The Ultimate Sawtooth Upgrade

Hey guys. I'm not even sure what forum this bastardization project goes in, but I'm starting with a MacBook so this seems as good a place as any.

On Wednesday, I'm buying a MacBook (the brand new one, or so I'm told) that has been water damaged. I'm only paying $70 so if there's one working component (and I'm sure the LCD is unaffected), I'll have made my money back.

My plans for this machine is to take the logic board out and put it into a Sawtooth case for use as a wannabe Mac Pro. I've got a bunch of general questions to toss around:


- How difficult will the logic board be to mount? I figure I'll need to fabricate my own mounts and whatnot?

- Is there a reasonable way to run this off of a normal Sawtooth power supply, or am I better off running a MagSafe adapter into the back of the case? Having a battery in a desktop will be nice.

- Are MacBooks likely to think something fishy is up if I hook a 3.5 inch SATA drive up? I'm pretty sure it should work but it'll definitely be a bit different.

- What's the best way to upgrade graphics? Is this even possible?

More to come.

Intell said:

I'd suggest using the MagSafe.



No, they are all SATA compliant and will work the same.



It is not possible to upgrade the graphics in a Macbook.

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It sounds like you've put some thought into it. "Impossible" is relative, but I'll take your word for it, and thanks.

Also, is it possible to use desktop DDR3 on a MacBook, by replacing the banks with normal DDR3 banks, or would I have to do extensive rewiring?

Alright. What kind of "slots" do I have to work with? Any way I can add additional SATA ports, or am I stuck with just the two?

I meant slots like PCI, but then I realized it was a dumb question. Obviously it's a PCI bus with zero slots and all integrated components.