MacBook Pro A1708 EMC3164 -Logic board repair (Jason Laptop)

[@Lochaz2003]

Your confidence is overt the roof. No panic even when dealing with MacBook Pro for the first time. Good work. I think there's nothing you cant fix Sorin. Keep it up. we are learning alot of stuff here.

[@techworld5272]

You are a great person Sorin, when I come to England i will visit you. I wish you all the best.

[@SajjadAli-lr2nh]

Do u know where he is working in England

[@PHONE-LAPTOP-REPAIR]

this is the same level as beginners but when you find out the problem it shows you again you are genius, from zero to something incredible ...thanks for the tutorial sorin love your teaching

[@Oak690]

As always - Thank you Sorin for continuing to share your knowledge with all of us!

[@davidneale5994]

Thank you so much Sorin, this is exactly the same fault and component failure in my Macbook Pro 13 inch A1708. brilliant. you have made mu day with this very informative video. also I really appreciate the pace that you work at as it help the viewer absorb the information at a steady pace. Unlike so may other KZbinrs which go way too fast.

[@shutinyanks]

Yooooo my favourite KZbin celebrity is back! Sorin you the real OG :D

[@jaym5938]

Sorin is definitely OG! The Goat of repair!

[@raoufbl2336]

I just start watching this Channel a few days ago .. And wow . I learned So much from you .. you r amazing . Keep it going

[@VincentTubed]

thanl you, great with the explanation at the end too. Got a MacBook pro with liquid damage, found schematics so eager to follow the lead :)

[@ngelay1824]

i got many lessons from you Sir......reduce reuse rebuild refund recycle.....love two diode style

[@sumedharanganath]

Ok now i know patience is must and sir you are on top in it. Thank you for your full knowledge sharing with us.

[@HeiderSati]

Sorin... YOU... ARE... A LEGEND !!…

[@retititu]

a big thanks to paul daniels for his openboardview software!

[@babak.400]

sorin is using the free version not the paid crab from pldaniel

[@pldaniels]

@@babak.400 the what what? He's got a copy of my "crab" software now.

[@babak.400]

@@pldaniels one day i will afford to buy ur crab. i sent an email why didn't you reply me dude. im really disappointed. i watch all your videos day and night plz take a look at that

[@pldaniels]

@@babak.400 what was the email about? I get dozens of emails every day from people asking for help on various faults but I do not have the time to reply (because I'm busy fixing machines myself, and writing code, as well as tending to things outside of work). If you're in Australia and it's about a machine you're looking to send in for repair, try me again and put your KZbin name on the subject. Thanks.

[@babak.400]

@@pldaniels i have a laptop to repair brand new Asus Alienware dead

[@subramanivelc5766]

Your are doing great job.... You are master in repair....

[@bryandepaepe5984]

The Apple business model is that you are paying for intellectual property rights but with the cheapest components so that when your product fails and is taken to the "genius" bar you are told that the main board needs to be replaced at a price that will just make you buy a whole new product with the "latest" features, I call it the "extended bait and switch scam".

[@LaptopDisassembly]

Fixing Apple MacBook Pro with Toshiba diodes ( not dual ones but regular ) - priceless...If Louis Rossmann see that video he will probably come to work for you... ;) :):)

[@laboratorioassembler]

Louis now has too many issues with couriers.. but i very love if he can see this video :)

[@ewelinabarbara4456]

great job as usual mr Sorin

[@francismannion7075]

That was particularly interesting. Thank you Sorin.

[@QsTechService1]

Pretty awesome technique using the two diodes Thanks for sharing

[@massimolucci7311]

Thank You for sharing. At 15:05 maybe you want search for R7020 not R7022...

[@RedmiNote-nd6hm]

Wow, great fix with no knowledge about Macbooks. 2 bad components are hard to find. Gold content.

[@Dr.muthanna]

I swear you can did it Excellent job Sorin

[@desireofeucharist3315]

with all due knowledge you have, and confident in repairing thumb up, I bow before your humility to go about repairing, great job Sir Sorin. keep up more video please...............

