Just washed this 2008 Mac pro that was flooded an coated in mud, wish me luck.11mo ⋅ Nino_The_Bozz ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Printing on the temperature dial on this crappy oven wore off. $5 Meat thermometer to the rescue. Even beeps at you to turn it down once it hits the desired temperature.1yr ⋅ RobertoDeBagel ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Used a speaker from a broken chromebook and a few crocodile clips so I could hear the motherboards beep codes. Figured out it was bad memory!2yr ⋅ Holy_Hobo_ ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My HDMI to VGA converter's audio jack was breaking, so I just soldered an audio cable straight to the board2yr ⋅ Dom_the ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Trying to get this bolt loose. The first step was hammering in the incorrect size hex key.3yr ⋅ awalsh2019 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My PS4 had heat issues. I cut a hole to its side and slapped a PC CPU cooler on top of the PS4's own one. Ultra nasty but amazingly effective.1yr ⋅ fuzzygondola ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
84% increase in internet speeds after moving the CPE outside the hangar.2yr ⋅ whomstdve43 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Screwdriver fell, broke a cap of, used a thin wire and ran it to the accordning PCI-e slot. Works like a charm3yr ⋅ Tw1st36 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My car doesn't have Bluetooth but it have a headphone jack, so I converted some old cheap BT headphones into BT receiver, also upgraded the battery so it never turns off.2yr ⋅ DMGLMGMLG ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Bluetooth stereo. ebay amp board & usb bluetooth dongle running on 7805 regulator2yr ⋅ TheBionicManhood ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Sony follows the apple method of cooling. Now it is fixed.3yr ⋅ spectre_laser97 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
The spacebar on my toughbook was jamming, so I employed the cheapest fix I could-pink yarn. Garish, but working.1yr ⋅ Usernamesaretaken111 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Finally decided to cording the old (dead battery) unused cordless drill1yr ⋅ kangtuji ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
When a tree falls and Comcast says it will be days before they can come, a little lamp cord gets you 90% of your usual download speeds.4yr ⋅ Nobody275 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Fixed the thumbstick drift on my controller with rubber bands6yr ⋅ chieftimur ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Corner of a laptop was broken. Some glue and sandpaper later feels/ looks pretty nice. Probably my proudest moment.1yr ⋅ ThatRedditGuru ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Spoon for cable management seems to be working well for a few years now3yr ⋅ ballfun ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I accidentally bought the wrong form factor. I'm too eager to wait for the correct one.3yr ⋅ ZipsteroX ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
When you promised that the Minecraft server would be operational tonight but your case arrives tomorrow2yr ⋅ SplashBack_2 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
A rig I've made few years ago when my old iPhone was overheating5yr ⋅ henry_potter ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
The Laptop case of one of my friends broke, so he build him self a new one5yr ⋅ Schokofabrik ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Customer's lid would've cost over $200. Offered to design/print a support instead.10mo ⋅ dc010 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Just an old pic laying around... I present you a state of the art DIY notebook turbo cooling solution.3yr ⋅ vodorok ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Need to discharge almost a KWh of batteries. Charger only discharges with 10w max, needed a faster solution. Had a 100W LED chip lying around.4yr ⋅ Erdnuss0 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Hi yes, I'd like wheels for my mac... Oh, $700? Alrighty then!3yr ⋅ onairmastering ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My fiance’s son’s computer is over heating. I had to troubleshoot without spending any money. Turns out the AOI pump was dead. So I hooked up my coolant pump, so we have one on the way 👍1yr ⋅ NODA5 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I love reshelling broken flash drives with older capacitor shells.5yr ⋅ elusive_cure ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
The mousepad was warping down from resting hand. 2 screws into the box next to it, done ✅2yr ⋅ HereComesCunty ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Cheap and simple mount for my power socket remote control...1yr ⋅ Owenthefuckingwizard ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
The button switch didn’t work so I had to find something to keep it pressed3yr ⋅ QUIQUELHAPPY ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
The Intel stock heatsink has never looked so overkill3yr ⋅ IndividualAtmosphere ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Hottest day of the year hits the UK. Luckily, I have a box of old pc parts lying around....5yr ⋅ Darkfrost ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Throwback to when I repaired my graphics card by putting it in the oven.3yr ⋅ Tryox50 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Adding a keyboard, mouse, ethernet, and a CD/DVD optical drive to a 2in1 tablet computer while it is in it's tablet only form.1yr ⋅ TheRealFailtester ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
my boyfriend smiles about my handcraft abilities. Today I have seen how he fixed the movement of the backrest of his chair. 😂🤣3yr ⋅ sennsation ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Today I replaced the audio rack for a conference room and none of the speaker wires were labeled. I then learned that a Surface Pro can power two 50W MAX speakers using a headphone jack and alligator clips.1yr ⋅ 5tevenattaway ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Seems like they couldn't move the old equipment to the new pole, so they just kept the old pole.3yr ⋅ dooodaaad ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
ebike twist throttle broke, had to short the wires between my fingers all the way home3mo ⋅ jimmysofat6864 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I accidentally broke off one of the blades from my motherboard fan, so I clipped off 2 more to keep it balanced.1yr ⋅ hobu3d ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
