MacBook Air M2 A2681 repair - keep rebooting with purple screen - this can be the fault

[@masterk5066]

Yes the screen causes this fault a LOT I worked on this model for almost 2yrs, apple 6yrs. That left cable is Ambient Light Sensor. Right cable is video, either cable can cause this looping. So many of my impatient coworkers have replaced the logic board for this type of "boot looping" for no reason but on this air model its almost always the battery, screen, or lid angle sensor cable on the right side that causes the boot looping! Hilarious. They lucky you got this cause this woulda been a easy $1,000+ repair we woulda replaced the screen and motherboard for the liquid lol

[@dfear]

The corrosion on the left of the connector shouldn't really be an issue as the pins are GND and NC. The corrosion on the right is a probable short to GND on I2C_ALS_1V8_SCL. I2C_ALS_1V8_SCL = the I2C clock line for the ALS sensor.

[@masterk5066]

@@dfear hmm, interesting, at my specific company were never taught in depth schematics details like that because 9 times out of 10 Apple forces us to just change the parts due to warranty/apple care & send the old parts off to China to actually get resoldered. I just learned on my own how not to change the wrong parts haha these sensors are no joke on MacBook air/Pro

[@AparatorulPoporului]

Sorin is 'The Genius of the Carpathians'

[@repairstudio4940]

Wow 😮! Your awesome Sorin 🎉

[@jurgenkruger3932]

100 screws left to open... 😂

[@TenkaiSp]

Always check the lid angle sensor on this model. The liquid loves going there for some reason lol

[@andreim841]

Hello old friend, found your video online by accident and could not believe it was really you :) You got older but so did I...do you still ride? Hope you see this... Best Regards Andy ATF !

[@electronicsrepairschool]

Hahaaa..... nu imi vine sa cred, lol, da-mi add pe discord/facebook te rog

[@andreim841]

@@electronicsrepairschool Ti-am dat mesaj pe FB deja ieri :)

[@new5oppo515]

Thank you

[@mork0194]

Glad to see that apple is doing a great job in decreasing fixability of their products. You open the case an face a huge black plastic cover.

[@jaym5938]

Infuriating

[@joeds3775]

It's only a cover FFS.

[@flinfaraday1821]

Crapple Twatbook.

[@МяВЕдзт]

who cares, by the time your mac breaks itself the warranty will be gone, so a huge plastic cover will be no issue

[@rfr653]

Good job mate 👏

[@skyns7967]

Nice work🙂 Ilike you🥰

[@tukangbobo]

It's working!!!

[@ngwanindialphonse8447]

U are always rhe best

[@jme_a]

I'm sure you've already thought of it, but a little electric toothbrush for doing the cleaning might be beneficial, the oscillating head might do a better job :)

[@zippythechicken]

you don't normally use compressed air or and electric version to blow out the connectors or garbage off the board.. I would think that is better than just heating the alcohol or water to dry it as it would get the debris out of the connector or off the board.

[@SirasPK]

hello sorin

[@mihaioleniuc1642]

Nice! 😎

[@glazedguava7984]

I know your pain sorin about taking these new macbooks apart , i worked on an m2 for the first time a few months ago , when you take the cover plate off the motherboard the entire thing is actually a heat sink and apple recommends you replace it after removing it!! The only good thing about the board is that all components are on one side of the board, nothing is on the bottom. Its almost as if apple is working overtime to make it harder for us to repair.

[@ronlevon4294]

Apple is always do it, if something not working, buy a new one

[@Derpingtonshere]

Whatever company sent this out to you should be taking pictures of previous states and saving them in case of warranty claims. That way they could have forwarded the pictures to you so you can see the previous state of the board before their fix. Sorin doesn't have to do this because his pictures are literally his youtube videos. Seems like common sense to me.

[@bennydontplaythat]

@@Derpingtonshere If the shops were careful enough to do that, they wouldn’t need to send their boards out for repair in the first place.

[@zippythechicken]

but water damage should always be no warranty. you can never tell you can only hope.. and they need to remove their data right away and consider the computer unreliable even if it works

[@bennydontplaythat]

@@zippythechicken 💯

[@Derpingtonshere]

@@zippythechicken I'm talking about after the 1st repair, repair companies Will give warranties in case the issue wasn't resolved.

