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  1. B S Magnet

    MBP 1,1-10,2 Getting System Management Controller, Core 2 Duo MacBooks, and Charge Limiter to play nice together?

    So this is a total long shot, and it goes well beyond my limited wheelhouse of making un[der]documented things work nicely. It also means inviting those cosy with under-bonnet stuff to chime in. The magnificent open-source utility, Charge Limiter (which does what other, more proprietary battery...
    • B S Magnet
    • Thread
    • a1260 a1261 battery health battery life c2d charge limiter core 2 duo smc system management controller
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Early Intel Macs
  2. H

    Fixing wifi "no hardware installed" issue goes wrong... SMC related problem.

    So, I have 2 MacBooks Air's. The first one is 6,1 version, the second one is 6,2 version. Problematic is 6,2. This guy haves 128gb ssd from Samsung which is very bad and it is not recognises any other system you want install on this machine (for example if you want install Windows on this SSD it...
    • higuiz1
    • Thread
    • acceleration flashing gpu macbook macbook air no wifi smc smc flash wifi
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  3. Alvin777

    Does This Indicate the Bluetooth Hardware Is Broken?

    Hello Mac friends. On this Late 2015 iMac 5K w/ Monterey latest (iMac's firmware hav all been updated), I've reset he SMC and NVRAM/PRAM, I've reset the Bluetooth using Terminal, I've diagnosed it with the built-in Hardware Diagnostics which says everything is ok but does the screenshot indicate...
    • Alvin777
    • Thread
    • bluettooth hardware module no gestures nvram reset smc
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iMac
  4. P

    macbook pro wont boot unless smc is bypassed

    i bought a used macbook pro 15" mid 2010 on ebay a few days ago, it only boots when i do the smc bypass trick where you hold the power button while plugging it in, if i reset the smc, it wont boot and i have to redo the smc bypass. anyone know how to fix this issue?
  5. D

    Electrician Knowledge? Help Repair My MacBook Air A1466? (Detailed Report) - I'm So Close!!!!

    MacBook Air A1466 (820-00165A) I’m so close to fixing it myself, I really want that sense of achievement; I’m fairly technical, but far from an actual electrical engineer! (I have the diagram/schematic to hand) Won’t power on, completely dead, except MagSafe light goes from green to orange...
    • Dailafing
    • Thread
    • 51980a a1466 corrosion macbook air a1466 mother board motherboard schematic smc tps 51980a wont boot
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  6. ammoune78

    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 2009/2010/2012 SMC

    Hi there guys! I'm wondering how i can dump the Mac Pro's LogicBoard/CPU-Tray SMC's as well. Is there a way to dump the content of both SMC chips, using smcflasher.efi from opencore shell or anything that can be able to do that? I mean from the 3 Mac Pro's 2009/2010/2012? The reason why i want...
    • ammoune78
    • Thread
    • 2009 mac pro 2010 mac pro 2012 mac pro 5.1 apple smc cmacpro dump opencore smc smcflasher.efi
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  7. M

    Macbook not entering internet recover

    Hi I have a Macbook Pro A1990 emc 3215 mid 2018 15" model. It has had its OS removed so I need to reinstall MacOS. No matter what keys I press it always boots to internet recovery (I've tried to do PRAM clear, CMD+R for recovery mode, Option key for boot options, D for diagnostics). When I...
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    Resolved Mac Pro 6,1 (2013) - fan runs at 100%

    I’ve started Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon under Windows 8.1 and after a few seconds fans went to the max, but it was still working. Then suddenly screen went black. Post reboot everything was back to normal but fan was running at 100%. Nothing is overheating CPU, GPU's or SSD's. I can still...
    • Spacedust
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    • mac pro (2013) smc smc failure
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  9. ZNDK

    MP 1,1-5,1 Is it possible to update the SMC firmware?

