This is a very rare and unlikely problem. This Macbook Air wasn't turning on because part of the voltage divider for the enable circuit for the backlight power rail wasn't functioning. A small cap ...
Here we go over a machine that turns on, but doesn't POST. The fan spins, the light goes on, but nothing happens. Common fault with liquid damage on these 2011-2012 machines!
Quarter fan spin is one of the most miserable problems there is to fix on any Macbook board. It can be caused by almost anything. Here, we go over one of the causes for quarter fan spin.
After finishing the fireball bottle I took with me earlier in the evening, I opened another bigger bottle of fireball and started reading from Jessa's incoming repair bin. I am a bad influence. :(
Here I go over a 2012 A1286 820-3330 Macbook Pro logic board that turns on, but has no video on the screen. I go through troubleshooting from beginning to end and record all the repairs in realtime...
Here I go over the most miserable no backlight board repair I've ever done, this board had several large clusters shorting to ground to the point that the board would go on fire as soon as you sent...
Here I go over an 820-3023 board that has no green light on the charger for the same old reason! Blown PP3V42_G3H trace, and does Apple ever learn? NO!!!!!! Just as small as it was generations befo...
Here I go over an 820-2936 Macbook Pro Unibody A1278 board with R7021 & R7022 blown, along with it having a destroyed ISL6259. I discuss the purposes of these devices in the circuit, what probably ...
If we can have nonsense like the g-tool that does what I can already do in five seconds with a flathead, then we need someone to make this. There are two different retinas out there. One with stand...
This repair shop often plugs burned cables back into fixed boards. and then sends the boards back for warranty. So, what I have started doing is cutting the cables if I see they are ripped to preve...
Macs do certain things really well. When PCs try to do these things really well, using the same methods, they often fail. When PCs try to do things really well their own way, they succeed. Here I u...
Short version: buy an FR-801 used or an FR-810. The all-in-one FM-206 station utilizes the terrible FM-2029 hot air nozzle. Hakko's standalone hot air stations such as the FR-801 and FR-810 are exc...
Here I go over a board that is missing a signal from the PCH that is critical for power rails to start coming on, and critical for the machine to begin working. This is following up on my video as ...
We perform these services for regular consumers and other businesses whether you are local or 3000 miles away, and even teach a class on component level motherboard repair! Want to learn from us wi...
This Macbook Air was not turning on power rails required for S0 and S4 states because of missing SPI ROM, due to corroded board traces. It is common for people to think they need to replace BGA chi...
Here I go over a very badly corroded Macbook Air logic board. I eventually decide that it is a clusterfuck and not worth my time or effort to fix - what I call a rabbit hole to hell, and move on.
Here I go over a machine that was sent in for keyboard replacement and try to give a little bit of insight into the whole he-said-she-said thing that most technicians & customers go through. My Hak...
At some point, if you want to repair motherboards and you own a laptop repair shop, you will come to the decision of whether to buy a BGA rework machine. Here I'd like to answer a viewer's question...
I do not repair iPhone or iPad logic boards, for various reasons. Long story short; more hassle, less time to perform the repair, and much less money to do the same level of work.
Many people will start troubleshooting X power rail's circuit if X power rail is missing, without looking at the big picture. What if Y power rail is needed before X power rail will turn on? We go ...