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Crazy project for dead powerbook g4

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allforpiratebay

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May 17, 2008
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Hi!

So i now have a macbook pro, however when digging (read clearing) around my room i found my old powerbook which has a broken graphics card (12" - so it is soldered to the mother board therefore i would need a new motherboard to fix it).
However i was thinking of using the dvd drive as a spare (i.e. get caddy).
though i was curious about the screen - it works.
What can i do with the screen or is it impossible to do anything?

Any ideas?

Many thanks
 
Giuly

Giuly

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Oct 16, 2009
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allforpiratebay said:
Hi!

So i now have a macbook pro, however when digging (read clearing) around my room i found my old powerbook which has a broken graphics card (12" - so it is soldered to the mother board therefore i would need a new motherboard to fix it).
However i was thinking of using the dvd drive as a spare (i.e. get caddy).
though i was curious about the screen - it works.
What can i do with the screen or is it impossible to do anything?

Any ideas?

Many thanks
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Weren't these the models where the graphics chips were bad soldered with cold joints, and you can fix it by sticking a penny between the case and the chip? If so, reheat the solder with a solder iron and the PowerBook should work fine again.
 
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allforpiratebay

macrumors member
Original poster
May 17, 2008
38
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is that the 1.5ghz model - bit late anyway as i've harvested alot of stuff from it already... if only i knew that
Any ideas for the screen?
Also what kind of connection does the dvd drive use?
 
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