You should introduce using a cleaner like SprayWay with a thick microfiber cloth (not a glasses lens cloth), its safe on the unibody for these things and gets them squeaky clean! Also try some canned air!
Nice work! I have the same MacBook and I've also done basically everything you did in this video. I love how repairable the MacBooks used to be, shame they've gone in the direction they have.
@@raffskid857 oh. yeah. I really hate how apple charges you for stuff you should be able to do yourself (NOTY everyone can, but some are good with that sort of stuff, including me)
Hi Hugh. I have come across your channel recently, and I appreciate what you do with old hardware. For dirty logic boards and motherboards, I would recommend using brake cleaner and high percent alcohol to clean them. Note that brake cleaner tends to discolor some plastic, however this should not be an issue if you remove the board from the device first.
Try an iPod touch, they are almost impossible. I will can't get my to work properly. I solder a new power button and volume button on, everything works. I install the final screws holding everything in place and bam the power button not longer works.
I faced the same problem but my networking system was damaged so I couldn't use any cellular number but I used Wi-Fi but now it stoped to turn on then it used to show the Apple logo now it doesn't even do that
Hey, that was a very nice video. Recently I have disassembled the MacBook pro early 2011 which has a restart issue continuously. Then I have formatted the drive with the original base osx 10.7 unfortunately, the book restarted again. Then i have started to upgrade the osx to 10.13 then also same restart issue. Finally, I have replaced thermal paste for CPU and GPU, cleaned the fan, components , like what you did. The result was awesome and installed the software,the book is up and running .
@@Dacari13 I have installed two 8gbs (16gb) then also the MacBook pro not supporting Mojave on it .i have tried to install Mojave and Catalina (not supported message) on the screen. I think 10.13 is final osx version to support on this logic board .
Hugh, you'd be amazed at how perfect my late 2011 13" MBP is. It looks like it came out of the box today. I have almost 1900 charge cycles on the original battery!
You should spread the thermal paste evenly on the bare die before mounting the heatsink. Since it is a bare die you want to make sure 100% of it is covered to avoid hotspots.
dat sweet cosmic moment right there, to the person that gave this to hugh - u gave it to the one person who could fix it ez cos hes the goddamn electronic device whisperer. the stars aligned and he was standing behind u at that store just when u wanted to throw it away eh? god must love that macbook pro
Neat to see this come back to life, though I would highly advise people to avoid core2duo era macbooks like the plague. They cant even really play youtube videos anymore at 720p. And their age will show ever faster as the years go. If you want to find a cheap mbp fixer make sure its at least a first gen i5 or i7. 2012's are the sweetspot right now as they support the latest mojave version of macos.
Hey Hugh, which specific vendors do you prefer to source parts? I have a MBP that has received repairs in the past where the product did not live up to repair warranty- I sourced eBay here and it failed. I probably need a logic board replacement and finding a worthy vendor that lives up to their warranty is my concern.
I had to replace the battery on on my late 2009 MBP bc it was swollen preventing the trackpad from clicking and I put a ssd and 4 gb of ram bringing the system total up to 5 gb of ram bc I left one of the 1 gb sticks in it the MBP is working with a clicking trackpad 🎉❤😅
Hi Hugh- love your videos! I have a 2004 iMac G4 that someone placed near a dumpster. It works perfectly, and I was able to download and update it to Leopard (or is it SnowLeopard, have forgotten) 10.5.8. Do you know any way I might update it further? My computer fixit guy says I would not be able to install a new hard drive or SSD. I appreciate any help you might offer. Unfortunately I am in the US, so cannot bring it to you :) Thank you for your content, I am a bit of a MacHead, love old machines as well as my Macbook pro 2010 in great shape, and an iPad 2 also working very well for my needs.
The iMac G4 can only run up to 10.5.8 leopard given it's different processor architecture (PowerPC) In terms of upgrades some models can support 2GB of ram. If you are upgrading the HDD it doesnt use the SATA interface but rather IDE so you need to find an old HDD or special SSD to install into it. Hope this helps you in some way.
Hi. I own a mid 2012 MacBook pro and I'm looking to upgrade to a SSD drive. However I'm curious if you think I should replace my battery as well? It has around 700-900 cycles lady I checked. And also, is there a way to tighten the hinges for the screen without disassembling the whole screen? Thanks for the interesting content. Keep it up.
The power of the Cpu can barely run CZcams videos, unless they are 480p on chrome since it uses VP8 or VP9 video. CPU is at 100% so fans need to be on. You'll have to use Safari to watch CZcams since it forces h264 video and still you are at 70% CPU.
