Mini desktop made from laptop with broken screen

jmke · 24th July 2008, 14:26

A while back my father broke the LCD so the machine was sitting in a closet ever since. Anyway, some time ago I decided to sell my PowerBook G4 12in while I could still get a good price for it and have been using frankenstein for about a year now.

Since I operate the computer on "closed-lid" mode, I was having trouble keeping the LCD closed because it didn't allow the heat to dissipate, so the fans where running constantly ... I removed it. After it was gone, the computer would still think that it had an LCD attached. After a lot of Googling, I found on this helpful page that a magnet-operated sensor manages the 'open' or 'closed' status of the lid. The magnet was inside the lid, so I removed it and now its under the masking tape. It has to be placed on that precise spot on top of the trackpad.

http://forums.macnn.com/69/mac-noteb...y-tibook-pics/

24th July 2008, 14:26	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,497	Mini desktop made from laptop with broken screen A while back my father broke the LCD so the machine was sitting in a closet ever since. Anyway, some time ago I decided to sell my PowerBook G4 12in while I could still get a good price for it and have been using frankenstein for about a year now. Since I operate the computer on "closed-lid" mode, I was having trouble keeping the LCD closed because it didn't allow the heat to dissipate, so the fans where running constantly ... I removed it. After it was gone, the computer would still think that it had an LCD attached. After a lot of Googling, I found on this helpful page that a magnet-operated sensor manages the 'open' or 'closed' status of the lid. The magnet was inside the lid, so I removed it and now its under the masking tape. It has to be placed on that precise spot on top of the trackpad. http://forums.macnn.com/69/mac-noteb...y-tibook-pics/ __________________

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