MacBook Pro 15" 2015 Teardown & Keyboard Replacement

MacBook Pro 15" 2015 Teardown & Keyboard Replacement - LFC

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4 жыл бұрын

This job is a hecking marathon. The basic premise is the same as the MacBook Air I did recently, but these 15" Retinas are a lot more intimidating.
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@lukeburnett2086 4 жыл бұрын

"I'm moving my tea away" - you know it's bad when you have to protect the tea

@bardos 4 жыл бұрын

I will rarely accept a deep Macbook job like this. 333 screws, mostly all different, 645 cables connections to remember... windows laptops... so easy. Kudos to you, a genuine technician. These videos are fantastic tutorials for the brave

@mudphud2b 2 жыл бұрын

After you’ve done about five of them, it’s easy. But I agree that the video was a great help!

@TerpYaris Жыл бұрын

@@TheSpotify95 It's not bad taking a MacBook Pro apart - things just fit and there are a lot of guides to help, if you are having problems... 🙂 I'll take Torx over Philips anyway - much better. It's all T5 inside this MBP except for the display-hinges... ;-)

@ziggytonumaa 3 жыл бұрын

Maximum respect, dude, for going all the way

@indiekiduk 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I watched along while replacing my keyboard for the second time. With the first, the key labels were wearing away after only a year and the capslock LED never worked. First was from talaptopparts, this new one is from it-screens - capslock LED is working this time and keys seem more sturdy more large keys have metal cross bars.

@vtec236 2 жыл бұрын

Used your video to help me tackle this with confidence, thank you it works like a charm and now looks new again :)

@kvn864 4 жыл бұрын

these videos of a good quality, and sortta addictive :) good work man

@legendqwqw4882 4 жыл бұрын

A lot of effort in this video, Thank you for sharing.

@Aldertonartco 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for recording this video. I am now typing on my new keyboard. I bodged it too! I didnt realise I had a US layout macbook and bought a UK layout keyboard so I just used tin clips to snip out the bit of the case that splits the enter key! I think I missed plugging in the old backlight though! I put it in but it doesnt work and I dnt think I plugged it in!! Stilll its a VAST improvement over using a USB keyboard!! Thanks again, you made this pretty compex process V simple!

@zx8401ztv 4 жыл бұрын

Smashing repair :-D, Fresh/Clean and a lot nicer than it's been for a long time i imagine.

@PenkkiPekka 4 жыл бұрын

You seems to be a really nice guy and your videos are very relaxing to watch.

@axodarap 4 жыл бұрын

I love how every time i read LFC in your title i'm like, "hell yeah, you'll never walk alone man!". Jokes aside, amazing job on these videos man, keep it up!

@BobGnarly420 3 жыл бұрын

Yea man scouser are we sapnin haha

@FireballXL55 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video as usual, you have a calming voice like Big Clive. That unit has definitely had liquid ingress you can see where it came in, I was thinking I have not had a keyboard fail on one of these without someone giving it a drink. That is why you have the weird shape of dust on the heat sink.

@joseensenat8296 4 жыл бұрын

Buen trabajo con el cambio de teclado , esta ultima semana de confinamiento en casa he empezado a introducirme por primera vez en el mundo del Mac , he aprovechado para experimentar con un viejo IMac10,1 de 21 pulgadas de finales del 2009 , con un core 2 duo @ 3.06 Ghz , que habian tirado por obsoleto ,pero plenamente funcional. Despues de informarme que era imposible actualizarlo con algo mas potente como un core2Quad,si he podido actualizar a Ios Catalina con un patcher.

@greenie2600 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this video! I'm replacing my battery, keyboard, keyboard backlight, trackpad, and right speaker. Fairly ambitious for my first time working on a Macbook. I wonder if it'll turn on when I'm done.

