Me lleva un tren de putas....Logic board down again....

Logic board is down again (after being replaced), screen is black...this is a very disappointing experience.Im gonna ask for a refund......
sorry for the cursing in spanish , i cant help it.

Jajajajaja................
Dime hacia donde te llevan........digo por si la fiesta se pone buena.
Seriosly, I am very desapointed with new MB´s performance, I have been reading this chat room for the past week, since my bran new Macbook (1 week old) went back for replacement.
All this situation with Macbooks could give apple a very bad consumer reactions in the near future. I am thinking about upgrading to a MB PRO, I havent heard complaints as the ones posted here in the past days.
Saludos, hasta la vista baby!

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Logic Board Fails- again.

Hi everyone.
I have an iBook G3, purchased in Sept. of '03. The logic board crashed in Dec. of '04, and again in March of '05. Both times, I had the notebook sent in, and apple replaced the logic board free of charge, under the logic board replacement program.
Now, however, it has failed again. And, I'm getting a little fed up. I'm wondering what you think I should do- send it in for a 3rd replacement (which it's still under the 3 yr- policy until Sept), or try to fight for a replacement of the computer altogether. I'm afraid that if I get it replaced, it's just going to crash again outside of the 3 year plan, and then apple won't do anything. Should I attempt to demand a new machine now?
Times like these are soo frustrating. Mac's are great, but when they have problems, it's like the whole thing falls apart and there's never an easy tweak or fix.
Thanks for your opinions...
Melanie Patterson

I was kind of afraid of that. I'm not surprised.
When you get it back, avoid picking it up by the left front corner alone. If you're going to pick it up with one hand (as I usually do), pick it up in the center, under the trackpad.
The theory is that picking it up by the left front corner causes enough flex in the case that it puts pressure on the logic board and causes the solder on the graphics chip to let loose. So, if you can avoid doing that, it may help your iBook last longer.
Have you seen the new MacBooks (just announced yesterday)? Maybe your G3 will last you long enough to save up for one of those little sweet things. I'm looking at them longingly.

MBP will not turn on. Possible logic board failure again? How can I get recycle it?

I have a 2007 model MacBook Pro. I have had the logic board replaced once already. Symptoms seem similar to what happened before.
Is there a way I can recycle my computer without having any information on it reused? I have a new MBP that is in good condition.

You're Welcome. You might want to take the drive out as it is more then likely still good. You could use it as an external for backing up folders and files from your new Mac. You can also get your data off it by using a SATA to USB adapter or an Enclosure ( I like the Adapters better. More flexable).

Is there a difference between G3 B&W rev 2 logic boards?

I have a G3 B&W 450 mhz. The logic board went bad, I had to open the case and hit the reset button every time I turned it on. I bought at replacement rev 2 logic board (comes without a processor). I installed my 450 processor into the new logic board and now System Profiler is listing my unit as a 300 mhz model. I looked up the specs and bus speed is showing as 100 mhz on 300-450 mhz G3s. The logic boards are both rev 2. Do I need to do something else? Or did I get the wrong board? Is my only solution to replace the logic board yet again?

Welcome to the Apple user-to-User discussions!
I had to open the case and hit the reset button every time I turned it on.
That is an indication that the US$8 battery is dead. If it fired up after hitting the button, the logic board you had was fine.
I installed my 450 processor into the new logic board and now System Profiler is listing my unit as a 300 mhz model.
The clock to the processor is set with an about 10-position jumper block near the processor socket, under a label warning you that the \[generous 1-year] warranty is void if you remove this label.
If you kept the jumper block that came with the new board, that is not good news, as almost all 300 MHz models were Rev 1, and have issues with drives larger than about 40 GB.
When you put in a 450 jumper block or discrete jumpers, The processor in the socket is clocked at higher speed.

