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MP 6,1 MP 6,1: External NVMe / Inject power into USB-C
Hello! I'd like to use an external NVMe SSD as Photoshop scratch volume with my 2013 MP. Is there an inexpensive way to make use of the Thunderbolt 2 ports (20 Gbit/s) instead of the significantly slower USB 3.0 ports (5 Gbit/s)? I already own Apple's bi-directional USB-C to Thunderbolt 2... -
Adding Find My capabilities to Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro
We were gifted 2 AirTags last year, which we have no real use for. I got myself Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO headphones and was thinking of putting one AirTag into one of the cups, as I use them as my only headphones and am also not fond of leaving them somewhere behind. Dies anyone have experience...- Reggaenald
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- airtag beyerdynamic dt770 pro find my headphones modding
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- Forum: AirTags
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iMac 27 5K Improvement of the cooling system (Modding)
Hello everyone! I'm starting an experiment with finalizing the cooling system (who doesn't know me, I've already worked on a dual fan for iMac) 1.While I'm thinking! how to make a video chip heatsink, I only thought of laying a plate on a plate, but a problem arose! The tubes inside are empty... -
Thunderbolt 1 - the second life - Research, Notes, Boardviews etc.
Everything begin a year ago. Few of thunderbolt dongles failed because of cable damage. Influence of time. Okay easy to buy a new, that is cheap. Okay i did it, but decided to look inside and maybe repair for fun. So Disassembly was pretty hard, but successful. one of wires was partially frayed...- edwardgeo
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- apple research ethernet adapter modding thunderbolt 1
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- Forum: Mac Accessories
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iBook G4 - any way to replace the cache chips or VRAM?
So I bought a second iBook because I liked the G3 900 so much aaaand it's finally happened, the Curse of the Atrocious iBook Build Quality hit me, and the color flashing is happening on the new laptop. I'm going to open it up anyway, so I thought I'd ask. At least out of academic curiosity...- lepidotós
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- modding repair
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- Forum: PowerPC Macs
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iMac G3 Improvement project
The idea is simple: make the iMac G3 better but not ridiculous. Here's what I plan to do: Stock motherboard replaced with intel motherboard from later Mac Pro or *hackintosh-able Stock Hard drive replaced with SSD Stock optical drive replaced with SuperDrive You'll notice I didn't add CRT...- LegoWormNoah101
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- advice needed imac g3 modding
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- Forum: iMac
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Modding a White Unibody Macbook?
Hello, I used to have 2010 white macbook unibody long ago and sold it a few years before. However it was so fun to use it. While surfing on the internet I just saw a guy modding old ibook g3 clamshells, putting an i5 (probably an intel NUC or macbook air logic board). You can find his website... -
Mac Pro case mod: transparent side panel
Welcome to this little guide showing you how to modify your Mac Pro to feature a transparent side panel. The inner layout of the Mac Pro is beautiful and well thought trough, why hide it behind a aluminium plate ? I wanted to change that so i decided to replace the aluminium side door with a...
