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MacBook Pro A1989 "Braindead" repair

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MacBook Pro A1989 "Braindead" repair
Device MacBook Pro A1989
Affects part(s) Motherboard
Needs equipment multimeter, soldering iron, soldering station, thermal camera
Difficulty ◉◉◉◌ Hard
Type Soldering, Micro-Soldering"Micro-Soldering" is not in the list (Soldering, Teardown, Part replacement, Cleaning, Software, BGA, General) of allowed values for the "Repair Guide type" property.


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Problem description

Any shorted subrail on A1989 machines can cause the machine to hang on POST.

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Symptoms

  • MacBook hanging on POST

Solution

  • Thermal imaging can reveal abnormal heat caused by a shorted component.
  • This condition is most frequently caused by a SSD subrail, such as the 2v7 SSD power line.