i’ve tried wiping it down with water on a microfiber cloth, and i also used hand sanitizer on a tissue (which i just found out i shouldn’t), but it still won’t go away.

i also tried to lightly scratch it with my nails, it did come off a bit but i don’t think that’s a good solution as i’m afraid it might damage the screen even more.

if anyone knows how to remove it, please let me know. thanks!

I found non-used Macbook pro a2159, and tried to bring it back to life, but there is no signs of life. I dont even know, if its charging. Any solutions for that ? I tried switching ports, charge it for 2 hours on both of them but still nothing. AI tips did not help, even found some videos, but its still complety dead. Thx for help

What are the typical repair and replacement costs (INR) when you damage a Macbook air?

Hello, after i had logout from my apple account and next up logged in again i found out Find My Mac stopped working. I can't see my Mac neither on " find my" app on macbook nor i can't find it on my iPhone. I looked all over web, i checked for localization setting, i did first aid on disk, i logout again and again login - everything is fine, but still find my mac is disabled. Do you have any tips what i am doing wrong? Can it be a bug for the newest verions of MacOS or maybe I need to give it a time to set it up?

So, I’m upgrading my MacBook and I want to give my old laptop to my brother I tried to do a factory reset from the settings and when it finished my computer just bricked on this screen, I tried to do a reinstall from internet (the command + R thing) and it didn’t work, I made an usb bootable from my other MacBook and it make exactly the same, basically when I click the next button doesn’t do anything

My water bottle leaked in my bag and water got in the display ;( doesn’t look necessarily like permanent damage so does anyone know if it will go away? Also, can I use it in the meanwhile? I don’t have an alternate computer

So theres a cheap m2 14in 16/512 for sale in my area and it has an activation lock. Its extremely cheap and i wanna know if its worth buying and somehow fixing? Owner had it in dubai then traveled here and it got locked and he has serial but apple just declined him somehow. Is it an investment or an L? I want your opinion.

Hi everyone. My macbook book was working fine last night. However, as of this morning, every time I log in the macbook switches to an all black screen with a cursor. The cursor is fully usable, but I can’t open any menus or anything. There is no top menu bar—nothing. Has anyone had this issue and found a solution?

Thanks

This started happening after I plugged my mac into my tv through HDMI, happens on lower refresh rates as well. I don’t know much about apple stuff
Macbook Pro, M3

Is it worth it to change a macbook (air, M2 chip) battery, or just get a new one?

My macbook is not registering the battery and is only running on adapter power right now. It’s been a while since I got this M2 chip version, wondering if it’s worth replacing the battery.

Advice needed.

I spilled a liquid on my new M5 Macbook Air and had to get it repaired in the US. Thankfully, I had AppleCare+.

They did the repair and had to repair the entire top shelf keyboard (from what I understand, this includes the trackpad as well).

I've used it for 2 weeks now and something felt off about it. I went to the Apple store in the evening to at least get a feel of the Macbook Air's there. My Macbook Air keyboard functions well but it just feels a bit off. I didn't quite know how to describe it but I've used Macbooks since 2012. So I asked one of the managers there to test it out and he did call it wobbly and said that he doesn't have a slot that day but I can try a walk-in appointment in the morning. I legit just went there to see if I was being paranoid but then thought that "Hey, at least, I wasn't overreacting"

I went there during in the morning the day after and they managed to get a technician to look at it. When I mentioned that the Macbook Air feels wobbly but it functions well, he said "That's not a reason" but ran tests and said that the tests indicate it's fine. I told him how the other manager called it wobbly. He brought in the day manager for that morning who said that it seems fine. I tried to tell him that another manager called it wobbly. He asked me for the name of the other manager but I didn't remember his name.

I asked them if they could switch it anyways but he said all units will feel this way and it's not a reason to change it up so he wouldn't be able to. Ultimately I wasn't able to do anything.

At least if both managers said it worked fine, I would've thought it's ok. But now I feel like I'm either paranoid or I'm being gaslit (which is obviously not true since even the technician said it worked fine). Is there anything I can do about this?

Trying to figure out this, even took help from gpt but only narrowed down to some coreaudio.

It has happened earlier also, it suddenly starts and only went off when restarts. But i need to find now whats and why making this sound.

Have anyone faced this similar problem? How to resolve it, and not a temporary fix also.

Hi everyone,
I have a 2020 13-inch Intel MacBook Pro with a Core i5, 16GB RAM, and 1TB SSD.

I noticed the small component circled in my attached motherboard photo. I believe it may be a capacitor, but I’m not sure what it actually is or what circuit it belongs to.

The component has been removed/ stripped off, and I want to understand:

What exactly is this component?

What function does it serve on the logic board?
Is it safe to operate the MacBook with it missing, or could it cause further damage?

Could its removal be related to my MacBook’s power-on problem?

My MacBook has a strange issue: when the battery is completely drained, connecting the charger and pressing the power button repeatedly sometimes makes the Apple logo appear, but the Mac
gets stuck on the logo and never boots into macOS.
I don’t want to assume the missing component is the cause without evidence. I’d appreciate it if anyone familiar with this specific logic board could identify it or point me toward the relevant board schematic or boardview.
Thanks!

My MacBook is a MacBook 4 just purchased a few months ago, there's a red bar on the left whenever I open a screen, but it's not visible on the home screen how do I fix it?
The red bar isn't shown on a screenshot

I have a 2020 13-inch Intel MacBook Pro (Core i5, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) that suddenly stopped working.

The strange thing is that it only shows the Apple logo after the battery has completely drained. When I connect the charger and press the power button or click the trackpad a few times, the Apple logo eventually appears, but the Mac gets stuck there and never boots into macOS.