@plextoob Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for the video. I am now typing on my newly installed keyboard, mid 2015 macbook pro 15". Some things: first, be careful following this video because he has to back out at least once (fan shrouds) if not more so if you follow along and are not aware you will also have to back out. Having titles on the screen warning of this would be helpful. My keyboard had METAL rivets. Some of the rivets came out when I pulled the old keyboard out but some remained. I used a pair of flush cutters to grab the rivets and pop them out. I was able to get all but 2 which i then sheared off flush with the case. If you dont put all the screws into the keyboard you risk some keys feeling soft and also softening over time. It's better to put all the keyboard screws in to ensure all keys are held in place. You do not want to do this job again! It took me 3 hours never having done it before. Also, I got a $15 electric screwdriver (mini) that was indispensable for this job especially the >100 keyboard screws. I would recommend such a tool.

@rickbee53 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! What a job.... you said you found macbooks intimidating, doesn't look that way on your video, thanks for sharing

@arun.sekher 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video. The camera connector on the logic board is situated close to the right fan screw-standoff, and it's susceptible to being blown off if exposed to excessive heated air.

@johnspartan5631 4 жыл бұрын

That puff of dust closeup was epic !

@bernhardschonberger5770 Жыл бұрын

Nice video, I was able to change the keyboard by myself thanks to your excellent guide 😋

@bitum21 4 жыл бұрын

Hi i am binge watching your videos and as a fellow technician iapreciate your thouroughness and atention you put on your work! If i may give you an advice next time you unscrew/screw this type of cooler on an MBP do it on a "star" pattern as i already had one chip cracking pecause of this stupid springs! Keep the good work!

@TerpYaris Жыл бұрын

Great stuff - thanks for the wellmade video! Just replaced one myself - what a job, but worth it... 🙂 You forgot the rubber-things protecting the hinges - funny enough, I just made the same error... 😀

@jeremiahgeo 4 жыл бұрын

your are really good and thanks for your effort to teach in details, keep it up

@bramvandenbroeck5060 3 жыл бұрын

25:50 i do that with every laptop i trash, i take out all the screws, all the clips, all the wires, the screen (for the cfl backlight) and i trash the rest, its basically an empty shell with a loose motherboard, battery and trackpad in it, all the rest i keep, and yes, i replaced the cfl backlight in a very nice condition PowerBook G3 Pismo, because the backlight of those powerbooks will go pink when the backlight starts to die, and that pink hue will get worse over time, and in some cases, it will not go away when the laptop warmed up, like my model did, so i took it appart, and i replaced the cfl tube, and i was quite succesfull, its not a factory job, i have a lil bit of a brighter portion on the first 3mm of the screen, but for the rest it lights up nice and evenly, so its way better than the pink tinted backlight!

@xclbr2655 4 жыл бұрын

dude...you are the best IT tech ive seen on YT...i wish you lived near me or my next door neighbor or best friend....you know your sht

@brandonkelly655 4 жыл бұрын

Learning a lot from your videos, keep it up!! :)

@gaetanboyals3360 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this video! I replaced mine yesterday night because I spilled a sugar drink on it (MBP Retina 15" 2015 A1398) and you provided a lot of useful tips on how to do it! I am a total beginner when it comes to repair electronic devices (I'm just used to clean the fans once in a while) and it took me 5 hours, but I did it and it works just fine. Just a couple more tips for those who have the same model as mine: 1) You can't separate the heatsink from the CPU/motherboard on this model, it seems to be soldered (I didn't wanted to force on it, maybe you can but at your own risks). 2) I'd like to put an emphasis on the "wear gloves" things. The sides of the keyboard ARE sharp (got a couple cuts on my fingers, nothing unbearable but it is annoying). 3) I highly recommend to use a pair of pliers to remove the rivets, as shown in the video. I didn't have one, I had to remove them with a flat screwdriver and a hammer, but it cut some rivets instead of getting them to fly around the room.

@ifihadfriends437 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah you can - the thermal paste may have just hardened making it stick down

@gaetanboyals3360 2 жыл бұрын

@@ifihadfriends437 Thanks for the clarification!

