Can we fix a laptop by watching a YouTube video? Let's do it! A1297 MacBook, board repair, no power

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[@ISquishWorms]

News just in: Sorin replaces a capacitor. 😁

[@mistsemy1522]

Louis Rossmann is the master of mac book🎉🎉🎉

[@mathiaseze2286]

I love him ❤

[@polygaryd]

I am going to watch louis's video now so I can see how he came to find that bad capacitor.

[@Pepe-ry8pm]

Louis is God. The only problem is that he speaks very quickly and for those of us who do not speak English it is very difficult to follow him.

[@travismailsa1]

@@polygaryd Going to do the same. Man knows his way around a mac.

[@marc_3808]

Louis Rossmann is a true hero, more people should take a look over his work, not only for macs fixing, but for right to repair and his stance against abusive policies from corporations.

[@intrax2tv]

Sorin replaced the capacitor! Can't believe! You live and learn !

[@kiwanukagerald7274]

A good teacher always welcomes new knowledge,and he does it and posts it he never take credit on something he didn't know, your the best Mr Sorin😊 and another lesson to the subscribers

[@johnmaloma7623]

Sorin is humble

[@MattyEngland]

Proper calibrated early morning video 👍

[@mihaiacer4395]

true

[@lmwlmw4468]

Nice. Two laptop artists in the same video...!!!

[@LaptopDisassembly]

You can send a slice of pizza to Louis Rossmann. 😁

[@milsiart4976]

This video deserves YouTUBE trending space for at least next 10 years. Good job by fixing mac watching Louis fixing mac.

[@fr.lesvagues3430]

This is why we are all here, watching SORIN videos, yeah it's crazy

[@Negiku]

Oh no, the capacitor is too big, what do we do? 1. Let's find a more appropriate size capacitor ❌ 2. Let's make a proper calibrated space ✅ Good job btw, such a nice laptop for an old machine.

[@travismailsa1]

Hahaha, so Sorin

[@johnsmith-mn2pl]

Awesome. Louis Rossmann and Paul Daniels are Macbook Pro gods .

[@arcrides6841]

And I'm here trying to fix a laptop by watching youtube of a guy watching youtube of a guy fixing a laptop

[@user-es8yf2rz2o]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dickdastardly4801]

😄😄😄😅😅🤣

[@akahige9626]

Laptop fixception xD

[@fendularatsq2317]

new meta

[@darckking8248]

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[@howiej4084]

3 am, and here I am watching a guy on KZbin, fixing a laptop by watching a guy on KZbin fixing a laptop. You are about to enter another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of imagination. Next stop, the Twilight Zone!.

[@cfamozcomputermetropolis7191]

Breaking news!! 🎉Master sorin replaced a capacitor. I can't believe

[@marceloaug]

I fixed some laptop motherboards watching your videos Sorin😀

[@mohamedlamineboughouas6881]

"OK let's make some space" lol 😂

[@greatdrd]

louis is a legend !!!

[@winlose3073]

Thank you Louis Rossman for saving our day, this board is very weird, and thank you Sorin for this video.

[@dontrotter1099]

so i can say yes you can watch a youtube video and repair a laptop. thanks to your videos i did another one. dead dell, no power no charging. opened it up and checked the main power rail. was present thru out the board. tried injecting voltage and using thermal camera. didnt inject... so i magnified it and checked board. found water damage by ec chip. cleaned it up and plugged power in. was checking power 5v and 3.3 volt on ec. 5 was present but no 3.3. then i felt a little shock in my hand resting on the power management chip. thought how can i get shocked and then it burnt me. lol, was sick. so power management chip is dead and now its not. thanks Sorin!

[@marcelihryniow211]

I can't believe you finally did it 😂 a capacitor has been replaced.

[@yannis92preloude]

Louis Rossmann is top Master of Mac book 100%. I hate the MacBooks but I have repaired few of them just from the good info fro watching Louis Rossmann.

[@user-yt9ld9gt7j]

Tbh one of the most engoyable videos , love it 😅🎉

[@hugobalder7447]

Louis is the magician repairing Macs. Don’t know if he still does

[@joseph_donovan]

Oh Sorin that was a very sweet repair! Rising from the dust of an old Apple MacBook to the heights of a refulgent and restored laptop! Thrilling and delightful stuff. Classic! Bravo! Joyous!

