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Props to you for uploading a “failed” attempt at this project man. Other KZreadrs doing it successfully gives the layman the misconception that it’s really easy and a no-brainer to self-upgrade. Your video brings me back down to earth, so I appreciate you! Love your vids

@techno_eclipse

3 ай бұрын

I appreciate it! Yeah I would have preferred to obviously get the computer working, but I am not going to hide behind the fact that I messed up and broke it. Hopefully I save 1 or 2 iMac Pro's from the same fate as mine. Thank you for taking the time to watch!

This sounds like the start of of Linus Tech Tips saga with the iMac pro.

You must be tearing your hair out! :(

@techno_eclipse

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

Nooo - really feel for you so much. Not many people share their 'failed' projects. Kudos - cool video concept despite the circumstances.

A new 5k screen is $400, I mean. I would use a magnifying glass and look at the ports, maybe there is a piece of the old connector stuck in it.

I love how the title is basically the opposite of the content. Stay as you are, I enjoy watching you ^^

@techno_eclipse

3 ай бұрын

😩😩 I tried so hard. I have 5 hours of footage of me doing this stupid upgrade. I hope it scares some people away haha

I'm not entirely sure how the performance of each machine compares off the top of my head, but you might be better off getting an adapter board to turn the iMac screen into an external monitor and use it with a Mac Mini. If you strip the internals of the iMac and remove the Mac Mini from it's shell, you might be able to even fit it inside the iMac if you want to preserve the all-in-one aesthetic.

@techno_eclipse

3 ай бұрын

Great idea! I actually ordered a board off of eBay last night! This iMac isn't dead just yet! Well the internals are kind of toast

I Hope you bought an extended warranty. I just bought a pro and it will be here Tuesday. Rumor is it’s very difficult to upgrade the pro. Hopefully you can get it fixed. 😊thanks for sharing your experience

The quality of this video is amazing :)

@techno_eclipse

3 ай бұрын

Really appreciate it! Thank you for taking the time to watch! Next time I upgrade a computer, I promise not to break it haha

Hey dude, you're not alone in this, although I didn't break a imac pro, i did break a maxxed out 2015 retina 5k, I was repasting the cpu and my microfibre cloth landed on the socket with the pins and bent a bunch of them, after tediously bending them back, the system boots, and will install mac os, but once installed it hangs when booting into the system, i keep getting some kernal error, either way I have 3 others so i haven't had a chance or desire to tinker again. Do not get 2015 or earlier, they have issues with display ghosting as they age, my 2017 has also started showing signs. As you said, the later, the better. Also if you still have the mainboard and wanted to use it what you could do to continue using the internals of this computer if you really wanted, Opencore has an option for disabling firmware throttling caused by missing display etc, you may be able to use one of the thunderbolt outputs and then display input back into the card. Then you would have an imac pro with secondary display input! which I don't think anyone has done before

I once tried to change the internal battery on a MacBook pro....and when I was finished the keyboard didn't work.

I bought one of these, and yes it’s a fantastic deal. I picked mine up on eBay for 1400 with 14 core, and was thinking of upgrading the RAM…but no, I’ll just enjoy it for what it is. Thanks for putting out this video. It’s a shame this thing is so finicky. I think the best route for anyone purchasing one of these is to pick one up as is and maybe hunt one down with upgrades already offered. You were right though, overall it’s a really nice setup. I’m really happy with it.

You should bring it to a micro solderer and they should be able to put a new port on the motherboard

If the connector on the motherboard is broken It might be possible to replace it with some micro soldering (Louis Rossman is known for this in the us), but It might not be worth it, it might be expensive and it might not solve the issue. Same thing if there's an issue with the screen itself, I don't want to be pessimistic but overall I don't know if the repairs are worth it. These are just assumptions, everything might not be lost, something can maybe be done for cheap, idk. Sorry for that happening to you. It's as well on the other side, "cool" to see these types of videos, your channel seems very authentic and qualitative, glad I stumbled upon it!

@techno_eclipse

3 ай бұрын

This was exactly my fear, the juice probably isn’t worth the squeeze… I appreciate you taking the time to watch the video!

Scott, it's okay, at least you have your hair. Btw you kinda made me curious, if im not overstepping, what do you do in your 9 to 5?

@techno_eclipse

3 ай бұрын

haha - its really just a basic office job, I work in sales support. Lots of email and meetings, I don't mind it, I work with some good people!

