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Converted a MacBook into a PC


And I thought I’d share. I used a Framework 13 mainboard as the core, added IO board to both sides of it and a couple of extra boards for the keyboard, Magsafe and the charge state button.

The Macbook is a 2010 17" so it would have been pretty easy to upgrade and repair (socketed Ram and HDD, screwed in battery) but the age would have made this laptop not only unusably slow but it was also dead as a doornail. What is the function of top left board that requires cooling from what looks like a framework fan? Sorry it isn’t quite clear to me, is that additional fan adding to the existing cpu cooling solution because you saw overheating or to get the most thermal performance?

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