[@MakadhoElectronicsRepair]

😀😀 I remember watching this video from Louis and i fixed the same problem on the Macbook A1297 last year

[@PeteSimpson]

When Lewis talks fast and says that a particular part is the issue, you can bet your cat 😺 that the part has failed lol 🤣

[@AP-hz8or]

Rossman is here in the USA and is the Mac/apple guy

[@Trex0Pol]

You always find a way to make it in a Sorin way :D

[@Pepe-ry8pm]

Internet is a powerful tool. I remember when there was no internet and I could get some drivers through the BBS. Past times...

[@stevelucas8867]

Well, I finally got to see you replace the capacitor LO. LI never thought I'd see the day but I do look forward to watching your videos every night when I get home from work. Usually they're about 12 to 14:00 after the fact, but that's okay. Now I just want to see you. Let the smoke out. That'll make my day. Always love your videos. Great job .

[@iphonegoes1250]

Legendary Sorin..🥰🥰🥰

[@ionix2000]

Appreciate you used the oscilloscope 😊

[@kisszoltan3108]

Az én kedvenc youtubereim egy videóban! Köszönöm Sorin!🤩

[@undercode2001]

Sorin érti a l magyar nyelvet?

[@B88_o]

As for me, I don't know anything you do, but I enjoy watching you fix laptops

[@JazzEnso]

Master lui is the master of all macbooks 😊

[@ctecrwp]

The learning never stops and Sorin, many on net do follow to understand electronics faults.

[@amirmooti5719]

Hi, perfect I also solved several repair problems by watching the videos of your channel... Thanks

[@peterhodgkins6985]

Brilliance squared!

[@theguards3563]

Well.... I fixed laptops by watching your videos. So the answer is YES

[@rodsco357]

I subscribe to Louis channel very intelligent guy Great video as always 👍

[@schwinnguy]

I knew if I watched enough of Sorin's videos I would see Louis come up in some capacity. Ooo, unintentional pun too.

[@vincepirozzi9603]

When you get stumped, go to the master. This is exactly why I follow your channel. You have helped me with problems just like this. 😊

[@DaierFTW]

9:05 what a nice song you were listening😆

[@patriciaoudart1508]

Internet is a learning machine, better than AI if we use Our Brain. That's why we are please to watch and learn with You, Sorin😊❤

[@mastermindesrpr]

I have adopted that idea in my daily life...Every time I have to do anything I first look for a video of it in the internet... BTW that's the way I found your channel and it was "subscription at first sight"!!!

[@alibrahym]

Hey sorin I have been watching some of your videos and I learned alot about laptops. Im a very young boy and im thankful that you exist. I dont wanna have a job doing these stuff, but I want to achieve new skills and I am learning from you so much so, that I am confident in fixing my Laptop. ❤ Thank you so much sorin :)

[@ivanzsar]

sorin, every macbook schematic has this page specifically power rails.. and they are in-order.. you can follow it and check from start to end..

[@orcansaygili]

I always find your content very useful Sorin. I wish I had as much knowledge as you do. I am fixing everyday hope I will become much more successful as you are. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@mr.q3216]

Louis Rossman is the source for Mac’s.

[@pjdava]

Electronics Repair School, This is great! I liked it and subscribed!

[@kblectronix]

I can't believe it's capacitor lol. Fully calibrated bodge job. Fixed though. Nice work! 👌

[@orange_tweleve]

Lol bro is doing side quests now.

[@Andydroid336]

Sorin, that video was fantastic. It shows you can always learn something new everyday. Its great that KZbin can even help experts like your good self. Excellent as always 👍

[@orange11squares]

the cap probably had high ESR, so it was a must to remove it, otherwise the output voltage was dragged down to 0.3V. That was a nice laptop, form the time when they had SOdimm and separate SSD.

[@Dohcom1]

Very good, nice shortcut to Louis, LOL

[@miroslavstevic2036]

LOL Sorin changing a capacitor ... Proper nice, proper nice

[@leetucker9938]

Louis Rossman is very clever man

[@laidman2007]

Yes, the internet is beautiful, an incredible knowledge base, and, you're beautiful.

[@electronicrepairservice2020]

😃 Hamburger today !! 🍔 Win for Louis !!

[@abandxz]

Confirmed its worked 100%

[@musicchannel708]

Mr. Sorin, I'm doing it the same way 😆

[@NicksStuff]

It would be interesting to see Louis' diagnostic. Like the first time he noticed this was the issue

[@HectorLopez-jw2ke]

Louis Rossnan is an specialist on mac. You must hear him talking at a high rate.

[@woollysoxx]

Sorin, you are very skilled, you are also very lucky! Nice one..

