4 BROKEN Apple MacBooks But Can I Fix Them?!
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4 BROKEN Apple MacBooks But Can I Fix Them?! I bought 4 broken MacBooks because I love experimenting to see if I can diagnose and fix them. They had a variety of issues including screen problems, a faulty battery, liquid damage, and one that needed to be reset via DFU. MacBooks are very difficult for me to fix but I still love trying.
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The only thing I do not like about iFixit is their shipping takes forever. I ordered some upgraded PS5 batteries 2 weeks ago I am still waiting. They use that osm shipping partner whatever it's taken five days just to move from California to Nevada. Other than that I do love their kits. I got that kit that comes with the Bits the lid turns into a tray prys tweezers suction cup all that
Do you sell any of the items you fix to online buyers?
If you want to buy Apple MacBook Retina display early 15" early 2013 model in fenomenal shape, still with original battery and all the parts, reply. I'm from Zagreb, Croatia.
Can you fix my Xbox series S? The HDMI port it proken
@@ElnoraConaway I would take that as a sign
Replacing a battery is simple, unless it's a MacBook
Lol, yep
old ones are easy though
Some of the newer ones have pull tabs like iPhone. Not sure about all the new models. Hopefully EU will force them
Most laptops use screws, some gigachad laptops use a simple slider to pop up the battery
@@zUltra3D my 2007 macbook uses a coin turner to open it
For the dead MacBook because of the account link, Apple should add another option called, contact owner, which allows you to type a short message which is then emailed to the email address of the account holder, where they can choose to let you unlock it. Surely that is not too much to ask.
That would be nice
Well unlink it so it can be linked to another account I would say. Unless when you say unlock you refer to the same idea.
Nice idea, but I don't think it would "maximise shareholder value", aaaaarghhhh
There's also an option on their website that says if you have proof of purchase, you can get help from Apple directly. Not sure if that counts resale, but it might.
It doesn’t count for resale. I’ve tried that before
It’s always a great day when Steve uploads a new video! 👍
Your videos have inspired me to try my hand at electronics repair.
Love to hear that!
It usually Means it’s a friend hehe and Friday are good
@@Tronicsfix great video man, is this Apple Silicon or is this Intel
re: sticky laptop keyboard, this is going to sound crazy but it works most times, completely strip down the inside untill you have just the midframe with the keyboard. in a sink mix hot water and mild dish soap and soak the keyboard assemble for a while keep tapping the keys to get them loose, Once everthing is loose rince in hot water blow off the excess water and let it sit in a warm place for several days for all the water to evaporate. the water and soap wont damage anything as long as you have stripped the insides, once your sure its 100% dry reaccemble and with luck the keyboard will work.
I've seen sticky keyboards cleaned with a wide ultrasonic cleaner as well, and rinsing in 99% alcohol drives out the water and dries in a few hours.
@@Frickolas I accidently spilled a bit of ISO on a macbook, and the iso damaged the silicone and membrane to where the keys just fell off with no effort. ISO will kill keyboard membrane
You’re so inspiring Steve. I started my own reselling/repair business because you inspired me
I never get tired of watching you troubleshoot and (sometimes) fix electronic devices.
I bought 4 broken marriages let’s see if I can fix em
there is a way around the activation lock, on another mac use an application called superduper to make a bootable image of that macbook, then boot the mac with the activation lock using the external drive with the image,( hold down the option key when you turn it on will give you a choice which drive to boot from) then run super duper from the external and copy to the internal drive on the activation lock mac. Hint use disk utilities to erase the drive on the activation locked mac. once complete shut down, disconnect the external and boot normally.
Steve, if you want to take any of these to the next-level of repair and fix up those liquid damaged areas ( including other machines ) feel free to reach out. A lot of us out here are doing component level repairs and still fixing up many of these machines, including data recovery of course.
A great shame about the Apple lock situation, it's a constant pain to say the least, if nothing else though they do make good parts boards.
If you do consider getting in to the component level repairs, I'm the creator of the boardview software that a lot of the repair industry uses ( FlexBV and OpenBoardview ).
