YouTuber Luke Miani showed how he turned an old MacBook with a non-working display into a full-fledged computer with a monitor.
MacBook screen replacement is one of the most expensive repairs. Even if the laptop is old, the display can still be very expensive, which is why many people buy another laptop and do not change the screen in the MacBook. But even with a non-working MacBook display, you can give a second life, and without replacing the display.
The idea is to “decapitate” the MacBook – detach the screen from the topcase, and continue to use the Mac with a track monitor, while still having a keyboard, trackpad and speakers. In this case, the MacBook is like the Apple I and II, which use exactly the same principle.
The most difficult thing in this modification is the disassembly of the MacBook. There are many instructions on the Internet. In short: you need to remove the back cover and unscrew a few bolts that hold the hinge and screen, as well as turn off the cables and antennas. After that, everything can be collected back.
If everyone stays like this, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth won’t work on the MacBook because the antenna is in the screen hinge. The problem is partially solved by the presence of an Ethernet port in the old MacBook.
But if you need Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, then you can connect them with a hinge from the screen. Before removing his victims dismantle to cut off the wire in her cell. The antenna assembly can then be put back into the hinge and connected to the MacBook board.
The 15-inch MacBook Pro that the blogger dismantled in the video was purchased for $66. Considering that only the screen did not work for him, this was a very good buy.
Source: Iphones RU
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