Hi All, so I got the panel and the custom cut bezel.
But here is the bad news: it doesn't really work :-(
Well, actually, it does work 5% of the time. When I connected the panel, 95% of the time nothing happens - screen is completely blank. And the LVDS cable gets extremely hot!! (If i don't turn of the MB in less than a min, i think that the heat might be hot enough to burn!).
For the 5% of the time that works, the screen may produce a very loud whine. It seems that the voltage going thru the cable is wrong. I've searched a bit on seeing how I can change the power setting via firmware hacking, alas, I wasn't elite enough to find any info :-( So if any of you out there can help out, please do!
Here is a picture of the panel, and when it was working. Note, this was taken when the plastic protection sheet was still there.
On a side news, the custom cut bezel from frontpanelexpress came. The quality of the cut is really nice. I am very pleased with it.
Here is an image of it:
Notice on the back, I've taped out a portion of the top frame, so that the exposed electronics wouldn't short circuit itself:
Here is how the laptop looks like right now, I'm liking the retro look:
A metallic vinyl sticker reproduction of the "Macbook" type logo has been ordered. As far as I know, last gen MBP's type was also some sort of sticker. So when the vinyl sticker arrives, the laptop should look OEM.
With the glass gone, the glare is significantly reduced, so at least not all is lost
Hopefully, in the future someone can shed some light on how to control the power going thru LVDS. For now, I am going to do couple other small mods to this MB.
I want a glowing red Apple, and also since I've done the additional Hard Drive mod, I still have room for a speaker - maybe I can add a teeny bit more bass unto this little machine.
But here is the bad news: it doesn't really work :-(
Well, actually, it does work 5% of the time. When I connected the panel, 95% of the time nothing happens - screen is completely blank. And the LVDS cable gets extremely hot!! (If i don't turn of the MB in less than a min, i think that the heat might be hot enough to burn!).
For the 5% of the time that works, the screen may produce a very loud whine. It seems that the voltage going thru the cable is wrong. I've searched a bit on seeing how I can change the power setting via firmware hacking, alas, I wasn't elite enough to find any info :-( So if any of you out there can help out, please do!
Here is a picture of the panel, and when it was working. Note, this was taken when the plastic protection sheet was still there.
On a side news, the custom cut bezel from frontpanelexpress came. The quality of the cut is really nice. I am very pleased with it.
Here is an image of it:
Notice on the back, I've taped out a portion of the top frame, so that the exposed electronics wouldn't short circuit itself:
Here is how the laptop looks like right now, I'm liking the retro look:
A metallic vinyl sticker reproduction of the "Macbook" type logo has been ordered. As far as I know, last gen MBP's type was also some sort of sticker. So when the vinyl sticker arrives, the laptop should look OEM.
With the glass gone, the glare is significantly reduced, so at least not all is lost
Hopefully, in the future someone can shed some light on how to control the power going thru LVDS. For now, I am going to do couple other small mods to this MB.
I want a glowing red Apple, and also since I've done the additional Hard Drive mod, I still have room for a speaker - maybe I can add a teeny bit more bass unto this little machine.