I Was Given a FREE Broken iMac, Lets fix it!

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@HughJeffreys 4 жыл бұрын

Update: Turns out this iMac was sitting in a shed for 5 years, it hadn't been used since 2015

@SukhamG 4 жыл бұрын

Why

@mickmace4847 4 жыл бұрын

Pasta Films what do u mean why I have no use to fix it but sure he can

@hivo2941 4 жыл бұрын

@@mickmace4847 Same xD

@poker.4203 4 жыл бұрын

@@pravinsharma1885 self promotion

@evanpruitt5734 4 жыл бұрын

Hugh Jeffreys And I could use it for school and work fun fact I have never owned an iMac or a computer or I can buy it off you

@jonniewable 4 жыл бұрын

"It might be 13 years old, but it's got something the latest iMac doesn't... an SSD." Damn shots fired.

@NonsensicalSpudz 4 жыл бұрын

$1000 for an 8th gen cpu, 1tb hdd 1080p screen and 8gb of ddr3 ram, apple btw

@esatd34 4 жыл бұрын

@@NonsensicalSpudz 8th gen and ddr3? its been ddr4 since 6th gen isnt it?

@NonsensicalSpudz 4 жыл бұрын

@@esatd34 you'd think so wouldn't you but nope.

@TheNoobtuberr 4 жыл бұрын

@@NonsensicalSpudz It is DDR4 (for iMacs). Still a total rip off and to make matters worse the HDD is also 5400 rpm.

@NonsensicalSpudz 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheNoobtuberr and 200+ for a 256gb ssd lol

@noahfisher1584 4 жыл бұрын

1:40 thought he was putting a hdd in a freaking toaster

@petarpartaloski8889 4 жыл бұрын

I don't see a problem with that, what do you mean? I usually heat up my hard drives before use, you should try it!

@brendankiyohara771 4 жыл бұрын

@PARTAL oski Great, I will try it myself

@nanalovesrice 4 жыл бұрын

Lol same

@dylanmooney775 4 жыл бұрын

Same

@petarpartaloski8889 4 жыл бұрын

@Why Tho There is a smarter thing to do, tie a string around your hard drive, not too tight because there is no harm if the drive falls out.. And then, grab the other end of the string, and spin the hard drive around you, so you give it force, to spin it later on, I have tried this for so many hard drives and the result, apart from broken mirrors in my house, was a bunch of 98% working hard drives, the 2% of it was a strange clicking noise it made, and it was happening with all of the hard drives, suprisingly!

@levijohnson3128 3 жыл бұрын

Nobody: This guy when he sees dust: 🎂🍰

@kylie9896 3 жыл бұрын

LOL IKR

@levijohnson3128 3 жыл бұрын

@MiniMincePie whenever he sees dust he says it's caked on.

@marigoldss 3 жыл бұрын

@🇨🇦 TheRealLoganYT 🇨🇦 this is not reddit.

@fhd-29 2 жыл бұрын

@@levijohnson3128 I thought he meant that it was a piece of cake ( really easy to clean off )

@PlayingLittleLife 2 жыл бұрын

😂

@sirseppuku 3 жыл бұрын

I was given a *FREE* corpse, let's bring it back to life! -Hugh Jeffreys

@bigsnack429 3 жыл бұрын

lol

@NoNamelolxd 3 жыл бұрын

*free*

@321gofast7 3 жыл бұрын

"I believe in Right to Repair, so seeing these perfectly fixable human bodies stuffed into a dumpster made me very upset."

@CrazyPlayer-pf2hv 3 жыл бұрын

I need to transfer over the kidney , heart and more because it is paired to the brain. (And of course the vocal cords because they are obviously paired to the brain) Apple iBrain. I'm gonna use a CUSTOM transparent skin case for this human and planting in new veines this is gonna look nice! The legs and feet aren't paired to the brain , but Apple has paired these in future generations. Apple has paired these because of security reasons. Replacing them any way makes it so that the toes aren't working and when replacing them at a iHuman 7 makes them NOT working anymore , not even walking. However the arms are totally replaceable. The stomach is also replaceable , but not for generations 11 and higher. I can then replace the eyes , making sure to rob the housing from the old body , because these are hard to come by. Apple has ONCE again paired them in versions 12 and higher. And this human is starting to look like something nice again. Now comes the hard part of repair and that is the kick in of the heart and heartbeat. For this I'm gonna use a shocker and revive this human. Making sure the heart functions , I again shut the human off and we are gonna proceed in our repair. I must install the rest of the components and of course a better hard drive in the brain. For this I used an AMD Threadripper , because if I were to choose Intel then this is gonna fry , just like my french fries. (does more......) And we are done! I restored this broken and dead human back into fully working condition. Everything is working. And on that note this was an Hugh Jeffreys video and I'll catch you guys next time. (If there is misspelling then don't blame me , I'm just an german guy making jokes about other comments and making storys that are obviously fake) Edit : More things added.

