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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1014488"><p>No.</p><p></p><p>There are some Mac models (mostly older ones) that can be modded. This is not one of them.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There are so many potential answers to this I don't know where to start. Only on some specific models could I tell you what IME went wrong. Logic boards have (literally) tens of thousands of small parts, any one of which can fail. Yes, it's often something easy like a capacitor, but often its not.</p><p></p><p>Moreover, Apple's boards are all proprietary designs so getting bits for them is often a real challenge.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Broadly speaking, yes ... but the equipment allowing you to identify the problem part (if its not obvious) is extremely expensive.</p><p></p><p>Modding is a great hobby (you'll find plenty of examples via the URLs others have posted) and getting good at repairing Macs could lead to a lucrative new career (the world could always use a new Mac tech!!) so I don't want to discourage you, but there are definitely limitations compared to the PC "wild west" where anything goes and everything's swappable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1014488"] No. There are some Mac models (mostly older ones) that can be modded. This is not one of them. There are so many potential answers to this I don't know where to start. Only on some specific models could I tell you what IME went wrong. Logic boards have (literally) tens of thousands of small parts, any one of which can fail. Yes, it's often something easy like a capacitor, but often its not. Moreover, Apple's boards are all proprietary designs so getting bits for them is often a real challenge. Broadly speaking, yes ... but the equipment allowing you to identify the problem part (if its not obvious) is extremely expensive. Modding is a great hobby (you'll find plenty of examples via the URLs others have posted) and getting good at repairing Macs could lead to a lucrative new career (the world could always use a new Mac tech!!) so I don't want to discourage you, but there are definitely limitations compared to the PC "wild west" where anything goes and everything's swappable. [/QUOTE]
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