade graphics output 11/30/2020
I have a church customer running a 2013 27” 3.2 GHz i5 with 16 GB of RAM and a GeForce GT 755m 1GB GPU. They need to...
Can I Upgrade the OS X on this unsupported Mac 08/20/2020
Apple MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 13" (Black-08) Early 2008 - MB404LL/A - MacBook4,1 - A1181 - 2242 This machine is in...
How to By-Pass Apple's Planned obsolescence 06/22/2020
Last month HBO Now APP disappeared from my Apple TV 3. They are now offering HBO MAX but the HBO Now still works on my...
Power on button not responding 06/03/2020
Got one in with multiple issues. Very dirty. Had viruses, bad HD/IR cable and failed drive, slightly swollen battery and...
Charging keeps going on and off 05/05/2020
I have not seen this issue before. When plugging into the AC adapter the charging icon keeps going on and off. I hooked it...
Using eVisit on a Mac having Browser issues 04/02/2020
I’m trying to help my doctor to set up eVisit on his Mac. This is the message I get on all three: “eVisit provides a...

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Answer to "Moving mid-2012 MacBook Retina display to mid-2014 Retina MacBook Pro" April 15
No. The cabling for camera and mic and video display are very different.
Answer to "buzzing noise coming from fan when holding power button" April 7
Try this: disconnect the battery and mag-safe. Press and hold the power button for ten seconds. Reconnect the battery then the mag-safe. See if you get a spontaneous reboot.
Answer to "Water damage, how to test if SSD or contacts are faulty?" April 7
Try booting from an external USB drive. The last water damaged retina I got in had fried the storage board and I had to order a new one from Other World Computing and that fixed it. Of course you do need to disconnect the battery and remove that corrosion first.
Answer to "What ssd to put in 2008 MacBook?" March 27
Your MacBook is a Serial ATA (1.5 Gb/s). You will need to find a drive that is backward compatible to SATA I.
Answer to "will not connect in recovery mode" March 23
Usually a white screen in dictates a hard drive failure. Book up from an external drive to confirm. Run Disk Utilities on the internal drive. If it has failed replace with an SSD. This will extend the life and the speed of the drive dramatically. See step #17 of this guide to see how to do it: iMac Intel 21.5" EMC 2308 Hard Drive Replacement
Answer to "Walker - left handle is bent & now too short. Can’t get the brake on." March 23
Take the handle cover off and insert a broom stick or very large screwdriver into the open end that will give you enough leverage to bend the handle back into place.
Answer to "I have a Amana top load. DD, someone removed a faulty lid switch. How" March 22
Looks like this is the part you need: https://www.repairclinic.com/ProductDeta...
Answer to "water dripping from detergent tray" March 15
This can be caused by low water pressure. The water inlet value will leak if there is not enough pressure to keep the valves closed. It can also be caused by a failing water inlet valve.
Answer to "Dishwasher won't drain when hot." March 13
01 - Drain Pump The drain pump uses an impeller to force water through the drain hose. If the drain pump motor is not working, the dishwasher won’t drain. To determine if the drain pump is defective, check the pump motor for continuity using a multimeter. If the motor does not have continuity, or if is getting power but won’t run, replace the drain pump. Drain pumps are not repairable—if the drain pump is defective, you must replace it. 02 - Pump and Motor Assembly The motor drives an impeller to force water out of the drain hose. If the motor runs during the drain cycle, check for a blockage in the drain line. If the motor won't run during the drain cycle or if it just hums when it should be running, the pump and motor assembly might need to be replaced. 03 - Clogged or Improperly Installed Garbage Disposer If the garbage disposer was installed recently, the drain plug may not have been removed. All garbage disposers are sold with a solid plug in the drain tube. If the dishwasher is not connected to the...
Answer to "2400 MHz RAM in a 2133 iMac?" March 12
Please tell us the exact machine you are referencing. OR You can look it up yourself here: https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/...-imac.html UPDATE RAM Type:PC4-17000 DDR4*Min. RAM Speed:2133 MHz Details:*Apple reports that this model ships standard with 8 GB of "2133 MHz DDR4 onboard memory." Thankfully, however, this is not entirely accurate. Standard RAM:8 GBMaximum RAM:16 GB* Details:*8 GB of RAM is standard and reported as onboard with an optional upgrade to 16 GB of RAM at the time of purchase for an extra US$200. In a pleasant surprise, as first discovered by site sponsor OWC, this memory actually is not onboard and can be replaced or upgraded after the initial purchase of the Mac, it's just unnecessarily complicated.

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Apple USB SuperDrive Optical Drive Replacement 03/17/2020

@swsmith1971. under the Apple (upper left hand corner) > about this Mac > System Report > SATA/SATA Express >. should be the top item
Apple Wireless Keyboard (A1255) Teardown 01/29/2020

Daeran My email is listed on my profile, contact me there and I’ll see if I can find one and send it to you.
MacBook Unibody Model A1342 Logic Board Replacement 08/08/2019

Nope big job to replace it. Use Kapton tape to hold it in place. https://www.amazon.com/Retermit-Resistan...
Power Flower Garden Flowers Replacement 02/25/2019

Yes, I am still active.
MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display Mid 2015 I/O Board Cable (Top) Replacement 02/18/2019

Cable need not be removed.
MacBook Pro 13" Touch Bar Late 2016 Display Assembly Replacement 11/19/2018

I disagree with your difficulty level. I found this much harder than a standard display due to the size and number of tiny screws.
MacBook Air 13" Mid 2013 Logic Board Assembly Replacement 07/11/2018

This step is not needed
Apple Wireless Keyboard (A1255) Teardown 06/07/2018

Chacon what plastic piece?
Apple Wireless Keyboard (A1255) Teardown 11/22/2017

Chris, sounds like it is shorted out.
MacBook Pro 15" Touch Bar 2017 Replace LOGO Baffle on the screen，替换屏幕底部LOGO挡板 Replacement 08/30/2017

I didn't manage to get it off without breaking it so had to order a new one. which was a peal and stick.

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