@rogerdixon3677 2 жыл бұрын

That was boss my man. I think that is my next move as my a1398 has no power. i replaced the battery earlier this year for a similar problem. Also replaced the heat sink for another issue. Now i have no power. Swapped power adapters, and moved to a different outlet in my home, no change. Ordering keyboard and backlight and going for it. Thank you for this video.

@rogerdixon3677 2 жыл бұрын

Forgot to mention that I also replaced the logic board a couple of days ago.

@xinam 4 жыл бұрын

Wow you're brave taking that job on!

@JackdeDuCoeur 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent work. Thanks!

@sebastiendefra8877 4 жыл бұрын

how can a person leave such a dirty machine ? buuuurk ! however, i always watch your video with great interest, because they are always very well documented and informative. Thanks a lot !

@1blockster 3 жыл бұрын

try microfiber cloth when cleaning cpu's. Ive found that it removes thermal paste very well when used with isopropyl.

@dabur872916 Жыл бұрын

Was looking for videos to enrich my knowledge about repairing my MacBook Pro mid 2015, in case I will need it, and I bumped on your video. Amazing work and the detailing process , just one thing... Electronic parts still hold charge , even if you are disconnecting the battery... It would be a good idea to press the power button after you disconnect the battery , to avoid burning any components (happened to me b4) on my 2013 MacBook Pro I had to replace the screen resistors LOL...

@dabur872916 Жыл бұрын

Also I have one question. why do some MacBooks have fans with silver fan base and some have black? any usage or something else?

@sai-show4441 Жыл бұрын

Excellent man, thanks a lot.

@complex5372 2 жыл бұрын

Great work.

@shahbazameri2185 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there, I am very much enjoying your utmost educational videos, and not only learning from you, I can keep up with you, since you're not in a contest of who is talking faster. You are humble enough not call yourself as professional as others which I would rather not mentioning any name, who are by the way very good at what they do. I would appreciate if you could do some videos on iPad 3rd generation, that would not charge when on, and very slow charging when turned off. Keep up the very educational works that you do, "AND BIG THNK YOU

@sciencestuffs8978 2 жыл бұрын

“We’ll just populate as many other holes as we can.” Very helpful tutorial.

@massimomiazzi 4 жыл бұрын

My compliments!

@brianwild4640 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best straight forward IT guys no BS 👍🏻

@wolveric0 4 жыл бұрын

you know they did it for the pleasure of making the process of changing a keyboard difficult to the user wen they riveted the damn thing instead of securing it with clips and 4 screws. and is the same with every apple product, i have 2 dell laptops: my work computer is an old Latitude E5430, the keyboard can be remove withing 3 to 5 minutes, and my main one is a inspiron 15 5558, you can pull that keyboard in seconds. on the other hand to remove my wife's MBP keyboard i have to pull the battery and main board out, is a 10 to 15 minutes job. great video brother, we are learning together, thanks to your channel, and many other technicians like you channels i was able to fix my wife's MBP kernel panic and my ps3 hdmi controller crazy short to ground.

@alfonsonunez9193 4 жыл бұрын

Perfect I needed this video😅

@stephenofori6362 Жыл бұрын

Good work

@misfortune5007 4 жыл бұрын

I just use high performance automotive grease with a melting point of 265°C. It conducts heat better than thermal paste and you can get it at around 10-20$ for 200ml

@deexboy 4 жыл бұрын

Warns that fiberglass pen is very abrasive and not to touch it. Touches screw cap that has just been rubbed with said pen with finger. Great in bet though. Thanks for the great videos! I truly enjoy them and have learned a few things!

@sibangjack 4 жыл бұрын

And that's how you get the job done my friend.

@blokbergen 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@markteeee 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video, they could easily design them so keyboard could be replaced from the front and without all those rivets, just another reason I've never wanted to own one :)

@typingcat Жыл бұрын

Yeah, they could.... but then customers would easily replace the keyboard when a single key is faulty, instead of paying Apple $600 or something to have it replaced or buying a whole new MacBook.

