Recent content by dorsal

Hmm I was hoping it would be a cap array or something simple. I'm starting to feel like discovering the parts identity and finding a replacement is going to be impossible. I can't seem to find a good repository of SMD parts or a guide to identifying them. I selected your as the answer because I...

Twin is all black, no markings on it or near it. Knowning Apple the board is unmarked intentionally...

Ok, inside by the missing part we have a big black square with 2 wide log legs that has a white plus sign and J8 jd printed on it, a tiny black piece that says XD 8J, and a black piece with 3 legs like a transistor that says KN. The board has nothing printed at all on this side

Definitely black, no numbers or markings, just 4 solder points. I don't do SMD at all so I don't know if it's a cap or a fuse. In my opinion it won't be a resistor cause resistors usually aren't that form, just my assumption. Edit: If you know the part type I can test it with a multimeter in a...

When I get off the course I will open her back up and take a look. But from what I saw there had to be a component there before that was square, the solder is shaped tall and pointy like it was there. I do a great deal of work with through hole components so I know the solder looks

I can't comment on the website you want to buy it from, but the laptop seems solid. A Core i5 is a great processor, 8gb or RAM is nice, 1TB HDD is plenty for many years of programs and files. I am guessing 2gb graph is referring to the graphics processor memory, which is plenty for a laptop. If...

What make/model laptop are we talking here? Laptops are great mobile machines but they are also very small and have little room for cooling, overclocking any PC without a very powerful and large cooler is not recommended and will likely land you with a destroyed computer. Also, the Pentium P6200...

I know this is a very rare and strange request, and I understand it will take a bunch of parts and a lot of time to get working. I have a MacBook Pro 13" early 2011 I got for a steal with 2 broken USB ports. The issue is purely hardware based, a SMD component on the motherboard is missing. End...