[@nolitopaz8574]

Nice another video sir, thank's to share this video.

[@carlosraaul1407]

Respect, professor Sorin!

[@keithmatthews1673]

This one is reminiscent of Louis's 'Leaning Tower of Backlight' video where he stacked caps on top of each other due to a large shorted hole in the board. Interesting video, as although Sorin approaches repair from a different perspective to Louis, both hold the same view that Apple quality control and design leave much to be desired.

[@evananderson8452]

You are fantastic. Another great job.

[@davidstokes5423]

You need Paul Daniels software there is a free to download version without the quick board flip function. It’s extremely good.

[@linksrepair2851]

can you provide the link to download?

[@davidstokes5423]

Links repair pldaniels.com/flexbv/ this is for the paid version, but there is a free to use version with a couple of functions missing. I will do my best to find the link for you. But the licence for this is $79 but for the information you can get from it will greatly speed up repair time.

[@davidstokes5423]

openboardview.org/ or try this one.

[@wlodidm]

Fully recommended. Free version will not work with PDF and that's all different between paid and free. Thumbs up for Paul Daniels

[@vasilissimotopoulos8570]

Louis rossman specializes on this type of crap. And yes you definately need schematic this shit is designed to make service a nightmare....

[@dombarton2483]

Its not crap...for repairers you can make more money fixing macs than with pc laptops. I know that from experience. Once you master a method and follow it almost everything becomes easier to solve. Nothing is difficult if you start from the beginning. Alot of us watching sorin dont even know the basics of electronics. Unless we master that first whatever Sorin tells us wont make alot of sense. Even Sorin himself confuses component names and doesnt correctly name them but because he is very skilled it doesnt matter but for those watching the video it can create bad habits.

[@analiensaturn]

I always go to Louis site when i get stuck on Apple.

[@PHONE-LAPTOP-REPAIR]

yeah apple product are with Louis and irehab...they are the best in apple products...but this channel is different and best as it was

[@sergheilitvinov95]

Nice job. Like watching your videos, I learn a lot. Not to get confused with 5 volts on the current sense resistor, as i know and keep it less confusing, it is start up voltage for 3.3v to power two ics that communicate with mac safe to open 20v supply.

[@MrRvdbeek]

Sorin nice lunchtime job. You are great with Apple. making a modification and it works fine.

[@chrz6241]

„We lost one“ got me so good 😂😂😂😂

[@giorgostexnikos6976]

respect for you sorin.fantastic jub.two diodes for macs two bravo for sorin.respect ...............

[@delms7418]

Great Job as usual!

[@Todestelzer]

I wonder why you still don’t have a thermal camera. I bought a FLIR Pro and it’s really easy to find shorts with it. I 3d printed a housing for a Makro lens too for smd work.

[@laboratorioassembler]

Yep.. a cheaper flir-one can speed-up a lot this kind of jobs...

[@midodido1941]

you master really master sorin

[@DumahBrazorf]

Sorin, the mac usb charger works like this: it usually sends 5V to avoid to burn usb powered things an idiot could connect, like a phone. When you connect it to a macbook the smc sends a specific signal on the data pins so the charger could pass 20V like a normal charger.

[@electronic7979]

Helpful video 👍

[@laboratorioassembler]

Great job Sorin! i very love Toshiba diodes :)

[@okaymark7277]

my fav teacher

[@bahjazed456]

You are always good. Thann you sur.

[@bahjazed456]

Thank you sir

[@PremiumGerman]

What voltage would a working double diode show? 5volts?

[@mardina1a]

Macbook motherboard design is different from the others but components and voltages are the same as all other motherboards.just check 3.3, 5 and 19 volts present or not.and ram voltage(1.2v or 1.5v) of course.I would like to say Conguratilations to you that you can read and find voltage measurement point in a few seconds on schematics.3 years ago I stopped repairing motherborads cause here is not worth enough money for repairing motherboards.Video show is good idea.Funny,Fallowing your next videos.Bye

[@jonydarksy2600]

Awesome job, congrats!

