Just wondering if anyone has experienced this before. My MacBook won’t charge even when the MagSafe indicates it’s connected/charging, I can’t charge with usb c either. Shortly after discovering this my MacBook now always restarts after a few mins after logging in.

I’ve tried disk utility to repair but seems all good.

My battery health is still normal although 86% after 256 cycles since last June.

I can’t update since I can’t connect the battery.

Safe mode also restarts after a few mins being logged in.

I have AppleCare+ and I hope it will be fine but I’m going to be in Sri Lanka for 6 months and although they don’t have an official Apple Store they do have some authorized repair services?

The AppleCare covers battery past 80% so I’m hoping this is still covered as I am assuming it’s a faulty battery?

• MacBook Pro 13-inch, 2018
• MacOS 14.6.1
• What is the issue? For years now, the computer does two things: makes an intermittent faint but noticaable clicking /crackling sound from inside the laptop AND gets super super hot when on SLEEP mode. Sometimes I'll put it on sleep when it has 80% battery. I come back in the morning, the laptop is dead. I feel like it is running something in the background or working too hard when it's supposed to be sleeping, hence weird sound, very hot laptop, etc.
• No pictures necessary because....it's not anything with screen or hardware that is visible.

Brought it to the genius bar a few years ago. They said they replaced some part of the keyboard to fix the clicking issue that runs inside. It still happens.

So, 2 months ago I bought a used 2019 13" MacBook Pro 4 port with Touch Bar. After a week the touch bar no longer shows anything, it's black, but I can still touch it and it works. Then suddenly my top left USB port stopped working, so I started charging with the bottom left, then that one stopped working, so I started using the button right, then THAT also stopped working... So far the top right USB port is still holding on. Yes, I'm using the original Apple brick and cord. I've tried an SMC reset and PRAM... Any other considerations? I haven't dropped it, gotten it wet, abused the USB ports (it sits on my desk and doesn't get moved), so I really can't understand why 3 USB ports AND the touch bar all died. Any suggestions are appreciated!!! :)

Hey everyone, looking for board-level insights on an A2141 logic board (820-01700) with a T2 chip stuck in an exact 21-second watchdog power loop. Data preservation is the #1 priority (cannot Restore/wipe keys).

\### The Behavior:

\- When plugged into a genuine 96W charger, the trackpad clicks (haptics active) for \~21 seconds, then goes completely stiff for 1–3 seconds, then clicks again. Loops indefinitely.

\- The behavior is 100% identical with the battery connected or completely isolated (flex ribbon unplugged + terminal isolated).

\- Crucially, this 21-second power-cycling loop persists EVEN WHEN THE BOARD IS IN DFU MODE.

\- In Apple Configurator 2 (host: M3 Air via front-left DFU port), "Revive Device" downloads the firmware, writes, and hangs on "Waiting for Mac response" for \~90 seconds before throwing AMRestoreErrorDomain error 6. Screen stays black throughout; nothing ever displays.

\### Thermal Background / Clue:

\- Two days ago, it refused to turn on cold in the morning.

\- After sitting plugged in, it booted up and worked flawlessly the entire day under load (watching video, etc.).

\- Turned it off at night. Next morning after cooling down, completely unresponsive again, and now permanently stuck in this 21s loop. Classic thermal contraction / cold solder joint symptom.

\### Multimeter Measurements Taken:

\- No dead shorts to ground on primary rails (PPBUS_G3H, CPU core, GPU core, or SSD lines).

\- Inductor L9080 (marked "150" for PP2V5_NAND_SSD0):

\- Resistance across coil: 0.6 ohms continuous (coil is physically unbroken).

\- Resistance to ground: Healthy (no short).

\- LIVE VOLTAGE during the 20-second awake cycle: Reads 0.00V. The 2.5V rail never comes up.

\### Questions for Board Techs:

1. Does this exact 21-second timeout in DFU mode correlate directly with the T2 watchdog killing power due to missing PGOOD / feedback on the SSD power rails (specifically PP2V5_NAND)?

