[ GUIDE ] DEAD SSD Issue on 16-inch MacBook Pro ( Fix A2141 2019 )

[@LecomteRepairServices]

No one here would be willing to pay the price I would charge for this crap. You have all my respect for going through this, and for all the research you've done and are sharing with us.

[@iBoffRCC]

Thank you, and thanks for watching! :)

[@mohammedaris2338]

I believe this is the most comprehensive guide for reviving a MacBook dead SSD. Thank you, guys, for your efforts!

[@iBoffRCC]

Thank you, and thanks for watching! :)

[@uisselamat2574]

This guy is not just a macbook technician, he is also a creative artist, making a boring repair explanatory video comprehensively interesting! Congrats! 🎉

[@bigbubba0439]

No Apple Genius could even fathom the kind of work you guys do (they couldn't do anything more than take a look at the computer, see it doesn't turn on, and then immediately suggest to the customer that they must get another mac for $2000 and there's zero data recovery hope). Great work and tons of respect!

[@thisaintart]

Anyone else watch Mac repair tutorials even if they don’t apply to you?

[@kucingoren666]

even i dont have i device 😅

[@hottroddinn]

I have seen most of the videos by this guy just to understand WTF is going in the Apple world and to brace myself for anything which my model might show up. FML!

[@isa_L]

my classmate in college has M1 mac died for no reason, and now i understand why, cheap power management, cheap power converter and cheap capacitor.

[@hottroddinn]

@@isa_L - Interesting. Never really gave it much thought to what might be the possibilities for Macs going bad. Thankfully I'm using all legit hardware like docking station, additional charging cable, charging brick, etc.

[@isa_L]

@@hottroddinn all the factor including quality build of MacBook and other mac's are just not good, they use cheap ceramic capacitor on board, so if not the power that gets your mac, over time, the capacitor will.

[@dguy-xk4fc]

That is a next level repair, only the real pro's can do this.

[@MrPnew1]

Great video Mat and always love your sense of humour 😂

[@iBoffRCC]

Thank you as always Peter! and thanks for reposting this to the group :)

[@MrPnew1]

@@iBoffRCC always spreading the word of the Mac God 🤣

[@EvanPang-w4i]

Could you theoretically swap the t2 chips from 1g to 2g to bypass the 500gb storage limit?

[@xdfilipe2]

Well, I have my 2019 16 inch MBP Pro 1TB... it's still working fine but is there anything that can be done to prevent this from happening? Like the blown chip that sends the 12V to the SSDs?

[@Biedropegaz]

next time dont buy a flawned notebook,

[@Matt-ht8mc]

no. ssds will die especially if you use them for heavy media like video editing or storing large files.

[@namejust6287]

i didn’t know there’s a ssd capacity limitation due to different t2 chip variant. thank you for information.

[@iBoffRCC]

thanks for watching! :)

[@silasketgaskets8709]

i own non soldered ssd macbooks. though i like the new m1, 2, etc am not thrilled with the issues related to ssd's

[@AA-kj4ic]

this video is crazy GREAT! a lot of good information. Thumbs up for you.

[@OmegaZeroKiller]

Silently praying that it will be possible to do modifications similar to your kits for A1706 and A1707 as someone with practically next to nil soldering capabilities You have my respect for the thorough research on the Macs

[@iBoffRCC]

I know right, that mod is gonna be awesome on these models, but T2 is making things hard. Thanks for watching!

[@noodlecat_]

@@iBoffRCCI really hope one day you’ll be able to figure it out , that would be an amazing modification!! :3

[@ADRdaniel]

The connector to a fpc (flexible printed circuit) is technically called a ffc (flat flexible(printed circuit) contector.) at least that's how the manufacturers of the parts designate them on mouser and digi key

[@UsiddaTech]

This guys deserves 1m followers

[@daphnisvanwezel]

Love your work i run a small MacBook repair shop and i do olso logic board repair so i will give this a Attempt

[@iBoffRCC]

thanks for watching! :)

[@lindenaurepair]

Awesome as always!! How would you attempt 2TB using JC?

[@iBoffRCC]

We have a2141 2TB configuration that utilizes 6x TSB4232, 1x TSB4228. but we dont have time to extract the firmware yet, and then it can be copied to other NANDs

[@lindenaurepair]

@@iBoffRCCDidn‘t know that you can extract the firmware. If you guide me I can do as well. have 2tb version too

[@Pankaj-ki3zy]

Can we upgrade our cpu on our A2141 to 10th gen Intel chips of the same socket as the ones which are on the logic board??

[@ThomesSkates]

Where can I find the electrical drawings shown in the video? Is there a website to find out which NAND is placed at 00 or 01?

