Recent Posts AppleCentral Forums en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 13:48:55 PDT http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm 5 forums@applecentral.com Hardware Mods Hardware Mods http://forums.applecentral.com/images/general/default/rss_icon.gif http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm Adding not one extra harddisk to MBP17"- but FOUR http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/564006#Post564006 Herbert
on: 09/01/11 06:06 AM

Iīve already replaced the internal DVD drive in my MBP 17" 2011 with a harddisk. But why not adding more?
There is only 2 internal sata ports in a Macbook Pro, this is maxed out.
But there is 3 USB ports (besides thunderbolt), which can be picked off from the solder joints on the logic board.
And there is this HUGE battery of 7hrs that could be replaced with a smaller one, lasting maybe only 30 Mins. I never needed more time when being "unplugged"
So this mod could make space for some additional 2,5" harddrives, giving a total of 4TB. The case work is easy.

Now, it sems that the Macbook does not only need the battery for keeping preferences like date and time , but also uses itīs extra power when doing cpu-intensive tasks. My battery can be down to 85% after doing heavy rendering for one night, even though the Mac was plugged to AC.
So I guess a smaller battery of the same voltage is still necessary.

Here are some questions:

-What are the exact voltages of (I guess there are several) of the battery?

-Does anyone know the pinout of the 10-pins battery connector?

-Does the system measure only the voltage of a battery when loading, or does it also measure the amperes/power?

I want to solder the USB-cables of the extra harddisks to the solder joints of the USB-connectors on the logic board. I guess figuring out the pinout is very easy there. But there is not much room for cabling because of the tight space.
Only very thin wires or a flexible flat cable can be used. Do USB specifications allow such cables over a distance of around 15-20mm?

Thank you for some hints, all the best, Herbert
]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:06:50 PDT http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/564006#Post564006 can I put a PB screen into a MBP? http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/483832#Post483832 Jim_
on: 12/22/09 01:33 PM

Glad to help, and thanks.

And welcome to the forums, or welcome back if you were at MacMod.]]> Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:33:27 PST http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/483832#Post483832 Carnivoring MacBook Pro http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/483497#Post483497 Jim_
on: 12/20/09 05:16 PM

No.]]> Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:16:52 PST http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/483497#Post483497 Macbook A1181 logic board repair http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/482783#Post482783 LJComp
on: 12/17/09 03:00 AM

Ok looks like this may be a non runner. Too much agro identifying parts.
LJ]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:00:20 PST http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/482783#Post482783 12" G4 Mic Mod http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/480254#Post480254 poggle
on: 12/01/09 09:19 AM

In the gap between the end of the hard drive and the case . I'm half-way thru doing the mod so I'll post a link to some photos when it's done . I suspect it's a two core mono mic cable with very good screening seperatly earthed since there's so much buzz-producing stuff going on around it. ]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:19:17 PST http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/480254#Post480254 iBook G4 as MusicPad http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/477200#Post477200 rhodes54
on: 10/13/09 07:10 AM

Yeah, saw that tablet when I was researching. It's a bit more involved than what I need. Actually there IS no advantage to having them separate, I think I was over-reaching. As long as it lies flat, I think I'll be good. The new iBook arrives today and I can begin carving up the bottom case (again!) and filing the hinge down. I just hope that touchscreen overlay works as advertised. All i really need it for is clicking on pdf thumbnails. If the overlay doesn't work, I'll need to find some software that will rotate the trackpad input 90 degrees, if such a thing exists.
Thanks for your input. -St]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:10:56 PDT http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/477200#Post477200 White Macbook (late 2007): replace the keyboard http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/477197#Post477197 iBookdude458
on: 10/10/09 09:46 AM

http://www.applemacbook.com/mods/


here you go dude]]> Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:46:44 PDT http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/477197#Post477197 2.5GHz penryn 17" MacBook Pro LCD question http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/477165#Post477165 KnifeLord
on: 10/08/09 10:53 PM

PS. Make a mod guide! <http://www.macmod.com/mod-guides>

Thanks in advance!
-Knife]]> Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:53:11 PDT http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/477165#Post477165 MacBook Inverter Board Question http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/477068#Post477068 dillinja
on: 08/13/09 02:10 PM

Originally Posted By: "Waragainstsleep"
They are indeed compatible. As far as I know, all plastic MacBooks have compatible inverters.


Thank you sir!]]> Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:10:40 PDT http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/477068#Post477068 cool ideas for a powerbook mod? http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/477065#Post477065 geeko
on: 08/10/09 03:53 AM

leopard has a key board app built in. if you go to system preferences>international>input menu then click on keyboard viewer, and a flag will pop up in the top finder thing, click on that and the click show keyboard , it will give you an onscreen keyboard. if you can think of a more functional keyboard app, please do tell me.]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:53:25 PDT http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/477065#Post477065