Macbook Pro Logic board failure

Hi,
On 07 July 2013 I bought a new Macbook Pro from a local iStore. about 1 year later, the monitor failed with a black screen and I submitted the unit for repairs, as it was still under warrantee. The Apple Core Group noted that they had replaced the screen and the main logic board as this was the issue. On receiving the unit back, I noticed that the built-in microphone does not function. This was not a problem for me at the time as I never used the microphone and left it. Fast forward another year and a half, I now have a bigger need for the microphone to function for conference calls etc. About two and a half weeks ago I submitted the unit in for repairs at the same iStore, which was sent away again to the Core Group who deals with repairs on Apple products.
With communications in the past two weeks, they have claimed that the unit does not want to boot up anymore while running diagnostics and eventually told me that the main logic board has failed, and thus the reason it is not working anymore. Today the Core Group sent me a quote of R9200 (+- $750) since my unit is out of warrantee.
This doesnt sound like a valid reason and what am I supposed to do in this case? Am I responsible for dishing out $750 since I left the Macbook in fully working order when I handed it in to Apple Support? Why would the main logic board fail again after it was replaced about a year and a half ago.
Any advice is much appreciated.

There are no widespread hardware failures endemic to that model. Lacking any indication to the contrary, the repair facility itself begins to look suspicious. Of course I'm biased since all I have is the information you provided.
... the boot failed while running diagnostics
Obviously it means nothing in the end, but it is commonly accepted that when a repair facility accepts an item for repair, the item remains in their care from that moment until you accept it from them, after which it is returned to your care. The fact it failed while in their care does not appear to be in dispute. You have no way of determining how that occurred, nor should it be your responsibility to determine it. They could have dunked it in water for all you know. How is that your responsibility?
How do you prove that in any case?
Recording the logic board's serial number and comparing it to the one returned to you is one way to ensure it hasn't been swapped with a defective one, but even that can be circumvented if the repair facility is motivated enough to modify it. Anyway, my sympathies are all I can offer.

Grey restart and program crashes after logic board replacement?

Apologies for if a thread already exists for this, I had a look around and nothing seems to quite fit the problems I'm experiencing-
I recently got the logic board replaced on a 13-inch macbook pro, osx lion, 10.7.5. I got this done because of the failure of one of the usb ports and the centre row of typing keys.
however (although the keys and usb now work), after the replacement, I have started to experience problems that weren't present before. These include:
programs spontaneously crashing, examples being safari, itunes, and photoshop
the computer spontaneously going into the grey textured screen and restarting all programs, but seemingly not initiating a full shut-down and restart
itunes has deauthorised me and claims that there are already 5 computers authorised to the account. No new computers have been authorised during the repair time and attempts to deauthorise and reauthorise fail, this was not present before the repairs.
video playback on youtube and similar sites can sporadically cut out completely, either freezing or causing the entire video 'screen' to white out or vanish
playback of other moving graphics such as gifs often is jerky or replaced with transparent or white frames
I've updated all my software to the latest versions just in case it was simply that I wasn't up to date with something, but to no avail. Is this a common error with a solution, or am I going to have to get the logic board replaced again? I'm still within my three-year warranty, but I don't appreciate the concept that I brought in my machine to be fixed, and it came back even more broken.
(safari crashed during writing this, here is the crash report in case that helps)

There's a 90-day warranty on the repair.

Can my Late 2009 24" iMac's video card be replaced without replacing the entire logic board?

Can someone help me determine if my video card is built onto the logic board on my Late 2009 Intel 3.06 mhz 24" iMac? The video shows corruption (checkered blocks) with a progress bar at the bottom of the screen, then it reboots in a cycle.
According to similar problems found on the web, I'm failry sure that the VRAM is corrupt. Apple Tech support had me do a reset on the PRAM and that only changed the direction of the corrupt pixels on my display. I also ran the Apple hardware diagnostic program that came with the iMac 3 times and it found no problems (from what I could tell squinting through my corrupt display). The S/N is W891507C250.
Thank you,
Will W.

I appreciate your reply and you are correct about it being an Early 2009 iMac.
But I'm not sure that you are correct that all Early 2009 iMac's do not have seperate video cards though. You may be, but according to other sources on the net (such as the link below) claim that some Early 2009 24" iMac models with certain video cards (i.e. NVidia, which I have in mine) are replaceable without replacing the entire logic board.
Again your feedback is appreciated, but I was kind of hoping for an Apple employee or at least an Apple Support Forum Admin to give me an official answer.
http://ifixit-guide-pdfs.s3.amazonaws.com/guide_13765_en.pdf
Thank again,
Will W.

Is a bad logic board due to a bad power supply?

