Chris Green

@chrisgreen

Chris Green

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Miembro Desde 11/10/09

Apple & Tech enthusiast, doing computer work for quite a long time. I've done work on just about everything, including ancient PC's, Macs, Cars, and just about everything in between.

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Master Techs

Working to save the public money and time.

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Teardowns en Que He Trabajado

Xbox 360 Teardown

Xbox Teardown

Power Mac G4 Cube Teardown

Apple Studio Display M7649 Teardown

Power Macintosh G3 Blue and White Teardown

Power Mac G4 Quicksilver Teardown

NeXTstation Teardown

iMac G3 Model M4984 Teardown

Powermac G4 MDD (Mirrored Drive Doors) Teardown

LG Rumor LX260 Teardown

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iMac G3 Model M4984 RAM Replacement

iMac G3 Model M4984 Optical Drive Replacement

iMac G3 Model M4984 Logic Board Replacement

iMac G3 Model M4984 Hard Drive Replacement

iMac G3 Model M4984 Video Ram Replacement

iMac G3 Model M4984 Power Supply Replacement

Power Mac G4 MDD Case Replacement

Power Mac G4 MDD RAM Replacement

Power Mac G4 MDD AirPort Card Replacement

Power Mac G4 MDD Hard Drives Replacement

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iPod 2nd Generation Display Replacement

Nintendo 64 Metal Plate Replacement

Motorola Razr V3c Battery (CDMA) Replacement

Motorola Razr V3c Lower Casing (CDMA) Replacement

Motorola Razr V3c Keypad Cover (CDMA) Replacement

Motorola Razr V3c Upper Casing (CDMA) Replacement

Motorola Razr V3c Camera (CDMA) Replacement

Motorola Razr V3c Screen (CDMA) Replacement

Motorola Razr V3c Speaker (CDMA) Replacement

Motorola Razr V3c Motherboard (CDMA) Replacement

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iMac G3 Model M4984 RAM Replacement

Mac mini Model A1283 RAM Replacement

Preguntas

Can I use the back panel from a 5th Gen iPod Video? 18 de ago. de 2011
I've had a broken 80GB classic buried in my closet that I found yesterday (I think it came with a lot of broken iPods that...
Bypassing The Guitar's Volume Knob 9 de jul. de 2011
Hello, I recently dug up my old Squire Mini-Stratocaster guitar. It's been sitting in my house's attic for around 10...
How Do You Remove The Front Power Panel? 7 de jun. de 2011
Hello, I have a Power Mac G5, and it isn't producing any sound (Out of the Internal Speaker) I noticed that there appears...
Which Power Supplies Are Compatible? 4 de jun. de 2011
Earlier today, I picked up a broken PowerMac G5 from a flea market. It's a dual 1.8Ghz model from June 2004. (A1047) The...
What Type of Optical Drive Does It Use? 28 de may. de 2011
Hi, I'm about to buy a second-hand Black MacBook Core Duo to replace my PowerBook G4. It's used, and has a non-functional...
Can I Install in PS Capacitors With A Slightly Different Rating? 28 de ene. de 2011
Recently, my monitor died. It refused to turn on, and after some research, I traced the problem to capacitors in the power...
Are the power supplies cross compatible? 16 de ene. de 2011
Hi, just recently, I bought a used PS3 with the YLOD to fix, jailbreak, ect. The console is a CECHB01 (All Black, 20GB,...
Lock Button Not Responsive 25 de sep. de 2010
So a few days ago, the lock button on my friend's iPhone 3GS stopped responding. When pressed, it does nothing. This makes...
Will controllers from a PAL console work on an NTSC console? 18 de abr. de 2010
The console's have noteable physical differences, but the controller port appears to be the same. Will They?
Reluctant To Boot, Or Show Video. 19 de mar. de 2010
Hi, I've had my mac mini since late October 09' and after a month or two, it started acting up. It might boot to a grey...

