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    Mac UMPC homebrew (diy UMPC)

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    well when my things get here i have a few 2.5 80gig hhd laying around im sure i could spare, i just want to see the final result, its very cool

    That would be awesome thanks :D as i dont like the sound of a 4gb HDD based UMPC >.<

    I need to buy all of the components though so I wont be needing it just yet

    But thankyou so much B)

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    Looks GREAT! Cant wait to see it.. I just moved back to the US so now i am just waiting on all my shit to get here. Did you ever get your lappy back?

    Hi! long time no speak, no I never got my lappy back :( but a friend is selling me his 12" powerbook so that should be just as good ( he killed the hard disk so I have seen inside it and it is almost identical to the ibook)

    only difference will be that I have a 1.5ghz processor as opposed to the 1.2 i was gonna have, I am lucky I took the ram out before it got stolen, so I have a spare Gig that is going right into that powerbook, bringing the total up to 1.25gb :D

    Mac UMPC homebrew (diy UMPC)

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    Okay, i am still waiting for some parts to come about (or the funds to buy them with :P )

    But I have made a 3d model - the measurements are all approximate at the moment so I expect the actual device to be a little thicker to accommodate the battery

    The L+R trigger buttons will be keyboard inputs and will likely be used within OS X as function keys

    The IR transmitter allows the UMPC to be used as a universal remote for all of my household gadgets :)

    Any questions, please, feel free to ask

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    Mac UMPC homebrew (diy UMPC)

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    Never trust your classmates... <_<

    Yeah damn straight

    I dont normally take it in, I was taking it to the apple store after school because i couldnt get the latest leopard update to install - i need it for the new iPhone SDK.

    now I guess i dont need to worry about that anymore :P

    Mac UMPC homebrew (diy UMPC)

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    Project halted for the time being due to a lack of resources (donor iBook stolen :( )

    I dont suppose anyone has a spare ibook logic board, power board, heatsink and hard drive and dvd drive cables do they? (basically a headless ibook without the HDD DVD drive or battery)

    Pm If you have any of these parts please

    Mac UMPC homebrew (diy UMPC)

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    Hey everyone, sorry about the lack of posts for the last few days but I have been really innundated with exams :(

    Today my iBook got the full speed fan and blank screen of death :o

    But I have spent the last few hours fixing it and it seems to be running okay now

    As I had it open i took a few pictures of the underside of the logic board, luckily a cable covers my bad soldering so nobody can comment

    http://cid-083118926b2a3a08.skydrive.live....ook%20internals

    Mac UMPC homebrew (diy UMPC)

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    Hey everyone, a little update today, i got this webcam from a friend who has broken the cable inside the swan neck for it, i was planning on putting it above the screen as an 'isight'. the origional product was mac compatible without crappy drivers xD

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    Mac UMPC homebrew (diy UMPC)

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    Now you need a pin out for the lcd cable or for the controller its self. Best thing to do is start googling chips on the lcd board, if you make a list and post i will help as well.

    Okay the chips i have found so far (text layed out as it is on the chip)

    IR3Y29B

    SHARP

    JAPAN

    0418 B(superscript)

    HiMAX

    HX8806ALA

    441B-01CSS

    These two chips are microcontrollers with pins on all four sides, there are other smaller chips which only have pins on two sides and are listed below:

    HC4053

    AM225

    UnNO4 Two of these chips, one per side

    37D

    3414A

    454V

    JRC

    1102

    GAAX

    I hope these mean something to someone becouse they sure as hell dont to me :huh:

    Mac UMPC homebrew (diy UMPC)

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    a model number for the screen would be helpful

    I do not have the model number for the screen as i cut up the back metal casing which had it printed on :(

    annoying thing is that was like 2 weeks ago :angry: I will google the dvd player and see if i can find anything, though i doubt it will reveal anything. the model number is: GDVD67W3LCDK (goodmans)

    Mac UMPC homebrew (diy UMPC)

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    I have uploaded pictures of a 7" monitor controller boards to my skydrive, the device accepts composite in but does not have a very sharp image, so you cannot read text on it, if anyone has any clues on how to use vga with this thing then let me know, I have a feeling that the long thin circuit board will be able to drive the screen without the others if i can wire it up correctly.

    http://cid-083118926b2a3a08.skydrive.live....aspx/Mac%20UMPC

    If anyone can help me to drive this screen at a useable resolution then that would be fantastic as i have no money to buy a new monitor, the boards and screen cam from a goodmans portable dvd player, i can find the model number if it will be usefull to anyone.

    P.S if the link doesnt work then post a reply and i will try and fix it

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