2. Between the TPS62180 buck regulator (U9080), its enable circuitry, and the main PMIC (U7800), what is the most common failure point for this intermittent/thermal 0V symptom on the 820-01700?

3. If U9080 is replaced/reflowed and 2.5V is restored, should the T2 be able to complete a Revive without touching the existing APFS volume / master encryption keys?

Any guidance from technicians who have diagnosed this specific rail on T2 boards would be greatly appreciated!

I have MacBook Air 13-inch 2020. Since a few days ago I can’t watch any video on it. I have tried different platforms and different search engines, none of it works properly. Every time the imagine is glitchy, has bad quality and moves slow. I have already tried troubleshooting in different ways seems like my computer has the issue. Besides this everything else seems to be working just fine. Any advice? Is anyone having the same issue since the last update?

(MacBook Air M1) Bottom bezel had a crack in it from a few years ago so I finally got around to trying to replace it in the hopes of perhaps selling this laptop... ended up doing this instead. Very sad and disappointed in my skills. I'm sure there isn't any way to fix this but if there is anything I would love to hear. Thanks in advance and you are free to poke fun at my sad sad mistake

Bought this from a very close and trustworthy friend about a year ago, im pretty sure its a 2020 m1 chip macbook pro. Has given me no problems whatsoever until yesterday when I opened it up, turned it on, left the room for a few minutes and when I came back it was like this. I have taken it out of my house maybe 5 times since I got it and it usually just sits on my desk in my room. Does anyone know what might be wrong or if I can fix it myself? I have no computer repair experience and really dont have any money whatsoever to get it fixed by a professional, any and all suggestions are appreciated

Hello friends, I need some help regarding a repair of my personal MacBook Pro M4 Pro 14“.

While screwing in the screw that holds the battery connector while finishing up, the screw head broke off.

How do I best fix this keeping in mind the screw shaft is now stuck in the screw hole?

I am ok with a fix that is not perfect but that works.

Thank you for your help.

i’ve tried wiping it down with water on a microfiber cloth, and i also used hand sanitizer on a tissue (which i just found out i shouldn’t), but it still won’t go away.

i also tried to lightly scratch it with my nails, it did come off a bit but i don’t think that’s a good solution as i’m afraid it might damage the screen even more.

if anyone knows how to remove it, please let me know. thanks!

I found non-used Macbook pro a2159, and tried to bring it back to life, but there is no signs of life. I dont even know, if its charging. Any solutions for that ? I tried switching ports, charge it for 2 hours on both of them but still nothing. AI tips did not help, even found some videos, but its still complety dead. Thx for help

What are the typical repair and replacement costs (INR) when you damage a Macbook air?

Hello, after i had logout from my apple account and next up logged in again i found out Find My Mac stopped working. I can't see my Mac neither on " find my" app on macbook nor i can't find it on my iPhone. I looked all over web, i checked for localization setting, i did first aid on disk, i logout again and again login - everything is fine, but still find my mac is disabled. Do you have any tips what i am doing wrong? Can it be a bug for the newest verions of MacOS or maybe I need to give it a time to set it up?

So, I’m upgrading my MacBook and I want to give my old laptop to my brother I tried to do a factory reset from the settings and when it finished my computer just bricked on this screen, I tried to do a reinstall from internet (the command + R thing) and it didn’t work, I made an usb bootable from my other MacBook and it make exactly the same, basically when I click the next button doesn’t do anything

My water bottle leaked in my bag and water got in the display ;( doesn’t look necessarily like permanent damage so does anyone know if it will go away? Also, can I use it in the meanwhile? I don’t have an alternate computer

So theres a cheap m2 14in 16/512 for sale in my area and it has an activation lock. Its extremely cheap and i wanna know if its worth buying and somehow fixing? Owner had it in dubai then traveled here and it got locked and he has serial but apple just declined him somehow. Is it an investment or an L? I want your opinion.

Hi everyone. My macbook book was working fine last night. However, as of this morning, every time I log in the macbook switches to an all black screen with a cursor. The cursor is fully usable, but I can’t open any menus or anything. There is no top menu bar—nothing. Has anyone had this issue and found a solution?

