The audio on my macbook pro cuts out after a few minutes.
The audio on my macbook pro cuts out after a few minutes. It sounds like all the low end is removed. I still hear audio but it is MUCH lower and sounds filtered. I can barely hear it maxed out. Nothing attached (no external drives, no speakers, etc) and it's only a few days old.
Apple store pronto. If need be (if less than 14 days from purchase) exchange for a new one!
Ciao.
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Hi Brian,
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Mini cutting out after a few minutes
This problem has only developed in the past month or so. Basically my mini cuts out and shuts itself down entirely after only a few moments of running.
It did this once before when I was experimenting with iMovie years ago. I assumed it was the overheating safety measure kicking in as I was putting the machine under a lot of strain and the fan was going pretty loudly. As it didn't seem to have caused any major damage and it worked okay after cooling, I figured it was okay.
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Cleared as much dust as possible from the vents that may be interfering with airflow
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Reset the PMU
Booted up from an external HD with a new minimal MacOSX install on it and booted up with as little connected or running as possible.
The problem has persisted.
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The first part of your description certainly sounds like the protective shutdown due to overheating - particularly considering the increased fan speed immediately in advance of the shutdowns. However, the second part - where you describe shutdowns happening rapidly after booting the system up, and not seemingly associated with fan activity are not quite such classically clear protective shutdowns.
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because when I took it to an apple certified maintenance shop, the guy said that now it could only run while connected to the power. it won't run on batteries. and that I have to change the motherboard.
can I just replace the damaged part only, would apple consider this as a design issue and they could pay for it, or should I just buy a new motherboard for 800$.
Help.BB1B2,
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