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The March 2015 update of Apple's 13" MacBook Air features fifth generation Intel Core i5 and i7 processors, resulting in slightly increased performance and battery life.

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Burnt smell close to power plugin & not turned on - Model 2015

Hi team,

My MacBook Air was working fine. Suddenly, it turned its self off automatically even though power plug was still connected to power. I tried to tunrn it back on by pressing the power key but no response from machine.

Then I realized some burnt smell is coming near (1"-1 1/2" away) from power plug in.

I don't know what is the problem. Please help me to resolve this issue.

Thanks, Ritesh

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@riteshsingla01 - When you say burnt smell coming from the power plug in do you mean the the house outlet or the MagSafe cable connection at the MacBook Air?

If the it's the outlet then you'll need a new MagSafe power adapter to replace yours. Do be careful! As there are quite a few clones which can damage your system. Make sure it's a real Apple MagSafe bought at an Apple Store to be safe.

If on the other hand the connection on your MacBook Air was where the burnt smell was coming from, you may have a bad DC-In board.

Review this Apple T/N: Apple Portables: Troubleshooting MagSafe adapters to make sure your power adapter, its cable & MagSafe connector on your system is in good shape.

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It is near to MagSafe cable connection. Smell is coming around 1" to 1 and half inch away from MagSafe cable connection. Now it is completely turned off.

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Review the Apple T/N to see if there is any damage visible.

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There is no damage near to MagSafe. I think that there are some internal issues. Can you please explain that what all are the possibles for burnt smells in laptop?

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That would take at least a thousand pages to write :-}

Best to start with replacing the I/O board following this IFIXIT guide: MacBook Air 13" Early 2015 I/O Board Replacement

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Thanks a ton for your help. I will order I/O board today

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