PowerPC :: Old G4 - Remove Lid / Display From Hinges?
Apr 29, 2009
I have an old PowerBook G4 (15" alum) that has a dodgy screen that I want to replace. I have another old (non-working) PBG4 and so I want to replace the bad screen with the one from the non-working machine. However, all the instructions that I have found online involve complete disassembly of the whole thing in order to take the actual LCD screen out of the display casing or lid. Is there a way of just disconnecting the entire "lid+screen" at the hinges and then putting on a new "lid+screen"?
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May 30, 2007
I am going to be getting my first mac soon, and had some questions...
My budget is pretty limited, so I bought a 15" Powerbook Titanium, with a battery problem and a broken hinge..
Apparently, the practically new battery went from holding a three hour charge to not being recognized by the computer.
Also, one hinge cover is broken. Is that fixable by me, or is that something I need to get a professional to do?
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Aug 28, 2009
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May 20, 2010
If there's a thread on this, feel free to close this one, but I searched and couldn't find anything. I need a guide on how to remove the display casing on a unibody MBP with an anti glare screen. Specifically, how to remove the actual top shell, where the Apple logo is. The LCD panel itself, I don't need to take apart. Is this possible? If someone has a link to a guide, that would be awesome.
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May 22, 2007
For the past few months i have been using an external display hooked up to my 12" powerbook g4. I have had it on a dual display mode so no mirroring. Recently i would open the laptop lid waking it from being in sleep mode and my internal display will not turn on. The apply system profiler does not even recognize that the internal display exists. My external display works fine and has always been set as the main display. If i go to detect displays nothign happens. I have tried restarting the computer, instering system disks, unplugging the external and nothing has worked. I simply cannot get my internal screen to fire back up. When i used to unplug my external display the internal display would switch back to being the main display and everything would be fine. Now i cannot get the internal display to function whatsoever. Please try and help me as a need this laptop working and i will be ordering a mac pro soon for use with my external display.
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My friend has the MacBook Pro 13" and may be I'll buy that MacBook. But there is one little Problem.He has a scracht on the display. It is about 2cm long and circa 0,5mm deep.Is it possible to remove that scratch?Or do I have to change the complete display-glass?
Info:MacBookPro, 13"
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Oct 21, 2010
I just got MBA a couple months ago and since that time I have been babying opening and closing the screen because I have read the about the inevitable demise of its hinges. My question is how long did you have it until they begin to become loose and have a lot of play in them?
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Nov 4, 2010
I have a Rev. A with broken hinges and since it has a small dent in the righthand side, Apple woun't fix it (I have already had a fierce discussion with Apple regarding this matter, so please no comments about extended warranty ;-)
On eBay it is possible to buy a set of new hinges including the grey piece of plastic that breaks with the hinges. Is it possible to replace the hinges on a Rev. A with these spares?
Would love to keep my Air as second machine beside a iMac 27" or Mac Pro.
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Jun 28, 2010
My Macbook pro is only a few weeks old, and being it is my first Mac, I wanted to know if anyone has had any issues with the hinges on it?
They seem to be a little loose, in which if I move the system, the screen will move at times. Is this normal? I am not sure how loose the hinges should be
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May 28, 2012
It is slighly loose, and I know it won't be a big deal to fix. I'm just scared that it will cost a lot to repair.
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Jan 17, 2010
Is it possible to remove the display stand from the new iMac, if so how, is special equipment required.
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Oct 31, 2010
so I have recently purchased my pro and just noticed that if I pick it up at an angle the screen moves.
My 3 year old pc laptop does not do that. Is it just me being anal or is it a problem?
I just want to make sure because I have already taken my iphone4 back 3 times and my ipad. So I beginning to think its me!
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Feb 27, 2009
Just curious are they pretty tight or loose? And I would think the anti glare would be lighter thus tighter?
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Jul 7, 2009
i tried to make a post that was long and detailed but it did not take for some reason so i will try to make this one short and to the point.
bought a new MBP 2.5 (about 4 months ago) right before the 2.66 with the price drop was released.
had various issues and had to swap it out 3 times which my new local store had no problem doing. so i finally got a machine with no defects and working perfectly. was very happy.
the other day i had it sitting on the coffee table on with the screen open, i picked it up to move it a few inches and heard a loud CRACK. now my screen goes back further than it should and it slightly tilted to the left. the gap between screen and body is slightly larger on the right side than the left.
