Cant use odin ... Need another way

I bought a new white n7000 with gingerbread installed on it , so i updated hoping that itll be jelly bean after that but nope , it got 4.0.4 ics instead , now i read that i must not wipe or else ill get super brick and i will need mobo replacement. I read a couple of guides to install jelly bean thru odin but my macbook is sent for repair and is back within 2 weeks. Is it possible way to upgrade with that update with zip option i saw in recovery ? And can someone recommend me a good jelly bean build cause i read that each build is different , one is better than the other with performance

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