[@analiensaturn]

Any chance of a copy of that schematic Sorin? Two diodes across it would do it. Take a magnet out of an old hard drive and screw it to a corner of your bench, great for holding tiny screws.

[@SpecNazMako]

What about video of TV repair? Long time no see it here.

[@0dium.]

even with schematics human error happen … you checked R7022 instead of R7020 and surprisingly you still found the problem … LoL

[@MindYourBusiness1970]

A nice video by Sorin Rossman , don't get me wrong I'm just talking about the field

[@saadr2208]

thanks

[@windycl111]

sorry but the losing of the diode made me laugh

[@leakim971]

rooohhh how it's possible a second time 😂

[@yehtut3209]

many thanks, sir .

[@inspirationtalk422]

GOOD JOB MASTER

[@widyahong]

lol first time i saw you protect body laptop with cloth..

[@MindYourBusiness1970]

On common laptops I can follow you step by step , with this Apple I'm lost maybe it's better if I watch the video tomorrow morning with battery fully loaded

[@eman59461]

nice very. you did wonderful.

[@lee__1707]

Why does some one always thumb down every youtube video so stupid. thanks for sharing Sorin another interesting video :):)

[@marianilea673]

Bravo Sorine! Esti nemaipomenit! La toate le dai de cap!😎unde te pot gasi sau contacta?multumesc si spor in continuare.esti no1.

[@asv5769]

Would it be possible to put those diodes on the free space to the right, then solder the wires, and then finally use hot glue to keep them in the place? Great educative video!

[@zx8401ztv]

Sorin Smd multilayer capacitors are very unreliable, i think they are just too fragile and layers crack from stress/vibration/heat cycles and become shorted. Cost has nothing to do with it, just a bad idea. Louis rossmann has found lots of shorted caps in the macbooks he repairs.

[@GregM]

Thought perhaps it was the CD3215 chips for the USB

[@intrax2tv]

Insane prices for bad quality = Apple stuff ! Thanks for this vid again Sorin, you're boss... One thing: pls replace the cap, it's 'critical' in this case.

[@stacyg3802]

Awesome job!

[@piernov]

Remember that you have your own Discord server where you can get schematics. ;)

[@NarasimhaB]

lmao..hey piernov, you do great on discord as well...thanks!

[@Sadenki]

and for free :D

[@Kalma-cn]

lol piernov is here

[@Vinnie2x]

lol thought the same thing...wtf no time!??

[@solaimanfahim]

I have a gaming laptop....I gave it to some service center but they can't repair my dead laptop...How can i send it to you?

[@kinbradley6288]

thank you Mr.

[@IvanEng747]

Which model of board? 820-****

[@rumenpetrov5755]

Where can I find a Sorin's workshop address?

[@garysnell47]

We never got to hear what was for lunch sorin? How was the Chinese? :)

[@theYoutubeHandle]

turn the board 180 degrees and put the other diode from the other side.

[@georgeabaji638]

Thank u very mutch , very nice jop what u doe. I lear to mutch from u.

[@TreyWait]

Somewhere in New York City, Louis tosses fitfully in his sleep sensing a disturbance in the force.

[@f1lab535]

sorin, can you please start live streaming from your shop?

[@GregM]

"It is never the fuse " ;)

[@dombarton2483]

Louis Rossmann teaches us to always look at the board first for any obvious faults...then go through the power rails and find out which one is missing...yes finding the ampere using your power supply can guide u roughly but with macs you need to manufacture the cable first to do this. The only complaint i have with your methods is that you skip around alot..there is no set method you follow...i have watched most of your pc laptop repairs and i think you are a very knowledgeable person..but i think thats the problem..you know your stuff but creating a consistant method like louis does would really help solve issues for your viewers..to date only a handful of channels out there repairing laptops actually go through the process systematically. The main issue is that they are in hindi and not in english. I know that if you do create a logical step by step method like louis does your channel would grow so fast..i admire your skillset..without any schematics..i dont think louis could do what you can without schematics.

[@Knebebelmeyer]

ähm??..why u dint put the 2 new diods together in 45 degree...one big solder connection on top and press the back a little bit outside!! Like a upside down A

[@robinsonsoto8471]

Nice Desktop.

