Comments on: Fixing a ‘broken’ iSight

By: Marius

Marius — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:15:18 +0000

Thanks for the link. The fotos are better in this case than those from ifixit. The cables indeed seem to be separate. This explains why the microphone is still working but the camera is dead.

By: davegkugler

davegkugler — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:00:21 +0000

I believe they are separate. Try this guide in addition to what is listed above (check page 22).
http://www.powerbookmedic.com/Manuals/13-inch-macbook-manual.pdf

By: Marius

Marius — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:23:40 +0000

Great. I would also like to do this repair. But I am confused: my microphone is still working. I guess iSight and microphone share the same connector so I would assume both were disfunctional and not only the iSight. What was your experience: was your microphone still working? Or can you tell me if the microphone uses a separate cable?

By: Dale

Dale — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 15:32:39 +0000

wow! thank you so much, this worked brilliantly!

By: davegkugler

davegkugler — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:51:21 +0000

Sorry to hear Munz. =[ Good luck with the repair.

By: Munz

Munz — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:54:50 +0000

Very nice guide, thanks for posting it… Unfortunately it seems that my iSight is really down…

By: davegkugler

davegkugler — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:01:02 +0000

Glad it worked for you!! My girlfriend’s macbook has since done it one more time… it seems like it is a stress-related problem that occurs from just enough tension on the cable. But, repeated fix = no problem. =]