I currently have two laptops, a functional 1.67 GHz Powerbook G4 from which I am writing now and a 2009 Macbook Pro that has a nonfunctional screen and keyboard. What happened involved a cat, a glass of red wine, and my keyboard and for a while I was doing just fine with a bluetooth keyboard and then the screen started flickering and now it is permanently black. I spent six months thinking the thing was broken once before when it just needed the pRam reset and I pulled it out today and tried that again with fingers crossed. The grey apple screen appeared for a second and then I got black again but I could hear that the thing was running fine behind that black screen. I wonder if it might be a loose connection in the LED display but I can't for the life of me figure out how to open up the screen and check it and the internet has been no help but I think most likely it needs a new screen.
Since I can't afford that kind of stuff right now, I thought I might be able to undertake a fun little experiment and turn my Powerbook into a Macbook with you guys' help, if that is even possible. I found some stuff online alluding to the fact that you could get a Powerbook running on the innards of a Macbook Pro but I would have no idea where to start. I am pretty good with computers once I have direction and I'm pretty confident I could do it if someone told me how to however I don't want to break the one working laptop I have. What's the verdict on this project guys? Sorry if this thread belongs in a different forum! Your help is greatly appreciated!
-Alice
Since I can't afford that kind of stuff right now, I thought I might be able to undertake a fun little experiment and turn my Powerbook into a Macbook with you guys' help, if that is even possible. I found some stuff online alluding to the fact that you could get a Powerbook running on the innards of a Macbook Pro but I would have no idea where to start. I am pretty good with computers once I have direction and I'm pretty confident I could do it if someone told me how to however I don't want to break the one working laptop I have. What's the verdict on this project guys? Sorry if this thread belongs in a different forum! Your help is greatly appreciated!
-Alice