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Apple Enthusiast, iOS and macOS Software Developer, enjoy collecting, repairing, and upgrading Macs and other Apple products.
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macOS Catalina Patcher. Download and instructions available at
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So, uh... Apparently Discord is OK with third-party clients, at least to some degree? Because, seeing Discord Lite shown in a post by the official Discord account is not something I was ever expecting.
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@danluu
This is one of the many reasons I will NEVER own a car built within the last 15 years. Cars should NOT rely on ANY sort of software to function, outside of what is running on a basic fuel injection computer, and especially should not rely on or even have an Internet connection.
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I finally have a huge update to my custom Discord client for old OS X versions... I have now implemented the LATEST versions of Curl and OpenSSL into the application, allowing it to once again function without the need of using a proxy! Download at:
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I’ve finally done it! After many months of work, I have SUCCESSFULLY RESTORED an A12Z-based Developer Transition Kit (DTK) Mac Mini that I purchased for essentially scrap value from China! Needless to say I am VERY happy with the result! Even upgraded it to 1TB!
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And just like that, there’s 4 more Steam Decks upgraded to 32GB of RAM!
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Just finished an awesome upgrade on an M1 Mac Studio, upgrading the stock 512GB of storage to its maximum of 8TB. Thanks to Gilles of Polysoft Services reverse-engineering and designing a custom storage module PCBs, I was able to perform the upgrade with ease!
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Just got this M1 MacBook Air off eBay the other day for the insane price of only $157, in fully working condition! Of course, as soon as I received it, I had to give it some sort of upgrade... So now it has 2TB of storage, upgraded from its original 256GB!
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Another successful M1 2TB soldered storage upgrade! This one worked on first try now with the correct chips, so at this point I am prepared to offer this upgrade as a service, as I did with this machine. Customer requested to not share iCloud info, hence the activation screen.
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Just performed another ridiculous upgrade to a Mid-2012 11” MacBook Air... I swapped the CPU for a 2.9 GHz Core i7-3520M pulled from a ThinkPad motherboard, and soldered on 16GB of RAM! This COULD support a QE-series quad-core CPU, but the owner didn’t want that.
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Just finished yet another M1 soldered storage upgrade, this time on a 13” MacBook Pro! This machine was sent in to me to have this upgrade done, and was upgraded from the base 256GB all the way to 2TB! The upgrade went without a hitch.
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After a bit of trial and error finding the correct chips, I was able to successfully upgrade a 13” M2 MacBook Air from a single-NAND 256GB storage config up to a dual-NAND 2TB config! A great upgrade for this system. These specific chips work with 13” M2 Air and 13” M2 Pro.
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Just finished performing an upgrade I’ve wanted to do for a long time... Upgrading the soldered RAM on a Steam Deck, brought to me by
@MPlaneh
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Just finished an absolutely INSANE upgrade! Using a product from iBoff, I was able to replace the onboard soldered SSD on a 2017 15” Touchbar MacBook Pro with a REMOVABLE NVMe SSD! With a 2TB SSD installed, it works perfectly! Be sure to check out my video below.
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Well, here’s something I never thought I’d see... Windows NT 4.0 PPC running natively on a PowerPC Mac! It’s in very early stages at this point, so hardware support is very limited and it is buggy, but it works! Be sure to check out this amazing project!
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I’ve got a really awesome project in the works... I’ll have video up about this soon!
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Just received my 100,000 subscriber YouTube award in the mail today. Again, big thanks to everyone who watches my channel!
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A bit over the top, but very entertaining. Enjoy the most ridiculous boot chime you've ever heard.
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I recently found that it is possible to convert the Apple "USB-C Diagnostic Tool" (available for any AASP to purchase) into the device it's based on, the "Chimp" USB-C debugging probe! Here's a quick video on what needs to be done.
#appleinternal
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Just finished performing a very awesome CPU upgrade on a Mid-2012 13” MacBook Pro, upgrading its original dual-core i5 CPU to a quad-core i7 CPU (3615QE)! Such a swap has never been done before, making this the first ever quad-core 2012 13” MacBook Pro!
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Just finished an upgrade on this 2012 13” MacBook Pro that someone sent in to me... I’ve upgraded it to a quad-core i7-3615QE CPU, along with installing an NVMe SSD adapter kit designed by iBoff! I was also able to patch the system ROM to enable PCIe 3.0 speeds!
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Got Ventura now running perfectly on my custom Mid-2012 17” MacBook Pro! All hardware is now working as intended with my Coreboot port, and Ventura runs great!