@CrazyPlayer-pf2hv 3 жыл бұрын

@Ezekiel Stutzman The all new Apple iHuman. But does it have a headphone jack? A USB C? Or does it even have waterproofing?! Bend test not passed , too thin.

@raiku4460 4 жыл бұрын

The person who gave him the iMac after they watch the video: *Hey*

@Mutz1E629 4 жыл бұрын

@Waild Fakhfakh If it’s not funny explain the 200 likes the comment got?

@itzz_crispy1853 4 жыл бұрын

@@Mutz1E629 dang

@HeX341 4 жыл бұрын

True, I imagine this happening: Hey dude, I gave it to you but kinda need it now... :D

@bob-zq9kz 4 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@aasfi109 4 жыл бұрын

free chicken nuggies for every 10 subs Can I get some chicken nuggies plz

@LaskyLabs 4 жыл бұрын

"It smells like it's filled with dust." Yeah seems about right for an iMac in a highschool.

@LaskyLabs 4 жыл бұрын

10:00 I expected nothing less.

@tnkrbel5671 4 жыл бұрын

Hmm Yes. Dust smells like dust.

@isaacsrandomvideos667 4 жыл бұрын

TNKRBEL dust smells quite bland, apart from 70s dust, that smells great. Ever smelled an old 1970s matchbox? Reminds me of a old abandoned buildings smell, mostly a 1970s grannys house.

@isaacsrandomvideos667 4 жыл бұрын

Don’t know why I said that

@emmetfoster7430 4 жыл бұрын

What high school has I Mac's

@anythingrandom4370 3 жыл бұрын

“It’s not perfect but it’s a lot better then it was” -Hugh Jeffreys

@antonfloor344 3 жыл бұрын

I like how you use you’re bread toaster as a hard drive reader.

@DigitalHandle 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone who likes this comment is gay

@tyramarie9374 3 жыл бұрын

*your

@nanayawterry 3 жыл бұрын

Your* fvck!

@azn_00 3 жыл бұрын

@@nanayawterry damn ok grammar nazi

@SIMONP1965 3 жыл бұрын

*ur

@dastirl4505 4 жыл бұрын

Engineers: How many screws do you want? Apple: *yes*

@Kalvinjj 4 жыл бұрын

If only they were still like this... Now if the engineers make this question, they're likely answered with ZERO, GLUE IT SHUT!

@showsumrespect7390 4 жыл бұрын

@redegg7530 3 жыл бұрын

After the conversation: Apple: So how much is in that 1 imac again? Engineers: 200,000 ready and 1 million to go

@MCAlexisYT 3 жыл бұрын

LOL

@StormyNoodle 3 жыл бұрын

lol

@monsieur.Chipmunk 4 жыл бұрын

The guy that gave him that free iMac: *ItZ a PrAnK.*

@robertohijanomerkitanov2691 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@luiis6674 4 жыл бұрын

YeAh

@Clyde6790pYoutube 3 жыл бұрын

it is not it looks real and works as normal but im thinking it's fake but for the meantime im confused

@Cashaloe 3 жыл бұрын

@@Clyde6790pKZfaq what he meant was He’ll try to take it back after Hugh fixes it claiming it was a “prank” Just a joke

@MCAlexisYT 3 жыл бұрын

clyde timonera Why do you have one of Russian youtuber Enderman’s profile picture?

@hous4493 3 жыл бұрын

“Caked in dust” “Caked in dust” “Caked in dust”

@certifiedpossum1638 3 жыл бұрын

"Isopropyl alcohol" "Isopropyl alcohol" "Isopropyl alcohol"

@zipp4everyone263 2 жыл бұрын

Aw man, i want cake now!

@AmitSingh-yn6dj 3 жыл бұрын

"It might be 13 years old, but it's got something the latest iMac doesn't... an SSD." Apple - oh no...

@99Teutons 3 жыл бұрын

iSheeps:- Anyway! Here's our life savings Take them and give us the new iMac

@Bettarg 3 жыл бұрын

This is bullshit. U can order iMacs with SSDs for a bunch of years now...

