An avid SCUBA diver since 1975 I completed some oceanography & marine biology classes in the 1990s at U.W.-Parkside (Hofstra University Marine Station at St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica,) and Calumet College-St Joseph (Bay Islands Roatan, Honduras, Ambergris Cay, Belize, C.A. and the Australian Museum Research Station, Lizard Island, Queensland, AU.)
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Answer to: iMac has a buzzing noise on the top back left cornerYou must have had a repair receipt with the description of the problem. I'd go back and up the chain to the manager, or contact apple support directly. They took the machine in, if there was nothing wrong why would they do that, and keep it 9 days? Something smells... don't let it go out of warranty like this.
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Answer to: Can I upgrade my flash storage?cs85b03 - For future reference you posted a Question in the place where only Answers belong. In future please use the add comment link to the O.Q. or a particular Answer.
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Answer to: Tried Isoproyl on water damagediPhone 4s (ATT), No success!You put a comment in the place where only answers belong. In the future please use the comment link, or, update your O.Q. Yes connecting power to partially assembled devices can cause problems. Not always but sometimes something may shift, or move and short out. Apparently you were unlucky enough to have it happen to you in this instance. About all you could do would be go over the board with a magnifier looking for scorch marks or swollen components and try a replacement. Good Luck!
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Answer to: Computer recognizes drive but I can't erase or initializeMore than likely you are having a SATA problem. The HD you recently purchased may promise to be backward compatible or automagically self limiting (and should be) but I belive it's not working. Your ID fits 5 different versions of the G5 box, but all use SATA I HD's. You may be able to manually set the SATA speed of the drive. If not you may want to try a different SATA cable or need to find a different drive. If this answer is acceptable please remember to return and mark it accepted.
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Answer to: Upgrading internals to more recent MacBook modelNo - generally you can not cross model years for most case parts while the late '13 and mid '14 are compatible no other year fits your case. (see the compatibility link upper right of catalogue page). The best you can do is put a 2.7GHz i7 in it. If this answer is acceptable please remember to return and mark it accepted.
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Answer to: Won't Charge after keyboard replacementGo over all your connections(ors) again. 99% of the time a connection that appears correct or good is not completely seated or locked down. The other cause could be the reason you replaced the keyboard - liquid spill? - may have caused damage to the logic board or components. Go over the board with a magnifier looking for corrosion (discoloration) or burn marks/swollen components. If this answer is acceptable please remember to return and mark it accepted.
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Answer to: wont power up with battery installedSometimes new batteries fail right out of the box (especially cheap Chinese knockoffs). The new battery should be charged over night before using. Either of the above is a reasonable explanation for what may be happening. If this answer is acceptable please remember to return and mark it accepted.
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Answer to: Can I replace my glossy screen MBP bluetooth card?Sudden failure is rare. Was this machine involved in a spill or a drop? Yes the card can be replaced it is under the clutch cover. It is a very difficult difficult repair project. If you decide to DIY study the guide and notes before beginning (not just look them over) . Purchase all the recommended tools (every job is easier when you use the correct tools). You may want to consider a USB bluetooth card as a work around.
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Answer to: Wifi No Hardware InstalledCheck the card connector. Someone here with similar problems found out that they had bent a pin on the connector (they too tried multiple cards). Fortunately they were able to straighten the pin without breaking it off. If this answer is acceptable please remember to return and mark it accepted.
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Answer to: Can I upgrade my I Mac 27" Retina 5k Graphic Card?No You can only use a GPU that was used by Apple As OEM so if you had an AMD Radeon R9 M290X graphics processor with 2 GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory you could put in an AMD Radeon R9 M295X with 4 GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory if you could find one at a reasonable price. Also selling your old card wouldn't be too profitable as only someone with a damaged card would be a potential buyer. The machines are so new a damaged GPU should be a warranty repair . You'll have EFI (aka bios) and extension (aka driver) if you attempt to put just any old GPU in any Apple computer. If this answer is acceptable please remember to return and mark it accepted.
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Mitchell That's because this is a teardown, not a guide. There are 21 replacement guides here.
A reassembly trick that works for me is to use some 3/4" blue painters tape to stick to the very back (lower end) of the ribbon cable so I can pull it up and back before locking the cam. Trying to get a good grip without cutting, or crimping the ribbon means no tweezers or pliers can be used.
This ' is not the DIY help forum Go here and start a question. You should probably try a new battery.
That's what Apple hopes you'll say =8^p ... certainly for one job it's not worth it.
This ' is not the DIY help forum Go here and start a question. You probably have corrosion damage to the logic board. Getting electronics wet and doing nothing but drying them out will eventually lead to failure
This is not the place to Ask Questions... go start a new question. You'll get more help, and get it faster.
This is not the DIY help Question and Answer Forum. Go here start your own Question. From your description it's either the GPU (Video Chip) or your display going bad. Connect to an external monitor and if you see the same thing after the same amount of time it is the GPU. If not it is most likely the on-board display.
This is not the right forum for questions... Go here and start one.
Please post this as a Question - you'll get more/faster replies than posting here in the tip/troubleshooting guide.
search troubleshoot charging in helpful Answers sub search macbook. It could be your DC-in board, or, your battery.
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