Hello Hugh.. As i see you do repair a lot of older Macbooks. I´m usually a PC person (Windows OS) but i would love to try work in iOS. Which older Macbook would you recommend?
Hi Hugh. Was wondering if you can help me out. I have a 2016 Macbook. Some of the keys are stiff and cannot be pressed. Im guessing there are crumbs under the keyboard from the previous owner or something. Any tips on freeing up the keys so they can work properly again? I know with the Macbook pro you can simply pop out the keys and clean under, but i’m not sure I can do the same thing with this one. Would appreciate the help. Thanks!!
I just noticed that every screw in this MBP are standard phillips and torx screws. No fancy pentalobes. Good old times.
TechGeos1019 they used tri-wing screws aswell... although just a few (3 I believe)
Ok boomer
Im soooo lazy it took me 3 weeks to reply
me with a normall windows pc: Yes
@@radioactivevolcano8249 bruh
A soft fibre paintbrush to clean out dust and muck from ports always works. Also good for use on circuit boards too before applying IPA ;)
he does that
You should introduce using a cleaner like SprayWay with a thick microfiber cloth (not a glasses lens cloth), its safe on the unibody for these things and gets them squeaky clean! Also try some canned air!
MurderMedia same thought!!!
Canned air has very low pressure and it's not advantageous if he works with computers a lot. Compressor is better way.
Edgar Koterle we use to use a compressor but it’s noisy canned air is much nicer and easy to control. I have no issues with pressure.
If you also like to work on cars i can really recommend an air compressor. You can use it to fill up your tires and to dust of pc parts .
air cleaner you mean
What kind of luck do you have getting all these free devices?!
Bro for real I wish I could get anything free and I would completely restore it but just don’t have the luck 😂
Yep
He said in the videos it’s his mums
@@LineDeerMountain the 2011 one was from the computer shop though
Sometimes you just have to ask.
Here's a little game. Drink a shot whenever hugh says alcohol. Apparently I'll be as drunk as a skunk.
Someone's having a bad day...
wtf
If so, I might be skunk as a drunk
@AnonomusPacket / Harambo ok angry muslim
Never trust apple for repairs, or they’ll just tell you to get a new device. Nothings unfixable.
The Doot & Noot Club sarcasm?
@@BM8C7 i dont think so
VERY true
A dead dog?
Pretty sure there are more unfixable things than fixable things in this world
By far the best follow along repairer on youtube at the moment! Keep up the good work bro!
i dont know, iFixit are pretty good
@@sugargliderdude iFixit doesn't have Hugh Jefferies friendly ass* vocal cords, somethings money can't buy..
@@OffHeading soothing? he has a Aussie accent, anything but soothing...
@@sugargliderdude reminds me of good times, soothes my mind.. Do you own a sugar glider? Dude.
I love the part when you said that you will gave it to your mom ❤️❤️❤️,nice work sir..
wth there are 2 same comments
Congrats for 300k subscribers !
Nice work! I have the same MacBook and I've also done basically everything you did in this video. I love how repairable the MacBooks used to be, shame they've gone in the direction they have.
what direction?
@@DemeDemetre difficult to repair now
@@raffskid857 oh. yeah. I really hate how apple charges you for stuff you should be able to do yourself (NOTY everyone can, but some are good with that sort of stuff, including me)
So cool! Your mom should be proud. Thanks for sharing
A collab between Hugh and Psivewri is the only thing I need in my life
Hi Hugh. I have come across your channel recently, and I appreciate what you do with old hardware. For dirty logic boards and motherboards, I would recommend using brake cleaner and high percent alcohol to clean them. Note that brake cleaner tends to discolor some plastic, however this should not be an issue if you remove the board from the device first.
I love how detailed you are when you do these
3:47 mini display port looks kinda happy
What a legend. I am addicted to your videos bro. Fair play!
old apple stuff for mom & dad
what a nice idea
Nice to see old stuff working again.
Man if I get $1 every time he says "screw" I might actually be afford to get the new 16" MacBook Pro
If I got money every time he spoke any word I would be rich
How about "i can"?
Or „alcohol“
iFixit repair kit ?
I like you. You get quote-unquote “unfixable” devices and fix them. And that’s what I like to see!
Eric Smith it was probably more of, the store didn’t want to have to fix it because of the labour and time costs, more than it’s actually unfixable
Great video Hugh, I’ve made a similar one but with a MacBook Pro Retina I got of eBay dirt cheap.
Btw, I love how you bring them back to life after you've done some MOT on them and then give them a good clean up/ any repairs (if needed).
