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Stock late 2011 15" MBP here, it was hammered professionally. Went to my daughter who used it as a PlayStation! Came back to me dead due to SW, I cleaned up the OS and it now runs better than when I bought it back in 2011.
Sit's at the end of the desk runs silently as our media server with 12TB strapped to it, value for money indeed at over 4K days. Last clean installed was at the factory and it's only shutdown if we move house...
Did have a working 2008 15" MBP but it had too many issues to be viable as a usable system. Needed a 3rd set of fans, battery exploded, top case latch broke, ran hotter than Hades (that model was always a burner). I did want to refurbish it, but cost versus use made no sense.
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Sit's at the end of the desk runs silently as our media server with 12TB strapped to it, value for money indeed at over 4K days. Last clean installed was at the factory and it's only shutdown if we move house...
Did have a working 2008 15" MBP but it had too many issues to be viable as a usable system. Needed a 3rd set of fans, battery exploded, top case latch broke, ran hotter than Hades (that model was always a burner). I did want to refurbish it, but cost versus use made no sense.
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Tidied up my network shelf this evening. The Mac mini is finally serving its original purpose of being a home server running 24/7 (so that my
Sitting on the left of it is a Technics SC-EH60 stereo audio system. I've removed the cassette deck and CD changer, leaving just the amp and sound processor. It's hooked up to my rMBP right now, but if I can work out an easy way to control music playback remotely (controlling the Mac mini), then that will be transferred over too. I'm currently running the bookshelf speakers that came with the system, however I have some vintage Arcam Two speakers that I'm really keen to try out.
I tested the file server function by watching ST: Insurrection on my rMBP
Playing around a bit with Adobe Premiere 6.5 on the Windows XP Boot Camp partition on my 2006 Core Duo 15" MacBook Pro...
Here I was trying out the Canon DM-50 hotshoe shotgun/stereo microphone I got to use with my two DV-based Canon camcorders (the Optura 60's onboard mic picking up the sound of the tape whirring got pretty distracting to try and use noise reduction filters on each time, so I decided to try this external mic a shot). I could easily do it on one of my newer Macs using the FireWire-to-Thunderbolt adapter daisy-chain and the current QuickTime Player or iMovie, but I wanted to go for that retro 2000s charm. Plus, Adobe Premiere 6.5 was the first advanced video editing software I used at my high school, the last version before it became Adobe Premiere Pro (and was Windows-only for a few years).
Here I was trying out the Canon DM-50 hotshoe shotgun/stereo microphone I got to use with my two DV-based Canon camcorders (the Optura 60's onboard mic picking up the sound of the tape whirring got pretty distracting to try and use noise reduction filters on each time, so I decided to try this external mic a shot). I could easily do it on one of my newer Macs using the FireWire-to-Thunderbolt adapter daisy-chain and the current QuickTime Player or iMovie, but I wanted to go for that retro 2000s charm. Plus, Adobe Premiere 6.5 was the first advanced video editing software I used at my high school, the last version before it became Adobe Premiere Pro (and was Windows-only for a few years).
Just finished repairing this absolutely pristine 2008 17” pre-unibody MacBook Pro for a friend of mine, who got it off eBay for only $35. As usual with these, it had a failed, non-revised GeForce 8600M GT chipset. I have now just completed the installation of a brand new, revised 8600M GT chipset (G84-603-A2), which fully repaired the machine, and will never fail again. This is the top-spec 2.6 GHz high-res model (1920x1200), so it was well worth it to repair.
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I saw the photos and thought to my self "what is C-l-n up to now?"
then I clicked the photo and that got me here, to this page
sure enough- this was your post!
great job as always, and thanks for saving these MacBooks of yore, C!
Where do you find so many 603 chips, and out of curiosity how much do they cost? May get myself an A1260 if I can find one, want to know my options in terms of GPU replacements.
I usually get them from here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/175624195215
For the installation service, I normally do it for $150, plus the cost of return shipping.
The VRAM is not part of the chip, it is on the board. The amount of VRAM it had will be the same once the revised chipset is installed. The chips linked work regardless of the VRAM configuration.
My sandisks™ 128GB stick is running good after an early 2023 APP and program rehash by Western Digital
now i don't use that as much.....great drive though!
what month is a good time to send a MacBook air that needs your professional care?
hav you or anyone else experienced this:
last night I lifted up the MBA'10 cover, tapped and slid on the trackpad
and saw a black screen with white pixels where the trackpad movementwas
top left corner to center screen
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which means my 2010 might be seeing it's last months?
could this be the graphic card or High Sierra OSX?
thanks in advance!
I never experienced that with High Sierra on my MBA 2010 - and I've run it with intensive work under that OS. It certainly doesn't happen with Catalina - which is much more demanding.
Could be the GPU but I'll let others confirm that.
thanks, I never saw that as well- I did hav the MacBook sleeping for hours.
I was going to get the MacBook Air logic board working perfectly this spring
but might hold off.
You're welcome. I wouldn't want to conclude anything concrete at this stage. You could use it as your daily driver or play an HD video on loop for a few hours using something like VLC and see if that triggers the artefacts. If so, then that would very likely point towards an issue with the GPU.
No real help; my 2014 13" MBP has graphical glitches on boot. Could be the OS, could be HW. Not worth the rescue as has many other issues. My 2011 15" I tend to keep powered up as it seems to prefer that. Been running it as a media server for years on end, only time it's shutdown is when we move house.
Your case, need to roll the dice and reinstall the OS....
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The 2010 MBA doesn't have a discrete GPU though: the GeForce 320M is integrated into the chipset.
Thanks for the clarification - this is exactly why I deferred confirmation to those with greater knowledge of the subject.
back then, every year the configuration specs changed, then reverted 2 years down the road!Thanks for the clarification - this is exactly why I deferred confirmation to those with greater knowledge of the subject.
they are hard to mentally keep up with.
thanks for the replies, I think that was a weird glitch (remember that term?)
and really nothing I can do
hopefully th problem could be the ssd drive, a fledging-feather™
I think they cheaply jerry-rigged the SSD on a a socket that fits my MacBook Air, which is from 2018.