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Just finished an awesome upgrade on
@LukeMiani
’s M1 Mac Mini! I was able to SUCCESSFULLY upgrade the soldered onboard SSD from 256GB to the max of 2TB! Watch the video here:
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Just finished upgrading the storage on a Mac Studio from 512GB to 2TB! To accomplish this, I simply removed and replaced the NAND chips on the removable NAND PCB module with 4 new/blank 512GB NANDs. If I had a second NAND module to work with, I could upgrade it up to 8TB.
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Just finished upgrading a couple more base model M2 13” MacBook Airs from their stock single-NAND 256GB storage config to a dual-NAND 2TB config! A bit of a pain installing all the tiny passive components needed for the second NAND, but definitely worth it!
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And just like that, that makes now TWO 2017 15” Touchbar MacBook Pros upgraded from soldered SSD to removable 2TB NVMe SSDs!
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These are Apple A12Z-based Developer Transition Kit logic boards. Unfortunately, I’ve run into a dead end trying to get these up and running again, with regard to actually getting software running on one. These originally came from China, (1/4)
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I successfully performed another MacBook Air soldered RAM upgrade. This time, I upgraded an 11” Mid-2012 MacBook Air from 4GB to 16GB of RAM, which is a configuration never offered by Apple!
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Got this really cool Apple Watch S2 dev board today! Need some parts to get it working, but I certainly will get this up and running at some point!
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Just finished my first soldered storage upgrade on an M1 Pro machine! This machine was sent to me for water damage repair and for a storage upgrade, and I was able to successfully upgrade from its stock 512GB to 2TB! These have 8 NAND pads instead of just 2, like normal M1.
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I finally got this project mostly finished! Unfortunately I could not get the touchscreen working, but despite that I was still able to interact with the device via USB. Watch the video about this restoration here:
Managed to get the screen working thus far! Now just need to bodge on a touchscreen controller for working touch support.
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Finally got a compatible PCMCIA network card, and got my Libretto 110CT on the Internet under Rhapsody! This now completes all hardware support; working video, audio, and now networking! The perfect tiny Rhapsody system.
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Got this really interesting prototype Android phone thing from China for next to nothing... No idea what it was really used for, but it is pretty neat. Even has some bodge wires installed for what appears to be UART.
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Just finished upgrading an M1 MacBook Air to 2TB of soldered storage! This particular MacBook Air was odd, as it only used a single NAND configuration of 128GB of storage. After installing about 40 tiny components, I was able to install the second NAND! Video linked below.
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Just finished another Mac Studio storage upgrade, this time on an M2 model! This one was a lot more difficult, as the 512GB config only used 2 NAND chips. To use all 4 to achieve 2TB, I had to figure out where the necessary passive components went (without schematics).
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A friend of mine recently bought this weird “DC-ROMA” RISC-V based laptop, and wanted me to attempt to upgrade it to 16GB of RAM... So that’s exactly what I did! This was by far the easiest RAM upgrade I’ve ever done... Only one chip to swap, and no straps/SPD data to modify!
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Just finished repairing this very oddly damaged M2 Mac Mini for a friend of mine, who bought it off eBay for only $200. For some reason, someone has physically damaged every single port. After sourcing a set of donor ports from a drilled DTK board, I was able to fully repair it!
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Just finished quite an awesome upgrade... Thanks to a custom-designed 745x-744x footprint interposer by “Herd” on 68kmla, I was able to get an MC7448 G4 CPU working in a Titanium PowerBook G4! This went from 667 MHz all the way to 1.73 GHz.
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Just performed yet another 3.1 GHz i7 + 16GB RAM upgrade on a 2015 11” MacBook Air. The CPU upgrade in this case is not all that worthwhile in most use cases, but is still fun nonetheless.
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Just finished yet another awesome upgrade, this time upgrading an M3 Pro 16” MacBook Pro from 512GB of storage to its max of 4TB! The M3 Pro MBP is unique, as it only has 4 NAND pads, allowing upgrading to 4TB using 4 1TB NANDs (unlike other models which require 8x 512GB).
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I've just reached 100,000 subscribers on my YouTube channel! Huge thank you to everyone who watches and subscribed!
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This is so cool! Now, in addition to my custom "Discord Lite" client for vintage and modern Mac OS X, we now have a custom client for vintage and modern Windows!
Hey everyone!
Today I announce that my Discord Messenger project has had its first release! This means that people can use it without building it. The project has been available on GitHub for a little over 2 weeks now.
Here's the link to the project:
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While I had the Steam Deck, I went ahead and also installed an Intel AX200 WiFi 6 module I had spare. It works great as well!
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I successfully upgraded the RAM on a 1st generation MacBook Air, making it the first ever first gen Air to have more than 2GB of RAM installed, as Apple never offered it in any other configuration. I made a video about the process here:
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Although absolutely not worth it, I had someone request that I upgrade the CPU on their Mid-2012 15” MacBook Pro to a 2.8 GHz Core i7-3840QM... So here it is! This is the BEST BGA Ivy Bridge CPU that Intel ever made, making this the fastest 2012 15” possible.
