Macbook A1181 Repair And Refurb - #Marchintosh

So hopefully this makes up for not completing the Mac SE refurb. In this video I tackle an issue with the MacBook not being able to accept optical discs. I also give it a cleaning and replace the thermal paste. And kind of a RAM upgrade too. Oh yeah, and a new battery! Original Specs: 2.0 GHz Core Duo 512 MB RAM (2x 256 MB) Upgraded to 1 GB 60 GB SATA Hard Drive Upgraded to 120 GB Intel GMA950 13" Widescreen 1280x800 4x Super drive Mac OS X 10.4.6 (max 10.6.8) Sources: --------------------------------------------------- Teardown guide: https://www.ifixit.com/Device/MacBook... Original Specs: https://everymac.com/systems/apple/ma... MARCHintosh Home: https://marchintosh.com/ #MARCHintosh Event Logo concept and design by Javier Rivera | YouTube:    / javmaster   | Twitter: @javmast3r Chicago FLF Font: https://fontsarena.com/chicago-flf-by... MARCHintosh videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/march... ================================== Music Used: --------------------------------------------------- Sunday Rain - Cheel (via YouTube Media Library) Beyond - Patrick Patrikios (via YouTube Media Library) ================================== Timestamps: --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro and editor's note 1:53 The problem 3:05 Initial Test 4:33 Start of teardown 11:59 A look inside 17:39 Internal cleaning and thermal paste 19:31 Putting it back together 20:13 Quick test 21:33 More re-assembly 22:23 RAM upgrade? and replacing a captive screw 24:34 Final re-assembly 25:23 External cleaning and new battery 28:33 Another test 30:17 Some glamour shots 30:48 Final thoughts and Outro --------------------------------------------------- #MARCHintosh #macbook #macintosh #apple #retrocomputing #refurbish #retrotech