@chiasmaj 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Adamant IT. Thanks for sharing this great video. Very informative. I switch my keyboard as well and when I restarted my computer, the OS doesn't recognized the battery level and it continues to reboot. Wondering if you would have any insights of what do check or do. Thanks in advance.

@TheSauronchik 4 жыл бұрын

I wanted to type "I've seen worse", but it would be a lie.

@PatTrainor 4 жыл бұрын

I've seen WAY worse.. Will post the pic URL... 1278 was so bab you could not see or tell the color of the PCB-on the whole board!

@dawn5227 3 жыл бұрын

I have seen worse, I've seen where cockroachs were inside. 🤢 🤮

@fabian-xp3bf 4 жыл бұрын

Hey mate, I can recommend cotton pads for makeup removal. They are small enough, easy to hold, come in fairly large quantities, cost nothing and leave less crap on the board than loo roll. Maybe give that a try.

@mike85776 3 жыл бұрын

I like these videos!

@SimonNemeth 4 жыл бұрын

Ugh. I'm glad none of my laptops have ever looked like that inside. Also, wasn't it so much easier back in the day when to remove a keyboard all you had to do was undo a couple of screws and lift it out without stripping the whole thing down? In fact on my old iBook G3 you only have to pull back two sprung plastic clips and the whole thing just pops out. My God though it's a pain in the arse to strip down when you have to replace anything other than that.

@diederikwiersma8895 2 жыл бұрын

Very relaxing just to watch the whole process. Anybody knows if the process on the 13inch version can be done as well without removing the battery?

@247HALOMASTER 4 жыл бұрын

Really interesting content mate, calming actually.

@KeithMohr 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for the video. Wish you would have edited out your mistakes, as we all made them along with you, lol. Also, go a bit slower when doing critical tasks, and for sure.. show us how to connect everything back up. It took me awhile to figure that all out. I had success with my repair, so I appreciate your help!

@josephking6515 4 жыл бұрын

Don't know if you saw Louis Rossmann solder a screw mount back on using a 260W soldering gun. He couldn't use hot air due to having melty stuff too close to the mount. Sorry but I have spent the last 60+ minutes looking at the videos but I can't find it at the moment. The gist of the "technique" was to put some solder on the board where the mount needed to be relocated, place the screw mount over the hole and then get the solder gun to make contact with the screw mount. The wattage of the solder gun overcame the mount and the board's ability to absorb the heat so the solder under the screw mount actually melted. The melty bits, it may even have been the PCH but Mr Memory isn't cooperating at the moment, were not damaged and the repair was successful. Here is a method of removing the MacBook batteries that Apple have _welded_ to the case with adhesive that may work for you. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/odVgkpmjvrnGnps.html Hope you find it useful.

@RyanNoyes11 3 жыл бұрын

You did a PHENOMENAL job with this tutorial. You certainly have me confused with your glass cleaner plug though. What on Earth does that stuff have, that 99% alcohol does not?

@Adamant_IT 3 жыл бұрын

Alcohol doesn't actually do a very good job of cleaning. It's good at dissolving certain things, but bad on a lot of common grime.

@simonwalkden4289 3 жыл бұрын

Hi just out of curiousity what would the charge be on something like this Currently doing a macbook pro 2012 keyboard and touchpad replacement but worried i have over charged the customer

@FlyNonsense 2 жыл бұрын

I spilled something on my 15” MacBook Pro with Touch Bar and random keys start being held down when I’m not touching… I’m using an external keyboard now but it’s hard to work when your in the zone and keys start going crazy and page starts scrolling down

@jyper4892 4 жыл бұрын

I have a HP 840g1, every time I switch on, the HP logo will not display for a while. After sometime it will come up and will switch off in 10 seconds on initial power on. But after that immediately when switch on the laptop it will come back to normal and works fine. Why this happens. Any issue with the charging capacitor?

@mudphud2b 2 жыл бұрын

Hey there. I really enjoyed this video. It helped me greatly. Thank you! I have one question. The keyboard I ordered for my MBP Retina 15” mid-2015 model came with a little blue sticker on the keyboard connection terminus…the part that inserts into the logic board connector. Are we supposed to remove that sticker when we install the keyboard, or leave it on? It covers the little metallic wires on the keyboard connector terminus. So it’s confusing to know what to do with it. Thanks!

