r/techsupportmacgyver 2h ago

My computer vibrated too much and made annoying noises so I added paper

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r/techsupportmacgyver 3d ago

Desk lamp LED "Upgrade"

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Yes, it is tied together using aux and usb cables


r/techsupportmacgyver 3d ago

Fixed the fan on my external HDD enclosure

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The fan in my HDD enclosure hasn't worked for ages, finally decided to fix it. Had to tap into the switch wire, and ground it to a screw on the board. If I used the ground on the switch wire, the fan would only operate when the switch was off. The variable fan speed knob on the back won't work with this hack, but overall, great success!


r/techsupportmacgyver 4d ago

Motion sensor with doorbell alert for auto printed orders. This is for a shipping warehouse of critical server and medical parts.

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r/techsupportmacgyver 4d ago

Friend's power supply fan wasn't working well. This was their "fix".

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r/techsupportmacgyver 5d ago

My dad decided to use a bubble wrap to stabilize a hard drive in his old PC

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361 Upvotes

r/techsupportmacgyver 5d ago

One way to discharge some batteries

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r/techsupportmacgyver 4d ago

Easy Way To Check History Of Important Audio Files??

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My high end audio recorder I use for lyric/melody progression ideas disappeared, 2 days later I got it back. I'm just wondering what the easiest way is to see if any of my recording files were opened, copied or transferred?

A bit of background: I thought it was gone, stolen, looked and looked for almost 2 hours, the next morning looked again for an hour before thinking I left it in my car and it was unlocked and someone must've taken it. Told my roomate I was leaving to report it because I thought it was stolen. Turns out they took it, then supposedly plugged it into their computer "just to charge it". Plus they didn't mention it for days until I was about to report it. I'm just wanting to know if the files were transferred off or played and how to do that? This is mostly to see if they're honest(we haven't lived together that long)


r/techsupportmacgyver 6d ago

I will do anything to avoid electronics work (Christmas lights blinker)

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92 Upvotes

r/techsupportmacgyver 6d ago

The Monster Mic

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After coming home for the holidays from university and bringing my PC, I noticed that the headset back home only had a combo Jack that wouldnt work on my PC.

Therefore instead of getting an adapter I made the only logical decision to tape a cord to some wire and directly to the detachable headset microphone using some medical tape.

Now I only needed a stand which my monster can that I never cleaned up, came in handy for.

Its not trash, its a future solution!


r/techsupportmacgyver 7d ago

i wanted more fans

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r/techsupportmacgyver 10d ago

Tips on Soldering?

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r/techsupportmacgyver 10d ago

Power Over Ethernet

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r/techsupportmacgyver 10d ago

DualShock 3 - original battery was swollen, internal charging circuit doesn't work, replaced with Nokia battery + external charger module

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r/techsupportmacgyver 11d ago

1 rubber band + 1 paper clip = 1 GPU support

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407 Upvotes

r/techsupportmacgyver 11d ago

A/c won’t let you set the thermostat to Antartica? Bypass that sucker!

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r/techsupportmacgyver 12d ago

No ventilation? No problem.

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r/techsupportmacgyver 13d ago

Repaired this garbage laptop with every single hinge screw thread broken off plastic. Still good enough as 3d print server.

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r/techsupportmacgyver 12d ago

Custom accidentally shorted out the motherboard fan headers, they're permanently at 100% 12v. Wired into the 5v rail so the customer can go over Christmas, then return to install a new fan controller

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r/techsupportmacgyver 11d ago

No Imessage available

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Me and my girlfriend both have iPhones but it won’t let us send iMessages only does text messages (Green text) any idea why


r/techsupportmacgyver 13d ago

I present to you - Single SATA to dual Molex to half powered PCIE 6 pin (got the PC, the GTX760, and the adaptors from a local computer shop's recycling bin)

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r/techsupportmacgyver 13d ago

Thought y'all would like my GPU test rig.

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r/techsupportmacgyver 13d ago

any potential issues plugging this molex centipede into a chassis fan header?

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r/techsupportmacgyver 15d ago

friend had lost the screws but got an M2 anyway

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r/techsupportmacgyver 14d ago

How can I keep this joint from rotating at all I want it gone

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I’m thinking of wrapping a piece of flat bar around it or taping it to keep it still, any better ideas? Wish I had a 3d printer…