Restoring and upgrading 17 Inch MacBook Pro and eGPU test!
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- Опубликовано: 23 сен 2019
- Hi everyone, thank you for 21:55 of your time. In this video I restore the MacBook Pro mid-2009 17". Upgrades, from 4GB DDR3 1066 to 8GB DDR3 1333 and from HDD to 256GB SSD. The laptop is working fine and still good for basic daily tasks. It's old but still okay. GPU's that I test: NVidia GT 9600 1GB, NVidia GTX 960 4GB and MSI RX 580 8GB Gaming X. In this video I Install macOS Catalina Public Beta.
UPDATE: MacBook's with NVIDIA GPU can run much newer macOS!
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eGPU on ten years old macbook pro, dude you gain a new subscriber
Wow, production value has gone through the roof. Killer intro, keep it up.
Hey Andrew, nice video. One tip if you install an aftermarket SSD. You should enable TRIM in the terminal because MacOS doesn't enable SSD TRIM automatically for 3rd party SSD's. It's really easy: Just run the command "sudo trimforce enable" in terminal and reboot your MacBook. Check in system information if trim is enabled after rebooting. Cheers.
I have no idea what any of this means.
@Edian what does TRIM do?
i didnt know this, i checked and sure enough, not enabled. thank you very much for the tip ^^
@@burneyfeg2768 no problem! Enjoy a stable system :)
@@NB-Philly A Google search will tell you everything you need to know. And you can check on what MacOS version you're using.
I have a Mid-2009 17inch MacBook Pro 3.06ghz. The screen size is perfect . Still running strong 💪 I love your videos !!
Hi! May I know the smc version of your computer(in the system report)? I have the the similar version of MBP 17 (early 2009) and believe the laptops have the same SMC originally. I restored the smc with a wrong version. And There is no information about this smc firmware across the whole internet...
I watch these videos before I go to sleep, relaxing. Great work!
when you clean that dry thermal paste, it's usually a good idea to soak it with some isopropyl alcohol for a short time (maybe 30 seconds at least) to soften it up before scraping or brushing.
It seems like every video you make is getting better and better, amazing !
Road to 100k
LETS GOOOOOOO!
Yup he ll get 100k any time soon :))
@@tlustejmicin He got them
@@sheppardpat47 He doubled them
229k subs
Suhail sha AKCTA his progress on RUclips is insane.
Love the video! It's so satisfying seeing these awesome macs get a new life.
I really love your smooth and clear voice! Even for German peoples like me your English is very simple and good to understand! I am looking forward to see your next new videos about Mac & Co. ! :)
Great video. I liked your choice of music during the montage portions. (:
thank you man.we will waiting for the other restorations ...
Love your content! Keep up the great work!
pretty much what i did to my 13" 2009 macbook, these old things deserve to still live.
0:27 the videography is lit
Hi Andrew
I just discovered your site. Excellent. Question: I have a Mac Book Pro 17 inch mid 2010. How can I connect a microphone with usb? Thank you.
You mean a xlr mic? Or a usb mic?
you are doing what apple should have done years ago! great job andrew
always enjoy watching your restoration videos. do more mac laptops!
Great content man.
Why did I watch this video? I was completely happy ignoring the state of my MBP 17 early 2009.
Now watching this video I thought I should at least clean my Macbook for the sake of it. It was getting easily warm and kernel panic.
Now it lays on my workbench in pieces. Thermal past was hard as concrete. Now the logic board it is Dust free with one blown capacitor and some corrosion.
Fixing clients laptops is always easier than my own.
I guess I should thank you for this video 🙂
Hi! May I know the SMC version of your computer(in the system report)? I have the exact same MBP but i restore the smc with a wrong version. And There is no information about this smc firmware across the whole internet...
@@rickjac6909 I will try and remember when I get it repaired. I am still waiting for my smd rework station
@@Frank-Thoresen Hey. Thanks. Some other owner with this mbp has verified with me about the version. it is 1.42f4.
Great Vid my guy! Editing and content is super clean.