@mudphud2b 2 жыл бұрын

I figured out the following on my own: 1. I needed to remove the blue sticker from the end of my keyboard ribbon’s connector because with this sticker on the connector, the connector didn’t fit properly in the logic board socket. However, without the sticker on the end of the keyboard connector, the end of the keyboard connector itself also wouldn’t fit in said socket. 2. So what I did was reattach the blue sticker to the underside of the end of my keyboard connector. And then, I trimmed the excess plastic from the blue sticker. So I made the size of the blue sticker match the size of the connector it was covering. That worked. 3. The only way I could get the keyboard connector into the logic board socket stably was to disconnect the logic board screws, and pull the board up about 1.5 inches from the keyboard, without taking the board out from beneath the edge of the installed battery. Then, I inserted the keyboard ribbon’s connector, with trimmed, blue plastic sticker attached to underside, into the connector on the logic board in mid air and closed the lever arm on the logic board socket. To have enough keyboard ribbon length to do this, I lifted the keyboard ribbon out from under the logic board, and rested it on top of the logic board, under the front edge of the battery. That worked well. And I was able to not only boot the computer (whereas before I couldn’t, because new keyboard wasn’t working), but also use 100% of the keys on the iFixit keyboard. Everything worked correctly. So that’s the solution for mid-2015 MBP Retina 15 inch.

@lahmianielmekki546 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your courses and its nice and you are professionel method and interesring method i see you to how to move your hands and your mind about power suply of many pc to resolve many probleme your a genious and master of pc ...this what i think about you...technical method ..because i al a repair portable pc but not like you i rencobtre some probleme but i cant resolve it becaus i havent more idea and i ask you where i find schematique and block diagramme like you are can tou help me thank you....good man?

@cassiano378 3 жыл бұрын

Really good tutorial, except for the reassembling that you jumped over steps and made me confused as hell, I forgot the backlight connection cable below the chipset, tried to get it with the clip and it made it break :(

@Spuddi3 2 жыл бұрын

how often would you say those screw hardpoints come off? Thinking about replacing the keyboard on my macbook. It was my girlfriends old one and pretty sure she spilled something on it :( isopropyl can only do so much lol. And i don't have a soldering iron.

@marccometa112 3 жыл бұрын

Any chance on fixing the serial number unavailable after replacing the battery?

@sshoebeat 3 жыл бұрын

what's the total time for this, I have a possible client for this as I need to know what to charge for labor?

@kushalbhola2810 3 жыл бұрын

my macbook pro 2015 has an issue where in it intermittently starts typing in capital case. No matter what I do, press caps lock or shift, it maintains capital case. When I restart it and reset the PRAM the issue goes away, but it comes back every now and then. I have checked everything and there is no fix for this. Do you think replacing the keyboard would fix it

@lockdot2 4 жыл бұрын

Good day! What do you think of USB 1.0 in 2020? The reason why I ask is because my laptop has USB 1.0.

@gadgetboy38 3 жыл бұрын

How do you find the replacement keyboards and backlight compared to OEM ?

@asmgabber 4 жыл бұрын

bit of flavour for ya cuppa there !! lol

@bramvandenbroeck5060 2 жыл бұрын

And if you take out the trackpad from a macbook, normally its a pain in the rear end to get it lined up, well, install it, than when the keyboard is facing you, you can adjust the trackpad in the perfect position, but offcourse, when you turn the laptop around, the trackpad will shift and slide, just put 2 small pieces of tape on the left and right side of the trackpad and the palmrest, than you can turn the laptop over to tighten the screws, and when you are done, you will see that the trackpad stays in position!

