January 13th, 2010
Our Polycarbonate Macbook (A1342) take apart video is now live on our Mac Repair Guide site.
This video guide shows you how to completely disassemble the new Polycarbonate Macbooks to replace components such as the LCD, logic board, etc.
You can view the video directly at the link below.
(A1342) Polycarbonate Macbook Repair Guide
The video is also embedded below:
November 20th, 2009
Our iPod Mini take apart video is now live on our Mac Repair Guide site.
This video guide shows you how to completely disassemble the iPod Mini to replace components such as the LCD, logic board, headphone board, etc. Yes, we know the iPod Mini has come and gone, but this is just another step towards having the most comprehensive Mac Repair video library available.
You can view the video directly at the link below.
iPod Repair – iPod Mini Repair Guide
The video is also embedded below:
October 20th, 2009
Today we started unrolling a new feature on our Mac Repair Videos; closed captioning.
The new feature was designed to allow our hearing impaired and international customers access to our Mac Repair video guides. It also comes in handy if you’re watching the videos without audio at work.
In the upcoming weeks, we’ll be adding closed captioning to all of our online repair videos. Currently two videos currently support this new feature:
Macbook Pro 15″ Repair Video (with CC)
Recover a Stuck Mac CD (with CC)
To enable or disable the feature, simply click on the CC button on our video player. This will toggle the captions on and off.
We’d love to get some feedback on this feature, so let us know your thoughts!
You can see all of our repair videos (even the ones without CC) at:
http://www.powerbookmedic.com/mac-repair.php
Screeshot of the new Mac Repair video closed captioning feature.
September 25th, 2009
It used to be that if your screen cracked on your laptop, you’d just replace the LCD and be done with it. That unfortunately is no longer the case. With the introduction of the Unibody Macbook and Macbook pro models, Apple changed the design of the display assembly. Now, there is a glass panel assembly that is placed on top of the LCD panel. The good news is that it is possible to crack just the glass panel and save yourself some money. The bad news is that it is also possible to crack both the glass panel and the LCD.
If you take your Macbook to most repair companies with a cracked display, they’ll undoubtedly say you need to replace the entire display assembly and charge you some astronomical figure. It really isn’t an extremely difficult procedure to do yourself however, and so we’ve created the guide below to show you just how to do it.
The guide below is for the 13 Inch Macbook and Macbook Pro Unibody models. The 15 Inch procedure is similar, but not identical. We’ll have that guide available shortly.
If you’re not up for the repair, our Mac Service Center can do the job for you for $139.95 for a 15″ Macbook Pro, $154.95 for a 13″ Macbook or Macbook Pro, or $174.95 for a 17″ Macbook Pro.
To begin, use a heat gun to loosen the double sided adhesive strip that holds the glass in place. Use caution, and heat the glass in short segments as over heating can cause damage to your LCD.With the glass heated, place a strong suction cup on the glass and pull up and away from the glass.
If heated properly, you’ll be able to see a small gap between the glass and the and the rest of the display. Insert a thin piece of plastic such as a credit card or movie rental card into the opening. Work the piece of plastic in enough where it can be slid along the seem of the glass. This will break the adhesive strip holding the glass in place.Repeat this procedure along the entire edge of the glass assembly. When you meet resistance, heat the area and repeat.
To reassemble, place the LCD back in the frame, and insert the LVDS cable backwards through the opening in the bottom the display frame. Then pull the cable through the opening. You can use a plastic pry tool to assist you in routing the cable. Be very careful with this cable as it can be easily damaged.
Line the bottom of the LCD up with the bottom frame, and slide it into the groove in the bottom frame. Then make sure the 6 screw holes are properly aligned. Replace the 6 philip head screws.
Before putting the glass back on, use a cloth to glean any dust or fingerprints from the LCD and glass panel.
September 15th, 2009
Today we unveiled a whole new interface for our repair videos and take apart guides. Our main goal with this overhaul was to provide an overall better user experience when using our free mac repair guides.
Click Here to Go to the New Mac Repair Guide Interface
The first place we started was with navigation. We wanted to be able for our customers to be able to access all of our videos and guides with as few clicks as possible. What we did was to completely scrap our old drop down selection system in favor of a device type category navigation. Now, all you have to do is click on your device type, click on the model type, and click on the video you would like to view.
Below is a screenshot of the new interface.
Our next goal was to make the actual video interface more interactive and more intuitive. Before, we were using the standard YouTube Player to distribute our video guides. Now, we’ve written our own distribution system.
In the main real estate on the video guide page, you’ll have the video you’ve selected. On the right hand side you’ll see all the other videos which make up the manual you are watching.When a video ends, it will automatically begin playback of the next video and show you what video is currently playing.
Below the player you’ll find a user star rating system that you can use to rate the particular video you are watching, and below that you’ll find a comments section that will allow you to comment or ask questions on the video you are watching.
Some guides have both videos and pdf manuals, and you’ll be able to access the PDF manual from this same interface.
Below you’ll see a screenshot of the new video interface page.
We’ve got a lot more planned for this new manual distribution interface. If you’ve got any comments on the interface or suggestions on ways to improve it, we’d love to hear your input.
September 10th, 2009
Here it is, the new iPod Nano 5th Generation Teardown Take Apart Video!
If you missed the live blog take apart, you can see that at the link below:
September 1st, 2009
We just released our latest teardown take apart video. This time we’re showing you how to take apart the Macbook Pro 13 Inch Unibody model.
The video as well as the source files (so you can download them to your computer or iPod) can be found at the link below or can be viewed in the embedded player below:
Click Here to Go to the Macbook Pro 13 Inch Teardown
Want to see all of our teardown videos? They’re all available at our Free Repair Guides Home.
The Video is also embedded below:
August 17th, 2009
Today we released our take apart video for the Intel Mac Mini. This set of videos will show you how to completely disassemble the Intel Mac Mini. The process is basically the same for a Non-Intel Mac Mini as well.
The video page and m4v downloads can be viewed at the link below:
Intel Mac Mini Take Apart Video Guide
The embedded video can also be viewed in this post below:
August 12th, 2009
Today we released our iPhone 3GS Take Apart repair guide video. The video is a four part video that shows you how to completely disassemble the iPhone 3GS.The video includes removal of the lcd glass, digitizer, logic board, and battery.
You can download the video segments in .m4v format and see the video page at the link by clicking the link below:
iPhone Repair Video – 3GS Take Apart
You can also view the YouTube video of the guide below:
May 19th, 2009
Today we released our iPhone 3G disassembly video. This video will show you how to disassemble the iPhone 3G and perform most any repair including cracked glass, broken lcd, digitizer replacement, battery replacement etc…
The video can be found at the dedicated page at the link below:
iPhone 3G Repair Video Disassembly Guide
Or viewed in the embedded player below:
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