- Macbook logic board replacement with old hdd mac os x#
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- Macbook logic board replacement with old hdd Bluetooth#
It's not good for gaming or HD video, but it works fine for running most Mac software and for developing Apps for iPhones and iPod touches. I made an easy-to-use Mac out of Apple parts for under $300.
Macbook logic board replacement with old hdd mac os x#
1 mini-DVI to whatever cable (I used a mini-DVI to DVI cable) - 1 USB keyboard - 1 USB mouse - 1 display - 1 Mac OS X 10.6 DVD - lots of patience If your DIY-intosh is going to have its own DVD drive (a MacBook SuperDrive, a firewire DVD drive, or a USB DVD drive), use this parts list: - 1 DIY-intosh w/ newly attached sleep switch and magnet and w/ HDD connected - 1 MacBook internal SuperDrive (should already be attached), a firewire DVD drive and a proper cable, or a USB DVD drive and a proper cable - 1 power cable for the DIY-intosh - 1 mini-DVI to whatever cable (I used a mini-DVI to DVI cable) - 1 USB keyboard - 1 USB mouse - 1 display - 1 Mac OS X 10.6 DVD
Macbook logic board replacement with old hdd install#
If it does, congrats! Now, this is what you need to install OS X (or, rather, what I used): - 1 DIY-intosh w/ newly attached sleep switch and magnet and w/ HDD connected - 1 Mac with a firewire port - 2 power cables (one for the DIY-intosh, one for the MacBook I used) - 1 firewire cable (If the non-DIY Mac has a firewire 800 port you need this cable, if it has a firewire 400 port, then you just need this cable. If it doesn't, figure out what you did wrong. After a while (wait 10 minutes after booting), it should display a gray screen with a blinking folder icon with a "?" on it. You should probably connect it to a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and its PSU, just to check if the hardware works. The battery connector must be connected to the logic board, and the magnet must be glued to the connector on the indicated area to trigger the sleep switch and to trick the MacBook logic board into believing its lid is closed. I used a 220 Ohm resistor with a red LED to make my power indicator. Use a multimeter to figure out which pin is +5V. One of the other pins is +5V, so if you connect a resistor and an LED to that and ground, you can have a power indicator. Those connections go to the momentary push-button to be used as the power switch. On wiring the power switch, see this photo. For wiring the power switch to the keyboard cable, see what this guy posted. Make sure the magnet doesn’t cause any shorts. After you insert the sleep switch into the logic board, you can glue the magnet to the top of the switch.
Macbook logic board replacement with old hdd Bluetooth#
This includes the power switch, the DC-DC adapter, the Wi-Fi card and antennas, the Bluetooth module and antennas, the RAM, and the HDD. Īttach and secure electrical components to the logic board and to the case, if needed. To see my original worklog and all the high-resolution pictures and HD video on my blog, visit.
Now that you've been fully convinced that you want to build a Mac, you can proceed on to the first step! My DIY-intosh's specs: - 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - 2GB RAM (667 MHz) - 100 GB hard drive (7200 RPM) - 802.11 b/g/n wifi - Bluetooth Updates will never break the machine (unless Apple screws up big-time, which is highly unlikely). (Relatively) easy to get working because there are no bootloaders or hacks to install) - It can always use Apple's updates because it doesn't require modifying Mac OS in any way. This is a fully-functional Mac that you can build yourself for hardly any money, using used Macbook parts.īenefits of building a DIY-intosh (that's what I call it) over a Hackintosh: - No need to do any EFI or kernel hacks to get it working. Let me say this once: This is not a Hackintosh. How quaint." and move on to another Instructable. Some of you may see "Build Your Own Mac" and think, "Oh, another Hackintosh. Replace Keyboard P/N: Any A1278 Keyboard 2009-2012ġ5.UPDATE (): You could probably do this a lot easier/quicker by just making an OS X USB drive by making a DMG of the OS X install disk and then restoring that image onto an 8 GB or larger USB drive, but this Instructable is just about how I did it. Replace Hard Disk Drive P/N: Any compatible SATA DriveĤ.
Replace/Upgrade Random Access Memory (RAM) P/N: PC3-10600 2GB, 4GB, 8GB (Workaround: Any Speed 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM as long as 1 old (10600 or slower module is left in one of the banks)ģ. Remove bottom case (recurring for all videos)Ģ.
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