    I'm still using a Mac Pro 2009 as my main Mac. I bought a used Mac Pro 2009 for when it broke. The MP2009 that I bought was in a strange state. When I looked at the "About this Mac" section, this Mac is identified as a 2010 model. And the SMC version of the logic board was "1.39f11" and the...
    • ZNDK
    • Thread
    • firmware macpro 2009 smc
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  10. Knoxvilletim

    MP 1,1-5,1 MacPro 5,1 requires frequent SMC reset

    My MacPro 5,1 appears to require frequent SMC reset to function properly. If I do not unplug and replug the MP before starting my daily work, I often notice that it become sluggish, programs load and run slowly and often hang requiring force quit. These problems don't appear if I reset the SMC...
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    Mid 2015 MacBook Air battery problems

    Mid 2015 MacBook Air shuts down immediately after being unplugged. Tried replacing battery, and computer recognizes battery health as normal. Tried resetting SMC and PRAM. Resetting SMC solved it for maybe a day or so but back to it’s old ways. I was told it could be a logic board issue, but I...
  12. Laverdure

    [SOLVED] MBP Retina 13" mid2014 Blank display issue

    Hello everyone, hope someone can suggest something, I already tried everything I could... MacBook Pro Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014 Model Identifier: MacBookPro11,1 Processor Name: Dual-Core Intel Core i5 Processor Speed: 2,6 GHz Number of Processors: 1 Total Number of Cores...
  13. B

    Wrong Serial Numbers! Macbook Pro 2010?

    Hi everyone, I run a small IT repair firm and I’m working on a customers Macbook Pro 2010 (2.4Ghz Intel Core i5, Intel HD Graphics 288) running 10.13 which has a problem - seemingly it's had a bad SMC upgrade. (They bought it several years back from eBay) Right now the machine won’t boot unless...
  14. H

    SMC errors flooding console - an unacknowledged issue with every M1 Mac?

    I bumped an old thread related to this issue earlier today, but figured it prudent to make another to bring more attention to this problem while everyone is still within their holiday return periods. As you may or may not be aware, there's currently an issue that appears to affect all M1 Macs...
  15. Vaidas Matkus

    Macbook Pro 2017 issues with USB-C docks

    Hi, maybe someone has idea what is the problem? My Macbook Pro 2017 model no touchbar, 2 thunderbolt ports. Bought used HP USB-C G4 dock (not thunderbolt). It was with not original cable, but usb 3.1 gen 1 (i guess 5gbit), also i have gen2 cable (10gbit) and Lenovo original usb-c cable for my...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Determine SMC Version of 4,1 / 5,1 Logic Board

    Hello everyone, I bought a used cMP, which was sold as 5,1 (not working). I have a working 5,1 to swap parts with the broken one. PSU, Processor Board including CPU & RAM, Bluetooth Module, Disk Drives, Hard Drives, GPU and everything works when swapping, except for the Logic Board. The...
  17. R

    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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    I tried to install Windows 10 Pro using BootCamp and now the EFI boot screen is blank (black)

    I am using a Mac Pro 2013 6-Core 3.5GHz 64GB RAM Dual D500 machine with a fresh install of macOS Catalina 10.5.3 which was working like a charm (flawlessly) until I tried to install Windows 10 Pro (64 bits) using BootCamp, everything went fine until macOS asked to reboot the machine to continue...
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    Unresponsive A1278 (Early 2011 MBP 13") 820-2936

    Details: - MBP Early 2011 13" (820-2936) - A few days back after connecting with power adapter fan would just pulse, and HDD would keep clicking. CPU and PCH would decently warm, but not really hot hot. But not anymore, it's all just cold. SMC was reporting temperatures but fan would move...
  20. iceman45575

    2018 15 inch MacBook Pro not booting

    Hello everyone, I was using my computer earlier and closed the lid when I was done with it. I came back later and the mouse and keyboard weren't responding. I couldn't do anything on the computer so then I held down the Touch ID power button. I turned it off and then waited for it to turn back...
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