[@kalmadolang3583]

Youre always nice and good sorin, your the man.... I always watching you here in philippines.. Thanks for the video everytime...

[@dmisi1]

great job as always

[@Alobster1]

These macbooks are notorious for having their radeon gpu's overheat because of apple's bad cooling and lazy fan curves. I have fixed a couple of these by reflowing the gpu and fixing the cooling issues. One of the problems is that the air intake is in the crack between the screen and body, the same crack that the hot exhaust leaves through. You can drill holes in the bottom of the case right below the fans for intake and this helps the cooling a lot.

[@vex9060]

Louis is great too :) Like his podcast like videos

[@comez1967]

Hi Sorin, nice video as usual. You could buy an ESR tester, to test de equivalent series resistance of any capacitor, so will be easy to find for those faulty or leakages.

[@mcblocked2]

Good idea! Which one is the best one to recommend?

[@comez1967]

I tried to place the links for purchasing, but never appear, dont know why...

[@comez1967]

Peak Atlas ESR that's the one I recommend. MESR 100 is the one from China.

[@Alobster1]

@@mcblocked2 Those cheap chinese LCR-T7 component testers will test capacitor ESR. It's probably not as good as a standalone esr tester but they seem to do the trick for me. For the price they are great

[@rfr653]

Good job mate 👍

[@dizzy2020]

When Louis said he was going to REPLACE the capacitor, I thought the video would just end tbh....

[@silver60618]

Nice job! this model also notorius for GPU failure. customer was lucky

[@budimana3820]

superb job...

[@wisher21uk]

Brilliant fix that would of took an age to find

[@jurgenkruger3932]

So Rossmann s a real influenzer, right? As you are. 😂

[@c1q3]

You even start to talk like Louis Rossman "FAN SPINNING" )

[@MarlonITRepair]

proper nice..bigger is always better...L.R master indeed.. we all learn everyday😉

[@davutozturk3348]

Thanks a lot

[@JaaMaar001]

It was nice one day, but not this day. Man that laptop is almost a relic xD.

[@IlBiggo]

2011 MacBook Pros are still perfectly useable under High Sierra (Mac Os 10.13). Not a "current" system, but I've been working with it until last year with no problem whatsoever. I had to upgrade (meaning, new computer) because of a SINGLE stupid third-part application I'm forced to use :(

[@toranband9572]

awesome job but proper doji replacing !!

[@DTsinaf]

Sorin are you sure you're okay? Did you replace a capacitor, or did it seem to me? Proper nice job man!

[@user-ry5ei2qi7n]

and thats why apple hates luis lol

[@OkieMike41]

thats how i fixed one once i removed a bad capicitor and boom it worked my step daughter still uses that laptop and its been 3 years now

[@ngwanindialphonse8447]

True master you are mr sorin non is like you. you show us every ditials.

[@gamer_5042]

you say it's easy to search and find .. as long as people like you and handful of other are putting correct and professional knowledge it is useful.. otherwise it can be confusing and waste of time

[@MrBjarnevik]

I have done this common work before. You can scratch the ground if you need more space, that's common.

[@user-bh1tj8df3l]

The fans are spinning! = We have picture ... lol.

[@mariolemerise7732]

If you have the Macbook Pro 15" 2010 logic board 820-2850 with the same issue (not booting, white screen, scrambled video): replace capacitor C9560 with a 330uf cap.

[@Hejar485]

I agree everyday we need to learn

[@bahadoromid3554]

KZbin is like a university😍

[@eugenionita8702]

“I can’t believe I actually replaced the capacitor “ 😂😂 best part of the video

[@revolvingtoto007]

Hello i'm back and this time on my nice laptop not for repair 😆😆Hello Sorin 😃

[@jamesthomas2417]

hi Sorin would a check of the coil output have confirmed the the problem if you knew what voltage output should have been, life is learning curve for us all , it also learning from others, that is why you Chanel is good for us for me thanks very much. regards Jim 73

[@dmisi1]

share like and subscribe ,.... go Sorin for 400K subscribers !!!!

[@hatemaqil7649]

Proper nice capacitor

[@netrosolutions]

Thanks sorin Tho am waiting for your reply regarding one of ur repairs hope to get response soon

[@widyahong]

Tantalum is electrolyte type capactor

[@j.r.scaryy]

We can safely say that we CAN fix a laptop watching YOUR youtube videos.

[@ElMariachi1337]

In the end an easy fix, but one that could have taken days if you had to do it with just the schematics ... The Internet is great for things like this.