@nobelj3137 4 жыл бұрын

NOT GONNA LIE I WOULD OF LOVED A FULL LOUIS ROSSMAN PARODY HERE

@petarvasilev27 5 ай бұрын

My 13in MacBook Pro 2015 sat without its bottom panel for 1 year (don't ask, battery went bad and wasn't arsed to change it) and the inside is sooo clean. How did this MB got as dirty as it was in the video is beyond me.

@1000nandy 4 жыл бұрын

Well done, great video. I run into filthy laptops, 80% of the laptops is the UK are dirty and 20% of those are extremely dirty.

@mihalyfreeman5928 2 жыл бұрын

I had every single stud left over after removing the keyboard. Now i have to remove all of them one by one. I cant see how you only had 3 left. I have like 60 left

@gee3883 Ай бұрын

Great vid mate. Any tips on how to remove screws that are burred over by someone with a crap screwdriver ? I dont know who done it. honest guvnour 😂

@Adamant_IT Ай бұрын

A better screwdriver can sometimes get purchase on a bad screw... if it's completely demolished, you'll have to get a dremel and cut a slot into the head. This will likely cut the back case slightly, but if you're careful it can at least be a neat 'scratch'.

@KNFIX-CUCHI 4 жыл бұрын

nice sr

@BigEightiesNewWave 4 жыл бұрын

That sticker was the cease and desist notice from Apple.

@greenzero3389 4 жыл бұрын

Great video - not sure I'd have taken that on, like someone said below there's an awful lot to dismantle creating a risk of something breaking in the process. You've done more than just change the keyboard, infact probably extended its life considerably, it must have been cooking inside with all that dirt/dust. Top job !

@CarlWF6J Жыл бұрын

Did the tape over technique, but there are "tops" of rivets and most "holes" are still blocked. IDEAS ANYONE?

@thibaultpirson1484 2 жыл бұрын

Hey! Thanks for this awesome detailed video tutorial. I'll do the same with my A1398 Retina 15" Macbook Pro. However, I think you did not touch upon the question of the screen: how do you remove it ? Can I keep it connected while doing the whole process ? (if I put a "protection sheet" in between?) Thanks in advance :)

@Adamant_IT 2 жыл бұрын

You can, but I strongly suggest either removing the screen (it's just another six bolts at the hinges, and the little hinge covers next to them) or open the screen and hang off the desk. While doing this job, you'll often be pressing down reasonably hard, so there's a danger of cracking the screen. Not heard of it happening, but IMHO it's better to get it out the way so you can be as rough as you like on the chassis.

@thibaultpirson1484 2 жыл бұрын

@@Adamant_IT My bad, you explained it in the video, sorry for that :) Thanks for the answer anyway, such a great tuto.

@thibaultpirson1484 2 жыл бұрын

Just to let you know as successfully change my keyboard, because of you! Thanks A LOT for the very nice tuto, all the details, etc.. No other word than PERFECT! That was the first time I jumped in such a dense electronic system, but it was worth it. Everything is working great: best way to increase computer lifetime!

@zurtle 3 жыл бұрын

This is the state of my keyboard, but my R key has completely fallen off. Looking forward to the repair job now...

@CarlWF6J Жыл бұрын

Thanks, 60 some more to go Ha! appreciate the tip

@nonsensicalfox 2 жыл бұрын

Do you know of any way to drill the leftover keyboard posts out? I got 40 of them out, but still 61 (if I counted correctly) that just broke the tops off the pegs when I tried to pop them out and now are too rounded/ flush to pull out.

@Adamant_IT 2 жыл бұрын

I usually just leave those ones. There's normally plenty of empty holes to get a decent fit with the keyboard, even with some left over posts.

@mohkamtalat9558 6 ай бұрын

Hi can i replace 2.2 motherboard with 2.8? Macbook mid 2015 15 inch

@RKLIFE17 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there, I love the channel! I have an A1502 Late 13 Pro whose trackpad recently died almost instantly, and the keyboard is on its way out (Often I have to press a key multiple times). Do you think I should replace the trackpad/keyboard or have you seen this before and a larger issue may be at play?

