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  1. B

    2017 macbook air backlight randomly cuts, locks itself as if inactivity or lid close, flickers at low brightness, with addition SMC debacle

    i recently got a macbook air for free due to potential liquid damage. the logic board, connectors, ribbon cables etc show no sign of damage or corrosion, but i scrubbed everything with alcohol anyway, including the trackpad board. Right now the machine boots, but the backlight will randomly turn...
  2. J

    MP 1,1-5,1 MP 5,1 2010 dual cpu tray cleaning?

    I just got a "new to me" dual cpu 5,1 mac pro tray. Upon inspection it looks like on one side it's been sprayed with silicone or some type of lubricant. It was stated that it was in working condition prior to purchase and of course none of this was visible or evident prior to sale. It's only on...
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    MP 6,1 Mac Pro 6.1 (2013) A1481 - Refurbish - Logic Board

    Mac Pro 6.1 (2013) A1481 Does anyone know where I can send a Logic or Motherboard for Mac Pro 6.1 (2013) A1481, to be refurbished/repaired to working condition. NOTE: just the Logic Board I have 3 ready for repair so it would be worth it if someone is up to the task. I am located in Thailand, so...
  4. thisMRguy

    Logic board upgrade 2016 m3 --> 2017 i7

    I've been unlucky in finding an answer on this, I've been given a 12inch i7/16/512 laptop with a broken screen and keyboard that refuses to accept certain presses unless its docked to a monitor/KM. I'm curious if its a the logic boards are a direct swap as this could be an awesome upgrade to...
  5. 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...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Constructing an aluminum test bench for Mac Pro 4.1/5.1

    hello chaps, I’m looking to construct a test bench using alu profile bars for testing the Mac Pro 4,1/5,1 logic boards. Appreciate any advice you have. Some queries: 1. Are the standoff screws sized M3.5? 2. Is there a power extension cable available on the market? I’m looking to rest the PSU...
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    possible damaged through heat just because of Facebook app?

    so yesterday night I used the Facebook app for about I think 10 minutes when I noticed that the upper left side next to the camera was really hot. Actually it wasn't the battery because I know that the battery is located on the right side under the camera so it has to be the logic board. My...
  8. slimmy18222

    MacBook Pro 2020 A2289 PROBLEM. Can I fix it?

    Hello, my A2289 MacBook keyboard and trackpad does not work anymore. keyboard backlight is working, Touch Bar is working but I can’t use it (change or touch anything on it, just displaying information). If I connect external keyboard and external mouse all work perfectly, but internal keyboard...
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    Macbook air 2015 logic board failure. Why?

    hello good people, please respond my thread. Im macbook air 2015 user. My macbook diagnosed logic board failure just now. and its break my heart because i used it in light mode like writing down on office, listening music, browsing on safari and designing in corel draw. and never spilled of...
  10. OldManGhosty

    Mac Pro 5,1: No display on boot

    Hello everyone, hate to be a bother, but my first post is one asking for help troubleshooting a peculiar issue I am currently having with a 2010 Mac Pro I picked up. Other than missing ram (which I have replaced with a random stick I had laying around, and some dust, it seems to be in complete...
  11. slimmy18222

    MacBook Pro Retina 15 late 2013 won't boot. Please help!

    Unfortunately I’ve got a big problem. Let me introduce myself, I’m Covid-19 researcher based in northert Italy, just a bit abroad from you. I constantly work with my MacBook 15” late 2013 and I have a tons of patients data inside it. Suddently my MacBook stop power on for no reason (no Water no...
  12. slimmy18222

    MacBookPro 13 retina work only if FaceTime HD Camera/iSight in not connected

    Hello, everybody. I need your help to figure out what is happening whit mine Macbook pro retina 13'' late 2012 (MacBookPro10,2 - A1425). If the camera connector is connected on logic board when I power on the mac I can hear the "chime" but the screen stay black. I can notice that there is...
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    Liquid Damage to Touch Bar Connector 2017 MBP

    Hi, I'm hoping someone can give me some advice. A few months ago I needed to get the entire motherboard replaced on my 2017 MBP. This was covered under warranty and seemed to work fine. I then realized I was having issues with the wifi dropping out so I brought it back into the same...
  14. jannikmeissner

    MP 1,1-5,1 Classic Mac Pro (4,1 and 5,1) Logic Board cross compatibility

    I tried searching and didn't find anything. Are those logic boards (flashed with the 5,1 firmware) interchangeable? Or in other words, is it actually possible to fix a broken either a 5,1 or 4,1 Mac Pro with a replacement logic board out of the other, with all other parts remaining in the same unit?
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 2,1 Random Restart Overtemp

    Hi guys, I am having problems with a 2007 Mac Pro 2,1. The symptoms are the following: Random restart. Cannot actually boot again (restarts before mac os finishes loading) unless you let it sit for 20-30 minutes. Sometimes the CPU OVERTEMP leds illuminate after. Sometimes they don’t. Either...
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    Mid 2012 MacBook Air - Trick SMC or logic board to use any custom battery. - 820-3209

    Hello, I'm wondering if there are some ways to hard wire or mod the logic board of a 13" Mid 2012 MacBook Air (820-3209) to boot from any custom made battery. Basically tricking the SMC to not validate the battery. I do not want to use SMC bypass since that will defeat the purpose and the...
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    Re-seating iMac 27 2011 motherboard

    Hi, I’ve been a spectator of this forum for awhile now, especially of the 2011 iMac GPU upgrade thread. I had acquired one of these machines myself about 4 months ago, I wanted to eventually make it my primary computer, so I set out to install an SSD, additional RAM, along with applying new...
  18. jayb98

    2007 iMac logic board upgrade

    Hi, I have a mid-2007 24” iMac that I got for free (same for a early-2008 21.5” (which might be a 20”, not sure since I don’t have it with me)). I wanted to upgrade it to Mojave because let’s face it... the latest MacOS you can install is El Capitan and it’s not that great* (especially since I’m...
  19. s1lviu

    Macbook Pro 2016 - SSD ejected, but still "issue with a storage device (code VDH002)"

    Hello, I have an MBP 2016. It freezes when it's in sleep - and when I wake up, I find it frozen and returning some kernel fault. I have run diagnostics at boot with internal SSD inside the laptop, it returns the error from the title - "There may be an issue with a storage device" and the...
  20. macnerd93

    MP 1,1-5,1 I'm going to be replacing the logic board in my 2006 Mac Pro - Is there anything I should be aware of?

    The only thing this Mac Pro gets used for it archival work and storage. It's got about 5tb worth of storage in total and I use the machine to archive all my old video production projects and photography work. Its also the only machine I have which can still run and load up my old Aperture...