[@gregorye6075]

Nice to see some schematics ☢️

[@onetimelifebigcamera1607]

Hi sir 👍

[@danielsaturnino5715]

When Apple uses poor quality components, who can we trust for quality? This is just sad. Great fault finding Sorin. Well done.

[@mohamedwaellabidi3780]

nice video

[@euriibedros]

Hello Sorin, is it possible to give me an advice about the A1708. I have similar situation. The difference in my case is that when i measure the double diod I receive 19V to 0V and always fluctuation. On L6995 I get 10V on .2 and 3.3V on p.1. Flowing the schematic on c6990 I have 19V. On fuse F7000 - nothing. Would you please share your opinion how to proceed with the troubleshooting

[@dormankenneth]

Why only 360p Sorin? Or is that KZbins algorithm?

[@Todestelzer]

Kenny Dorman it’s a 1h vid. Just wait a little bit.

[@dormankenneth]

@@Todestelzer that is kinda what I had figured. Thanks

[@sevenodonata]

KZbin spits out a low quality version first while the HD is being processed.

[@angelinehipulan8657]

legend

[@tommatining7861]

Hi Mr. Sorin, First of all you're are great and you're doing a great job and I like your channel. I have the same laptop 2017 MacBook Pro 13inch A1708. My problem is my laptop is shutting down while booting. Can you let me know what could be wrong. Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts.

[@Radek__]

58:18 Sorin please look at the schematic. I will give you one tip. On the apple schematics only, when you see the word "critical" above any component - that is means you HAVE TO replace it, and it is wrong to remove it and skip it. That component must be there and It must have the same parameters - not something around or familiar to it, but exactly the same resistance/capacity/etc. I know what you are always saying "oh, that cap is not necessary, there is another one next to it, it will be fine, trust me, don't worry" and yes you have right almost in all cases, but NOT here in apple, The word "critical" means it is very important. Ok laptop is working fine now without that cap, fine, but working laptop doesn't mean it is 100% ok. I bet, that cap is for removing noise / for filtering voltage to prevent to hang-up that ic. Probably in rare cases (one for some time) bad thing will happen. Almost all of components on the board are there because "laptop need them" to "coming on" and working fine, BUT rest of the components are there to PREVENT rare situation, which you will never be able to reproduce in one minute of your tests on the bench. Apple can even slow down, and behave like a shit slow/weak laptop, when it detects any failure of his sensors - and how can you detect it? It for you, the job is finish when you see fan spin or apple logo on the screen? So you are risky to skip word critical in apple (even on the caps). For the rest of the components and other laptops (pc-ones) that is fine.

[@piernov]

The electronics behind an Apple laptop and another branded laptop is no different. Critical doesn't mean it'll definitely not work without it. You're right at saying it may not work, and you may not trigger the failure by a simple bench test though. And it may even work without any issue at all, but not pass EMI (or ESD if it was another component) certification. I will also argue that when you're working on a $850 board it is preferable to do the best job possible. But again, doesn't mean it'll definitely cause an issue on Apple laptops and not other brands. And it doesn't have to be the exact same component either.

[@Radek__]

@@piernov you miss the point dude. I've said already that it could work without critical component. The thing is - you, I and Sorin are not engineers of this board. We can assume, we can recognize familiar components or groups of them or parts of power supplies but please do not try to be father of apple or PC board. We all do not know all reasons of all used components. what updates to newest version they did, why this or that component now is critical. We don't speak here what is possible what is not. I understand that sometimes Sorin remove bad cap and skip it / leave it because he doesn't have a time or detailed parameters. But my God do not try to force that idea that we can always skip then all, especially when word critical is on the schematic. please cut that bullshit about that the reason of critical is esd.

[@Radek__]

@@piernov and by the way - thank you that you're recording new videos again. I was waiting for it for so long time

[@0dium.]

