Tips In MacBook Repair

Although Apple's products are generally designed high quality, they are not free from errors or technical failures. When a problem occurs, it's time to search for a suitable solution. TechFacts shows you the top 5 of the most common mistakes in a MacBook and explains whether you can fix them yourself or whether you still need the help of a to Apple repair center.

An important word of caution: This article gives you tips on how to repair certain defects themselves. These repairs will guide you through at your own risk. Note that any guarantee and warranty claims can go out by the manufacturer. TechFacts accepts no liability. Have repair of electronic components in doubt always carried out by an authorized dealer.

Defective keyboard for spilled liquid

With the most common technical defects in a MacBook is one of a defective keyboard or individual keys thereof. The causes for these problems are almost always the same. Either liquid has been spilled on the keyboard or dirt has accumulated under the keys.

Since liquids may corrode the terminals within the MacBooks, a professional cleaning by a professional is recommended. If this is not in fact possible, this can equally replace the entire keyboard in a train.

Should there be to dirt, it's best to a nylon stick. With this, you can try the key-caps lift to clean the keyboard. Scrape it but never below the buttons around, it will damage the small lever mechanism.

Defective SuperDrive MacBook

The second most common defects within a MacBook is the so-called SuperDrive. This refers to the optical drive in your MacBook. This can be for many reasons, the temporal blessing. If your SuperDrive will not start or otherwise causes problems, your options are limited.

Again, the problem often lies in pollution. To clean the lens of the SuperDrive, turn your MacBook and remove the housing writing. After you have a clear view of the inner workings of your MacBook. Remove the plugs and screws that secure the SuperDrive. Caution: The connecting cable to SuperDrive, glued.

Once you have the SuperDrive removed, open the bottom. You see there the drive mechanics and the lens. Take a cotton swab and a special cleaning fluid and clean the lens. Then install the device in reverse order again.

If you’re SuperDrive after this procedure still on strike, the path to an authorized dealer you will not save.

Display error in the MacBook

The MacBook is like all other laptops not are protected from the typical display errors. Defective or "stuck" pixels occur again and again. The MacBook here, the problem is that the display is integrated. A simple exchange is not possible. Rather, the entire "lid" has to be replaced.

Such extensive work you should always leave a dealer only because of the difficulty of access to work. Especially as a replacement display is relatively expensive. If you make here at the repair the system yourself a mistake, it is twice as expensive.

If it is only one pixel error, you can try with relevant software such as "Undead Pixel" revive this. In some cases it works. Schwarz (dead) pixels could not be activated again normally.

If the hard disk gives up the ghost

If you hear a clacking noise from the interior of your MacBook, you should be aware of. It may be the mechanics of your hard drive then that. Scratching and clicking noises are an early warning that they reach their end in the foreseeable future.

Should you be forewarned of such noises, rapid data backup is recommended. Frequently this is namely the last act, which still survives your hard drive before you says goodbye to the afterlife. How do we go from there?

Basically, you can replace the hard disk itself. Unlike many other components, they can be replaced more easily. Take a self-healing distance but if you could not perform a backup before and you absolutely need the contents of the hard disk.

An Apple-authorized repair center will replace your hard drive cost and above all professional. In parallel, these usually have a data recovery service where your hard disk is sent to experts who are attempting to restore all data. But beware: The Data Recovery entire disk is an expensive undertaking - it usually exceeds the price of the new disk significantly.

Replace defective battery itself

The last defect relates to a component that decreases over time due to themselves way. Talk about the battery. During the exchange can be done rather easily even on older models, has everything Apple unnecessarily complicates the MacBook Pro Retina here. A physical repair is practically not possible with this device. Lay people run the risk of damaging other components of the system sustainable in a manual exchange.

On older devices, however, it is still possible to change the battery separately. To do this, simply purchase a replacement battery. Take your MacBook at hand and rotate it to the back. Using the corresponding slider you can release the battery and remove it from the device.

Insert the new battery in the connector according to the manufacturer's instructions in the corresponding slot. Before the next time you turn on your MacBook, you should fully charge the battery.

Repair the MacBook Pro Retina

Even Apple's newest device, the MacBook Pro Retina, will not be protected from repairs. In contrast to previous models, but the user is powerless here. Even professional repair services are performed here at their craft borders and must exercise twice the attention.