The latest Apple news from the experts in Mac, iPhone, iPod, and iPad Repair. This blog covers everything from new repair guide releases to tips and tricks to the latest take aparts on the newest gadgets.
August 17th, 2018
In today’s video we show you how to repair an antenna connector on a Macbook display. In the video we show you the repair on a Macbook Air, but the process is the same for the the Retina displays as well. This repair is performed when the antenna connector is ripped off of the connector during the display removal process.
If you need to send your unit in to us for repair, you can do so at this link:Send In Macbook Repair
August 16th, 2018
In our latest video we show you how to transfer the Touch IC / Display cable from your old iPad Pro 12.9″ display to a new one. This is required when your replacement display did not come with the cable attached.
We also provide iPad Logic board repair. Click the link for more info.
August 8th, 2018
In today’s video we show you how you can backup data on an iPhone when you don’t have touch functionality on the display. Touch is “required” in order to click the trust button on the iPhone and enter a passcode, but using a wired keyboard, a bluetooth keyboard, and Voiceover, you can enter a pin, enable trust, and get the data backed up.
The phone in the video was dropped in a lake and initially didn’t power on at all. We were able to get the phone to the point where it would connect to the computer, but the touch and backlight on the unit were not recoverable which presented a challenge as we could connect to the phone but not trust it. The customer had not hooked up the phone to a computer before, so there were no trusted devices that could be used. Using the method in the video we were able to recover the data on the phone and ended up with a happy customer.
August 3rd, 2018
In today’s video we show you how to repair an A1278 13″ Macbook Pro that will not recognize the hard drive due to not getting and power. The repair is done on a 2011 model with board number 820-2936.
Not up for the repair yourself? Click here to get more info on our send-in Macbook Pro logic board repair service.
August 1st, 2018
In our most recent component level repair video we show you how to replace the dock connector on an iPad. The process requires you to first desolder the original connector cable and then solder a new connector onto the board. This is a higher difficulty repair than some of the other repairs we’ve shown so far.
If you’re not up for this iPad logic board repair, you can send it to us with our iPad Logic Board Repair Service.
July 31st, 2018
In our latest component level repair video we take a look at a 12″ Retina Macbook with model A1534 that will not recognize a USB device. The issue turned out to be a problem with the high speed mux chip and the video shows how to replace the chip on this model A1534 with board number 820-00045.
Not up for the repair yourself? Click here to get more info on our send-in Macbook Pro logic board repair service.
July 23rd, 2018
In our latest Macbook logic board repair video, we will show you how to repair a common video issue on the 2012 A1398 Macbook Pro. Specifically, the video discusses how the solder joints on the Vcore chip crack and how to repair that common issue.
Not up for the repair yourself? Click here to get more info on our send-in Macbook Pro logic board repair service.
July 19th, 2018
In this weeks video, we will show you how to fix an A1297 17″ Macbook Pro that has no power by replacing the tantalum capacitor on the logic board.
Not up for the repair yourself? Click here to get more info on our send-in Macbook Pro logic board repair service.
July 13th, 2018
In this video we discuss how to diagnose and ultimately repair an A1286 Macbook Pro that will not recognize or charge a working battery. We show the steps we go through to diagnose an issue like this and then show you how to replace the SMC chip on the logic board to fix the issue.
Not up for the repair yourself? Click here to get more info on our send-in Macbook Pro logic board repair service.
July 12th, 2018
We’ve just released our take apart video for the 15″ 2017 Macbook Pro with Touchbar, model A1707. This video covers the steps to take out the individual components of the unit.
The video is embedded below but it can also be found in our mac repair guides page by clicking here.