rousp

6,523	Reputation
34	Solutions
4	Guides
Member Since 02/18/2010

Up-grader and repairman on a hobby basis.

Upgrades:

Macbook Pro 3,1: 4Gb ram, dual HDD (500 + 120 Gb), vintage illuminated logo, repaste CPU and GPU

Time Capsule: 1Tb HDD

Dell XPS 15 L501: Intel SSD

Macbook Pro 8,1: Dual HD (SSD+HDD)

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My Guides

Apple Time Capsule Model A1302 Hard Drive Replacement

Removing the Time Capsule Model A1302 Lower Case

Apple Time Capsule Model A1302 Power Supply Replacement

Apple Time Capsule Model A1302 Fan Replacement

Guides I've Contributed To

Apple TV 1st Generation Lower Case Replacement

Completed Guides

iPhone 3G Power Button Replacement

iPhone 3G SIM Card Replacement

iPhone 3G Headphone Jack Replacement

iPhone 3G Mute Button Replacement

iPhone 3G Volume Button Replacement

iPhone 3G Mute Switch Replacement

iPhone 3G Display Replacement

iPhone 3G Camera Replacement

MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Early 2011 Optical Drive Replacement

MacBook Pro 15" Core 2 Duo Models A1226 and A1260 Logic Board Replacement

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HDD sluggish, fixing permissions does not work. 07/07/2010
My machine have had some sluggish and strange behavior lately. I have narrowed it down to the HDD, the disk itself or the...
iPhone 3G keeps losing signal/service 07/05/2010
Problem:: iPhone 3G loses signal randomly and for no obvious reason, everything else works just fine. Circumstances:: (1)...

Answers

Answer to "Internal Mic doesn't work, even after replacing dock assembly" 10/22/2010
I got an "OEM" dock assembly from ebay. The ribbon cable connecting the assembly to the logic board was slightly too long and therefore forced the connector in the ribbon to partly pop out of the logic board connector. That resulted in loss of mic and dock port in my case. Maybe in just affects the mic in your case? Try opening the phone, put preassure and put preassure on the connector. Then call someone and see if it works... Oh, this involves opening the phone while it's powered on... Do at your own risk......
Answer to "Partial/Broken Display after closing the casing! iPod Classic 120GB" 10/22/2010
"Splatter marks"? Sounds like a screen replacement. You probably cracked the LCD.. Google "cracked lcd" and see if your screen looks similar.
Answer to "Screen goes black when open more than halfway" 09/14/2010
Sounds like a connection and/or cable problem. Open op the iBook and check the cables.
Answer to "Can front glass be replaced inexpensively?" 09/13/2010
You have to replace the whole screen assembly on this model.
Answer to "Screen dark computer still working" 09/11/2010
If your screen works but is very dark it sounds like the backlight is dead. It could be a cable failing. But beeing a stationary computer and rather old my guess is that the backlight simply died. As to where you can get a replacement I don't know.
Answer to "power drops when disconnected from charger" 09/11/2010
Your battery is dead or not connected properly. Try to open it up and reconnect the battery. If that doesn't help your battery is dead. Ps. If you have a multimeter (or know someone working with electronics) you can check of it holds any charge at all. Ps 2. When dropped in salt water a lot of stuff can fail. But reading that it used to work before you opened it my guess is that you didn't connect it back properly.
Answer to "What is the pram?" 09/11/2010
According to wikipedia: "Parameter RAM, a small amount of non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) used on Apple Macintosh machines to store configuration information"
Answer to "How do I fit the hard drive temperature sensor" 09/11/2010
Link to guide Step 4, there you can see how the thermal sensor is placed. Update: I believe that the thermal sensor cable is connected to the underside of the logic board. See my comment for details. I would remove the logic board from the case and look for a free connector on it's underside.
Answer to "My hard drive has stopped functioning, have I lost everything?" 09/11/2010
It depends. If the filesystem was corrupted you can salvage something. If it broke mechanically it's harder. If you had family photos or other important things on it there are companies that can salvage it for you. Even if it's broken mechanically. It can be expensive, but if you have all your family photos etc. on it, maybe it's worth it. But if your machine don't start the boot DVD there is something more wrong. That should start up even if your drive have failed.
Answer to "Can I buy the docking connector" 09/07/2010
The connectors is a pretty common sight on ebay. It's a hard fix though.. But if you can, or know someone who can, solder it on it's easy. (It's probably BGA soldered to the logic board...) For the record I haven't tried any of the loose connectors found on ebay.

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Apple Time Capsule Model A1302 Hard Drive Replacement 11/06/2016

The operating system is stored on the logic board. The hard drive is simply a container for your backups. After installing the new drive you format it from the airport utility.
MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Early 2011 Optical Drive Replacement 04/22/2011

Great guide! Did this a while ago, but didn't get around to making a guide. Shame on me (I actually didn't figure out how to make a new product wiki and gave up. :p Good job! :)
iPod Classic Hard Drive Replacement 05/13/2010

I have with luck (several times) used the metal spudger to create a small initial gap.

But be careful, it's easy to severely scratch the iPod.

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