Recent content by Byrd

Welcome @thepear :) Hmm sounds like you've done it all, I'd be pointing the finger at the 7300GT GPU - these were a later revision mask that fit into the nVidia "bump gate" period found mostly in 8x00 model GPUs. I suspect you bought another dud GPU going by your LED display, how are you...

Have you switched the ROM and RAM from the good board?

@Classic_II nice work, and the cheery head seeking sounds make it worth the resurrection/repair

Ah, that connector - usually small fingers :) or maybe a piece of cardboard under the brown sliding part, push ribbon back in firmly then push brown plastic down to lock it in. They are not rated for repeated use, I've been known to have to tape some ribbon cables down to get them to fit...

I'm going to be outlandish and ask: Blackbook MacBooks allowed 'ere? Got one, it was $20 if I recall, and it's alright.

They were never amazing keyboards and over time the rubber domes contract/harden from age making key presses less precise and firmer. Yes, you can probably improve it by pulling the keys, cleaning the domes and removing any crud underneath with light lubrication at a final touch.

Hi smrieck, Yes, there is a dial to adjust this distortion, see service manual below, page 31. Before delving in, clean all the pots using electronic solvent spray and allow it to warm up for 20mins+ before adjustments are made. The Display Service Utility might also help you to know the...

Yep, got the 4,1 here with 5,1 firmware it'll stay with me for many years as it's the ultimate load it with backup drives and cards Mac I've got. Right now, it's basically a dedicated Grand Theft Auto 5 system dual booting Windows 11/OS X 15.x and an ATI RX590 GPU. Recently picked up an EVGA...

I'm using an 11" MBA right now running OpenCore Sequoia 15.7.7. It remains one of my favourite portables of all time. Story was I picked up three dead 11" MBA during Y2020, one worked, two dead. They were cheap - got them all for $200 AUD even back then. One of the dead ones had a small...

Thanks croissant - never knew the CPU cards were not interchangeable. Must have been Apple's ploy to not allow non- Japanese customers to not part out the LCD and CPU card to other markets.

Hi, Never heard of this alternate driver; what benefits does it provide over the stock IW driver? As it's pretty early late OS 6/early OS 7 software it might be an incompatibility here over anything else - try it on an older Mac perhaps without Keyspan bridge running < OS 7.6

Hi, Might need more info - did you tear yours? The replacement would probably be finding a cheap Intel Mac mini over finding the specific part number, they're super cheap complete.

High quality, small quantities of Mac cases requires several thousands dollars in R&D and tooling; member MacEffects who did the clear SE cases can attest to this. I think long term, small number replacement Mac cases will come to better 3D scanners and 3D printers, output quality has come so...

Some good info here: seems a combination of setting PRAM and then "blessing" the correct system https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/how-does-system-picker-works.42243/

@facenda all is never lost - I would recommend you practice soldering, making trace wires using junk boards. The image you referenced from desoldering U29: the solder looks too cold, or you need more flux.