![]() (their personal files are blurred out for privacy) The MacBook Pro then booted into the previous owner's desktop, along with a DVD movie still in the drive. (It doesn't look terrible while it's running, but as soon as I tried closing the lid, the layers of the display assembly splayed right out) So, I wiped the machine down with a damp cloth and tried to man handle the display frame back into shape for a photo opportunity. I believe this particular MacBook Pro was the last to feature a DVI port. ![]() Pressing the power button resulted in a happy chime and I promptly connected a display to the wonderfully full-sized DVI port on the side which Apple have generously provided us with since the Titanium PowerBook days. The MBP uses the 85w MagSafe adapter which I don't have on hand. Then with the advice of I tried first installing a charged battery, instead of attempting to boot from the 60w MagSafe charger borrowed from my MacBook. Initially, I couldn't get it to power on, so I put it aside for a few days. It looked like someone sat a heavy book on top of the keyboard and then decided to sit themselves directly back onto the screen. ![]() The front bezel was warped and the hinge mounts on the frame were about 30° out of alignment. The display also had no hope of closing, let alone latching. The LCD panel was completely bent out of shape and as you can imagine, it was broken into shards. It was bulging out, the top panel's inner plastic frame was completely lifted off and snapped in several places. When the unit arrived, the display was in shocking condition. But I made an offer and it was accepted with free shipping for AU$27 (this works out to be about the cost of a fish and chips dinner for my British friends). I had no idea which model it was or the severity of the smashed screen. ![]() "APPLE MACBOOK PRO SCREEN SMASHED UNTESTED PARTS ONLY" ![]()
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