Those cinematics are beautiful.
wow mate...nice video good to see you giving these otherwise destroyed devices another life
You voice Is an asmr🥰
Shut the fuck up will you?
@@ahmedadil7935 he didn't misspelled it because psycho is a short word for psychopath so before you comment do some research
There's something satisfying with your videos
Great channel, amongst my favourites, good work
One of the most challenging repairs appears to be an iPod Nano 2G. You need to be an expert to swap the battery or hdd.
Try an iPod touch, they are almost impossible. I will can't get my to work properly. I solder a new power button and volume button on, everything works. I install the final screws holding everything in place and bam the power button not longer works.
Hey I have an iPhone6 space Gray it was water damaged and now it doesn't turn on can you please help!!
Same here I also need help
I faced the same problem but my networking system was damaged so I couldn't use any cellular number but I used Wi-Fi but now it stoped to turn on then it used to show the Apple logo now it doesn't even do that
@Windows Avenoia what is the PO address
Kh Afroza your fucked
I have faced the same prob...
Try to use small blower for cleaning. Its easy to remove some dust.
love your vids Hugh
I find watching this video highly therapeutic. Am i the only one feeling that?
Thank you I have been waiting for one of your vids I love this
Hey, that was a very nice video. Recently I have disassembled the MacBook pro early 2011 which has a restart issue continuously. Then I have formatted the drive with the original base osx 10.7 unfortunately, the book restarted again. Then i have started to upgrade the osx to 10.13 then also same restart issue. Finally, I have replaced thermal paste for CPU and GPU, cleaned the fan, components , like what you did. The result was awesome and installed the software,the book is up and running .
Get 4GBs in it and Catalina runs fine
@@Dacari13 I have installed two 8gbs (16gb) then also the MacBook pro not supporting Mojave on it .i have tried to install Mojave and Catalina (not supported message) on the screen. I think 10.13 is final osx version to support on this logic board .
Go Geek Gadgets Look up on CZcams. It's possible with many models. DosDude mods
It could goes up to OCLP Monterey for the Macbook Pro 2011..
Hugh, you'd be amazed at how perfect my late 2011 13" MBP is. It looks like it came out of the box today. I have almost 1900 charge cycles on the original battery!
You are the saviour
Also use paint brush to clean inside ports.
3:40 those ports looks the happiest things in the world
You should come to Singapore.Some malls have the electrical trash.Which is u can throw anything spoiled in it .
You should spread the thermal paste evenly on the bare die before mounting the heatsink. Since it is a bare die you want to make sure 100% of it is covered to avoid hotspots.
I saw that as well.
When I see new repair video, I automatically click like) Thank you for your tutorials!
your mom would proud of u as her son, Jeff..Good Son..
dat sweet cosmic moment right there, to the person that gave this to hugh - u gave it to the one person who could fix it ez cos hes the goddamn electronic device whisperer. the stars aligned and he was standing behind u at that store just when u wanted to throw it away eh? god must love that macbook pro
You should try to do a way better job cleaning your stuff when making videos, it would be so much more satisfying to watch.
Can you finish you iPod video that was found outside sitting there for 2 years?
The one piece you cleaned is a grill or vent. Great rebuild! 🤓
I've been waiting for this!😊
Wow that’s awesome! I might try doing this on a free MacBook Pro 13” (2010) that I found as scrap or recycles because it has no storage.
can u make a gold plated macbook pro ?
„More alcohol“...
*DRUNK LAPTOP*
i missed this kind of videos mann
You need a small art paintbrush and a can of compressed air to clean those difficult places
Cool video man!
This is so satisfying!
Love your work clean and neat.
this is satisfying
you should go back to the store show them look what i did that you guys could not do .
Neat to see this come back to life, though I would highly advise people to avoid core2duo era macbooks like the plague. They cant even really play youtube videos anymore at 720p. And their age will show ever faster as the years go. If you want to find a cheap mbp fixer make sure its at least a first gen i5 or i7. 2012's are the sweetspot right now as they support the latest mojave version of macos.
Hugh Jeffreys - Alcohol
Psivewri - Eucalyptus Oil
hhahahahahahahaha great one
i dont like macs, but sure i do love this one man, great job.
you stand out of Apple store dustbin any one throw you catch and repair it salute
why do you not use compressed air? would be really useful for some of those places you're trying to clean out.
Nice transitions
get you an air compressor with an attachment, it'll literally blast away any dirt build up without causing any issues.