@Adamant_IT 4 жыл бұрын

Hard to say really... it's possible that humidity or something has gotten to both the keyboard and trackpad. They're both fairly big jobs to replace. I would probably test a different keyboard by connected it while the laptop is open on the bench, so I can see if the new keyboard will work before I strip the laptop down. If that keyboard responds just fine, I'd go ahead and replace both KB and TP.

@RKLIFE17 4 жыл бұрын

@@Adamant_IT On these 13 models, the flex cable that connects the trackpad to the motherboard is under the battery, which is unfortunate. I could replace this cable and the trackpad, however I do not think I could reliably complete the keyboard replacement. I was reading on IFix forums, where one user suggested that a virus could mess with trackpad/keyboard function. In your experience, is this plausible?

@Adamant_IT 4 жыл бұрын

Seems like a long-shot. A format and wipe would answer that. Do a time machine backup, then factory reset and wipe everything. If the problem has disappeared, then it was a software issue or virus. If the problem hasn't disappeared, restore the backup and you're back where you started.

@RKLIFE17 4 жыл бұрын

@@Adamant_IT So this ifixIt post details the issue that I am having. FYI: There is no controller logic on the main logic board for the trackpad. www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/484198/MacBook+Pro+13+(Mid+2014)+-+Erratic+Keyboard+and+Trackpad

@z76par83 3 жыл бұрын

Impressive work. I have a question. I've brought my MBP 2015 to Apple for a change of battery. They changed the whole topcase and I don't like the the way the keys of the keyboard are now sinking into the chassis... it used to be perfect just before they started the repair (a pressed space bar came just at the level of the chassis and now it's way below the chassis, which is uncomfortable imo). They just tell me they can try other keyboards, but it will mostly be the same result. So I asked them to put back the old keyboard without the battery. They told me it's not possible for "safety reason"... What do you think? Do you think it's doable?

@Adamant_IT 3 жыл бұрын

That's BS. The battery is totally removable. I did like, three last week. But Apple don't believe in repair. You could ask them to put the old keyboard and batt back in, but I'll be surprised if they still have it... If they do, you could then take it to an independent shop and just get the battery replaced. But you're stuck between a rock and a hard place here, given that you're already this far in.

@z76par83 3 жыл бұрын

@@Adamant_IT Thanks for your prompt answer!

@TheSalesEngineer 4 жыл бұрын

What was the charge? I do these, but don't have a solid charging plan...

@Adamant_IT 4 жыл бұрын

You and me both tbh... I've been doing this 10 years and I'm still making up the price as I go along for this kind of work. My basic flat-fee is £50 labour. I quoted £70 for this (£50 labour £20 parts) because the last MBA I did wasn't a massive job. The cleaning and other bits, plus the additional time it takes to film everything made this a much bigger job. But it's debatable if that's the customer's problem or not. If I did another one of these tomorrow and wasn't filming, I'd probably be done in an hour.

@marcusdeh6946 4 жыл бұрын

good job. but power on after repair would be nice ;-)

@Adamant_IT 4 жыл бұрын

Yea I accidentally chopped it in editing - I turned it on, then shut it back down to put the bottom screws back in, hence why it was off at the end. Thumbnail shows it turned on at least ;)

@Gardab 2 жыл бұрын

1:33 I had the same reaction at the same moment

@Adanos_ger 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, now that is one perfectly serviceable piece of equipment .. like NOT. Like why do they build it like that?

@BigEightiesNewWave 4 жыл бұрын

So Apple can sell you a new one , they want NOTHING repaired. They solder shit in and pour epoxy on stuff so you will have to buy new. They go after people repairing this crap. Bottom line Apple is full of greedy assholes , the walled-garden , It's from Jobs the #1 asshole of them all.

