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Some people do the same thing to fix Xbox 360s. Supposedly it is only a temporary fix because the problem will come back. Sooner or later you'll have to throw it out.
omg I'm so glad I found this! Somehow I entirely didn't see this logic board replacement program and was scratching my head on what to do with this dead iBook. Luckily I bought mine really, really late so it's still covered by the logic board replacement program. Almost a shame though, would have been fun to try this :p
WTF that is cool!!! I wonder if he could have used super glue instead... The problem is that the chip is not close enough, so why not using glue????(or the plastic piece like someone said before) It s always better than burning the house with the needed explanation to the firemen: I was lighting some candles on my mother board while watching star trek, went for a cuppa of tea and.....
I would have dugg this without reading the article as it involves fixing PC's and playing with fire - 2 of my favorite ways of passing time! Props to the guy for actually getting it working tho, I can imagine how great it must have felt to see a display on it after all that effort and it just goes to show what kinda stuff you can find online - information on how to fix your supposedly f**ked up laptop by re-soldering a chip - genius!
Glue is an insulator. The problem is that the solder beads did not melt properly and are not making electrical contact between the contacts on the chip and the board. The solder needs to be re-melted to make the contacts. Using glue would make the problem terminal. (That was the polite version of this explanation...)
This REALLY makes me want to light a motherboard on fire... When my boss comes in and is like WTF I'll tell him "I saw it on teh interweb - it fixes computers!"
buckdog05, I tore my wife's apart too, originally thinking is was a loose connection. It wasn't. I put it all back together and had only three screws left over. Then, 4 months of using it it as a very expensive external hard drive to my desktop, I found this link. I bit the bullet, bought a micro torch, the kind you make brulee with, and torched the chip. But this time, the disassembly was easier since I only had to remove the back of the computer. By golly, it worked. Now I can have my desktop computer back and the wife can start using her newly refurbished iCook.another forum discussing the fix<a class="user" href="http://forums.macnn.com/66/ibook-and-macbook/210232/diy-ibook-dual-usb-logic/">http://forums.macnn.com/66/ibook-and-macbook/210232/diy-ibook-dual-usb-logic/</a>
ynggrsshpprJan 3, 2007
Some people do the same thing to fix Xbox 360s. Supposedly it is only a temporary fix because the problem will come back. Sooner or later you'll have to throw it out.
rowlodgeJan 3, 2007
neat!... i can make some hotdogs at the same time i wait for my ibook to start back up...
trebeJan 4, 2007
omg I'm so glad I found this! Somehow I entirely didn't see this logic board replacement program and was scratching my head on what to do with this dead iBook. Luckily I bought mine really, really late so it's still covered by the logic board replacement program. Almost a shame though, would have been fun to try this :p
jman8888Jan 4, 2007
I like the blog theme. But i would never do that
mandel15Jan 4, 2007
WTF that is cool!!! I wonder if he could have used super glue instead... The problem is that the chip is not close enough, so why not using glue????(or the plastic piece like someone said before) It s always better than burning the house with the needed explanation to the firemen: I was lighting some candles on my mother board while watching star trek, went for a cuppa of tea and.....
bassjunkieJan 4, 2007
I would have dugg this without reading the article as it involves fixing PC's and playing with fire - 2 of my favorite ways of passing time! Props to the guy for actually getting it working tho, I can imagine how great it must have felt to see a display on it after all that effort and it just goes to show what kinda stuff you can find online - information on how to fix your supposedly f**ked up laptop by re-soldering a chip - genius!
mileslombardiJan 4, 2007
Dude - FIREwire.
khojiJan 4, 2007
Glue is an insulator. The problem is that the solder beads did not melt properly and are not making electrical contact between the contacts on the chip and the board. The solder needs to be re-melted to make the contacts. Using glue would make the problem terminal. (That was the polite version of this explanation...)
coyo7eJan 4, 2007
This REALLY makes me want to light a motherboard on fire... When my boss comes in and is like WTF I'll tell him "I saw it on teh interweb - it fixes computers!"
martoonFeb 25, 2007
buckdog05, I tore my wife's apart too, originally thinking is was a loose connection. It wasn't. I put it all back together and had only three screws left over. Then, 4 months of using it it as a very expensive external hard drive to my desktop, I found this link. I bit the bullet, bought a micro torch, the kind you make brulee with, and torched the chip. But this time, the disassembly was easier since I only had to remove the back of the computer. By golly, it worked. Now I can have my desktop computer back and the wife can start using her newly refurbished iCook.another forum discussing the fix<a class="user" href="http://forums.macnn.com/66/ibook-and-macbook/210232/diy-ibook-dual-usb-logic/">http://forums.macnn.com/66/ibook-and-macbook/210232/diy-ibook-dual-usb-logic/</a>