[@leetucker9938]

when someone makes a simple water proof laptop you will go out of business

[@dirindirin3983]

Perfect

[@twosixtyninechatter653]

An apple and an easy pizza.... Good combination!

[@pacman_17]

MacBook pizza is tricky pizza.

[@jonathaningram4672]

Was wondering after cleaning those connectors if a drop of Deoxit would be worth while adding?

[@JustInspiredKent]

Are you kidding? That would add £40 to the cost of the repair! :))

[@jonathaningram4672]

@@JustInspiredKent Would put mind at rest not coming back under warranty

[@JustInspiredKent]

@@jonathaningram4672 I don't disagree with you. I was just joking about the cost of Deoxit. I bought a 2ml tube for £10

[@TheMunurus]

I wonder if a little zippo petrol would have been nice

[@ItsPronouncedGif]

I hope you got paid at least 4 pizzas for this ez pizza job, because you got it easy but this could have been an hour of intense job and you saved a lot of money to the local repair store.

[@ankit348-n1o]

That's crazy

[@pihmusik]

[@lucataszarek8782]

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[@ilkeroktem9205]

Sorin, you need a better brush. The bristles on your toothbrush are hard but too thick. You need a brush with both hard and thin bristles. There are small paintbrushes that come as a gift with small paint or varnish sets. If you cut their bristles in half, you can get exactly the brush you need.

[@TreeOfWisdom2]

Sorin, can you solder 16 GB on a raspberry pi?

[@italianofx]

Thanks for daily videos.unlike you we're hoping to watch not easy pizza videos!.one hour or more cooked pizzas !

[@skjatayumobileandlaptop1013]

Sir iam in india iam working laptop repairing shop, iam thinking to open own shop can you share some experience how to run shop sir

[@Swenser]

Starting from scratch now is difficult because nobody uses laptops anymore. It's all mobile phone. And even then mobile phones are so cheap not worth repairing phones too. Save yourself the headaches. Sorin has a long history to support his business and lots of good will customers already. You can't buy what he has .

[@masterk5066]

​@@Swenser I worked on apple laptops for 6 years as a contractor. I've never seen it this slow work wise & the company is the AUTHORIZED repair warehouse 😂 can't imagine starting a laptop business rn. I agree with you. I just quit finally 2weeksago

[@toumir.]

It depends on the country where you plan to start your business. India offers real opportunities for success.

[@skjatayumobileandlaptop1013]

@@toumir. Iam from 🇮🇳

[@nycsaba]

I am at 3 min. into the video and if I have to guess, I think the issue may be memory related.

[@Rabenov-wq8qy2qg5t]

Working on a Black Box.

[@AutomationTechDad]

Easy Pizza!

[@Ahvarok]

reupload?

[@tommajor1013]

almost every iphone,ipad rebooting on logo this quick is 99 percent a hardware fault

[@KrissBartlett]

Sorin why that other computer shop sends you all the hard jobs ? dont they have a good doggy repair man that is as good as you or are you the best they can find as there not as good as you ?

[@corel965]

It is stupid Apple what did you expect...

[@levendlicht]

Lucky repair... These things are a pain to take apart and put back together.

[@jaym5938]

Best charge $1 less than Apple repairs to teach vapid consumers the lesson they need - to hold Apple accountable for contemptible design.

[@solartechPH]

thats crazy again. hehehe

[@deluxe1668]

Easy Pizza! 😆😁😛

[@MF-jo6jt]

Easy pizza😂

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

That's easy pizza.🍕

[@marcintrocki7484]

Next time I'll be first. Comment for range.

[@goshm]

Hi Sorin, I've noticed that you're using a toothbrush for most of your liquid-damaged motherboard cleanings. While it works, it tends to take longer and doesn't always give the best results. As you know, the right tools can really make a difference-saving time and ensuring the job is done properly. Best regards, Gosh

[@Drottninggatan2017]

What is the right tool for cleaning?

[@joeds3775]

​@@Drottninggatan2017 Probably someone called Gosh...

[@silviuguseila2552]

Common man, you failed to tell us the most important thing, what is the best tool. We are tired of reading ridiculous criticism

[@MadukaJayalath]

Putting layers of covers and covers still cannot prevent liquid damage. Apple sucks!

[@toolsarecool]

Not really different than any other laptop if the user is too careless to keep liquids away from electronics.

[@yassine1806]

Thank you