[@zipder]

I got a pretty good offer for a brandnew and not used A2141 but im so scare of one day the TPS 62180 blow out and i have a expensive piece of metal decoration . This model has so many troubles . Idk if i should pull the trigger , haha . Very informative video and good work guys

[@towys007]

I bought one a week ago, i never left anything connected on their USB c port's,,

[@dastiieto7651]

Nice Video (again...) But... What if.... Lets say i can get brand new NANDS and want to place it in a A2141 1TB MacBook... But i only can get 256GB, 512GB and so on NANDS? Can i just place 4 NANDS (256GB each) or just 2 NANDS (512GB each) on the Board? How do i program it with the JC Programer? Or do i need always 6 NANDS and have to reprogram it like the others and have to "live" with the more usable storage? Kind regards..

[@a.t9910]

Does M1 macs have TPS62180? Or does they use different chips?

[@iBoffRCC]

Yes, they use that IC on the 14inch and 16inch macbooks. But this time they use it for right USB-C port power. And it can explode as well. We have upcoming video explaining failure about that.

[@a.t9910]

@iBoffRCC Ok thanks for the answer! I have M1 air and I like it alot. Im so scared when it gonna break, eventhough I just bought it like month ago. I just hope it will last as long as possible. Keep up doing the great videos. :)

[@hansregli8678]

Tip for unsoldering the NANDs: Cover each of the 4 sides components with Kapton tape. Then use hot air gun for unsoldering and resoldering the new NANDs.

[@sibtainmumraiz3588]

Hi there This video help me a lot to find out how to repair macbook ssd repair ❤ the best video i have seen. Sir can you share with me what is model number of progrmmer you were using or suitable for mac book a2141 nands flashing I checked the jc id website but unable to make a decision that which model of the progrmmer i should buy. So many thanks in advance.

[@JeelPatel360]

SSD replacement is possible in Macbook Air M2 2023 model ? Because apple charged me $630 cost for replace entire motherboard.

[@shonrb3260]

Can you please tell me if I’ll get it right. The same procedure with t2 ram is for a1990 ( I mean if there are 2 gb of ram can I put 128gb?) thanks a lot!

[@dontrotter1099]

so i got a mac with a icloud locked drive thanks to inquisitive and unfortunately not so bright grand daughter. Is there any way to fix this? can i replace the ssd? or some other way?

[@adamreid5901]

I have one of these laptops, is there any preventative maintenance that can be done to stop the component from exploding and killing my ssd?

[@iBoffRCC]

Most of the time the exploded ones will be covered in dust or due to water damage. This is most of the cases, but unfortunately sometimes(very rare) it does happen to pristine logicboard like the first clip in this video.

[@adamreid5901]

@@iBoffRCCthank you! I got this laptop used this year so I’ll take the cover off to take a look

[@ccrserviceslimited9715]

Hi. Why do the NAND become short after replacing them. What could I be doing wrong. I get them from another board without short at all. Reball them and solder them to the target board and suddenly there’s a short on 0V9 rail. Please help

[@HerrioPS]

Hi. MacBook 2141 - the NAND U9100 burned out, I replaced and programmed 6 NANDs, replaced the TPS 62180, and all voltages (2.5V and 1.8V) are normal. When I connect it to another MacBook 2141 using the factory charging cable and power supply, the connected MacBook displays a message: "Thunderbolt accessory not available, please connect the accessory via a Thunderbolt cable." I have tried all cables, but the same issue persists. Can you please advise what to do?

[@iBoffRCC]

@@HerrioPS Try force dfu mode. Update host macos. If fail try use 2 nands configuration first

[@budiartaaa]

ask sir. If the U9580 and its landing pad burn out, can I empty port 00 and install 2 nands in empty port 01?

[@Fiix-A-Phone]

Hi can you explain can use iphone nand to macbook for upgrads or replace ?

[@AllReballing]

a question, I have a 1TB MacBook Pro with only one punctured U9100 SSD disk and it's broken, just replace the broken U9100 disk taken from a donor motherboard and reprogram it with the jc p13 programmer, or you have to replace all six disks SSDs taken from donor motherboards?

[@iBoffRCC]

You need to replace all six

[@stellino83]

What temperature do you recommend I use to remove the Nand

[@stellino83]

hello fantastic guide, does a JP P11F programer work for the purpose?

[@iBoffRCC]

We don't own it so we're not sure

[@VladislavBaglai]

Is a trackpad required for DFU restore M-based macs? Anything else?

[@RajmondNb]

Hello! I have one shorted ssd, the other ones are not shorted, can i only replace the shorted one or do i have to replace all of them? Thanks

[@abderahimberraho8807]

Does this method apply to the Air M1 model?