Apple definitely intentionally designed the internals to be fragile and un-serviceable so that upgrades are technically possible but greatly discouraged

How much for that CPU? I will take it if the price is right!

I’m hoping this iMac’s arc isn’t done. Need to see a redemption where the port is replaced and we get to see an ultimate iMac Pro! But, I think it’s totally understandable if that requires either extreme skill or is prohibitively expensive. Good luck-either way I’m glad I found your channel!

reset PRAM and NVRAM ram, happened to me with similar repair, once reset the issue was fixed.. The connectors can take a good beating btw. Thats not your issue.. You havent reset the machine to register new hardware..

you could convert the 5k into a monitor diy perks style and use the logic board to build a new computer, though that'll make you go down another rabbit hole. still, dont give up on upgrading!

@techno_eclipse

3 ай бұрын

shhhh, the board is coming in a few weeks!

@galasitygaming

3 ай бұрын

o: @@techno_eclipse

Youll work it out🎉

Good luck selling it for parts. I turned a perfectly working 2015 27" retina iMac into a 5K monitor using a third party driver board from AliExpress. The monitor works great, but I've had the old iMac logic board on ebay for almost a month now with no bites. I just dropped the price this week and no takers yet. I still have to list the RAM and speakers and fan assembly, but not holding out a lot of hope in recouping much.

@techno_eclipse

3 ай бұрын

I’m a little concerned about it. I messed up, but hoping I can sell the case/screen/psu etc.

Excuse me... how did you break the cables? Did you do this intentionally or was it a freak accident? Because, being careful, I did scuff up some simple stickers in my iMac but nothing was damaged.

@techno_eclipse

22 күн бұрын

Why would I do it intentionally? Haha. No freak accident, nerves, combined with never doing it = bad.

im so sorry for you...

I'll be waiting in 2025 to see if Apple releases a new one of these.

Are you not able to take/send it to an Apple Store and for them to tell you what’s wrong? This can’t be over so quickly 😭😭

Maybe you can sell the parts to recoup some of your money.

Solder a new connector on to the motherboard

Just buy one and use it. Don't mess around. You bought an 8-core, so be it.

0:21 that's where you snapped the cable. sorry man, did the same to mine

Louis Rossmann, dosdude, maybe some fb groups. buy another 5k board, maybe you can fit that in (not pro model), use it as an external display as luke miani did. or put a mac mini inside it. i dont know im just throwing ideas. i really like your videos btw. keep up! sorry for this imac accident :(

@techno_eclipse

3 ай бұрын

External display is the likely end result of this mistake… definitely disappointed in myself, it’s okay though! I’ll shine this turd the best I can!

I once ruined my Dell XPS notebook in a very unnecessary way, just to impatient, exited, wanted to see it's working before closing everything and a shorted something while testing and the XPS was dead forever. The only "good" thing was, it was a very disappointing "high-end device" from the beginning with a lot of QM issues and questionable design decisions by Dell.

If you only knew Louis Rossmann I'm sure he could probably help you. I'm sure when you get this iMac back up and running you'll be jumping for joy, in fact you'll be dunking; )

@scott_schroeder

3 ай бұрын

Do you really think this "Techno Eclipse" putz has a chance of dunking? haha. I am sure Louis Rossman could fix my dead iMac...

Eary

Anyone knows opening a Mac is fun! Right? … Right?

@techno_eclipse

3 ай бұрын

This was awful, I will never touch an iMac so long as I live. Unless it’s to destroy it for the display haha

@PopRox

3 ай бұрын

@@techno_eclipse happened to me with my old 2011 MBP, was a junior in high school and was too broke to buy a new display

Oh no!!!! Thats why I don't want to attempt to upgrade mine. Ill just take the 8 cores. These machines are too rare and too expensive..

@techno_eclipse

3 ай бұрын

agreed. It is such a shame, but hopefully this video serves as a warning to others

Do you enjoy torturing yourself Scott? It's an Apple product, they designed these thing to basically be not user serviceable. Just assume it's disposable tech and nothing is user replaceable, Apple thinks of their products like that and have been doing everything they can to make it reality. It's why I don't have any Apple computers and the only Apple products I own are disposable.

@techno_eclipse

3 ай бұрын

haha, no I don't! I thought this was going to be fun, this in fact, was not fun.....