I just revived a 2006 MacBook Pro with flaky video by reflowing the
logic board and cleaning fans. I've got some Arctic Sliver 5 thermal
paste I will be installing when I get a chance, along with blowing out
all the dust from the radiators.
I think Jobs had to go bite himself half to death or something if he
heard fans, every Mac I've ever owned (except the MDD tower that has
very noisy fans) has been under-cooled. If you have any Mac portable
later than the Tibook, get a fan control program and spin the fans up
to keep them cool -- otherwise, you are looking at eventual solder
failures that can only really be fixed a couple times without removing
and re-balling the chips, which is beyond the home enthusiast.
Stupid design. Ditto for being obsessed with thin portables (you
can't put them in you lap, you will cook your 'nads) to the point they
are unreliable. Apple used to make bulletproof hardware, now it's
expensive throw-away trash made by FoxCon, well known for cheating on
the solder.
Peter
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