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  1. W

    MacBook Pro 2017 Motherboard Battery Replacment Cable

    Hi everyone- this cable was snapped due to shoddy repair work. I believe one end is soldered to the motherboard- suggestions on replacment or repair? Thanks- William
    • WillM3D
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    • 2017 macbbok fix pro battery cable replacement
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  2. chris_oldman

    MacBook Pro mid 2012 disabled gpu catalina update fix help

    MacBook Pro 2012 disabled gpu booted! Ive finally managed to boot the broken gpu MacBook Pro 2012 by typing in single user mode nvram fa4ce28d-b62f-4c99-9cc3-6815686e30f9:gpu-power-prefs=%01%00%00%00 That let me in recovery mode and install mountain lion as its the os that was installed on...
  3. M

    iPod I think I broke two components trying to upgrade my ipod classic

    Hello! First post here. I wanted to upgrade my 7th gen (or maybe it's a 6th gen?) ipod with an iFlash MicdoSD card adapter and a new battery. After watching hours of YouTube videos and buying some spludgers and pry-tools, I did my best but the photos below will show what happened. First off, an...
  4. Doq

    Working around the brightness issue with Linux on PBG4s with ALS

    Okay, I made a thread for this for visibility purposes, though it's not much. A known issue with some PowerBooks, specifically G4s with the ambient light sensor, is that there's a chance that on startup it'll kill the brightness and you have to spend several minutes trying to turn it back up to...
    • Doq
    • Thread
    • fix linux pbg4 powerbook g4
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  5. O

    Display sometimes works. Backlight works but no image. Pushing on keyboard frame makes it work. Video included.

    The display on this M1 Macbook Air boots to a backlit screen with no image. When I push around the top of the laptop near the hinges the image appears. I've opened the laptop and checked the display cable and the main data cable and there are no issues. Here is a video of the problem...
    • Oodaloop
    • Thread
    • broken display fix macbook air m1 repair screen
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  6. Alvin777

    iPhone's & iMac's Airdrops See Each Other But Both Can't Send Nor Receive

    Hello Mac friends, w/ the iPhone's and iMac's Bluetooths ON, their Airdrops can see each other, I can also copy paste to and from between them but when I drag a PDF to the iPhone Airdrop on the iMac nothing happens, it's not in the Files app nor any app; or when I use Share to send a photo to...
  7. Alvin777

    What's the Syntax to Use DISM to Repair Another Drive w/ Windows On It?

    Hi, I messed up the EFI of my Boot Camp Windows 11 by renaming the Microsoft folder in there coz' of experimentation (it's on my 2nd internal hard disk on the Mac, actual Mac, not Hackintosh) but I do have a Windows to Go that I can boot to. I've repaired the bootloader EFI I believe but it...
  8. M

    Out of Warranty, Outside the MBP Keyboard program window Claim exception

    It's now 2023 and I have a keyboard issue with my 2016 MBP 15 touch bar (A1707). I got in contact with Apple via phone and had a senior advisor extend my out-of-warranty replacement for the keyboard as my allowed time frame to have it replaced had passed. So there was an exception granted. I...
    • mookielittle
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    • fix keyboard 2016 macbook 15 2016 mbp replace senior advisor
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  9. S

    Cracked bezel (chin bar) and vertical line through screen MacBook Pro 13in 2017

    About a month ago I accidentally cracked the bezel on my MB Pro. I decided to put black electricians tape over the crack so that it wouldn't grow and to keep dust and irritants from possibly entering. At first it was mostly a cosmetic issue but after about a week or two thin vertical lines...
    • sjhardy117
    • Thread
    • baffle bezel chinbar cracked display fix porblems screen
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  10. D

    Water damaged Macbook Pro screen (working / MBP 16" 2019)

    Hi, I have spilled some lemon water on my Macbook Pro 16" 2019. I have fixed the keyboard (some keys were sticky and backlight did not work). The water got on the display too sadly. The Macbook has been sitting next to a dehumidifier for over a week now. The screen got much better but it still...
    • Dand4
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    • damage display fix lcd lcd damage lcd water macbook 16 inch macbook pro macbook pro 16 2019 water damage
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  11. Alvin777

    Free macOS System Fixer Besides Onyx & Disk Utility?

