Well, it could be some leakage, although I don't believe the through-holes in these usually leak, but I may be wrong. It's the surface-mounted trash can caps that go on these.
Yeah, for sure =)
That’s not white, it’s a light effect, it seems like glue or something like that. Yup, I’ve seen that c18 and 19 are the main killers on these motherboards
Thanks a lot. It's pretty difficult here in Italy to find a guy who can actually get this job done perfectly, will search around a bit hoping to find someone because I don't want to ship the board abroad, too risky...
Thanks again for the answer. That makes sense, will check the rollers. I hope to find someone in the area who can recap that board, I've read that recapping a Portable it's pretty a pain lmao
Thanks for the answer. Since I don't literally know how to use a soldering iron I'll just find a good pal to do the trick here in Italy, do you think it's unsafe to use the laptop a few times before the recap? I'm just addicted to it...
Anyway, I've found that the trackball isn't working, the...
Hi there,
I've just bought a like new Mac Portable from an old couple, bought a 6v 4.5ah battery and it boots into his original hdd. How can I check if there are some capacitors in a not so good state to prevent some future inconveniences? Thanks! I'm afraid to open it up since it seems to work...