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News From The Bench – MacBook Pro won’t turn on at all

June 23, 2023December 13, 2016 by Jessie E

A customer brought us this old MacBook Pro computer the other day. The 15 inch MacBook Pro wouldn’t respond at all when she pressed the power button. The screen was completely black and the laptop didn’t produce the familiar start up chime. She was afraid that all of her work and family photos stored on …

Black Screen on MacBook Air–Logic Board Issue

July 29, 2022August 24, 2016 by Jessie E

Green colored corrosion on MacBook Air logic board

Have you turned on your MacBook Air computer and found that the screen was completely black or very dim? Maybe a flashlight held behind the screen shows a faint image of your desktop, and you can hear the computer boot up, everything appears to work just fine–except the screen is dark. This is usually caused …

Liquid Damage–Why Rice Isn’t the Answer

March 7, 2022August 9, 2016 by Jessie E

Many Mac owners know the feeling: you just spilled something–water, tea, coffee, soda, or even wine–on your beloved computer, and now you’re panicking, hoping for the best, and searching for ways to fix it. Maybe your laptop won’t turn on, maybe your keyboard is not working, or your trackpad is malfunctioning, not to mention the …

What to do when you spill on your Mac

March 7, 2022May 12, 2016 by Nathan Irvine

We see a lot of liquid damaged computers at EliteMacTechs, and we get many calls asking us what to do when a spill has occurred. Here is what you want to do: 1. Turn off the computer if it isn’t already off. 2. Disconnect the power cable and remove the battery. If you can’t remove the …

Swollen Capacitors on an iMac G5

March 7, 2022August 5, 2014 by Emily I

The old iMac G5s are just one of those models that are taken out by a defect. These Macs have a set of capacitors on the battery and power supply that frequently swell and burst until the computer no longer starts. Unfortunately, this is a repair that is not worth the expense to fix. One …

News From The Bench – MacBook Pro won’t turn on at all

Black Screen on MacBook Air–Logic Board Issue

Liquid Damage–Why Rice Isn’t the Answer

What to do when you spill on your Mac

Swollen Capacitors on an iMac G5

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