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I just spent some more time working on Discord Lite, and finally added proper channel/server read state indications, further improving the usability! Download and info can be found at
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Just finished performing quite a ridiculous upgrade on an Early-2015 11” MacBook Air. I salvaged and installed a 3.1 GHz Core i7 5557U from a 2015 13” MacBook Pro, and upgraded it to 16GB of RAM! Made a video about the process here:
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I changed the startup chime on a Mac! Detailed video coming soon.
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@RDKLInc
@tim_cook
@Apple
It still baffles me how people think all iCloud locked devices are stolen, when in reality, most iCloud locked devices are that way because Apple does not make owners aware that it exists. As I always say, iCloud lock is an anti-resale feature FIRST, and anti-theft SECOND.
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Just finished upgrading a friend of mine’s 2015 11” MacBook Air from 4GB of 1600MHz RAM to 16GB of 1866MHz RAM! Now, of course, it runs a whole heck of a lot better.
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After spending way too much time and effort fixing a broken NeXTStep NeoMagic video driver, I managed to get Apple Rhapsody DR2 fully working on my Toshiba Libretto, with full color at the correct resolution!
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Just finished repairing this “DLSD” PowerBook G4 for a friend of mine, who originally got it for free! It had a bad GPU chipset, and installing a brand new one got it back up and running again. Best part was the brand new chipset cost me a grand total of $9.
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Just completed a 32GB RAM upgrade on a ROG Ally! Worked just the same with the same BIOS SPD edits as the Steam Deck and Legion Go! (4 dice per package, 2 package ranks).
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Just decided to finally Hackintosh my Sony Vaio TX laptop I’ve had for many years, it actually makes a great Snow Leopard machine. This particular Vaio TX has the EXACT same hardware as the Vaio UX UMPCs. I was able to use the same install of OS X I use on those on the TX.
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Got Discord Lite running under OS X 10.5 Leopard running on a G4-upgraded iMac G3.
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Just finished repairing this 2015 12” MacBook that I got off eBay for only $46! While I really don’t like these machines, I couldn’t pass up getting this one for so cheap. After a few minor repairs, it is up and running once again! Made a video here:
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Looks like it is indeed possible to utilize the 2 PCIe lanes routed to the SATA SSD slot in the Mid-2012 MacBook Air (both 13” and 11”) for a native NVMe SSD using a cheap adapter! While it’s of course not as fast as a full x4 PCIe link, it is still a decent bit faster than SATA.
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As much as I hate the 2016 and later MacBook models, a friend of mine convinced me to make this little applet to automate the process of enabling and disabling the boot chime on those models. Download from . Enjoy...?
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Glad to see another satisfied user of Discord Lite!
New video! Today we're checking out Discord Lite - a third-party client that is capable of running on super old versions of Mac OS X. So I pulled out my iMac G4 to give it a go!
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My custom ZIF IDE SSD (rev 2) was a success! Up and running perfectly in a 2008 MacBook Air!
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I’ve had this Racal 6103E digital radio test set for years, and after getting some programmable SIM cards, I was able to get it working with an original iPhone! Of course you can’t do much with it practically, but it does work as a cellular BTS!
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I successfully upgraded the RAM to 4GB on an early first generation MacBook Air! These machines never came from the factory with more than 2GB of RAM, so a 4GB upgrade such as this makes for a very unique machine.
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Finally got one of my all-time favorite vintage PCs... A Toshiba Libretto! This particular one is in really nice shape, and came with its dock, a PCMCIA Ethernet card, power adapter, and SEALED manuals! Even the original battery still works!
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@LukeMiani
I think this screenshot is fake, luckily, as I have been seeing reports that you CAN INDEED use parts from iCloud locked devices (including FaceID parts!!!) successfully. However, it is presumed that parts from devices in Lost Mode will not be usable.. Which is reasonable.
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Just finished performing yet another soldered RAM upgrade on a MacBook Air, went from its stock 4GB config to 16GB of 1866MHz RAM! I do perform this upgrade for others now, so if you’re interested, just send me a DM.
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3D-printed a case for one of my iPod Touch 2nd gen dev boards! Turned out pretty nicely. Did modify the original design slightly so it could hold the screen. Check out the original design made by “q3k”, linked below!
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Recently, I've been working on a new project: A custom, fully-native Discord client, compatible with PowerPC G3 and later Macs running OS X 10.4 Tiger or later. It's in very early stages at this point, but is usable. Release and source code can be found at
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Well, looks like I’ll never have to deal with X-ified Twitter, on my iPhone at least... Have to stay on iOS 14 for my jailbreak. I wonder what unnecessary library or API they used that requires iOS 15? Regardless, I will simply write my own client once this version stops working.