The real Paul Daniels?! Thanks for stopping by! Yeah, I’ve used your board view software. Brilliant work! I can do some component level repair but unfortunately I don’t have a lot of machines to interchange parts with etc. I’ve got a lot to learn but people like you & Louis Rossmann (of course) are super helpful for people like me.
Isn t actually the apple lock removable up to the Apple M chips? i m pretty sure that intel macbooks have a chip that can be replaced, or rewritten so you get past the apple lock
It would be very nice to see TronicsFix try this repair, i think the chip is called T2 and you just have to flash a firmware to get rid of the activation lock, just that you need to remove it and put it on some equipment to do it
@@Tronicsfix //The real Paul Daniels?!// = for those of us in the UK of a certain age, that name's magic.
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There is a t2 activation lock removal tool / flasher from china yeah.
Hello :) because of channels like you, I have gotten into what I wanted to do since a child, fix my own things! I've fixed minor issues since a kid, stuck trays etc but now I want to really fix the big stuff, I've went on to reballing, deep end and foolish but I really really love the idea of repair on that level and I have enough scrap to learn if it's something I can do, waste scrap mind you nothing valuable. I reflowed a scrap 360 with my Quick rework station and it worked! now I plan on taking the HANA chip off and reballing it for a REAL fix :D Thanks for your videos while I wait for the solder balls!
This is probably the most painful laptop battery install I've ever seen. Apple really decided "How best can we punish them for trying this?" when they were designing it.
Geez.
Just small Apple things: designing a notebook in a way that replacing the battery requires you to lift the motherboard.
Personally I have found Apple's Internet Recovery to be hit or miss. I'd recommend creating a bootable MacOS usb. tends to install faster and more reliably.
I hate taking out Macbook batteries, not sure why they glue them or why authorized repair places don't do battery replacements (well around me). They were gonna charge for just a quick battery replacement like $500+ to move the boards to a new case.
The battery replacement was like $70 max, and I was told you cannot change out the battery? Madness! Love that Steve shows everything can and should be able to be repaired!
We all know why they glue them. It’s purely to make them harder to repair.
They won't be gluing them for long, once new EU regulations come into effect - "Portable batteries incorporated in appliances shall be readily removable and replaceable by the end-user or by independent operators during the lifetime of the appliance". I'm sure Apple will delay as long as they can, but eventually, they'll have to make the batteries replaceable again if they want to continue selling products in Europe..
If you look at Apple's official parts store, they don't sell the batteries separately. For example for the 14in MacBook pro, you can only buy the battery with the bottom assembly and keyboard and it costs $527 😂 It's $440 if you give them your old assembly. That's apple for you
To replace the battery you need to remove the main board. Brilliantly designed by Apple in Cupertino.
For that first MacBook he installed a new battery with the perfect amount of battery juice!
Battery removal - heat them up slightly and use a syringe for alcohol. I use very strong and thin wire to "cut" through the glue strips. Board out, don't risk flipping off a small component. The keyboard can be replaced, but man it is a pain in the arse. That screen on the MBA might be worth money if you can test it.
I hope the sticky laptop guy managed to deleted his browsing history before it died 😂
Strip the MacBook Air down to the lower assembly keyboard and throw it into an ultrasonic cleaner with hot, soapy water or straight ipa. I have had great success with soda/sticky substance removal that way.
Keep up the good work!
Steve, great content as always. Been repairing my kids macbooks for years but i reckon these news ones are more complicated as you rightly pointed out. Keep up the good work. Regards from Pakistan ! 👍
Kudos to you for keeping the machines running! We retire these computers way too early these days and they're stupid expensive in some countries.
You may have a chance with that Mac with pass lock. I had a Mac with a lock on it and I changed the hard drive and installed Mac OS from usb. It cleared that. Just a thought.
Only way to remove Apple ID lock is to stop buying Apple products ...
