David Patierno

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My EC2 Instance enjoys long walks on the beach.

Votes

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I'm David, a 26-year-old Software Developer living in San Francisco, CA. I graduated from Cal Poly SLO in March 2009 with a B.S. in Computer Engineering.

I write code. Sometimes I do other stuff too.

Teardowns I've Worked On

iPod Shuffle 2nd Generation Teardown

iPod Nano 4th Generation Teardown

iPod Touch 2nd Generation Teardown

MacBook Unibody Model A1278 Teardown

MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Teardown

iPod Nano 2nd Generation Teardown

MacBook Pro 17" Unibody Teardown

iMac Intel 20" EMC 2266 Teardown

Dell Adamo Teardown

BlackBerry Bold 9000 Teardown

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iBook G3 Clamshell Battery Replacement

iBook G3 Clamshell CD Faceplate Replacement

iBook G3 Clamshell Airport Card Replacement

iBook G3 Clamshell Keyboard Replacement

iBook G3 Clamshell RAM Replacement

iBook G3 Clamshell Upper Case Replacement

iBook G3 Clamshell Optical Drive Replacement

iBook G3 Clamshell Modem Replacement

iBook G3 Clamshell Display Replacement

iBook G3 Clamshell EMI Shield Replacement

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MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2010 RAM Replacement

iPad 2 Wi-Fi EMC 2415 Dock Connector Replacement

MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Card Replacement

Apple A4 Teardown

iPad Wi-Fi Teardown

iPhone 4 Display Assembly Replacement

iPad Wi-Fi Display Assembly Replacement

iPhone 4 Logic Board Replacement

iPad 2 GSM LCD Replacement

iPhone 4 Vibrator Replacement

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iPhone 1st Generation Antenna Cover Replacement

MacBook Core Duo Hard Drive Replacement

iPod 5th Generation (Video) Battery Replacement

iPod 3rd Generation Battery Replacement

iPod 3rd Generation Logic Board Replacement

Questions

How do I patch a hole in a pair of jeans? 11/13/2009
I've had a pair of Levi Jeans for a couple years and they've finally started to fall apart. I've somehow managed to rip a...

Answers

Answer to "The coin lock cap broke off and stripped" 01/29/2010
If the switch is stripped and can't be operated with a coin anymore, you can try using superglue (to attach a coin or something else to grab onto) and get enough leverage to twist it back into the locked position.
Answer to "the letter between "o" and "q" doesn't work." 01/20/2010
If cleaning doesn't work, you can always throw money at the problem. MacBook Santa Rosa/Penryn Upper Case with Keyboard
Answer to "Another name for a motherboard?" 12/02/2009
Logic Board is most commonly used around here.

Guide Comments

iPhone 4 Gyroscope Teardown 06/30/2010

Step 5: http://s1.guide-images.ifixit.net/igi/Me...

Step 6: http://s1.guide-images.ifixit.net/igi/E5...

Step 8: http://s1.guide-images.ifixit.net/igi/AO...
iMac Intel 27" EMC 2309 and 2374 Teardown 03/01/2010

Quote from hiimbob:

apple screen isn't lcd it's led

It's an LED-backlit LCD.
Nerf N-Strike Maverick Teardown 11/12/2009

I am very afraid.
Sony TR-63 Transistor Radio Teardown 10/14/2009

They do! But there's also an app for that. ;)
iPod shuffle 3rd Generation Teardown 03/12/2009

Quote from 0501701:

umm, a larger picture and a picture with things flipped to the other sides maybe? i really love seeing this... THANKS.

Here are the front and back high resolution shots of the main internals.
iMac Intel 20" EMC 2266 Teardown 03/04/2009

Quote from invisiboninjo13:

it looks like it still uses an audio daughterboard, so the audio i/o isn't soldered to the logic board...correct?

Yes, that is correct. You can see the separate audio board pretty clearly in removing the right speaker.
MacBook Pro 17" Unibody Teardown 02/18/2009

Quote from wuntorsi:

This is clockwise, not counterclockwise :)

Thanks ^_^
MacBook Pro 17" Unibody Teardown 02/17/2009

Quote from 0501701:

could you take a picture of the motherboard at an extreme close up view and then maybe a straight overall view so that we get an idea of how things are organized inside?

Here's a high res closeup.
MacBook Pro 17" Unibody Teardown 02/17/2009

These pictures look great. Everything is so clean in there.

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