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MacBook Pro 17" Disassembly Pix!

the gap on top of the battery space is the place where you should put in additional RAM isnt it? So where is the default RAM?
 
sunrobby said:
the gap on top of the battery space is the place where you should put in additional RAM isnt it? So where is the default RAM?
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No thats the standard pair of RAM slots. They come populated from the factory with either 1 or 2 sticks depending on how you ordered. You have to take out the memory to dissasemble, thats why there's nothing there in the pix. :)
 
FragTek said:
No thats the standard pair of RAM slots. They come populated from the factory with either 1 or 2 sticks depending on how you ordered. You have to take out the memory to dissasemble, thats why there's nothing there in the pix. :)
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oh i see, i didnt see it in the pix thats why i thought thats the place to put in additional RAM and default RAM should be somewhere else. So the default RAM is there too.. Thanks :) Did you take a closer photo of each component? I mean i saw a macbook and mac mini's picture dissambeled somewhere and i saw the superdrive is made in Indonesia, and i can see in your picture that the airport (the box under the left speaker, it's an airport isnt it?) is made in china, how the rest, the harddisk, the memory, speakers etc.. just wondering who made it :p Also im curious about the ATI graphic card, where is the chip/board? Is it come together with the logic board? Thanks :)
 
blaskillet4 said:
Whoa...


That 17" MBP has 4 speakers?! :eek:

Or has that always been there since the PowerBooks?
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Yeah the MBP17s have four speakers. It really sounds good, everyone I show it to is amazed by the sound. Well that and everything else about it :cool:
 
FragTek said:
Yup yup, I tore her all the way down to the bare aluminum case today out of shear boredom! To be honest, my MBP didn't seem to run as hot to really warrant needing to tear it all the way down and reapply TIC but I did it anyway
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One question. WHY would you risk damage to such a pricy piece of equipment? Sometimes I feel I don't understand people. Glad it turned out fine again though for sure lol
 
bbrosemer said:
:( That made me sad to see it torn apart, and to also know now that the processor is soldered in also made me sad, I guess I was hoping for a miracle
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Maybe with a ton of skill you could unsolder it and resolder in a new processor. or maybe im stupid at the moment which could vey well be the case
 
Yup the stock sound system on this little guy is amazing compared to some other laptops I've heard... Very pleased with the onboard audio to say the least.

I tore apart my expensive piece of equipment and risked a paper weight because I was drunk, stoned, and bored one night :)

The majority of the parts are made in China. The Airport Extreme, which it is, is made in China. In the pictures if you look at the logic board you will see all 3 main processors. From left to right we have the x1600 GPU, the southbridge, and the Core Duo. The dedicated memory for the x1600 is on the other side of the logic board near the edge.
 
FragTek said:
I tore apart my expensive piece of equipment and risked a paper weight because I was drunk, stoned, and bored one night :)
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My obsessive thoughts about the thermpaste and the machine overheating would have been my motivation for disassembly. But the question in my mind is; would my obsession with the thermopaste be enough to overcome my fear of breaking something. :)
 
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