For those Apple style glued on batteries, I use the rubbing alcohol and then run floss under and saw away at it. It’s always annoying replacing those batteries.
i feel like adding contact info to the mac lock screen would be nice
Apple could fix the iCloud lock issue simply by sending a pop-up to the owners phone in similar fashion to the pop-up when your iCloud is signed into on a new device. The pop-up could ask if the device was sold or traded in. Then could ask the owner to allow access. I feel as though this would solve this issue perfectly while still not allowing people into stolen devices.
I just replaced the keyboard on my 2015 retina MBP. It was quite a PIA since the keyboard is riveted on place and you have to remove the 2 side taped battery also to raplace the keyboard. So maybe you referred "those older Macbooks" as 2012 etc? :D
Recently refurbished a 2011 MacBook pro for my sister. Battery charging chip fried a hole in the motherboard so I had to replace the whole thing. Always fun to see how much easier apple products were to work with not even 10+ years ago compared to nowadays.
If you could add an alternate title to this video, it'd probably be "Industries vs. Electronics Repair Man - The Struggle"
Great video Steve, Great how you can try to repair all sorts of stuff, it's good to see how you talk through different ways of approaching a problem. I'm glad I have stuck with pc's.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed this one.
Steve: "Can I fix them?"
Viewers: "Hell yeah you can!"
Apple: "You sure about that?"
Hey Steve, ya'll should flood the gunky keyboard with isopropyl alcohol. Make sure the isopropyl will not seep into or on the lower board and one should be able to possibly put the keyboard in a shallow tray of isopropyl flooding the keyboard totally without the main board on it.
if you use 91% or higher, it wouldn't matter if it soaked all the way in. It'll dry. I had a PC mobo that my cats marked, and I had to soak it in IPA. after taking it out and letting it airdry, there wasn't much of an issue.
I used some thin string and used it like a saw to cut thru the adhesive on the first one and then you’re able to slide a tool up underneath
Thanks for posting - very helpful to gently lift the system board and slide in the new battery. I'm working on a similar model for a client with an overheating '19 MB Pro 13" model. Need to re-paste thermal for CPU / GPU, which involves pulling the system board. This is a royal pain and time-intensive!
Regarding macbook with sticy keyboard - take it all apart and removing everything, cover speaker holes and and wash it it with destilled water - not soaking, but slowly pouring it over while brushing it with soft toothbrush. Leave it dry for at least 3 -4 days and try it then.
It's stories like this that make me completely understand why old school macs are still in demand. They were insanely upgradable and rather easy to repair back then.
That sticky keyboard, disassemble remove all lose parts, tape down flex cables, place it in an ultrasonic on low, use 100% IPA and a small amount of dish soap, mix and clean.
Important note: an activation locked device will someday eventually be removed from the original owners account and be usable again, unless that person died and the account is never accessed again. Reason being, software updates and new features will eventually require the user to remove old devices that cannot update anymore in order to proceed, or the owner will just realize they have old devices in their list and remove them.
If the battery is tyuly E-waste some people just cut the cable with rubber handled scissors. It's not good practice but it saves a lot of time. Makes it so simple and no prying is involved.
In regards to the battery replacement, I just use a plastic spatula (some batteries come with them) and remove the battery without the need of alcohol. It takes a minute to do and causes minimal to no damage to the battery.
I'm surprised that Apple has "allowed" iFixit to provide replacement parts.
are you really going to ignore the 2 capacitors that look a little "spicy"??????
I will say that I love that Apple has maintained that startup chime across the years.
That Mac battery change isn't for your average person. That's Apple for you !!!
Nothing to do with Mac Books, but yesterday I called Nintendo support for a joycon repair that wasn't drift (🤭). A few weeks ago, I dropped my Switch on the right side joycon and it messed up its motion controls. I tracked down a forum post on ifixit's website about bad gyros, reflowed the chip, and it worked. Then I found out I caused the amiibo stuff to stop functioning, that made my battery drain rapidly (even in sleep mode). I used a specialty machine (Ersa hybrid rework station) to pickup and place the main chip on the joycon, and it still didn't work right. So I called Nintendo for a repair, I was increadibly transparent on all the work I've done and why I did it. Not only did they accept the repair, but it's still free of charge. I was expecting them to at least charge for it because it's been out of warranty for over a year and I did since significant work on the board, but nope. They said they are actually gonna try to fix it for free🎉. Very pleased with it.