@multistanbrae 3 жыл бұрын

@@99Teutons Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 128GB- $1,199.99 iPhone 12 Pro Max 128GB- $1,099.99 Both of these prices are in USD from the official websites of both companies so your logic makes no sense 😘🧚‍♀️✨

@99Teutons 3 жыл бұрын

@@multistanbrae are we here comparing the prices of apple's flagship and androids ? Did my comment even mention anything about the prices of a phone ? How does my comment not make sense when it is literally speaking facts that isheeps don't look at the underlying technology and buy the device just because it has an apple logo on it

@supersop1367 2 жыл бұрын

@@multistanbrae ikr

@olivergamer2347 4 жыл бұрын

The reason the stand is dirty is because he doesn’t have a $999 Apple Pro Stand.

@adamjkp 4 жыл бұрын

Olivergamer2347 🤣

@MuhammadZeeshan-uc2bg 4 жыл бұрын

I thought this guy was joking about 999$ for a stand until I googled it

@aidenhanik7247 4 жыл бұрын

Funny😐

@AbhisarRawat 4 жыл бұрын

@@aidenhanik7247 very original comment and a great sense of humour.

@AbhisarRawat 4 жыл бұрын

@UniverseSaFong haven't you heard about the 1000 dollar stand?

@Tronicsfix 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job on this one! Looks really nice.

@zeenxdownz 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah your right

@zeenxdownz 2 жыл бұрын

2nd and 3nd comment XD

@TheGlitchyMario 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@DaciaSandero_1.5DCi 2 жыл бұрын

what the tronicsfix doin?

@TheGlitchyMario 2 жыл бұрын

@@DaciaSandero_1.5DCi Watching this video

@banksiasong 3 жыл бұрын

I love Hugh's revulsion for dirt, dust and grime, and the extensive detailed work he does to bring every item to pristine cleanliness and functionality. If he ever wants a bit of a career change, medical technology engineering might offer him the challenges that he so obviously relishes. Best wishes.

@MharwinMadarang 3 жыл бұрын

the way he clean and removing the dusts its so satisfying 😍

@sorayaraquel15 4 жыл бұрын

i love how he gives us the steps like if i would try and fix my imac myself.

@Kalvinjj 4 жыл бұрын

Lots of people do. I'm one that would do it if I had to.

@ginfong2895 3 жыл бұрын

@@Kalvinjj please do not do this. Its gonna void your warranty and youd be fucked if it isnt fixed

@Kalvinjj 3 жыл бұрын

@@ginfong2895 well obviously not stuff in warranty, unless it's impossible to use that warranty like in the case of my Switch that has no authorized repair here, but something that has been out of warranty like the Mac shown here (for years sometimes, usually for a HDD to fail that is the case), you would be fucked anyway if you don't try it, you either pay tons for the authorized dealers or you know what you're doing and go for it. It's not about people that don't know the difference between a Philips and a Torx screwdriver of course, people that know at least a bit about these kinds of stuff are way less likely to make things worse, and know when to stop if they can't do it.

@Garrettdx1988 3 жыл бұрын

I used to say that when I started watching repair videos. Since then I’ve boughten like five broken devices and repaired them. It becomes addictive lol

@yamum361 3 жыл бұрын

Yh k no one asked for ur opinion

@chandrashekhar.prabhu 3 жыл бұрын

It's astonishing how a little repair could save a pc going to e-waste!

@supersop1367 2 жыл бұрын

Yea but honestly old tech like this should just be recycled Bc it’s slow

@lavuchawla1421 2 жыл бұрын

@@supersop1367 that may be ur opinion but i really love old imacs if i would get it definitely i would repair it and use it

@supersop1367 2 жыл бұрын

@@lavuchawla1421 any tech under 2015 is just slow and outdated

@K1ngwing 2 жыл бұрын

@@supersop1367 But it could be used to run old operating systems natively

@supersop1367 2 жыл бұрын

@@K1ngwing yea but it really doesn’t have much purpose

@keithwhisman 3 жыл бұрын

In the future when you find a problem where a replacement card can’t be secured with its screw your can use a small piece of proper thickness double sided sticky foam. I use double sided sticky foam for my RC airplane and helicopter hobby, it’s great stuff.

@floridaman8588 4 жыл бұрын

You inspired me. I’m buying broken phones. My repair kit is coming May 29-June 2. Thank you! Your videos are awesome and inspiring! Edit: My repair kit came

@Ketten 4 жыл бұрын

do you do androids too? like, broken, then intentionally broken more Androids? lmao like, the screen is fully yeeted.

@mrdefaultynoob 4 жыл бұрын

Congrats

@yarik6543 4 жыл бұрын

I already have a iFIXIT repair kit. Btw did you get an ifixit one?

@Vowalla 4 жыл бұрын

What kind of repair kit did you get?

@floridaman8588 4 жыл бұрын

I just got an unnamed one. The cheap one lol. I’m going to start with that and go up. I am starting with Apple, then I might go to Androids too.