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Respuesta a "Why am I getting artifacts in my music?" 3 de abr. de 2022
I'm not incredibly familiar with this specific model of iPod (I do have a trusty 5th gen iPod video though...), but one of the things that comes to mind is that there could be some dust or gunk stuck in the headphone jack. Maybe take a peek into the jack and see if it looks clear. These iPods should also play audio from the dock connector, so if you have an old radio or iHome, you could test to see if the dock connector audio works. If that works and the jack doesn't, then it's very likely there's an issue with the jack or the cable inside the iPod that goes to it. iFixit has a page here with some additional suggestions for troubleshooting. The good news is that parts for this iPod are still easy to find and relatively cheap, good luck!
Respuesta a "will the pro teck tool kit fit all the screws in a gamecube" 30 de ene. de 2022
Hi Jacob, I have an older version of the tech pro toolkit, but the long extension (the long black rod in the left side of the case here) appears to be the same as mine. I can confirm that my extension fits in the 4x bottom holes of the Gamecube just fine, but if somebody else has the current version of the kit, they could confirm too. Note that I have a DOL-101(USA) model Gamecube, not sure if the other variants differ.
Respuesta a "Why is only 1 of 3 ignition coils not working. I tested it with a 12v" 29 de ene. de 2022
Regardless of engine (3.1L or 3.8L) coil failures are not uncommon on these cars given how old they’re getting. If you want to test the coils in a more direct fashion, here’s a good video I found for a 3.8L car which should have a similar coil setup to your vehicle. The only difference for the 3.1L and 3.8L is the placement of the coils on the motor, I think they may even use the same coil part numbers (but definitely check for yourself). If all three of your coils are sparking, then you may have an issue with plug wires. If you have a coil that isn’t sparking, the cheapest fix may be to visit a junkyard / u-pull and grab a coil pack from a car with the same engine, figure out which coils work on it via the method above, and then swap the good ones (or whole assembly) in.
Respuesta a "Used computer graphics card damaged during shipping." 29 de ene. de 2022
Have you tested the card to see if it works, or did you notice the damage before installing it? If you haven’t tested the card, I’d recommend avoiding it until you make sure that the damage to the board isn’t causing an electrical short. Capacitors like these are typically used to filter power lines on the card, and this damage could cause a short between voltage rail and ground which could send your card up in smoke, or worse if powered up. Measure with a multimeter to make sure that there is resistance across the two leads of the capacitor. As long as it’s more than a few ohms, we know that the damage isn’t causing a short and we can test some things. This looks to be one of a series of capacitors on the same voltage rail, look at the parts near the “C319” and “C321” labels on the board: they are also large capacitors (but in a different package) and are on the same voltage rail. These capacitors may be able to “pick up the slack” for the damaged capacitor. Try and push the capacitor back down into it’s...
Respuesta a "Where are the temperature sensors of the iPhone 8?" 15 de ene. de 2022
Hi Gabriel, Have you tried doing a hard reset of the phone, completely wiping it and reinstalling iOS? The issue “thermalmonitord returned not alive” kind of hints to me that there could be a software problem, but the iOS logging isn’t really detailed enough to know for sure. I also second Chris’s suggestion of replacing the lightning connector, there’s a similar thread I found where this fixed an iPhone 11 that was throwing a similar error. Here’s a guide that explains how to “restore” your iPhone, completely erasing it and reinstalling iOS.
Respuesta a "About this Mac says the CPU is 400 MHz." 14 de ene. de 2022
I’m going to guess that the CPU is actually running at the correct clock frequency, but since MacOS doesn’t recognize it (this wasn’t a CPU that was offered with this computer), the speed is being reported incorrectly. I’d recommend installing a third-party tool like MacCPUID and trusting what that reports. Here’s an old answer post with some info about putting a T9300 in one of these older iMacs, there may be some useful info buried in there.
Respuesta a "Do you know what component is this one below the battery socket?" 9 de ene. de 2022
Hi Angelo, It looks like a surface-mount resistor, in an “0402” or “0201” package. It’s hard for me to be certain of the package without measuring, but if you have access to a set of calipers you could check the package size yourself. Take a look at this chart and compare to the “imperial” sizes. I would recommend using a multimeter to measure the resistance across the two terminals on your working Joy-Con, and then once you have an estimate of the resistance value, looking on a site like DigiKey for a suitable replacement. A small disclaimer here: the resistance measurement that you take across a resistor when it’s installed in the circuit may not be completely accurate because other components in the circuit can affect the measurement. For something like this, it’s probably a safe assumption that the measurement will put you in the right ballpark. However, it’s possible (and actually very common) for these resistors to be “jumpers” measuring zero ohms. If that’s the case here, you could simply place a...
Respuesta a "Raspberry pi 4 Not Booting Solid Red One Green Flash" 8 de ene. de 2022
Hi Rej, Some of the info I’ve been able to find out online about this suggests that for older Pi’s (before the 4) a solid red LED with a single green flash is related to an incorrect SD card image or the wrong size card (4GB or bigger seems to be required). For the Pi 4 though, this doesn’t seem to be a known error code. I would recommend verifying the version of the Pi that you have is a Pi 4, and then trying to create a fresh SD card following this guide. If this doesn’t work, it’s possible that there’s a hardware problem with the Pi. Take a look inside the MicroSD card slot to see if anything is stuck in there. Otherwise, an ESD event could have killed it sometime in storage.
Respuesta a "How can I get my gameboy advance bringerOk" 4 de ago. de 2019
Unlike a lot of modern consoles, the original Gameboy Advance doesn’t have a backlit screen, this can make it a little hard to use in some places. Can you see the screen in a well-lit room? If so, you might just be experiencing expected behavior. It’s not incredibly uncommon for people to buy the screen from a newer Gameboy and swap it in to make these old consoles more playable.
Respuesta a "How to switch hard drive on different fat models?" 2 de jun. de 2019
I’m speaking from some pretty rusty experience, but I believe that different PS3 fat models use the same types of hard drives (2.5” SATA) but in different orientations. Some versions of the console have the drive slide in with the connectors facing the direction of insertion, while others have the drive slide in with the connector on the side. For the later, you have to slide the drive in, then over to get it to engage. The drive is supposed to mount in a caddy, which slides into the system. If the caddy is missing (which I’m guessing yours is), it’s difficult but not impossible to get a drive into one of the sideways-mounted systems. I’ve used some folded up paper to hold the drive in place once I’ve finessed it into the connector.