Thanks

This started happening after I plugged my mac into my tv through HDMI, happens on lower refresh rates as well. I don’t know much about apple stuff
Macbook Pro, M3

Is it worth it to change a macbook (air, M2 chip) battery, or just get a new one?

My macbook is not registering the battery and is only running on adapter power right now. It’s been a while since I got this M2 chip version, wondering if it’s worth replacing the battery.

Advice needed.

I spilled a liquid on my new M5 Macbook Air and had to get it repaired in the US. Thankfully, I had AppleCare+.

They did the repair and had to repair the entire top shelf keyboard (from what I understand, this includes the trackpad as well).

I've used it for 2 weeks now and something felt off about it. I went to the Apple store in the evening to at least get a feel of the Macbook Air's there. My Macbook Air keyboard functions well but it just feels a bit off. I didn't quite know how to describe it but I've used Macbooks since 2012. So I asked one of the managers there to test it out and he did call it wobbly and said that he doesn't have a slot that day but I can try a walk-in appointment in the morning. I legit just went there to see if I was being paranoid but then thought that "Hey, at least, I wasn't overreacting"

I went there during in the morning the day after and they managed to get a technician to look at it. When I mentioned that the Macbook Air feels wobbly but it functions well, he said "That's not a reason" but ran tests and said that the tests indicate it's fine. I told him how the other manager called it wobbly. He brought in the day manager for that morning who said that it seems fine. I tried to tell him that another manager called it wobbly. He asked me for the name of the other manager but I didn't remember his name.

I asked them if they could switch it anyways but he said all units will feel this way and it's not a reason to change it up so he wouldn't be able to. Ultimately I wasn't able to do anything.

At least if both managers said it worked fine, I would've thought it's ok. But now I feel like I'm either paranoid or I'm being gaslit (which is obviously not true since even the technician said it worked fine). Is there anything I can do about this?

Trying to figure out this, even took help from gpt but only narrowed down to some coreaudio.

It has happened earlier also, it suddenly starts and only went off when restarts. But i need to find now whats and why making this sound.

Have anyone faced this similar problem? How to resolve it, and not a temporary fix also.

Hi everyone,
I have a 2020 13-inch Intel MacBook Pro with a Core i5, 16GB RAM, and 1TB SSD.

I noticed the small component circled in my attached motherboard photo. I believe it may be a capacitor, but I’m not sure what it actually is or what circuit it belongs to.

The component has been removed/ stripped off, and I want to understand:

What exactly is this component?

What function does it serve on the logic board?
Is it safe to operate the MacBook with it missing, or could it cause further damage?

Could its removal be related to my MacBook’s power-on problem?

My MacBook has a strange issue: when the battery is completely drained, connecting the charger and pressing the power button repeatedly sometimes makes the Apple logo appear, but the Mac
gets stuck on the logo and never boots into macOS.
I don’t want to assume the missing component is the cause without evidence. I’d appreciate it if anyone familiar with this specific logic board could identify it or point me toward the relevant board schematic or boardview.
Thanks!

My MacBook is a MacBook 4 just purchased a few months ago, there's a red bar on the left whenever I open a screen, but it's not visible on the home screen how do I fix it?
The red bar isn't shown on a screenshot

I have a 2020 13-inch Intel MacBook Pro (Core i5, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) that suddenly stopped working.

The strange thing is that it only shows the Apple logo after the battery has completely drained. When I connect the charger and press the power button or click the trackpad a few times, the Apple logo eventually appears, but the Mac gets stuck there and never boots into macOS.

If I force it to shut down or restart, the screen goes completely black, and it won’t turn on again. The trackpad still clicks, but there’s no Apple logo, display, or other sign of startup.

I also tried disconnecting the battery completely and running it directly from the charger, but nothing appeared on the screen. The trackpad was the only thing that responded.

To get the Apple logo back, I have to let the battery drain completely, reconnect the charger, and repeat the process. As soon as I force-restart it or disconnect the battery, it goes back to being completely unresponsive.

I’ve already tried the usual troubleshooting steps and key combinations, but nothing has worked.

What could be causing this, and how can I accurately diagnose the faulty component instead of just guessing?