MacBook Pro A1990 "Braindead" repair: Difference between revisions

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==Problem description==
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Any shorted subrail on A1990 machines can cause the machine to hang on POST.  
Any shorted subrail on A1990 machines can cause the machine to hang on POST.  

Revision as of 16:18, 11 October 2023

MacBook Pro A1990 "Braindead" repair
Device MacBook Pro A1990
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 A1990 machines can cause the machine to hang on POST.

Example image (Figure 1) -- No image yet. Help expand this page by uploading it!

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.