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Xbox 360 S Heat Sink Replacement 15 de jul. de 2010

Uggghhhh, Microsoft is still using X-Clamps. Didn't they learn anything from the original 360?
iPhone 4 Teardown 22 de jun. de 2010

Could it really be? Just a little bit of user-serviceability?
iPad FCC Teardown 10 de abr. de 2010

Cita de Tom:

Yup, you're right. Didn't cross-check everything. Still wonder why the FCC version gets that chip and connector populated if they didn't put a cam on theirs. It could be just a debug port for non-production versions.

When they originally flash the firmware to the device, they have to put it in somewhere :)
BlackBerry Bold 9700 Teardown 10 de abr. de 2010

ONYX might be the codename for the processor, or the codename of the GSM-based (AT&T) version of the phone.
Apple A4 Teardown 9 de abr. de 2010

Cita de Edis0n:

Except for the WiFi chip, all others are from 2007 (or before), so Apple had this going on for some time.

Probably not, these chips were most likelly used in older iPods, and provide legacy support (Since AAC Encoding hasn't changed much i the past 5-7 years) and the touch drivers were most likelly for the older iPods and iPhones, with slightly different instructions.
PlayStation 3 Slim Teardown 4 de abr. de 2010

What interface does the drive use? SATA, or a proprietary connection?
PlayStation 3 Slim Teardown 4 de abr. de 2010

Cita de Threedays:

No modchip now success. this machine will be a flop unless someone finds a means to mod it.

There really isn't much modding that can be done, it supports ripping games to the hard drive, it can browse the internet, the only reason I can see to mod it, would be to restore playability for PS2/PS1 games.
iPad Wi-Fi Teardown 3 de abr. de 2010

Since it has it's own power supply, will it still charge when connected to a USB port on a PC(Or a Mac)?
Power Mac G5 Processor and Cooling Unit Replacement 2 de abr. de 2010

This is a great teardown/guide! you should email one of the iFixit staff members and have them post it so the whole community can see it!
iPad FCC Teardown 2 de abr. de 2010

Cita de Kyle Wiens:

Most of the photos were inverted; we're fixing them all now and will be uploading soon.

This is great, I can't wait for the full teardown tommorow!

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