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I have a macbook air 2015 13in model a1466 . I got it through someone who said it was broken cause of a salsa spill. After taking it apart and looking through the components the only ones that showed any sign of liquid damage were the i/o board to logic board ribbon cable, and a couple of small marks on the back of the logic board itself. I didn't have high hopes but i got some 99% alcohol and started cleaning. I replaced the ribbon cable and and cleaned the marks as best I could. None of the other parts showed any signs of damage, all of the little indicators are still white too.
I put the laptop back together, turned it on, was able to get it to boot to the desktop where it froze entirely after a few minutes of seeing what was left of the guys data. I shut it off after a minute or so of it being frozen. It wouldnt turn back on no matter what I tried. I unplugged the battery from the logic board, tried resetting the SMC and anything else I could find online. After a month or so I came back and tried again, the same thing. It would boot to the desktop, I was even able to open the web browser and get to google. Then after maybe 3 minutes it froze and wont turn back on again. The charging light on the power cord flashes green when plugged in then changes to amber. No matter how long I leave it plugged in for, it stays amber. Any ideas on what I can do. Im trying to avoid an entire logic board replacement as that would cost as much as a refurbished machine itself.
Any help would be really appreciated thanks!
TLDR: I have a macbook air 13in 2015 model a1466 that boots to the desktop, runs for about 3 minutes, then freezes and becomes entirely unresponsive
I have a macbook air 2015 13in model a1466 . I got it through someone who said it was broken cause of a salsa spill. After taking it apart and looking through the components the only ones that showed any sign of liquid damage were the i/o board to logic board ribbon cable, and a couple of small marks on the back of the logic board itself. I didn't have high hopes but i got some 99% alcohol and started cleaning. I replaced the ribbon cable and and cleaned the marks as best I could. None of the other parts showed any signs of damage, all of the little indicators are still white too.
I put the laptop back together, turned it on, was able to get it to boot to the desktop where it froze entirely after a few minutes of seeing what was left of the guys data. I shut it off after a minute or so of it being frozen. It wouldnt turn back on no matter what I tried. I unplugged the battery from the logic board, tried resetting the SMC and anything else I could find online. After a month or so I came back and tried again, the same thing. It would boot to the desktop, I was even able to open the web browser and get to google. Then after maybe 3 minutes it froze and wont turn back on again. The charging light on the power cord flashes green when plugged in then changes to amber. No matter how long I leave it plugged in for, it stays amber. Any ideas on what I can do. Im trying to avoid an entire logic board replacement as that would cost as much as a refurbished machine itself.
Any help would be really appreciated thanks!
TLDR: I have a macbook air 13in 2015 model a1466 that boots to the desktop, runs for about 3 minutes, then freezes and becomes entirely unresponsive
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