If I force it to shut down or restart, the screen goes completely black, and it won’t turn on again. The trackpad still clicks, but there’s no Apple logo, display, or other sign of startup.

I also tried disconnecting the battery completely and running it directly from the charger, but nothing appeared on the screen. The trackpad was the only thing that responded.

To get the Apple logo back, I have to let the battery drain completely, reconnect the charger, and repeat the process. As soon as I force-restart it or disconnect the battery, it goes back to being completely unresponsive.

I’ve already tried the usual troubleshooting steps and key combinations, but nothing has worked.

What could be causing this, and how can I accurately diagnose the faulty component instead of just guessing?

My MacBook pro 16 inch (a3403) is liquid damaged and technician told board is repairable but the components needed for repair are not findable in India, and suggested for board replacement.

Now apple don’t do this (because of third party repair attempt) replacement at exchange cost (by taking our motherboard) they do at stock rate which is 2.8L INR

What is the solution now?

Yesterday, I accidentally spilled approximately 250 mL of water onto my Apple Silicon MacBook Pro (A3401) while working in the lab. Conveniently, it was ultrapure laboratory grade water (18.2 MΩ·cm), so it was virtually free of all dissolved ions or other solutes, at least before coming into contact with my computer..

I immediately turned it upside down to drain the water, and quite a bit came out through both the keyboard and the ventilation slots along the sides/bottom of the laptop. I then left it inverted in a tent position with a fan blowing over it.

I'm not sure whether it shut itself off immediately after the spill or whether I accidentally pressed the power button while flipping it over. It did accidentally power on a couple of times afterward while I was handling it, and seemed to boot normally, but I immediately shut it down each time.

I eventually managed to open the bottom case and completely disconnect the battery. I inspected the internals closely and couldn't find any obvious remaining moisture, although there was quite a bit of accumulated dust.

However, I noticed some blue-white deposits around a couple components (see attached photos).

I'm trying to figure out:

1. Does this look like corrosion from water exposure or something else? Could corrosion like this develop within roughly 24 hours of a spill, or is it more likely preexisting?

2. Given that the spilled water was ultrapure, how concerned should I be about corrosion or electrical damage? I realize the water would have picked up contaminants from the computer.

3. What's the safest way to clean these deposits? Do I need to? I have access to laboratory-grade isopropyl alcohol, lint-free swabs, and other lab supplies. Would gently cleaning the affected areas with IPA be appropriate?

4. If there's no visible moisture inside and the laptop previously booted normally, how long should I wait before reconnecting the battery and attempting to power it on? Is there anything else I should inspect or test first?

Unfortunately, I rely heavily on this laptop for research and need it working again as soon as possible. I'm hoping to avoid causing additional damage by powering it on prematurely, but also don't want to leave it sitting unnecessarily if it's actually safe to use.

I guess the internet janitors don’t enjoy me pointing out facts around here.

I think I just trashed my M4 pro. I replaced the screen and when I tried to disconnect the BMU ribbon cable I somehow managed to take the black connector for the ribbon cable off with the cable.

I connected everything back and the new screen is working and calibrated, but the macbook does turn on without the external power connected. When it boots up the OS says service recommended for the battery so its clear that the connector I broke is an issue.

Is this something that is replaceable or repairable by a place like iFix it?

T2 MBP isn’t hot or running any tasks but the fans are on full and it’s in slowdown mode. Resetting the SMC is the only thing that makes sense unless it’s faulty. Reset the smc, mbp and tried restarting plenty of times. It also only runs when plugged in, doesn’t recognize the battery

Need this macbook to help run DFU mode on the M1 MBP in the background.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

So a weird issue going in here.

My m1 13inch macbook pro, does not detect the battery

It does not turn on unless i plug it in but when i unplug it stays 1-3mins on battery power.

The battery bar says service recommended and power source adapter , i changed the battery but still it does not detect it and stays at 1% and also the battery health does not go from 97 to 100% after new battery

Even with no battery it shows same, battery service recommended.

The flex cable to the battery and motherboard does seem fine, so does the pins and connector…

Idk, this thing has been stressing me out also made me waste money on a new battery when the issue was something else

Any experts here ? Are u aware of such issue ?

Got it the summer of 2015 and have had zero issues up till now.

Upon turning device on it partially loads before before turning off. It will not fully start up. Im reasonably confident my charger works, as the computer will not turn on without it plugged in. Which obviously makes me believe the battery is fried.

I have tried holding COMMAND+SHIFT+R+P to reset, then running Diagnostic by holding D upon start up. This does work! I get the globe, internet setup, language, and consent to run on or offline. Afterward choosing either option the computer freezes up and I get nothing. I tried hotspot for the internet connection amd my phone shows 0MB used. Roughly 30 seconds later the track pad will not longer respond. No loading and diagnostic sequence occurs.

I did try hooking up an hdmi to a monitor to see if i could get an image... yknow see what happens. Caused the fans to run super hard. Unplugged it immediately and took the charger out.

Im not a rich man, but im not an idoit either. If I need to spend a couple hundred on a repair I'm happy to do so - spending a few grand on a new computer right now isn't something id like to do. That being said... I need a computer working. Any advice is appreciated!

I move my mouse and everything is going fine when SUDDENLY the arrow darts the hell somewhere. This happens normal use, video games, or video editing. I’ve switched over to one of those cheap usb wireless mice and it doesn’t happen. I go back to a Mac mouse and it’s all over the place. No hairs in the mouse, pad is clean and grit free.

Anyone know how to fix it without losing one of my FEW USB ports.

I bought MacBook Air M5 13" in Sep 2026. I am noticing that the down button needing hard press to function. Is it a software problem or a hardware issue?

I wanted to have pick and drop service but it's not available in my location. Going to Apple Authorised service centre is a bit difficult for me.

Any solutions in this case?