[@samisaac3908]

Does HP Elitebooks model have the same problem of upgrading Or it only applies to Macbook?

[@Deadsoul-wo4of]

Most of the elitebooks are user upgradable without any kind of problem , just search for the model you want in youtube.

[@n1978m]

Is JC programmer always need, or only when NAND chips are mixed up? If you removed 4x NAND from A1989, kept them in proper 0-1-2-3 order, and solder to A1990, will it work without JC?

[@iBoffRCC]

Yes it will work just fine, and that means youre doing the Direct Transplant method.

[@kevingoodman7887]

If I remove 512G Sandisk can I replace with 256G Toshiba from donor board? Thanks Love your vids

[@iBoffRCC]

yes you surely can, thanks for watching!

[@ahmadefrin7940]

You have good experience and useful information for those who work in the field of repairing Apple devices, In law, Apple does not have the right to exploit theirs users to go to their specialized branches, Because the price of the device has been paid. Only those who have the right to protect their Software . Thank you for giving useful information. Great 👍 work

[@budiartaaa]

how to program 2 nand tsb 4226 or tsb4227 on p13 sir?

[@Anteater23]

Is this just an issue on the 16 inch model?

[@antityier]

so what do you charge for this? because I just bought one of these macbook pro's... yikes

[@instafix4561]

I replaced all 4 NANDs as per the JC Programmer and put them at the correct places. All 4 are 00 of 0/1/2/4th Order. Power Rails are stable for more than 30 seconds. Pp2v5 Ppbus (12.3V) Machine detects in recovery mode. I did a bare board restore and got error 1. Connected the trackpad and everything else. Now i get USB Host Error 9. Where could i have gone wrong ??

[@renithofficials5175]

Ssd error

[@Matt-ht8mc]

@@renithofficials5175 this is the bad part because no way to test those ssd even tough JC is able to read them. can seriously waste your time

[@jorgearmandoguerrerolee4911]

Greetings, I have a 500GB 2141 with 5 chips, I already canceled the right leg since that was where I had the problem, I wanted to know what other SSD chips are compatible? I have several boards, one of A1990, A2337, A2442, A1708, all with good nands, damaged by other problems, I just need to know if the SSDs of these boards are compatible, if not which ones, besides the ones you name in the video, are compatible. ? thank you.

[@iBoffRCC]

@@jorgearmandoguerrerolee4911 you can use the nands from a1990

[@jaldayat]

how much for this repair in ringgit? i'm looking for a macbook that can run windows, unfortunately m1 pro can't do that

[@iBoffRCC]

Depends on the storage size. 120gb is around MYR600

[@vasyltokar4062]

Can you do the same for Mac Mini M1 with dead ssd?

[@iBoffRCC]

Hi, yes basically the same principle of The Landing Pads Rule apply

[@toddt6730]

According to Rossman you can't repair the MacBook with SSD, is this true or can they be fixed, this is my decision factor for buying a MacBook

[@tobiasd5235]

Dear iBoff, does the A2141 MacBook with a Radeon Pro 5500M have the same Logic Board like the version with the Radeon Pro 5600M?

[@iBoffRCC]

It differs at the GPU footprint. 5600M no gddr5 vram, because it has HBM2 on the die.

[@tobiasd5235]

@@iBoffRCC That's right, but is the footprint really different, or did they just let the GDDR6 ram on the logic board away and built the chip instead with the HBM2 chips on board to the same PCB?

[@mrtouil]

Thanks For Sharing :)

[@Deviljee69]

hello... can i downgrade 1tb to 750gb?...

[@Mbro-dq2do]

I liove this channel but I get terrified that this will happen to my M1 Max or my M1 Air. They run like theyre brand new still

[@ronlevin2339]

This is why I hate all laptops with soldered SSD, they are all on borrowed time

[@karimzitoun4895]

can you please tell if i need to do data buck up by switching all nand with the correct order from dead logic bored to a working logic bored if im able to see my files and get them back ??

[@iBoffRCC]

you need to transplant T2, NANDs, and T2 rom to get your data back

[@theaustralianconundrum]

SSD's last well beyond the life cycle of any Macbook or MacBook Pro. Get real kid. @@iBoffRCC

[@tdm17mn]

@@iBoffRCCcan this be done with an M1 Pro 16in MacBook Pro? Can my data be saved with this method? Mine is experiencing this. (Laptop won’t turn on and won’t boot, dead some volts went to the nand as far as I know.) It’s a 512gb ssd. I don’t have a backup…

[@iBoffRCC]

@@tdm17mn You can email us all the pictures on the logicboard to determine whether your NANDs dead or not: [e-mail]

[@derpyazerty]

Late reply but I love the work you do on your channel

[@iBoffRCC]

thank you! 😬

[@creativevisualsnewzealand6723]

love your videos! Thank you :)

[@blake-green]

Love these videos.

