I think it is safe to say even a Genius at the Genius Bar can’t help that one. Here’s a sad story about a guy who tried to unlock his iPhone, got through all the software steps and soon after poof, it went up in smoke…literally.
“We were so happy, all the software part was done, so we started opening the iphone. The antenna cover was a bit tricky but eventually it came off. soon after we started to open the metal cover (after taking out the 3 screws) and PUFF, up it went in smoke, I think my collegue must have touched something. It literally went up in black smoke. I was so hot that when I tried to pick it up I burnt my fingers. So, that is for certain the most difficult part of the whole process. I don’t
Posted in the Hackintosh user forums, one member, Cyberface had some advice:
Seriously though… any high-power lithium battery powered device can catch fire whether shorted out. Remember the burning laptop battery scares - it happens. Lithium ion shouldn’t be as susceptible in theory, but there are always reports of exploding / burning Li-ion batteries. The battery in the iPhone isn’t protected since the case isn’t meant to be user-serviceable, you probably just shorted something out early in the process and it got hot adequate to smoke later…
that process ain’t no iFuntastic hack. that is some serious business. Be careful.
[Via Hackintosh]
Original post by Chris
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