I decided it was worth having a working Mac, no matter how rough around the edges it may be. I needed a new workhorse computer for work anyway, and with this one laying around collecting dust, I figured there was no better time to reassemble it and see how it runs.
It doesn't look like the same machine, does it? I did want to get a photo of it running, but the battery was flat at the time. Maybe later.
With all the components refitted it looks absolutely beautiful, the only hint of imperfection being some missing screws on the base that I still need to replace and a horribly scuffed up looking battery. When powered on, if you really look, there are imperfections behind the LCD. However, beyond all of that, it looks and works much, much better than I expected. The bent hinges, after being straightened, line up awfully close to factory specifications. When it's booted up into Mac OS X, the imperfections in the LCD are practically invisible amongst a sea of colour, so it's definitely usable!
It now has a 120GB Hitachi HDD fitted, along with 4GB (2 x 2GB) of Amicroe DDR2 memory. It's running Mac OS X Lion.
Now all it needs is a power adapter, a relatively cheapie battery and some screws for the bottom case (to finish it off more than anything), and it can go to work as a daily workhorse machine tracking data for the various other repairs I have to do.
Cheers,
Mic.
It doesn't look like the same machine, does it? I did want to get a photo of it running, but the battery was flat at the time. Maybe later.
With all the components refitted it looks absolutely beautiful, the only hint of imperfection being some missing screws on the base that I still need to replace and a horribly scuffed up looking battery. When powered on, if you really look, there are imperfections behind the LCD. However, beyond all of that, it looks and works much, much better than I expected. The bent hinges, after being straightened, line up awfully close to factory specifications. When it's booted up into Mac OS X, the imperfections in the LCD are practically invisible amongst a sea of colour, so it's definitely usable!
It now has a 120GB Hitachi HDD fitted, along with 4GB (2 x 2GB) of Amicroe DDR2 memory. It's running Mac OS X Lion.
Now all it needs is a power adapter, a relatively cheapie battery and some screws for the bottom case (to finish it off more than anything), and it can go to work as a daily workhorse machine tracking data for the various other repairs I have to do.
Cheers,
Mic.