[@iBoffRCC]

Glad you like them! Thank you, and thanks for watching! :)

[@djrenault]

this is some insane next-level stuff

[@iBoffRCC]

Thank you, and thanks for watching! :)

[@andrewmcallister7781]

Skills! Wow! Amazing

[@iBoffRCC]

Thank you, and thanks for watching! :)

[@ztechrepairs]

I just wish my TPS 62180's didnt seem to always have crater holes underneaath. lol

[@iBoffRCC]

Yeahh, as long as the BGA pads still there, we can still repair them lol

[@lachlanlau]

is there a way to protect the nands before faliure?

[@amritsidhu8657]

A software called DriveDx will help monitor SSD health

[@lachlanlau]

@@amritsidhu8657 no against the short and subsequent destruction of the nands

[@mainster]

@lachlanlau Maybe soldering TVS diodes in the output of the TPS chip, if the chip short itself the diodes could protect the NANDs from the high voltage, HDDs have this kind of diodes and a saw a few that was saved by them.

[@pfdrtom]

My Nan is dead?!?!?!? She made such great cakes and Sunday roasts!!!

[@techknewz]

Amazing video

[@iBoffRCC]

Thank you, and thanks for watching! :)

[@mpa1931]

My A2141 had just died, I didn't realize how complicated this was. I'm just gonna have to take the L on this one.

[@humayun-kabir3663]

Thank you boss

[@iBoffRCC]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@wmfami]

Lama tak upload video. Harap2 semuanya ok.

[@1337GameDev]

31:06 - and this PROVES they could have made that SSD socketted......

[@gugheng]

Can the 1gb T2 chip be replaced with a 2gb T2 chip so the nands can get a total of 8tb of storage?

[@iBoffRCC]

Technically yes

[@gugheng]

@@iBoffRCCThanks

[@renithofficials5175]

Ssd 1990 512 ssd support 2141

[@ADRdaniel]

Based content

[@burton_bordel]

i think there is posibility to make nand emulator....

[@DarioushAryan]

bravoo

[@tommajor1013]

apple like to made things ugly and unrepairable,is it really that hard to put a m2 drive like all others do😢

[@gg4ksa]

❤❤❤

[@safetybuddy]

I’m going to say this because I believe this it is my opinion. I believe these laptops are built this way on purpose to fail Weather from remote on demand or a pre-programmed time. Yes, Flaws is ridiculous and an excusable

[@gg4ksa]

please make more videos, 10 in a month, not 1 in 6 months😭😭😭

[@iBoffRCC]

We wish one day our team will be capable of doing that. We'll do our best and thank you for your support! :)

[@Neo_AIO]

And they decided to underfill EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE V-REG THAT HAS INPUT AN OUTPUT NEXT TO EACH OTHER 😂🎉😢 Quick note: A1990 suffers the same issue

[@iBoffRCC]

Yes youre right, we've covered how to fix A1990 at the end of this video

[@daddyxvergil6090]

I ain't never gonna buy a mac fek their software optimisation, I always buy a windows pc.

[@1337GameDev]

Apple EASILY could have made the SSD nands socketted... with a basic retaining clip and then have the T2 format / restore any needed, AND have a copy of the intel firmware needed for the NANDs. They EASILY could have made this use a flash drive, and as long as the t2 is good and your USB ports work, the t2 could sue the flash drive to restore easily. They EASILY could have done this. But NOOOOOOOO This is EXACTLY why their decisions for this are harmful to right to repair and should be illegal -- they should give reasonable efforts to make things repairable -- having to juggle t2 types, nand port locations and apple configurator... is not reasonable. The t2 can easily detect this and require extra data, which EASILY could be in the form of a data file provided by apple to restore the computer/diagnose issues. Sure, if t2 was replaced -- then it could need more... but then you could insert a flash drive and have the t2 recognize that and restore itself off of that data using a similar macbook recovery data file. Apple could easily just offer a recovery data file for each macbook, like they used to for iphones/ipod touches..... the IPSW... but they choose not to in order to control repair.

[@rosariodagosto6484]

YOU ARE NOT VERY EXPERIENCED GO TO UNIVERSITY LEARN PLEASE V

[@Matt-ht8mc]

you won't learn this at any university

[@jaym5938]

Great repair. Why the heck does Apple require another MBP to recover? I so hate Apple as a company.