@fieldaf3893 4 жыл бұрын

i was actually around for the upload not days after lol

@czLochy 4 жыл бұрын

Same!

@soupdrinker72 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@FrezzyYT 4 жыл бұрын

Yea right?

@flammable3844 4 жыл бұрын

Same

@Josh-oc7ib 4 жыл бұрын

Same

@dy7296 3 жыл бұрын

"This is 13 years old, but it's got something the later iMacs doesn't... an SSD." 2021 iMac: *hey*

@99Teutons 3 жыл бұрын

This is 13 years old but it's got something the latest iMac doesn't a replaceable SSD

@dy7296 3 жыл бұрын

@@99Teutons understood

@evanandrews 3 жыл бұрын

Watching this after an M1 iMac tear down is a trip

@3DFruitMinecraftowy 4 жыл бұрын

"It's not perfect, but it's a lot better than it was" - it should be a title of this video

@Trabsol 4 жыл бұрын

14:59

@sanarpro3898 3 жыл бұрын

Świat Gier :) I know mate

@raymondk2202 4 жыл бұрын

just a pro tip for everyone: When ever you dust out a fan with compressed air, always hold the fans (so that they do not spin up) or disconnect the wiring from the mainsboard. Or else you will be using the motor of the fan to act like a generator and blow up the electronics on the 12V line on the board when u speedup the fan fast enough with the compressed air No joke

@aiman96yearsago10 4 жыл бұрын

nice

@stink-man 4 жыл бұрын

epic

@illsk0 4 жыл бұрын

Crazy

@orveus6267 4 жыл бұрын

insane

@pocok77 4 жыл бұрын

awesome

@polanix7218 3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: my dad had a 2007 MacBook and it broke that same year, and it has been sitting in storage fo about 14 years now, and I just decided to try to fix it lol, I’m a kid, and it took me about a week but I had to ask my dad to buy some cords and wires and a smelter to fully repair it.

@sooryadevsuresh1808 3 жыл бұрын

So is it working now ? Did u fix it?

@arsema444 3 жыл бұрын

the previous owner: you can have it, it doesn't work anymore Hugh: *fixes it like it was just bought* The previous owner: 👁👄👁

@paulstelian97 3 жыл бұрын

All for the cost of an SSD, basically.

@arsema444 3 жыл бұрын

@@paulstelian97 yeah

@theformer1337agent 3 жыл бұрын

but then even when its fixed it would still be basically useless as its 14 years old still funny joke, pls dont woooosh me

@theformer1337agent 3 жыл бұрын

@TheRealLoganYT r/itswooooshwith4os

@aflmaster5431 3 жыл бұрын

@@theformer1337agent r/whoosh idk what this means I’m just coping everyone

@jeremyoboe 4 жыл бұрын

My mother recently bought a new iMac, she told me and I took a look at the specs online... I was shocked that it didn't come with an ssd standard! Such a slow hard drive to be sold in 2020. Mind boggling

@rosamelcachoful 4 жыл бұрын

@@Scwarzkop you can. But why you have to do that? why it didnt come with one already?

@collectmacintosh 4 жыл бұрын

it is also very difficult with newer thin imacs

@rassel2000 4 жыл бұрын

@@rosamelcachoful they should come with an NvMe-SSD for that price...

@collectmacintosh 4 жыл бұрын

@Cr0Lar Yes. The cheapest model has a 5400rpm ridiculous hdd and the more expensive has a fusion drive (very small ssd and 5400rpm hdd)

@collectmacintosh 4 жыл бұрын

In example, the 1TB fusion drive is 120gb ssd and 1tb hdd.

@alpha3836 4 жыл бұрын

*_~~~~~~~How to make a lovely toast with - Hugh Jeffrey! ~~~~~~~~_* 1: 1:40 Plug in your toaster to your computer! 2: 1:43 Plug your favourite hard drive into the toaster! 3: 1:46 Power on your toaster! 4: 1:55 Enjoy Fresh data!!

@user-rq6no1rf8o 4 жыл бұрын

Lol!

@themylce3448 4 жыл бұрын

Oof

@mintiistrqwberri5483 4 жыл бұрын

Ahhh my favorite ice cream photo-flavored data

@mcrazza 3 жыл бұрын

This video is giving me flashbacks. I've opened up my Early 2008 24" iMac so many times over its 13 years of continual use from cleaning the fans to replacing/upgrading many parts just to keep it going. I've upgraded the HDD to an SSD (pro tip: remember to enable TRIM), replaced the GPU twice, the LCD, the logic board, CPU, and upgraded the RAM. Like the Ship of Theseus, very little of the original mac remains. But in the end I have a fully maxed out iMac (except for the GPU, for good reasons) that's still going strong. That said, I think it's high time I upgrade!

