r/macbookrepair

I bought a macbook M4 last July and recently it keeps shutting down randomly.

When I press on the power button, the restart button appears but the cursor doesn’t move.

After pressing on the power button a few times it goes back to the normal screen but it happens again.

I have taken it to Genius Bar and they’ve taken it in to take a look. I got it back today being told nothing seems wrong ( they ran load test and it passed) but when I tried to log back in (they factory reset it), the cursor wasn’t moving nor the keyboard was active.

I am frustrated because it hasn’t even been that long since I bought it and I’m actually starting to wonder if they can replace it with a new one.

Anyone knows the solution??

Any chance you could help me fix this?

I recently bought this part from Mobile Sentrix, but I didn’t know it needs to be calibrated with the nerd it tool.

Will a genuine apple part fix this problem? Or does it still needs to be calibrated?

Thanks everyone

I've replaced every single component, including the motherboard, charging port, battery, and charger. My 2011 8,1 MacBook Pro refuses to charge no matter what components I change, still the same behavior, charger has a constant green light yet no charging has occurred. Right now it's plugged in with a brand new battery I drained of what remaining energy it had stored, same behavior. I'm tired, I've spent so much time and money and this little aluminum jerk refuses to play ball.

It's not meant for a daily driver, I already have a proper modern desktop for most tasks, it's a rather sentimental attachment to the MacBook that makes me want to keep it going.

After my M2 MBA's battery died I replaced it with a 3rd party replacement via Amazon. However, I wasn't able to get it to work. Testing the battery with a multimeter revealed it was defective so I bought a replacement from iFixit--I swapped it out successfully and the laptop holds a charge now. However, now I have a new issue that the trackpad and keyboard show no signs of life. Just to be sure I didn't damage the trackpad cable during the battery replacement I purchased a trackpad cable from iFixit and swapped that out--no luck. My eyes see nothing wrong with the cable connectors on the trackpad or logic board ends.

I didn't have issues with the trackpad or keyboard before I installed the iFixit battery so maybe its possible I damaged the trackpad connector on the motherboard. Although I can get it to seat it is quite prone to disconnecting and I can't replicate the crisp snap people talk about a successful connection making. Pressing my finger into either side of the connected cable unseats it quite easily. I have the retention bracket, but that does not solve the problem either.

So to summarize my guesses are:

1. Trackpad cable connector on the logic board somehow got damaged
2. The trackpad itself is broken
3. The 3rd party battery broken something electrical, although I doubt this since the laptop now successfully holds a charge

Has anyone seen this before or have any insight? Unfortunately I do not have a spare M2 Air to swap parts with--that would really help with narrowing this down.

Edit: Also, not really sure why the keyboard would be broken with no backlight even if the trackpad or its cable/connection are damaged.

I have a water-damaged MacBook Air M2 that still powers on, charges, works on an external display, and Touch ID still works. But the built-in display only gets detected sometimes, flickers occasionally, and most of the time the Mac seems to think the lid is closed.

I already replaced the trackpad ribbon cable and tested another trackpad, so I do not think that is the main issue anymore. Apple Diagnostics showed a lid angle sensor failure, and the internal display/lid behavior has been really inconsistent. The external display is also much more stable when the Mac is plugged into a charger.

Has anyone had an M2 Air do this from a bad lid sensor or hinge/display-side issue? I am trying to figure out if replacing the lid sensor is worth trying, or if this usually points to a bigger display assembly or board-side problem.

Does anyone know any place in sydney that repairs the macbook screen for cheap? I closed it on something hard today and it cracked 😭

hi, so a few days ago I spilled a bit of tea on my macbook air (yes I know). it still booted into recovery/startup options for a while, disk utility and reinstall macos worked, the ssd was showing up as verified, but macintosh hd kept failing to boot properly. after multiple reinstall attempts it eventually stopped turning on completely. now it shows absolutely no signs of life. no screen, startup sound or anything even while charging. could it still be recoverable?

I also tried basically every power/button combination I could find online, leaving it plugged in for 24h, different ports etc. I know nothing about macbooks tbh

could it still be recoverable? I’m wondering if I should go to the apple store or if there’s anything else left to try first. I’m a broke international student so I wanted to check any option before paying for anything 💀 thanks in advance!

Hi,

My Macbook Pro from 2019 16 inch isn't turning on anymore. I'm expecting the Battery to be dead.

Symptoms:

- Doesn't charge anymore or gives any hint of it charging. (Screen remains black, trackpad doesn't turn on / gives that tactile click when i try to click it, keyboard is off)

- Still has that electrical and fuzzy feeling when you touch it while it's plugged in
( which confuses me because that kinda means that power is flowing)

- Screen doesn't turn on / doesn't react to me pressing the start button or holding it

- Doesn't get warm when i leave it charging

I've tried:

- tried multiple different chargers

- tried force reseting (cmd + shift + ctrl + powerbutton)

- charging it extensively, incase the battery is just deeply discharged

- warming the laptop up gently and then charging

- holding the powerbutton for a minute

My question now, is this typical for the battery being dead?

Can the battery be dead, when literally a day before and even further before, everything was fine?

Does Apple charge a whole lot for replacing the battery or diagnosing the issue? (if it is another issue)

Can i DIY this and incase i screw it up still
bring it to apple?

Thanks in advance, any help is much appreciated!!