Comments on: Macbook Mod III

By: Tyler

Tyler — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:50:43 +0000

Yeah, keep me posted. I might post the youtube video of my to catch a network predator. Might. lol, the only thing keeping me is the lighting, but its pretty funny otherwise.

By: Cyrozap

Cyrozap — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:00:19 +0000

I finally ordered the sensor ($8.50 on eBay) and I’ll do a few tests on it to see what pins do what. I’m pretty sure it’s a hall-effect sensor, so it’s a bit different from a reed switch. The really funny part is that I already glued the logic board into the case. I’ll either have to use some ninja soldering skills, rip up the board and glue, or solder short lengths of wire on the boards, doing each pin one at a time. That’s going to be a wire-stripping nightmare (20 pins)!

By: Tyler

Tyler — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:59:29 +0000

yeah, I found out about the reed switch after I had already assembled it; hindsight bias, lol

By: cyrozap

cyrozap — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:28:10 +0000

Actually, I just found that you need the battery connector to do that. It is what has the reed switch.

By: cyrozap

cyrozap — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:22:13 +0000

It helps me! Thanks!

By: Tyler

Tyler — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:21:20 +0000

Damn, excellent bit of advice. Wish I had known that a few months ago, lol.

By: Dan Baker

Dan Baker — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:36:03 +0000

Regarding the screen issue…
If you hot-glue one of the magnets from the side of the screen to the top of the audio connectors then you’ll trigger the reed switch that tells the board that the lid is closed. That way it only uses the external display. You can use whatever resolution you like and no worries about mirroring/spanning, etc. Hope that helps someone.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:36:16 +0000

I found another macbook mod that has pictures and the same description of how to modify the power button. http://wolphbite.com/blog/?p=62

By: Cyrozap

Cyrozap — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:47:51 +0000

Well, I already bought the keyboard + trackpad + casing ($25 and in really good condition). Maybe I’ll make it a keyboard computer. Ah, well.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:55:51 +0000

Um, I searched for a while on how to make it a larger resolution but had no luck. It basically things that its an external monitor and that its main monitor is still attached. It caps the other display at 600×800. I tried changing the resolutions, but upon reboot it would always default to having 2 screens, 1 of which was the one hooked up and the other an imaginary screen. Then I had to go over and fish for the settings application so I could turn mirroring back on.