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Just performed a successful CPU upgrade on my PowerMac 6400, swapping the onboard CPU from a 603e to a PPC740 G3 CPU! No cache card upgrade board needed! The same upgrade applied to the TAM among others as well.
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Major Catalina Patcher update! The long-present weird grey Menu Bar and Finder Sidebar light mode issue has now been FIXED! Updated patches are included in the latest 1.2.3 release of Catalina Patcher, and are being pushed to users via Patch Updater.
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Just finished performing quite an awesome upgrade on this Late-2011 17” MacBook Pro. I installed an upgrade kit, provided by iBoff, to add both native NVMe SSD support, as well as full PCIe x8 eGPU support to the machine! Watch the video here:
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I’ve now made this machine even nicer, by installing one of my custom 2.5” IDE SSDs. Got a fresh copy of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger installed, along with a copy of OS 9.
Just finished quite an awesome upgrade... Thanks to a custom-designed 745x-744x footprint interposer by “Herd” on 68kmla, I was able to get an MC7448 G4 CPU working in a Titanium PowerBook G4! This went from 667 MHz all the way to 1.73 GHz.
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My friend who bought this machine wanted me to make it into a Space Grey Mac Mini, so using a 2018 Mac Mini chassis, I did just that! Got the power LED working by using the assembly from M2 Mini chassis. Only issue doing this is lack of screw holes for the board and fan.
Just finished repairing this very oddly damaged M2 Mac Mini for a friend of mine, who bought it off eBay for only $200. For some reason, someone has physically damaged every single port. After sourcing a set of donor ports from a drilled DTK board, I was able to fully repair it!
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Just snagged myself a sealed, new-in-box 5th generation iPod Touch, still running iOS 6!
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I've finally completed a project I've wanted to do for a LONG time... Upgrade the CPU and PCH on a 2011 17" MacBook Pro to Ivy Bridge components, essentially making a custom Mid-2012 17" MacBook Pro! Watch the video here:
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More RAM upgrades?
Can’t pass up six for $60… it’s time to figure out how to cluster compute with these 🤣 Thanks
@dosdude1
for suggesting the auction
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Just finished assembling a new IDE SSD I’ve designed, this time in the 2.5” (mobile) IDE form-factor! Huge thanks to
@PCBWayOfficial
and
@SGirl0311
for manufacturing the PCBs! I made a video of the assembly here:
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I’ve heard some people claim that the Legion Go models with Hynix RAM originally installed cannot be upgraded to 32GB... Well, that is definitely not the case. The upgrade is a bit harder due to underfill, yes, but with the proper SPD data edits, it can be upgraded without issue.
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Finally managed to rectify the issues present in 10.15.4 with Catalina Patcher. Patcher version 1.3.5 has just been released, which has full support for 10.15.4.
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Just released Catalina Patcher version 1.4.4, which fixes compatibility issues with 10.15.5. Apologies for the delay.
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Thanks to some awesome BGA stencils I recently got, I was finally able to replace a dead CPU on this 2015 MacBook Air. Once dead (no PM_SLP_S5_L) , now fully working!
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Yet another quad-core i7 + iBoff NevBolt NVMe upgrade done for someone. This one was sent in to me to upgrade from someone all the way in the UK!
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Upgraded a 2014 Mac Mini from 4GB to 8GB of RAM using some spare chips from a dead MacBook Air board I had laying around. Once the necessary chips to achieve 16GB arrive, I’ll be upgrading another to 16GB.
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Rhapsody on the Libretto 110CT is such an awesome sight.
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Early and late model first generation MacBook Airs, both upgraded to 4GB of RAM!
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Finally did something I’ve wanted to try for awhile, upgrading the 256MB of RAM on a 1st generation Apple TV! I intended to install 1GB, but the most I could get working was 512MB. While not the best upgrade ever, it is still double what it came with.
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@MaxWinebach
I will say this... The USB-C port physically is WAY more failure-prone than the Lightning port is. Having repaired many devices, I generally saw about 10 USB-C devices with damaged ports for every one damaged Lightning port.
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Just finished repairing and upgrading this M2 Mac Mini that
@ActionRetro1
left with me after VCF East this year. The board simply had one missing component, and another that had been moved off its pads. After repairing it, I upgraded it to a dual-NAND 2TB storage config!
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Found a nice source of 250 MHz-rated 512K L2 cache chips! Installed them on my G4-upgraded iMac G3, and now it has 1MB of L2 cache, up from its original 512K.
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Just got a nice fresh set of MPC7410 PowerPC G4 CPUs, just in time for VCF East! These can be installed on any Pismo, non-FireWire Clamshell iBooks, among other machines. I’ll have all the equipment there with me to install them.
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