Nice video again bro! Keep up the good work coming
Andrews my techie guy u work hard n I love it seriously
Well done! Nice video. I am currently running a mid 2010 MacBook Pro 17 inch with a 512 SSD & 8GB of RAM. It’s an absolutely pristine condition and runs as fast as it did from the day I bought it. Works out to about $25 a month Canadian on a MacBook Pro for the last 10 years. Sure beats the dickens out of windows PCs and their costs.
Thank you :) 17 Inch 2010 are coming with much better specs, it's a beautiful laptop
@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew Is 8GB really the max RAM capacity, some aftermarket / refurbished resellers are selling this same model with 16GB RAM.
@@brandonphilander661 yip it can take 16gb thats what i have..works well. i have a ssd and new thermal paste that helped the fans not to always spin..
ssd. 16gb. and new thermal paste gives it a new life. it runs as good as my 2019 mackbook air
I love your video’s they are realy interesting
Keep it up. Great content man 👍
Muito bom. A maior parte das ventoínhas de notebooks saem facilmente das caixas para uma melhor limpeza, quando estas só estão seguras pelo magnetismo dos ímans. Saudações.
Amazing! Road to 100k
Dude , im in this channel when he only have around 3k subs , now hitting 100k , i feel old right now! All the best boss!
It was quite satisfying watching you clean those internals.
Congratulations for the 100K.
Congrats on 100k!
this just feels nice to watch :)
Still my favorite model - my 2011 17" going strong!
Peter Won really my gourmet went out and unfortunately I can’t get window to boot without a black screen:{
@@jamminjaymn7675 probably the gpu, disable it. It happened to me and the beast runs fine
Yeah, the 2011 models had crippling GPU failure. Is it your favorite now?
I'm still using 2011 15''. Love this machine.
the best is mid 2010 17" because you have not the GPU problem
Hey! Love this laptop upgrade series 🙌 Love from Malaysia~
Ada jual MacBook murah2 tak? Hahaha
Hi fellow Malaysian! Jaga SOP ye⁓
loved the video
great work!
I have the mid 2010 model with Catalina running good on an ssd. I still can't believe I found it on a pile of E Waste. I think reason they threw it in the trash was because it didn't support the latest Mac os or maybe because it was very slow. I always try to give new life to computers that a thrown in the trash by companies or random people.
hey, let me know it is real mid 2010 can running Catalina OS?
i cant help but look how small the keybaord looks on the 17" and even the 15" haha great vid man!
*Pro tip: The fan blades can be pulled up and off, making them easier to clean
Bruh
No Co be
Ok some are yes and some are no. Sunon fan blades cannot be removed. Some brands like delta are yes
I really dig your Borat impersonation! Good job!
Dobrze że w końcu są nowości
You're great!! Nice job!!
man I can't wait, i was actually looking into a 17" today, and this looks like a crazy awesome project to do! I am planning to use it for video and photo editing!
@Srikar Mallajosyula oh yeah, i have a mid-2014 mbp that i just need to replace a battery on as well, and a mid 2012 i am fixing up too for tethering for photography. 17" is so good as a workstation though
~"Dont judge a mac book by its cover"~
Thanks bro
Cool pun
Congratulations on 100k subscribers!
Thank you bro :D
The heatsink design from 2009 to 2011 is why so many of these have died. Who was the engineer who thought moving the heat through one pipe was a good idea. They should have been separate pipes.
Great repairing man your the best i hop the 100k
i have a early 2011 (April) 17" and love it. did the same, ssd, memory up to 16g memory, new thermal paste (cooler master nano paste) but also cut some air holes along the front top edge of the bottom cover. You can't see the holes unless you flip the computer over. I also use macfancontrol to control the fan. As you may know these computer run amazingly hot in many cases can push over 105C which is way too hot. The holes and the fan control means the computer now runs at 35C idle, normally in the low 50s under normal use and maxes at 85C when working hard. So holes are super important. Luckily my graphics chip still works but I use a program called gSwitch to hold the computer in the integrated graphics mode. you can also select discrete and dynamic if you like but i don't see a need. The integrated (on processor) graphics will run 4k videos with no issues. Do all of this and enable trim as Edian said and you are good to go. You have a 2010 model but some still applies.
Nice job. How would you say the fans and temps changed from just a re-pasting? Wondering if it made a big difference even without the holes. thx for your post
Awesome stuff!
Such a great video !
Andrew great work & nice video.