I've got a broken one from ebay that I'm fixing next week to use while I wait.
That's great!
Use them as shooting targets. In 29.6 meters (91.1 feet) distance, the Apple logo on a laptop has the same optical size as the black circle of a shooting target.
I love these videos. Been watching this channel for over a year now.
Louis Rossmann enters the chat
16:28 not if you put the wrong password in over and over until it wipes itself. you loose all data but you get a nice fresh macbook.
there is a way we can revive macbook air by disassembling the bottom completely and using bath in a ultrasonic cleaner. But the only problem that lies is chiclet keys are simply membrane keys and traces that are eaten up by acidic liquid damage cannot be restored easily. I guess look out for screen damaged similar model and just swap the components.
Yep, you got it
This is why I don't care at all how thin or light my electronics are. Total pain in the rear to just change the battery.
For battery removal I'd recommend you using a thin hard plastic (something like plastic card) and sliding it under the battery while applying alcohol to it. It makes the battery removal so much easier and faster.
Quality of a MacBook: Great.
Repairability of a MacBook: Bad.
14:50 I used to work IT at a college and this reset fixed so many issues with wifi for me
@Tronicsfix its not possible to do a try soaking the whole keyboard in alcohol ?(removing battery and every component that you can first)
Apple does have ways of removing activation lock. I have had it done with two iPad. You just have to provide a way to prove ownership.
The challenge is when a device has passed through multiple hands, e.g.
A is the original purchaser of the device.
B steals it from A and sells it on to C.
D purchases it from C, discovers that it is locked, and so sells it along to E. There is no reasonable way for E to prove legitimate ownership.
I personnally would take the screen from the sticky one and replaced the dead screen with it. Plus i was surprised that the one with replaced battery even booted up considering what anti-repair tactis apple does.
Yeah, that would be nice if those screens were interchangeable
new keyboard flavor just dropped, extra crunchy
While I was watching the battery removal part, I had to keep telling myself: “he lived to upload the video. He lived to upload the video. He lived to upload the video…” the way apple glues those “replaceable” items in that case is tantamount to malicious! Anyway, keep up the great work!
You can soak it in water and simple green solution and rinse with water. Put it in front of a fan for 3 days to dry. Take the battery out.
Everyone and their mama's are giving ps5's away 😂
Hi Steve great job, maybe you could hook an usbc dongle jus to check it on external monitor. Keep up the good work ❤
I bought a not working 2012 MacBook air that needs a new SSD *Solid State Drive* since it showed a folder with a ?
Furthermore about the project, the previous owner said it wouldn't work, and the Apple store claimed " needs a new hard drive" for $100
Amazon has the replacement as a kit for $49
Thanks for also showing the ones that didn’t get fixed. 👊🏾
24:45 As soon as you pressed that power button. I said, "That's one crunchy keyboard!"
With the third Macbook. How about removing everything from the bottom case (thats removable) and then dip the bottom case into isopropanol?
Liquid spill on those MacBook Airs often damages the intermediate board that the keyboard connects to. Try unplugging the flex that goes to the intermediate board from the logic board.
The easiest way to remove a MacBook battery is with dental floss. Very low risk of puncturing the battery. It’s cheap. No risk of using IPA and destroying the trackpad. And you don’t even have to remove the motherboard. It’s also much faster. I’ve done that dozens of time now and it always works.
24:49 THAT'S SO CRUNCHY, HOW LOL
The sound of the battery adhesive lifting is the same sound my joints make when I get up from the couch! lol
3:07 just apply a drop of the alcohol. With that cotton swab you get almost no alcohol under the battery.
Trying to take it off with that force make me feel pain
That is how dfu mode works. The lock appear in any case when it it works
Increasing the e-waste mountain seems to be Apple's business model...