@mattsanchez4893 3 жыл бұрын

The fact that you said this was easy to repair is astonishing to me, appreciate the patience you show

@5nipebite 4 жыл бұрын

“Let’s fix an iMac” *3 minutes of detailed cleaning*

@raffaelender9464 4 жыл бұрын

The cleaning is always my favourite part in his videos :D

@drawdo8253 4 жыл бұрын

Raffael Ender :D

@ehabfarooq1192 4 жыл бұрын

Draw do :D

@battlebuddy4517 4 жыл бұрын

Ehab Farooq :D

@HaXD1209 4 жыл бұрын

Nguyen Duc Hung :D

@MdeMattos 4 жыл бұрын

That drive dock makes it look like you stuck a HDD in a toaster. lol

@henrywit6147 3 жыл бұрын

For the issue of the wireless upgrade (with the screw hole not matching the case/mb), I've used a small piece of double-sided tape in lieu of the screw. Works great and allows the use of an upgraded component.

@1yon 3 жыл бұрын

I need someone like this man to clean my pc

@jacka1016 4 жыл бұрын

8:41 soooo satisfying

@luiis6674 4 жыл бұрын

yeah

@cohenlockwood6066 3 жыл бұрын

yeah

@evanwilliams6674 4 жыл бұрын

Hugh: there are no repair guides for iMacs Also Hugh: has iFixit as a sponsor

@miranduri 4 жыл бұрын

Abhishek Gururani There is a link to the website on the description

@Naruto-iq1wm 4 жыл бұрын

@lowhans 3 жыл бұрын

12:28 Tip from my internship at a Apple Reseller: Hold the tip of the Screwdriver with your other hand, so you won't slip. Highly to recommend when you're getting off the backplate of your Macbook

@lucasgamezz140 3 жыл бұрын

Small advice for the power supply: Hit the power button a few times, with like half a minute in between after unplugging the PC/Mac/whatever from the powersource to make sure there isn't any residual charge

@morejpeg Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ilustrado7291 4 жыл бұрын

Apple Engineers: "How many screws, boss?" Steve Jobs: "Yes"

@gurgy3 4 жыл бұрын

One for each customer

@mistermagnifico 4 жыл бұрын

20 screws on an Acer laptop 🤷

@whatever8282828 4 жыл бұрын

f'ing magnets!

@DmanGameboy 4 жыл бұрын

Apple Engineers: "We Should use stronger glass" Steve Jobs: "Nah get the cheapest glass you can find, we will slap a screen protector on it"

@TorutheRedFox 4 жыл бұрын

what's funny is that literally 4 years before this was released, iMacs, specifically G5s, could be opened by just loosening 3 screws on the bottom of the machine and lifting the back off

@mrjib6138 4 жыл бұрын

*and then there’s me thinking I’m genius when I switch my charger to the other side of the cable and it starts working*

@konner1166 3 жыл бұрын

There is an official repair manual for this iMac available to download. granted its not from Apple's website, but it's still available. At some point they switch to using GSX to distribute service manuals. Just google 24" 2007 iMac and you'll find it. It's got quite a bit of useful information

@Clarinet.dommy1 3 жыл бұрын

That USB dock looks like a toaster😂. I love it❤️

@dennraeh 3 жыл бұрын

Tbh I thought it was a toaster... I was wondering why he put that thing in there

@Hailstormand 4 жыл бұрын

"My guess is that it's been sitting in a shed..." Oh, you're being EXTREMELY nice here. 😁😁

@wwjoshdew 4 жыл бұрын

7:21 That looks to be a desktop chip. Would it be possible to put a core 2 extreme in there instead? To get quad core performance? nevermind, you literally talked about that later on.

@tarhyung45 4 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure that looks like a mobile processor to me.

@bensymons 3 жыл бұрын

Your right, that’s a laptop processor. A core 2 duo extreme would be incompatible

@sternkrieger1950 3 жыл бұрын

Intel did make extreme versions of mobile core 2 CPUs, the best being the X9000. However, they technically are all still dual cores.

@tarhyung45 3 жыл бұрын

@@sternkrieger1950 So technically its not an Extreme. Still a Core 2 Duo

@Juan-xf5vm 3 жыл бұрын

thats a laptop cpu with a pga 988-g2 and probaly a hm70 chipset but if its a hugher end chpset you can upgrDe to a i7

@badmanners619 3 жыл бұрын

Huge respect to Hugh for his attention to detail and for bringing this old iMac back to life. Even though I wasn't the one doing the work, it was super gratifying to watch! 😀

@pjwoo276 Жыл бұрын

This is just SUPER ! Wow, That's amazing that you can run up to 10.11 on a 2007 iMac. I have a few older iMacs that I will try to restore like you did. I will be so jazzed if I can do it. I love this video you made. Thank you so much

@marosvarga9198 4 жыл бұрын

Somebody: bet you can't repair this Hugh Jeffreys: *hold my canned air*

@jolicox 4 жыл бұрын

Friend watches the Video* "You jerk! told me you didn't know how to fix it"

@fredmcg9442 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Hugh I've learned a lot about fixing various Apple devices from you. Please keep the videos coming.