i had planned on purchasing apple care towards years end as i have done with the last 6 machines i have owned in the past. i am going to take it into the genius bar for replacement or repair but am afraid they are going to say i broke it somehow... i treat this thing like a baby and there is no reason the hinges should have cracked from just picking it up and moving it while open. it is still working, but i can not deal with the thought that the hinges are now weakened and are definitely going to break eventually (sooner than later now that this has happened) not to mention the gaps between screen and body and being a bit crooked. also, if i open it past 90 degrees, it falls all the way back to the point where it finally catches, which is a lot further than it used to retract. the hinges are definitely more loose and not as tight as they should be. i have never had more issues with a model in my life until i bought this unibody.
so what are your thoughts? what i am really worried about is them saying i broke it somehow and not honoring the repair or replacement (which is not the case) or when i do purchase applecare towards the end of the year that this will be noted and if not fixed properly or replaced then they will not honor the repair if it actually completely breaks. as i think it will eventually if i do not have something done about it ASAP. (if it is noted on the account when i bring it in today or tomorrow) i have never picked up one of my macs with screen opened to have the hinges snap (being only a few months old)
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Jun 30, 2010
I dropped my MBA rev. A last week (jun 23rd) to the Michigan Ave Apple Store.
I keep checking the online repair status page, it only shows "repair in progress" since then.
More interestingly I dropped my MBA after they ordered and got the replacement parts for me.
Originally I was thinking they would fix it in 15-20min, but has been 7 days and still in progress.
I called store, but there is no live-person answering repair calls, it does give exact same information as the web-page.
I don't want to drive there if it is not fixed, but I need my computer for my work.
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May 7, 2012
I have a mac book pro 15" model A1286 late 2008 the hinges is loser I've tried to replace and they ask me to change all display for £ 400 Than I decide to buy the new hinges and do it on my self but I couldn't find any video to how to change on this model
Info:MacBookPro, iOS 5.1
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Jun 18, 2012
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.0.x)
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Jun 11, 2010
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Sep 11, 2010
I just got the 2.13ghz 128gbSSD off of ebay (fnjjor a great deal!). Just arrived today and everything looks great - works great etc. I wanted to see the age of my mba and when I entered the SN into the apple support site - it says that apple needs proof of purchase that whole deal. Well I don't have a legitimate proof of purchase from an authorized site (need to ask the seller), but the MBA is 11 months old according to coconut battery.
1. Should I even get applecare? Hinges can be replaced out of warranty, and I have an SSD that is failsafe. Any other issue would probably be my own fault.
2. I should be ok purchasing apple care through the customer support number yes? I think I did that for a powerbook and was able to buy apple care for it (a 12" G4 no less!)
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Apr 25, 2012
I've been testing my macbook after hearing some "crec", "clic" when closing the cover.First of all, seems that the display is misplaced, cause when the mac is closed, when you touch the lateral part of the macbook, isn't simetric. You can notice that is not well assembled.
So, when closing, isn't a very loud sound, just a bit, but sounds a "clic" or "creec" when you close the cover.Don't really know if this is normal or what, and if I should use my warranty. My macbook has just a week in my hands, and I bought it new.What do you think ? Should I use the warranty to fix the misplaced assembly and the clic ?Will the click dissapear after some time ?
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Mac Pro
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Nov 6, 2009
My macbook tends to make noise when I close it, this only happens when my mac is heated up, and it disturbs me because I bring my macbook to school and it's embarrassing when your mac makes those noises. Is it because of the screws? My contract is out of date, and I don't want to attempt anything. Also, my macbook been dropping connections since I upgraded to Snow Leopard, will 10.6.2 be able to fix this update?
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Jul 2, 2012
I bought my Macbook Pro 15 in April 2012. I am still covered by the one year warranty. I just want to know do the warranty cover a broken hinge? I don't know how the hinge got broken. My Macbook never drop or fell. It doesnt have dents or broken at any other parts. Just my right hinge is broken.
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Mac Pro
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Info:MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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May 16, 2012
My MBA (Mid 2009) serial no W8******9A5. It broken hinges, I brought to premium service in Vietnam check warranty and replace hinges and dislay free all but its serial number don't replaced. I read in apple.com and thought my MBA has one of products affected. What reason my MBA don't replaced?
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MacBook Air, Windows7
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An older iBook of mine had several problems and ended up being toasted. I have the hard drive from it, and now have a new Mac. Is there anyway I can the data off of that HD? ISn't there something you plug it into to turn it into an external HD?
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Aug 10, 2010
I've got a powerbook G4, but the screen's all messed up. I've got it going through an external monitor right now, and is it possible at all to completely remove the screen, and just use the bottom half as a desktop? I know I'd be losing the airport, but we have wired internet. Would I be losing anything else, and would this work?
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