User said I was the second person to take a picture of it this week....5yr ⋅ CasuallyTJ ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Spend money on a headset rest? Nah, I have an old expansion slot cover!3yr ⋅ minizerker ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I received almost no phone signal at all in my bathroom so I just put an antenna outside and connected it to another antenna inside and it works surprisingly well as long as the phone is close to the antenna.4yr ⋅ SA1278 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I used utility J hooks to mount a small tv to my balcony railing.3yr ⋅ Amsterdom ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Nothing too crazy but I have to wait 47 days for my female to female 3.5mm jack to arrive5yr ⋅ Snolferd ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I made my own USB C Xbox 360 controller because i didn't want to fork over 60 dollars for a new one2yr ⋅ dixchocolate ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I accidentally broke the network outlet before a booked Netflix and chill, had to fix it quick!1yr ⋅ PhotographCurrent677 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Road trip in a vehicle with no aux, BT or even tape. Only thing I could think of to make an underpowered FM transmitter suck a little less.1yr ⋅ Cyno01 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
We had an overheating clutch in our factory, so we made a custom copper coil and ran coolant from the chiller system through it, until we could find a more permanent fix5yr ⋅ tootiredtothink63 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I replaced the fan on this 1060 graphics card with a 120mm fan. It runs at least 6oC cooler and is much quieter. Ignore the carpet, I wasn’t thinking back then.1yr ⋅ atomicdragon136 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Worked better than I expected it to. My modem/router gets ridiculously hot. Work in progress.1yr ⋅ notworthteheffort ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
my Xbox got the greenscreen of death, and step one of fixing it is pressing and holding two buttons, the front panel was broken, so I took it apart, and spent an hour trying to use two small screwdrivers to bridge the connection for the buttons on the circuit board, it worked.4yr ⋅ GodIsDead_ ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I used an old hard drive to reflect my IR remote input to my air purifier (IR sensor is pointing upward)3yr ⋅ watlel ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
So tired of Nintendo that I built this Frankensteins monster. I just wanted to play Mario galaxy 2 in 1080p and wind waker hd3yr ⋅ ashgazer ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
my hotspot kept overheating during critical work tasks, this worked great1yr ⋅ TitanActual56 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
When the wife tells IT guy husband to fix ventilation (idk If this is the right sub)1yr ⋅ pixeley88 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
car speaker was buzzing at bass frequencies, duct taped part of the membrane that came unstuck and it's good as new 👍🏻1yr ⋅ Subscribble ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I was tired of using batteries for my gamepad, now I just plug it to a 6V DC adapter. Double voltage, stronger rumble.4yr ⋅ plusninety ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
What happens when you need to fix your parent's NAS but can't go in their house because of COVID? Roadside Tech Support!4yr ⋅ akester ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
The rig that i’ll be using for the next couple of months. Notice the wifi reciever is glued to the lamp3yr ⋅ 0isoft ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Unknown pet or child of mine ripped the coaxial out of our router.. noone from the cable company here till Wednesday they said.. well for now.3yr ⋅ supahsen ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I needed a webcam for an online interview... it WORKED and I got the job4yr ⋅ Pj37 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Didn't like the clicker speaker inside my iPod so I replaced it with the vibration motor from a smartphone several years newer than the iPod itself. It works like a champ.2yr ⋅ nekomichi ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Wanted to brake out the old wii but couldn't find the sensor bar so I googled it and apparently candles work as one5yr ⋅ JTech625 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I de-lidded my SATA SSD to get it to fit under my M.2 SSD on my HP Elitebook 820 G32wk ⋅ Wolfscopez ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Couldn't be bothered to buy a proper battery strap so I cut up and sewed a few spare elastic waistbands and bra straps to make a makeshift battery holder. It works better than I expected.11mo ⋅ nekomichi ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Lots of zoom meetings, earbuds cable too short, and only male-to-male extensions in the house... I built a gender changer.3yr ⋅ cazzipropri ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Information board with a macgyvered mounted laptop (from Facebook)3yr ⋅ AnyRandomDude789 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
When life gives you empty cans, make transistor heatsinks.4yr ⋅ D0esANyoneREadTHese ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
-It is safe? Yes, I do this all the time, just don't touch... 😹⚠️☠️2yr ⋅ Invi_Zigot ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Nothing a Pentium 4 cooler and some zip ties can't fix. Especially a overheating dock.3yr ⋅ YaBoiStutter ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
After seeing the Price tag of Apples new VR pro headset, psychedelics are looking more tempting.11mo ⋅ EverydayPeople721 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My laptop charger was overheating, so I fixed it with some aluminium scrap2yr ⋅ KektusRektus ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I still can't believe this worked. When the internal battery fails add your own. Let no object be an obstacle.3yr ⋅ PowerMac_G4 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Woke up 20 minutes before class (remote) and my speakers weren't working. I had an old radio, and I threw together this monstrosity.3yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