@weixiangzheng5099 2 жыл бұрын

I respect your repair skills in the video,I like it

@analuiza2677 4 жыл бұрын

"It might be 13 years old but it has something the latest iMacs don't have, an SSD" LooooooL

@rafaelros2307 4 жыл бұрын

Shots fired

@touchecreativepodcast1550 3 жыл бұрын

Mad whne the gyal dem fire shots (Kinda cute xx)

@nickd69 3 жыл бұрын

They do but i dont want to start a fight with a random internet guy

@hycubing 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Vedansh2032 3 жыл бұрын

@@nickd69 HAHHA Lol !!!!!!!!!!

@IkanDuitMan 4 жыл бұрын

Person who give him this mac: noooo u just cant have my free broken mac and fix it Hugh Jeffreys: haha free mac go zooooommm

@aregprograms 3 жыл бұрын

Never give free tech to Hugh Jeffreys

@kingideaofficial 3 жыл бұрын

You inspired me to learn about computer engineering!

@cpuburnout6616 2 жыл бұрын

I like how you explain things, and having a voice over isn't something that's necessarily standard in repair videos, so kudos on that. One thing i wish you did differently was show every single step. You left out some things, for example, brushing out the heat syncs. I know this seems small, but it's incredibly useful to include everything for those that are just starting to get into computer hardware. I feel like even if the videos are double the length, you'd really stand out by being super inclusive, and you'd get tons more subs from people who are looking to learn how to repair computer hardware (rather than random videos that get popular from the youtube algos) All in all, cheers man, great video. You've got yourself a new sub

@stephensnell5707 8 ай бұрын

Get your spelling correct You should have typed Heat Sinks

@agiverreviga4592 4 жыл бұрын

You should do a separate video where you only clean dirty devices lol, it's so satisfying to watch

@SalvoDan 4 жыл бұрын

The fact that the GPU heat sink still functions was amazing for this model.

@Scooklmao 4 жыл бұрын

yes yes heat SINK

@sologuitarist4463 4 жыл бұрын

I agree

@G-G._ 4 жыл бұрын

how does a heat sink not function. it cools things down.. what was it going to do when it got older? heat it up..

@laserching2547 4 жыл бұрын

G S not cooling it down?

@G-G._ 4 жыл бұрын

@@laserching2547 a passive heatsink would still cool with air moving around it

@jussibla 3 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t find an iFixit to change the thermal paste as my machine was super hot and tripping out. Turns out it was packed with dust and the thermal paste was clay. I had never done any work like this before and this video bailed me out. Computer is working great now! Thanks Hugh.

@bengt_axle 2 жыл бұрын

Good job. You can secure that newer wifi card with some silicone sealant. It can also be used for an ssd if there is no adapter available.

@ViciousPikachu 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine if the owner wants to take it back after watching this video.

@BlizzardWind99 4 жыл бұрын

then he should charge for the maintenance process

@ajaparicio8464 4 жыл бұрын

probably not, lol, this thing is preeeeeettyyyy old

@gepliprl8558 4 жыл бұрын

Only the HDD I guess. That's why he changed it.

@iNishanthVP 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@asifnazir7783 4 жыл бұрын

@@ajaparicio8464 I wish I could get this Mac

@RayTVworld 4 жыл бұрын

I have the same iMac from 2009, and your video confirms my suspicion of how dirty the inside of an iMac can be. It was comforting to watch you have it cleaned thoroughly! 🌟

@MrMattDat 2 жыл бұрын

The early generations were great! Very durable and easy to service (replacing the hard drive and blowing out all the dust was about as much as one would ever need to do!)

@MadCatLio 3 жыл бұрын

You're so informative. I love it!

@BKDoubleWhopper 4 жыл бұрын

1:40 I thought you were putting the HHD in a toaster

@NarrenWasHere 4 жыл бұрын

Lol Ik But It's A HHD/SSD Transfer Extrenel Encluore (My Grammer Is bad Today)

@evanwilliams6674 3 жыл бұрын

HDD*

@Lotherad 3 жыл бұрын

hhd = high hard drive

@kyusuf 4 жыл бұрын

See you again in 7 years when youtube randomly decides to recommend this to you

@veeru0999 3 жыл бұрын

seeya my g

@TrashedPandaGaming 3 жыл бұрын

Welp I come from recommended .......too soon I would assume

@SlimBarista 3 жыл бұрын

In 7 years that would be a 20 years old piece of hardware......