Wow that 2009 MacBook Pro can run in a better OS than and 2009 iPhone 3GS that runs iOS 6
That stripped screw is the EXACT same thing as my 2009 MacBook!!!
Quick question Hugh:
What happened to Arianna Grande, you haven’t mentioned her and no more wallpapers of her either.
he got too much hate on his weird ass arriana grande addiction, so he just stopped putting her as a wallpaper
Nice camera angles while fixing it! How did you do it?
I watch all your videos like I'm ever actually going to restore an 09 MB Pro lol
The insides of MacBooks look like tiny futuristic cities
Love your work !
I love your videos fantastic 😃👍
Hey Hugh, which specific vendors do you prefer to source parts? I have a MBP that has received repairs in the past where the product did not live up to repair warranty- I sourced eBay here and it failed. I probably need a logic board replacement and finding a worthy vendor that lives up to their warranty is my concern.
Damn looks good + I love your videos
Hugh Jeffreys, you are a genius in repairing, thanks for showing and kind regards.
just a small tip. you can use zippo on the logic board. it really does a good job. condition is to dry is very well.
not joking at all.
great video
what a nice video
I had to replace the battery on on my late 2009 MBP bc it was swollen preventing the trackpad from clicking and I put a ssd and 4 gb of ram bringing the system total up to 5 gb of ram bc I left one of the 1 gb sticks in it the MBP is working with a clicking trackpad 🎉❤😅
Wish I had your skills
Hi Hugh- love your videos! I have a 2004 iMac G4 that someone placed near a dumpster. It works perfectly, and I was able to download and update it to Leopard (or is it SnowLeopard, have forgotten) 10.5.8. Do you know any way I might update it further? My computer fixit guy says I would not be able to install a new hard drive or SSD. I appreciate any help you might offer. Unfortunately I am in the US, so cannot bring it to you :) Thank you for your content, I am a bit of a MacHead, love old machines as well as my Macbook pro 2010 in great shape, and an iPad 2 also working very well for my needs.
The iMac G4 can only run up to 10.5.8 leopard given it's different processor architecture (PowerPC)
In terms of upgrades some models can support 2GB of ram. If you are upgrading the HDD it doesnt use the SATA interface but rather IDE so you need to find an old HDD or special SSD to install into it.
Hope this helps you in some way.
Hugh Jeffreys thanks for the quick reply!
You should spray paint the bottom case instead to hide the scratches
Meh I'd be sooner see him getting them cheap cover
This was great but I would've liked it if you cleaned the logic board a bit better.
Damn that laptop has had more alcohol in it in this video than any alcoholic
Sir plzz make video on how to solve we can't complete your purchase in mac
i have the late 2008 aluminum macbook it looks way different then the 2009 macbook pro
Damn, that motherboard is small and that battery is pretty T H I C C for it's time.
How long it lasts that battery?
Love your videos. It's entertaining. Also can you clean up properly using proper products.
Hi.
I own a mid 2012 MacBook pro and I'm looking to upgrade to a SSD drive. However I'm curious if you think I should replace my battery as well? It has around 700-900 cycles lady I checked.
And also, is there a way to tighten the hinges for the screen without disassembling the whole screen? Thanks for the interesting content. Keep it up.
Louis Rossmann would be proud LOL
Please make a setup tour 2019 please
The power of the Cpu can barely run CZcams videos, unless they are 480p on chrome since it uses VP8 or VP9 video.
CPU is at 100% so fans need to be on.
You'll have to use Safari to watch CZcams since it forces h264 video and still you are at 70% CPU.
Isn't it better to use compressed air to clean dusty parts though than using a toothbrush?
Hello Hugh.. As i see you do repair a lot of older Macbooks. I´m usually a PC person (Windows OS) but i would love to try work in iOS. Which older Macbook would you recommend?
Do you have a repair and fix video on macbook 2009? Mine want start, dies after 2 min after pushing on button
Micro scratches will make the dust stick easy.
Why you are not using compressed air???
Hi Hugh. Was wondering if you can help me out. I have a 2016 Macbook. Some of the keys are stiff and cannot be pressed. Im guessing there are crumbs under the keyboard from the previous owner or something. Any tips on freeing up the keys so they can work properly again? I know with the Macbook pro you can simply pop out the keys and clean under, but i’m not sure I can do the same thing with this one. Would appreciate the help. Thanks!!
I still use this mac ! Made 2010 / Core de duo / 4G Ram / version 10.13 hight sierra 🤣...
I’m thinking of buying a broken iPhone 6s Plus and try to add a led Apple logo to mine and just have a test device to take apart