    Hello Apple friends. Besides Disk Utility and Onyx (not CleanMyMac trial which I've used already and the trial is not expired), are there any totally free macOS utility that fixes and cleans the system in macOS? If you could recommend more, that'd be great. I've been restoring to Time Machine...
  12. Gaming_YT

    2007 Macbook flashes white screen once then stops responding to input, and no screen output. But Sleep indicator is on and the fans spin.

    I recently got this 2007 Macbook (black). I bought it for parts or not working but i noticed most of the laptop looked perfect and the lcd was not broken. But then when turned on, the macbook just flashes ONCE on a white screen, and then never responds to input. and does not give output. I...
    • Gaming_YT
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    • 2007 2007 macbook black 2007 macbook broken first post fix help macbook 2007 question
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Early Intel Macs
  13. sem1h

    Quick Look Fix - A menu bar app to fix quicklook spacebar preview

    Hi. I made an app to fix the quicklook issue, that it shows the image/video as thumbnail when you preview with the spacebar. https://quicklookfix.com Curious about your thoughts.
    • sem1h
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    • bug fix image menu bar app preview quick look quicklook spacebar
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  14. E

    Two displays bug still not fixed after Monterey 12.4 update??

    Ever since updating from Big Sur to Monterey my macbook can only detect one external display. Thats with 2 identical displays, 2 identical HDMI cables and 2 Apple USB-C Digital AV Multi-Port Adaptors. I was praying the latest patch would fix this but it hasn't so I'm still working off 1...
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    iPhone XS Max iPhone XS MAX - automatic restart of the phone every now and then

    I have a problem with the iPhone XS MAX that the iPhone restarts automatically after 2 minutes, and so every 2-3 minutes. The battery was re-ordered new, but it turned out that the battery is ok. I thought about it for a long time and wrote that it is a game, but I would be wrong, because the...
    • jawor10
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    • fix iphone xs max
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: iPhone
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    Replace/Upgrade Logic Board on a mid 2011 iMac 27"

    Recently, a client's mid 2011 27" iMac died on him. His repair guy said it was beyond repair & worthless. He was gonna throw it out if I didn't want it. It seemed like such a waste so I said thank you & took it home. Physically, it looks to be in mint condition. No scratches anywhere. It...
    • philly019
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    • 2011 27" fix imac logic board motherboard repair upgrade
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: iMac
  17. B

    iPhone 5s screen problems after battery swap.

    I recently replaced the battery of my iPhone 5s with this (https://swiatbaterii.pl/baterie-do-iphone/1496-bateria-akumulator-green-cell-a1457-a1518-a1528-a1530-do-telefonu-apple-iphone-5s-5c-zestaw-narzedzi-38v-1500mah.html#additional-info) with the intention of using it as navigation for my...
  18. kjse7en

    Stubborn Stain on Ceramic White Apple Watch - SOLVED

    Dear all wonderful Apple Watch Owners, Wish to share an experience that is frustrating, annoying but at the same time enriching and satisfying!! On a usual Saturday morning, the wife was going through school work of the week with the kid and preparing for upcoming week stuffs. As my son turned...
    • kjse7en
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    • applewatch ceramic fix pencil solved stain
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Apple Watch
  19. BlueberryMac

    Is there a droplet or app to fix greyed ("busy", but not actually busy) files in the Finder?

    I have a folder with tens of thousands of various files that I rescued and conslidated from a bunch of older drives. I am trying to move all of these files to a new drive, but I get a message that some (probably hundreds or thousands) of the files can't be copied over because they are "in use"...
    • BlueberryMac
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    • attributes busy copying extended files finder fix grey in use problem
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  20. slimmy18222

    A2337 new M1 MacBook Air problem Logic Board related, no video backlight and ALS 820-02016-A

    MacBook Air A2337, logic board number 820-02016-A . Long story short, this Air was display damaged with no image and no backlight at all but internal webcam was working , all other parts seems to be in good working condition. Trying with a know good working original Display show image but have...
    • slimmy18222
    • Thread
    • 820-02016 a2337 apple silicon display fix logic board macbookairm1 problem
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Air
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