@jiwoosong02 3 жыл бұрын

Got here early lmao

@AmiraElayadi10 3 жыл бұрын

Oof You said 7 years and it's 7 months now xD

@sandrasandymanning4354 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent restoration! Thanks for sharing!

@Mohammedmeer1 10 ай бұрын

This is incredible 😊😊

@009Linx 3 жыл бұрын

the versions of macos available on this computer are so deprecated, that putting a version of linux on it is much more interesting (I put a macos theme on mine)

@tenhundredkills 2 жыл бұрын

I had a client that didn't want to pay for a repair on a similar iMac to this video (I don't remember the year), so they just let us recycle it. I put in a new HDD I had lying around the office and maxed out the RAM (more spares I had) and loaded Ubuntu on it. Works like a charm!

@KnightMirkoYo 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing job! I love when old tech gets appreciation and use even after many years have passed.

@dennissmithjr.5370 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Hugh, love watching old devices being saved from the trash.

@cabinseeker65 3 жыл бұрын

Cool to see what my iMac looks like inside! mine still works fine. upgraded the RAM and it now has a 525GB hard drive.

@lavengaming7703 3 жыл бұрын

now the owner wants back this iMAC 😂😂

@gamegennie1125 4 жыл бұрын

Even though I know I can’t do any of this I still watch it cause it’s satisfying

@Em.P14 3 жыл бұрын

Diging into computers is easier than you might think and i ceartainly think you could swap out parts with a tutorial to get it working again on your own. diagnosing the fault is the only hard part, disasembly is easy, just dont overdoo it.

@MrCrowebobby 3 жыл бұрын

@@Em.P14 For me it would like trying to copy those how to a landscape videos. So simple In theory, so impossible in reality.

@Em.P14 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrCrowebobby i did work myself through several laptops already, in those everythinh is either screwed plugged or clipped into eachother, so it is basically as easy as lego. Just don't pull (or else) too hard on annything and you will be good (as long as there is no soldiering required, what luckily isn't often the chase. I even salvaged a webcam and a screen from a dead laptop. I wouldn't try myself on a harddrive or similiar that holds data either but on the bare pc, there is some room to screw up. Try it yourself if you don't believe me, get a dead laptop from a landfill or cheap somewhere else and look up,on how to get the screen working again. Now you got a cheapbhandheld tv/monitor screen. Webcam requires some soldiering, knowledge on how to use a multimeter and a broken usb cable, then you can make it work again without any issues

@MrCrowebobby 3 жыл бұрын

@@Em.P14 Thanks, my main problem is just the spinning white circle and the spinning. beachball, I can't delete anything from my Activities because it always says it is required for OSMac. This was a refurbish make-do laptop till I get a newer more expensive refurbished iMac from Apple. Any ideas would be much appreciated if you have the time and inclination. Again thanks.

@Em.P14 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrCrowebobby sorry to tell ya, but i ain't a macOS user, however if you can get into the os and do regular stuff it is in 99 out of 100 chases a software problem and in 50% of that chases can be solved by a normal restart, if problems continue i would take a look if any software you are running would require an update if so install it. i really hope for you that you will find someone with a good answer to your problem

@brennanprice2372 4 жыл бұрын

10:00 there’s so much dust it looks like sand

@hackbotogaming 4 жыл бұрын

yep

@_danu 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like dirt for me

@philjancik4601 3 жыл бұрын

this may shock you but this video actually helped a lot because i too recently found that kind of imac. the video helped walththrought some of the replacement and fixing process

@aidenbagshaw5573 4 жыл бұрын

12:27 I am watching this on an LCD with a giant gouge in it. Heed this warning.

@realcartoongirl 4 жыл бұрын

what ia gouge

@nagakammula1482 4 жыл бұрын

A deep cut or dent

@realcartoongirl 4 жыл бұрын

@@nagakammula1482 o no

@nombre652 4 жыл бұрын

@@realcartoongirl hole, scratch, dig, scrape... That's some synonymous

@Firegod24 4 жыл бұрын

Keep pressing 12:27 it sound like lililililililee

@binu44464 4 жыл бұрын

My youtube recommendation never lets me down. Loved it ❤️💙

@deanwoods8647 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best video I’ve seen of yours, by quite a long way too. Nice one.

@oby-1607 3 жыл бұрын

There needs to be an air filter kit one could add to the Mac to prevent the dust buildup. This is probably what caused the failure in the first place or at least helped it to go out. Electronics and dust seem to be attracted to each other like iron and a magnet.

