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One of the rescued Mac Books just up and died after installing a fresh OS (High Sierra) on a new SSD. I think it's something with the mainboard as the On button is completely stuck.
Disappointed, I moved the RAM and SSD to the next one on the pile... and the machine didn't recognize the OS. I'm thinking the OS is locked to the mainboard. I decided to try a network install - thinking that since this was a 9,2 machine it would install the latest OS it could handle: High Sierra. Nope! Instead it wanted to install Mavericks, which I think was the original OS for that machine. I'm thinking that when the machine 'phoned home' its internal ID number was referenced and matched with the original OS. I'll use my USB High Sierra installer instead.
Just about every Mac Book I've examined has missing case screws and the battery pack holders were broken. This strongly suggests that some ham fisted idiot was inside before me. Now, the case screws are really tiny and easy to drop (and lose) but the battery holders? It looked like they pried the battery out - breaking the tabs - which is stupid because it's just two small screws holding the battery in place.
And if you're going to use Open Core Legacy Patcher to upgrade the OS do not use cheap USB sticks to create the installation OS. The install has broken several USB sticks - rendering them completely dead.
Disappointed, I moved the RAM and SSD to the next one on the pile... and the machine didn't recognize the OS. I'm thinking the OS is locked to the mainboard. I decided to try a network install - thinking that since this was a 9,2 machine it would install the latest OS it could handle: High Sierra. Nope! Instead it wanted to install Mavericks, which I think was the original OS for that machine. I'm thinking that when the machine 'phoned home' its internal ID number was referenced and matched with the original OS. I'll use my USB High Sierra installer instead.
Just about every Mac Book I've examined has missing case screws and the battery pack holders were broken. This strongly suggests that some ham fisted idiot was inside before me. Now, the case screws are really tiny and easy to drop (and lose) but the battery holders? It looked like they pried the battery out - breaking the tabs - which is stupid because it's just two small screws holding the battery in place.
And if you're going to use Open Core Legacy Patcher to upgrade the OS do not use cheap USB sticks to create the installation OS. The install has broken several USB sticks - rendering them completely dead.
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