Its wild how intentionally overcomplicated apple devices are becoming to fix, i replaced the battery of my 2015 macbook pro a couple of months ago and it was so much simpler than this.
Yep, they used to be super easy to replace
my 2007 macbook has a battery that is meant to be replaceable
in my DELL it is 2 min, back cover of, 2 screws and battery is off
Great job! But why you are removing any mentions of Linux?
What models are these macs? Why I can’t see any of them. This episode is like a big puzzle - unfortunately I don’t have more time for it.
You should connect the last one to an external screen to discard video issues inside he LB.
I appreciate you solidifying my hate for apple further. Great video.
could you of plugged in the macbook with a faulty display to an external monitor?
I used a plastic credit card and ipa to get under the battery modules. Slid underneath much easier.
You need to know
1. Schematics and boardview
2. Power squance on mac 2010-2020
3. Microsoldering tools
Parts replacement is very easy
And where can you get all of these defect macbooks?
This is the worst way of removing a MacBook battery. You need to use acetone to soften the adhesive and use some plastic cards to slide them under the battery cells and then GENTLY pry up to break the adhesive. Prying with the pic can puncture the battery cells and cause a fire.
Then, clean any adhesive residue with acetone to give your new battery a perfectly smooth and clean surface to stick to.
Apple being Apple, a great reminder never to buy any of their products...
Back in 2001 I spilled pop on my computer. It glitched like crazy and I turned it off. It took it home and tore it apart. I cleaned it up and it was fine. But.....the keyboard was messed up. So I took it apart and washed every key by hand. It took forever but eventually I got it fixed. I got many more years out of it. Eventually the computer started to liquify. The plastic turned into goo. That's when I tossed it. lol
For the macbook air 2020 you can just buy a new top case and transfer the main board to it. Try first to power on the machine without keyboard flat connected.
For the macbook air.. why not saturate the keyboard in the cleaner spray you like to use?
Apple: we like to make it difficult for people to repair our products themselves so they have to come to us so we can make even more money on our expensive products.
I did the "faster" method once, making a garrote from pens and twine soaked in 90%. Took me 20 minutes of a sawing motion but eventually it came free
One question :
Could you replace the Apple Chip on this Locked MacBook to remove the Lock ? I have done this on my old Ipad and it worked but on Macbook I don't know
I don't think that works any more but I could be wrong on that
Just saw a Video where someone replaced the Apple T2 Chip on an A1990 to remove Activation Lock
The 4th MacBook: why don't you get a adapter and make it a "half MacBook" (take the screen off)
For the secand macbook you can buy a little thing to bypass the icloud it cost around 50$
Use a thin plastic card like a gift card to shove under the battery. Drip a little IPA down the card so that it pools around where the battery contacts the glue strips. Pry the card upward so that you can see where the glue strip is and make sure you try to place the card between the strips and the battery or else you will just about double your work. With the card between the strips and the battery, drip another drop of IPA onto the card so that it flows down to the edge of the plastic card. With one drop, you should be able to push through about 1/3 of the specific battery cell you're working on. Therefore with a total of four drops, yes four drops, you should easily remove a cell from the case.
I got a lot of practice repairing the 15" Pro's and I can have your battery out (minus surrounding part removal) in ten minutes.
It's almost as if they manufacture things in a way that makes their hardware difficult to repair... This video just reinforces my contempt for Apple.
The keyboard on the 3rd one 😂😂 oh god
16:43 - not completely true. You CAN unlock the T2 secured macbooks via the DFU mode. This only breaks the TouchID functionality, but the device will work.
2 things why don't you try to connect USB Type c keyboard and try also the other one with an external monitor to troubleshoot
Apple's commitment to creating e-waste is astonishing.
I would say Apple should provide a qr code that is linked to set devices to help with ID locked devices that are sold honestly. It would come with the devices when first sold.
Sorry Steve but I had to laugh near the end when you were hitting all of the keys on that liquid damaged keyboard as it sounded like you were making popcorn.
dont press the touch id button to turn it on that will slow the boot open the lid and it does it automaticly and if it dont its flat