@vuongkyvi 4 жыл бұрын

3:57 *Louis Rossmann intensifies*

@AvidSurvivalist 4 жыл бұрын

Don't wanna get long screwed!

@skulldude101 3 жыл бұрын

Him: BROKEN IMAC Me: its just dirty all you need is clorox

@Wonkpeng11 3 жыл бұрын

Ya watched the rest of it?

@ariawatson_ 3 жыл бұрын

@@Wonkpeng11 yea whats the point of not watching the whole video?

@xieyulia8159 3 жыл бұрын

bruh, you just want attention

@user-ny4iz9un6b 3 жыл бұрын

@@xieyulia8159 you dont want my heart

@MVPAT 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-ny4iz9un6b maybe you just hate the thought of me when someone new

@imax8abug590 2 жыл бұрын

Found 1 of these on the side of the road with the same problem a while ago and i love that thing its the same exact model

@JUKE179r 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate from a Yank in Suffolk! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 I found this helpful since I currently received a dead iMac from a friend.

@samjackson7701 4 жыл бұрын

I cannot comprehend that somebody at Apple legitimately decided that the 2020 iMac should have a 5400RPM HARD DRIVE as an option in 2020. That's ludicrous considering the cheap prices of flash storage these days.

@Kae_Tee 4 жыл бұрын

well its apple we are talking ab they overprice garbage parts sometimes

@JonathanKing9608 4 жыл бұрын

@@Kae_Tee all the time*

@filidob 4 жыл бұрын

There's no 2020 iMac released yet. It's still dumb, but the iMac with the 5400rpm option is a spec bump released in 2019. Dunno why they'd still offer a mechanical drive as an option, but there's a big difference between a new 2020 model and an old model with lipstick on it.

@VengFPV 4 жыл бұрын

@@filidob No excuse. My mid-range LAPTOP had an SSD, a decade ago.

@spineshivers 4 жыл бұрын

@@VengFPV A MID-RANGE laptop from 2010 came new with an SSD? Excuse me, but I find that very hard to believe. Even high end ones didn't come with an SSD back then. Or on very rare and expensive occasions.

@Joshtheweatherman 4 жыл бұрын

iMac: I'm going to die Hugh Jeffreys: Not on my watch!

@yungpepto 4 жыл бұрын

iWatch*

@stevensmith5626 Жыл бұрын

Amazing! I’ve been working on computers since 1977. First an old IBM 360, then some PDP 8s, then the first micros up to today. You did a great job on restoring a classic. Keep up the great videos 😊

@Len-kp7kl 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding work on your part.

@a1white 4 жыл бұрын

I still have the same iMac. Still works well especially considering the considerable age. Though mine does have a 7200rpm drive (perhaps it was a model up?). It also has another thing that new iMacs don't have, which is why is the reason I still occasionally boot it up, A CD/DVD drive!

@tooslay 4 жыл бұрын

i remember watching movies on my old mac

@evandrochaves9596 4 жыл бұрын

With these specs,where I live it would probably sell as a last gen high end machine

@nickfury1279 4 жыл бұрын

I have a 2012 MacBook Pro. It really started to slow down over the years. Yanking that old 750 GB mechanical hard drive out and installing a 2TB SSD really livened it up. Also installed a new battery. I get to flex on people with new MacBooks because I have a DVD drive and USB ports lmao

@adamkehoe7405 4 жыл бұрын

Another thing to consider is just replacing the Hard Drive cable that connects the two (Motherboard, Cable, HDD) - if the start-up shows the question mark folder. I had this with my MacBook Pro (took it to Qatar and it overheated, naturally). Replaced the cable and worked fine.

@nepiris 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe a small tip, if you have an electric toothbrush and have to replace the head, keep the old head, it is great for getting into lots of nooks and crannies and makes a better job of it with it being powered.

@turbyoulance Жыл бұрын

Brilliant. May 2023 and it is alive as it was before.

@kingneutron1 4 жыл бұрын

Good on ya for rescuing old-but-still-good hardware :) Up until a couple of months ago, my daily driver was a 24" 2008 iMac running 10.11 El Capitan with 6GB RAM. BTW, the speakers alone on iMacs are worth saving it, they're great for playing music. / thank God he didn't forget the DVD slot, that was bugging me :^)

@CThompson17 4 жыл бұрын

I think I actually used that model back in high school between 2005 and 2009 or somewhere thereabouts. Did some video editing on them with iMovie for the school's weekday in-school broadcasts and found them pretty easy to work with once I was able to get used to the interface after having used Windows XP more regularly at home. Due to the price barrier, I have never owned one. I might like to one of these days.