MacBook Air A2179

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MacBook Air A2179
Manufacturer Apple
Code name A2179
Release date 2020-11-10
Device type Laptop


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Repair Guides

 Affects partTypeDifficulty
MacBook Air A2179 High fan speed, slow or hanging on boot at the Apple logo and progress bar repairMotherboardSoldering
Part replacement
Cleaning
3. Hard
MacBook Air A2179 No camera detected repairMotherboard
Camera
Display assembly
Soldering3. Hard
MacBook Air A2179 No display backlight repairMotherboard
Display assembly
Soldering
Part replacement
3. Hard
MacBook Air A2179 Not turning on, 0.00-0.02A current draw at 5V repairMotherboardSoldering3. Hard
MacBook Air A2179 Not turning on, drawing 0.03-0.06A at 20V repairMotherboardSoldering3. Hard
MacBook Air A2179 Not turning on, either 5V or 20V on USBC but with low current draw repairMotherboardSoldering3. Hard
MacBook Air A2179 Not turning on, missing P5VG3S EN repairMotherboardSoldering3. Hard
MacBook Air A2179 Not turning on, pulling 0 mA at 5V repairMotherboardSoldering3. Hard
MacBook Air A2179 Not turning on, pulling ~180-220 mA then going down to 20 mA at 5V repairMotherboardSoldering3. Hard
MacBook Air A2179 clicking sound from CPU area repairMotherboard
CPU
Soldering4. Specialist

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