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Macbook Air Repair – Unstable and shuts down

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The strange Unstable Macbook Air Repair case came for an SSD upgrade. Ended as Oxidztion on the Logic Board and required Macbook Not Turning on Repair
A1466 Macbook Air Repair - Unstable and shuts down

This article is not educational material. It is instead a showcase of the services we offer.

Therefore, it should be used as general guidance on what to expect from such repairs.

In case you have a similar device and need repair, always rely on professionals. These are sensitive electronic devices, and small mistakes may cause irreversible electronic damage, requiring whole part replacement for 2 or 3 times the cost of the Repair.

Do not Risk Damaging your Device – Book this Repair with us Today!

A1466 Macbook Air Repair - Unstable and shuts down

This 2013 Macbook Air came to our Adelaide workshop with strange issues. Initially, the problem was that the system was running relatively slow. Then, we checked the SSD Drive, reporting SMART level failures.

We recommended replacing the 128GB SSD drive, as it produces errors and runs out of space.

A1466 Macbook Air Repair - Unstable and shuts down

The dust gathered for the past nine years must have caused consistent overheating. Such a heat source can fail any SSD.

Unstable Macbook Air Repair Process – Replacing the SSD

A1466 Macbook Air Repair - Unstable and shuts down

We have replaced the SSD drive with a 500GB one. New SSD ensures plenty of space to keep all customer images and data.

While installing the operating system to a newly fitted SSD, the system became even more unstable.

Finally, it shut down and refused to turn on. Again, stress from the intensive work must have triggered an electronic fault.

Unstable Macbook Air Repair Process – Logic Board Repair

A1466 Macbook Air Repair - Unstable and shuts down

Taking out the board revealed organic material around the SMC. Such issues could be the cause of the sudden loss of power of this Macbook Air.

A1466 Macbook Air Repair - Unstable and shuts down

Connected to the power supply, we saw that the board was not pulling any current. Such failure usually indicates electronic failure needing a Macbook Air not Turning On Reair in Adelaide.

As a first step, Logic Board Repair on this A1466 Macbook Air in our Adelaide workshop required removing the oxidation around the SMC. System Management Controller is responsible for ensuring all communication on low-level components is going okay. If any communication lines are not feeling well, SMC will not approve turning on the Macbook.

The board revealed the amount of dust collected on it. This dust acted as a sponge and absorbed the humidity from the air over the past nine years. This humidity is like tooth decay. Depending on the amount and location, the longer it stays more it corrodes and damages the traces and components.

Successful Macbook Air Repair

A1466 Macbook Air Repair - Unstable and shuts down

Once we cleaned the oxidation and replaced the shorted capacitor, Macbook was back to life. And we could continue with the installation of our upgraded SSD.

A1466 Macbook Air Repair - Unstable and shuts down

One of the last generation upgradable Macbook Air received a well-deserved pampering. This way, it will serve for at least 3-5 years. Additionally, the limitation of not being able to be upgraded to the latest macOS is a blessing. This way, there is no risk of the operating system becoming slow due to a software update, as we see more often these days with newer Macs and iPhones.

A1466 Macbook Air Repair - Unstable and shuts down

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Do you need this Repair in Adelaide?

If your Macbook or Laptop is causing trouble and you need a Laptop & Macbook Repair Service in Adelaide, give us a call, and we will advise on the best scenario to get your Device repaired.

We at IT-Solve, specialise in Mac, Laptops and Electronics Repairs. We will do our best to repair your Device quickly without involving high costs and long waiting times in Repair shops. Our average repair takes under a week!

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Repaired, not Replaced!

We are committed to reducing e-waste in Australia. We do it by educating our customers on the reparability and longevity of their devices, as well as providing affordable Laptop and Macbook Repairs here in Adelaide.
Although our best intentions and hard work, this is not an easy task. Customers must accept that cost of high-quality electronic repairs is between a third and half of the price of a new device. However, with the current trend of planned obsolescence in electronic design, we see more and more Laptops having shorter lifespans. To tackle that, while we do our repairs, we target common planned obsolescence engineering design mistakes to ensure we extend the life expectancy of the Laptops we Repair. Check some of our Repair Cases to get an idea of the process.

That said, if we buy a new one or write it off via insurance, it does not guarantee that the new one will not meet the same fate as the older one pretty soon.

Quite often, we see accidents reoccurring within less than 2-year gaps. So if we can save 2000$ or even 1000$ today by repairing our faulty Laptop or Macbook is brilliant. That’s an extra half cost of a Device, ready to be spent on another one. If the time comes or our need for performance changes.
When that time comes is up to us to buy a new one or keep pushing the one we have, but delaying it by a year or three is always a good starting point and saves another abandoned Laptop or Macbook from polluting our only Planet.

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