@electricsnut 4 жыл бұрын

Because the top chassis and keyboard come together, this keyboard isnt oem

@MrTarmonbarry 3 жыл бұрын

@@BigEightiesNewWave Correct on all counts . Apple like sheep , Baaaaaaa. You probably watch Louise Rossmann as well

@coolaid5272 4 жыл бұрын

show the apple logo at the end... that's the sattifying bit :)

@goodkarma4230 4 жыл бұрын

Greetings from India! I would really appreciate if you give some advice. I have MacBook Pro 15 inch Retina display of 2013 model. Some key on keyboard doesn’t work and it is very hard to turn it on. It turns on after trying to it turn it on for at least 30 times. The technician is saying it could be logic board problem and asking me to give declaration of it as a dead laptop. He says while fixing it problem may get bigger. Thanks in advance.

@Adamant_IT 4 жыл бұрын

Easy way to check that is to connect a different keyboard (just have the keyboard hanging out by the cable) and see if that fixes it. Sounds like just a bad keyboard to me.

@tommyaleks100 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Adamant IT. I know this maby not the right place to ask but I will try. Okay. The client is a Asus Z87-A motherboard, bought it used. I bought a new (used) cpu for it. when I was to slot in the cpu it did not go all the way down. At a closer look on the slot, there was a couple of bented pins. I was very careful when I bent the pins back. I got the cpu in the slot again and the computer fired up. Acted normal for about 10 min or so, then it shuts down. I have tried everything. changed the ram and so on, I even updated the bios but nothing helps. Runs fine for about 10 min. Do you have any suggestions? Or is it gone bad? I can`t see any bad signs on the board. I would really appreciate if you had any tips to give.

@Adamant_IT 4 жыл бұрын

Tough one. Only way to know is to try another replacement CPU... but I wouldn't want to make bets on if that's the answer.

@jamesp1322 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video! I have to do my Macbook Pro 2012 13" soon as I have a defective key. Do you know if the procedure is the same for the 13"?

@Adamant_IT 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty much, yea. Internal layout is slightly different, but the principles are the same.

@jamesp1322 4 жыл бұрын

@@Adamant_IT Kind of looks like the battery overlaps with the keyboard/backlight, to a greater degree than in a 15" model, so might have to be removed completely. It's gonna be a fun job 🙈

@Adamant_IT 4 жыл бұрын

It's close, but the battery doesn't overlap the keyboard on any of the MBPs.

@Perzian7 4 жыл бұрын

You could make a seperate ASMR channel and use the cleaning bits, you could put them in full length. Easy views imo.

@Sergey-ob6xn 2 жыл бұрын

Tell me please. MacBook 15 2015 keys do not work (RTYUIO) and E does not work well, are there any repair options without replacing them with a new keyboard? Thank you in advance!

@Adamant_IT 2 жыл бұрын

Not that I'm aware of. If it was one or two letters, you could try careful cleaning, but that's most of a row. Almost certainly going to get worse.

@Sergey-ob6xn 2 жыл бұрын

@@Adamant_IT YYes! It was under the letter E that moisture was further broken the road to the rest of the letters (not opening the keyboard completely, only removed the button, carefully cut the layers and put wire and foil) and everything worked! under the letter E that moisture was further broken the road to the rest of the letters (not opening the keyboard completely, only removed the button, carefully cut the layers and put wire or foil) and everything worked!

@rvbzero7 2 жыл бұрын

where is the mic located

@GoldenRemedies Жыл бұрын

I have an issue. Macbook pro early 2015. If i dont use mac for more than a day, trackpad and keyboard both stop working when power on, however power button works, when i disconnect tracpad ribbon for 20 mins, both start working. Please help

@Adamant_IT Жыл бұрын

Does the problem happen if you leave the laptop plugged in while off? Laptops from this era all have dying batteries, so that would be my first suspect. Bad batt causing SMC resets.

@GoldenRemedies Жыл бұрын

@@Adamant_IT no. It’s unplugged all the time. Today, while both were not working, i updated to monterey and after that it started working straight away. But last time it was on monterey when this problem happened. Very strange.

@GoldenRemedies Жыл бұрын

@@Adamant_IT updated to monterey and it started to work. Didnt use it for around 20 hours . Just switched on mac and it has stopped working again. Kayboard and trackpad both. I would be very grateful for help, cant affors to get it repaired atm.