AMAZING VIDEO DUDE, I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS :D
I like that its even possible to install Catalina on this machine ( i have late 2009 model with Catalina ), i got mine for free because of failed capacitor. Really nice machine considering how old it is.
Keep it up bro
Thank you for the content Veru helpful
Спасибо за видео, очень познавательно)
very good. Very descriptible . Thank you Cat and Andrew . Very usefull
Running currently on MacOS El-Capitan and an 8GB of ram..And gets better on SSD than the stock HDD.
You are the best and your voice 🤙👍
Nice work!
I hope Catalina fix sleep issues on my 17” 2.2ghz. Can you send a link for pcimca slotmodule
Keep it up man 👏🔥
Thank you bro i will keep up :D
Awesome vídeo.thanks :)
Love these videos. Do you consider lubricanting the fans? I've had great success doing this on old rough sounding fans.
What do you use to do that
Nearly at that silver play button! Congrats mate! 🎉
Thank you bro :D
Yo same music from Detail Geek lol love it!
Great job and patient.
The beast is about to reach 100k subscribers
Wohoo finally a new video
you and dosdude are world champions
Inspirational. Thanks 🏆
Thank you :D
i love what you do
thank you for a solid Video : )
Thank you :D
good job on restoring this MacBook, very enjoyable video, thanks for posting.
Thank you for watching and the support :D
Congrats on 100k subs! Make a video "RUclips Play Button Restoration + Upgrades" ;)
Thank you bro :D that sounds like good idea
Even though his english is not that good, its not bad at all. Keep it up! I know how hard it is to speak other languages.
I have two of these Macbook pro 17" laptops. One with T9600 @2.8GHz and one with T9550 @2.66GHz and 8GB RAM respectively.
These MacBooks are still great, with a stunning quality
I too love cat and Mac.
Hi Andrew ! I still deal with laptops with windows like HP's, Asus or Toshiba and I would like to get my hands on an older, but still noteworthy Macbook, which is why the movies from restoring them are very interesting for me :) Regards and good job ^^
Very Good Work
Great Video! Would love to see if you can find a way to connect the Exp GDC with the thunderbolt2 of the macbook!
I have the exp gdc with the mini pcie connector. Would that work somehow on a macbook air early 2015?
What a great video man! I was thinking of buying the Razer core for graphics on my macbook pro 2012 with 16 GB of RAM, what do you think about that? Greetings and excellent video
love that magsave
*I was watching this video on my 2010 15" MBP, and when you got to changing the thermal paste, i looked at the CPU temperature on my MacBook and it was close to 100°C, so i turned it off, went to a PC store, bought a new thermal paste (Arctic MX-2), changed it for about 20 minutes, turned it on and kept watching.*
nice work bro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
currently watching this video on my Mid 2009 17 inch Macbook pro, I'm using OS X lion and to be hones ArcticFox browser really brings this os back to life, and I also have all the app I need to complete all my tasks, I cleaned it replaced the thermal paste, upgraded the ram to 8GB 1333mhz and anice 240gb SSD made it run like a charm, still not blazing fast but good enough, I only got it for 40$ so I really can't complain.
Please make more videos with this laptop!
Awesome bro thanks a lot
What you do is not rocket science but its a treat to eyes. and i love you accent ;)
Great content, I subscribed.
Thank you :D
Try gtx 680 it should work i got the same setup and works w mine
Friend! great your video. :)
Good upgrade 🙂🙂
From 1k to 100k ❤️❤️❤️
Great Content!!!!!!!
Amazing job
Macbook used to be that great. I really like old models Macbook more than new ones
I agree after the 2015, I couldnt get the 15 touch bar 2016-2019, I tried it out for a month but returned it after, was not satisfied the same. But this 16 inch MBP I am using with 5600M right now is a masterpiece of a computer.
Hello, do you know a proper and safe way to clean my MacBook Pro 2014 keyboard? I can see some old dust under my keycaps.
Very satisfying :-) (watching this on a 17" 2009 macbook ;-)
given the upgrades, can it run adobe photoshop, indesign and illustrator well? TIA
You can also install a fresh operating system to a new drive over the internet by holding command r on boot up. This will bring you into disk utility where you install the os over the web
Firebuster can it be updated to catalina?