Computer specs:
iMac G5 20", 2.0 ghz, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB hard drive
Back in October of 2008 my iMac G5 Power PC shutdown intermittently and then when I went to go to start it back up, it booted to the blue screen and hanged there forever. So, I did a hard shutdown and then waited and then booted again and it still hanged at the blue screen. I tried booting in Safe Mode, and that worked, so I had a chance to backup everything that I needed to. Then, I took the computer to my local Apple Store to speak to a "genius". They could not diagnose my computer while I was there, so they needed to take it overnight and let me know over the phone what the issue was. The next day they called to tell me that it was a Logic Board issue and that it would cost $900 to fix it. I obviously was blown away at the cost for the problem, and I could not afford that charge so I seeked out other options. I found a shop in my neighborhood that offered me a used 1.8 ghz logic board for half of what Apple was quoting me, so I went with it. Then, 9 months later (which brings us to present) my iMac completely shutdown on its own and would not start up. I ran it through some tests (LED lights on the interior) and confirmed that it was a Logic Board issue again. So, I took it back to the shop in my neighborhood and they told me that the warranty for the part they replaced had expired. So, I called Apple Customer Relations to talk to them about the issue. They confirmed, using my serial number, that I could get my issues fixed for free. They then told me about the "iMac G5 Repair Extension Program for Power Supply Issues" which was news to me. This Program ended in December of 08, meaning I would have qualified in October of 08... the time I initially brought in my computer. So, I brought my computer to the Apple Store to drop it off for repairs, and when going over the history of the machine they confirmed that because there was a used 1.8 ghz part in my machine installed from a non-authorized Apple place that they COULD NOT fix my issues now.
My question is:
Back in October of 2008 when I brought in my computer to the Apple Store and they diagnosed it with a bad Logic Board, could that have been because of a bad power supply? If that was the case, does a bad power supply cause a Logic Board to go bad?

Welcome to Apple Discussions.
The short answer is no, but it's actually more complicated than that. The original iMac G5 17 and 20 inch models were plagued by two problems: defective capacitors which affected the logic board, and an unrelated set of defective capacitors which affected the power supply. Rarely were both conditions present at the same time, but Apple decided—when they issued the repair extension authorization—that replacement of both components was a more cost effective approach. By far, the most common of the two problems involved the logic boards.
The REA covered machines for a period of three years from first sale, and ended in December of last year. Yours likely would not have been covered due to the date of sale provision. On a case by case basis, AppleCare representatives did allow coverage for machines beyond the three year limitation, but not past the end of last year.
It's not likely that you have both a defective logic board and power supply, though you may. The combination of these issues is actually found most frequently in the iMac G5 ALS models, none of which were covered by a repair extension authorization.
Your issue is a difficult one, as Apple authorized dealers and service providers have every right—and, actually, a responsibility under their annual agreements—to reject warranty, AppleCare or REA coverage for parts or labor when compatible but not similar logic boards have been placed in your machine. This is because they must exchange these parts for the part they are requesting from Apple on a like-for-like basis, and that part must be associated with your machine serial number. In trying to resolve your issue, the shop in your neighborhood actually created an additional issue for you which would only be triggered in the event of component failure. I have no idea what period of coverage they typically offer, but Apple provides for 90 days or the balance of any warranty or AppleCare extension in place at the time of the repair, whichever is greater.
Your logic board can be refurbished for $ 189.00 if it in fact exhibits the capacitor issue. That process is covered by a one-year warranty. If you are interested in exploring that option, send a message to the electronic mail address in my Public Profile and I will reply with additional information. To help determine additional information concerning your machine, please include the machine serial number if you elect to do write for more information.

Is a new logic board revision confirmed? How to recognize it?

I have seen a lot of talk about a new logic board, and some sort of photo of a paper someone got describing that it required 1.0.4.6...
Is this really a new revision (which then fixes the whine and heat)?
How do you recognize it? I mean, does it have a name, or what do I tell the tech guys at my local service center here in Sweden?
Apple surely must have some stock of spare older logic boards left, and I really want to make sure that I won't receive one of those when I take my MBP in for service.

If your computer is still whining, then yes, you may absolutely be able to get your logic board replaced again. Your logic board was replaced once on March 29th but, as I now too can confirm, Apple released an even newer, revised logic board for the MacBook Pros during the last week of June.
If you are still experiencing the whine, call up AppleCare and simply be persistent and ask for a logic board replacement. If they say they don't know what you're talking about, simply tell them to look it up, as this is what I had to do. Once my Product Specialist sent an "escalation" to Engineering, he called me back within 2 business days and was able to directly confirm that there was a new logic board released recently, and we arranged to have my MBP sent in. And don't worry that your logic board was already replaced once. Mine too was replaced even more recently (end of May), but being as though this revision is very recent, it didn't matter. Just be polite but insist on getting a new logic board.
I however am still waiting on its return to verify whether or not my whine is gone. Turnaround time was amazing; MBP shipped overnight (over Thursday night, that is) and arrived at the repair depot yesterday morning and is on its way back to me as we speak! I should be able to report back on Monday afternoon...