Careless repairs leads to high potential of angry returning customers with new random issues on their laptops (digital chips are very sensible for voltage filtering issues like noise or unexpected voltage drops under load, or can cause hard resets … for that purpose capacitors are installed). In addition, Sorin doesn't even care if the diodes are Si/Ge (different voltage drop is critical at 3.3v) Zener or schotky … The rule here is : make it work at near zero costs (component scrapping), get the money and hope for the best. I'm totally fine with doing this kind of crappy job at home for oneself taking all the risks but this guy runs a shop and does it professionally which is imho unacceptable !!

[@pldaniels]

eeeeeeh.... realistically, the "critical" designation on those schematics is likely more abused than people realise, a bit like 'volaltile' in C code; it gets used when unsure more than anything else. Most designers putting together these modules are just cut-pasting from prior designs. The importance of a given cap on a rail line likely is vastly overstated. Of course, if it's something like an RC timing circuit or maybe a band pass/cut filter, then it's a little more important. Caps on supply rails, are for the most part slapped on without much care; usually you just run a few decades to cover your EMI/EMF compliance and hopefully stop transient issues, but I doubt many, if any, of the designers actually sit down and calculate the required capacitance on those lines; they're engineers, which means if it fails the first time, they double it up and try again. I'm an EE.

[@hadireg]

hhh apple products are those affordable stuff I'll spend my life without acquiring one :) and I'm not an apple hater, I recommend it to many ppl (whose cars trunk is always vacuumed & clean), but surely not for everybody who those with messy car trunk with lots of useful stuff for just in case :p (like me).

[@tunderbird123]

Maybe you sould buy the schematics sofware from Paul Daniels like Louis Rossmann...

[@nunofelicio]

No! Working without schematics is another level, please keep it like that! Sorin, your level is so much advanced than Louis Rossmann! You rule man!

[@tunderbird123]

@@nunofelicio In these case, nos schematics, no repair...!

[@GeekBii]

Louis didn't bought it. He got it for free. I hope pldaniels will send him the enhanced version. But i doubt he will.

[@gile849]

Easy one. Next please :)

[@Plan-C]

Bad quality component on a $2,000 heap of last year's tech in a pretty box fashion item? I DO believe it lol. Apple before 2010 OK after that not for me. Only repair them for family and friends now!

[@KNFIX-CUCHI]

oh thank sir

[@lPlanetarizado]

lol its funny....i was trying to fix a macbook with water damage (without schematic) and yeah its very confusing....I had to use the continuity function everytime to see where every part is going....in the end i said "fuck it" and I found the schematic , which was very hard to find btw

[@blagzster6255]

Sorin's yellow Anti Static Cloth is available from B and Q for £1.99 per 5 pack. Apple endorsed! Bargain!:):)

[@Pihmusik-PiCh-Expert]

[@marcofreire]

CrApple Crapbook are made in China with chinese components. They build a 300 dollars laptop and sell it for 1600 dollars.

[@jamesmclaughlinprimitivele4587]

I seriously doubt the material even cost 100 dollars.

[@akramnazeir5505]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@moskito2010]

Clear NVRAM

[@AnonymousRepair]

U7000 that chip dies for no reason, Apple Crap, very nice repair, Caps can short by the logic board flexing in the case

[@MrTarmonbarry]

Apple might have been good quality once upon a time but now they have lots of people hooked they are using low quality components, lower quality = more profit , and still people go back to them

[@abdurrehmanhafs7430]

Hello sir I need help please

[@f1lab535]

go to discord

[@abdurrehmanhafs7430]

I know you are the one who can help me here I got Samsung a10 that’s phone was dead after fall dwon Nd I had repaire that Nd then got trun on but now have new problem Audio ringer not working Can you please tell me how to solv that Please help me 🙏🙏🙏

[@abdurrehmanhafs7430]

adel saidi please help me I had ask many people but no buddy want help me Will you please plese

[@abdurrehmanhafs7430]

adel saidi ❤️

[@f1lab535]

@@abdurrehmanhafs7430 disassemble everything carefully, clean everything slow and put all back slowly.

[@charlieandrews2873]

Ha so true Sorin, Even apple goes bad, they fell from the tree due to their greed