That was the 2nd Generation that was first to employ 80211n, and Gigabit Ethernet. The stock power supply had failed so i had opened it up to power it a different way to see if the main unit still worked after the power supply fried.
You have to remove the rubber foot, it's held on by adhesive typically something like a small flat head screwdriver, or Spuger. All you need to do is get one side started, and then you can typically peel it off the rest of the way with your fingers. Keep in mind, I'm referring to the flat models, not the new 2013 model. There are screws under the rubber foot, remove them and you're golden. This was a while back, so I can't remember if they are Torx, or Philips. Here is a video of a man opening a time capsule, it's the same other then the built in hard drive. Hope this helps: ua-cam.com/video/vPUG79ASwlk/v-deo.html
Hi, do you own this device now? Need to identify IC U1600 on backside of main board. On mine it burned at all, need to see this IC to identify. Can you make hi-resolution picture of U1600 IC please? Here is a pictures of this IC(U1600) location on board - forums.macrumors.com/threads/identify-u1600-ic-on-apple-airport-extreme-a1143-mb053ll-a-board-820-2214-a.2057872/ Thank you in advance!
I got rid of the device after replacing it with the 2013 base station. If I still had the board I could have arranged to send it to you. As it is, it looks like Apple is now out of the router business, so if you're in need of a new unit, you could get a 2013 which adds 80211ac support, and dual band plus a guest network. The one I had in this video was only a ingle network and was 80211n at most,
What model it is?
That was the 2nd Generation that was first to employ 80211n, and Gigabit Ethernet. The stock power supply had failed so i had opened it up to power it a different way to see if the main unit still worked after the power supply fried.
@@macinman This A1143 (MB053LL/A) support.apple.com/kb/SP671?locale=en_US yes? Thank U 4 answer. o/
@Clinton W Salvato how did you get it opened?
You have to remove the rubber foot, it's held on by adhesive typically something like a small flat head screwdriver, or Spuger. All you need to do is get one side started, and then you can typically peel it off the rest of the way with your fingers. Keep in mind, I'm referring to the flat models, not the new 2013 model. There are screws under the rubber foot, remove them and you're golden. This was a while back, so I can't remember if they are Torx, or Philips.
Here is a video of a man opening a time capsule, it's the same other then the built in hard drive. Hope this helps: ua-cam.com/video/vPUG79ASwlk/v-deo.html
Hi, do you own this device now? Need to identify IC U1600 on backside of main board. On mine it burned at all, need to see this IC to identify. Can you make hi-resolution picture of U1600 IC please? Here is a pictures of this IC(U1600) location on board - forums.macrumors.com/threads/identify-u1600-ic-on-apple-airport-extreme-a1143-mb053ll-a-board-820-2214-a.2057872/
Thank you in advance!
I got rid of the device after replacing it with the 2013 base station. If I still had the board I could have arranged to send it to you. As it is, it looks like Apple is now out of the router business, so if you're in need of a new unit, you could get a 2013 which adds 80211ac support, and dual band plus a guest network. The one I had in this video was only a ingle network and was 80211n at most,
I need to repair mine, but cant find IC U1600 label... If you have board of A1143, A1301 or A1354 - please take a picture of this IC. Thanx!