Logic Board has failed 3 times...2011 MB Pro 15 Inch

So I have recently had a ton of issues with my MacBook and it is really starting to get annoying. I had my logic board replaced in March of this year. The repair cost me around $350 as the warranty was up. The logic board failed again at the end of August. I brought it back in to the apple store and they replaced the logic board again, but for free this time. I was extremely impressed with their customer service, they even replaced my display which had a small crack. Everything worked good as new until last night. Once again the same issues as before, so obviously they logic board has failed for a third time, which is a little ridiculous in my opinion. I will be taking it in to the apple store after work today to see what's going on.
Three logic boards in the span of half a year can't be normal...Is this a sign of some other issue? Is it time to ditch this POS and get a PC? Could it be something I'm doing on my end? I rely heavily on my laptop for work and need something that consistently works. Apple's customer service has been top notch through all of this, however the actual product has not been. I would love to hear other's opinions/experiences with similar issues.
Thanks!

Perhaps - and I mean PERHAPS - you'll be offered a replacement unit this time around: it all depends on how the manager is feeling that day. A number of 2011 models have had three logic board replacements and USUALLY the fourth time around, folks are offered a new replacement unit.
Don't count on it but if it comes down to pleading with a manager, DO IT!
Good luck,
Clinton
MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), OS X 10.??, 16GB Crucial RAM, Crucial M500 960GB SSD, 27” Apple Thunderbolt Display

Horror after new logic board installation.

Hello,
I have an older 2008 MacBook Pro 2.5 GHz 17" computer which after years or erratic behaviour (overheating and black screen after that) forced me to buy and install new logic board. I've done it myself due to my extensive (unfortunately) experience in baking the old board. All went well. The computer booted however it took very long time to actually load the system. After 20 minutes or so I interrupted this and switched off the system. After switching again it booted quicker and loaded the system as normal. Long story short. All the components register properly under system profiler. However both firewire ports don't mount my external hard drive. The drive works perfectly with other computers. The drive (Lacie) when connected to either port (400 or 800) spins up and indicates connection made (blue light is on). I can even hear it mounting but it never shows up on the screen. The computer literally doesn't see it even after Finder relaunch. I've followed all the usual resetting procedures found on the internet with no results. Same problem with ethernet. It shows in the system profiler, after connecting cable computer sees it but no internet connection is made. The network setting says: self-assigned IP ... and shows orange indicator. I never had any of these issues with my old logic board. Again here I've done all the resetting with no results. Before coming to this forum I've spent the entire week trying to figure it out.
Can somebody please at least point me in the right direction as to what should I do.
Artur

ArturS wrote:
This is after replacing logic board with new one.
Actually there are no NEW 2008 MBP logic boards. Apple stopped having them made sometime in 2008 or 2009. All that are available now are used, reconditioned and or left over stock (but I doubt that). Seeing as the 2008 model had a recall for failed nVidia GPUs all of them have been baked and or reflowed.
So it seems the current replacement 2008 LB you have is also faulty.

IMac Logic Board Issue...

Here is a little history:
Bought an iMac G5 1.8GHz in February of 2005. In October of 2005 I had the power supply and logic board replaced. In August of 2006 I had the logic board replaced again. In July of 2007 I had the logic board replaced AGAIN...
I am once again having issues with what I think is a faulty logic board. I had a "Must Restart" grey pop-up yesterday. Did an SMU reset, then restarted the computer. It worked for 24 hours. This morning it did the same thing. I restarted, but it went to a blue screen and stayed there... I did a SMU reset, and a PRAM reset. Then called Applecare and they hinted I should do a disk repair with the install disk... Tried that. The computer won't boot from the disc when pressing C on startup... just goes to Blue Screen after grey apple screen and freezes.
I tried starting up whilst holding the "Option" button. Both the Macintosh HD and OS X Tiger DVD are found, but once again, it won' boot from either. Just to the Blue Screen and that is it.
I am over 3 months from my logic board replacement time frame... besides, I think the last replacement of it should have taken care of it last July, right? I have opened up the computer, and there are 5 leaking capacitors...
I am right in thinking the Logic Board is fried, right?
What would you suggest doing? Trying to get another logic board for free from Apple, even though I am beyond warranty? I DO NOT want to pay 800-900 bucks for sure. Any other tips or suggestions? I figure I could get a SATA/USB2 enclosure for the HD if I get another mac... not to mention I am a pretty good back-upper...
Thanks!!!

I have a first generation 20" iMac G5; the logic board failed about a year ago and was replaced under the "iMac G5 Repair Extension Program for Video and Power Issues" program at my local Apple store. It failed again last week; I returned to the Apple store and was advised it would not be covered as it has passed the 3 year mark outlined in the program and was offered a 20% discount on purchasing a new iMac (I did not feel this was a reasonable resolution). I contacted AppleCare via telephone regarding the issue as I felt Apple should support a product with a well documented defect. The "Product Specialist" I spoke to stated "my original logic board had been replaced with an updated one" and "the failure of this current logic board is unrelated to the Extension program failure". He then went on to contradict himself and stated "Apple could not / would not continue to support the logic board failures after the 3 year mark". I was offered no resolution; I am a long time Apple supporter, advocate and evangelist who has advised friends, family and colleagues to purchase Apple products. I am now extremely hesitant to do so after this incident. As this is a recurring and well documented issue with this product, I feel Apple should either replace or offer a replacement iMac at a HIGHLY substantial discounted rate to any customers impacted by this product. Hundreds of posts here and at other forums show there are many unhappy customers.
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My mac book pro crashed and the logic board died. They said that i could get the hard drive out and it should have all my files on it. How do i get them off and put them on my new computer?

My mac book pro crashed and the logic board died. They said that i could get the hard drive out and it should have all my files on it. How do i get them off and put them on my new computer?

Mj
Do you mean a case for the external hard drive? See here. Hope this may be helpful to you.
Regards,
Joseph

Is it possible to upgrade iPhone by putting in a newer logic board?

Hello,
I have had an iphone 3g for some time now and the speeds on the device are very slow compared to other phones. Is it possible to put in a 3Gs of 4 logicboard in my 3G to make it run faster or posssibly out a better camera in it?

To purchase a working 3GS or 4 Logic Board will cost you more than buying a complete perfect iPhone 3GS or 4.
Why it will not work. 3GS Logic Board in 3G will require:
3GS compatible battery, dock with 3GS antenna, 3GS camera, 3GS camera mount, 3GS LCD Display, 3GS Digitizer, I have probably left out a few others.
With iP4 Logic Board nothing is compatible at all.
This would not even work for the iP4 GSM and CDMA models, they are so different in construction you could not even swap Logic Boards iP4 to iP4. You can't even swap the back covers on the iP4 they are different. Only the iP4 batteries can be swapped, but Apple even gave them different part numbers, but supposedly they are identical.

Putting 4S covers onto 4S guts: OK to just replace logic board not the rest?

I have 2 Iphone 4s': A black non-working iPhone 4S in perfect physical condition, and a white cracked-screen-but-working iPhone 4s. I want to put the black's front and back covers onto the white phone. I have followed tutorials closely and have the black phone taken apart as far as getting the logic board out. Before I go further -- and there are a number of additional steps still -- I'm wondering: Can I just take the white phone apart down to its logic board, then swap that logic board into the black phone , then put the black phone back together, using its existing parts? Or do all the parts from the white phone have to go together into the black's covers? (This is assuming -- which I'm pretty sure is correct after much advanced troubleshooting -- that the problem with the black phone is in the logic board and its attendant parts.)
The point of this would be to prevent taking the black phone all the way down to its covers, which involves a number of steps past where I am. Currently I have the logic board out of the black phone (and the preceeding parts of the procedure involved in getting to it), and ready to receive the white phone's logic board (if this would work), then go back together.
Would this work, to just swap logic boards?
Or do all the parts in the white phone have to go together into the black shells?
Hope this makes sense, I'm waiting tools in hand, thanks very much for any help.
Please be sure of the answer or I'm screwed :-).
Thank you!
Neil

Try asking on ifixit.com's forums. You're not going to get much help here.
The iPhone is not cosidered user servicable.

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