MacBook Pro A2141 820-01700 Boot loop

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  • ACS-Repair
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    • Feb 2021
    • 203
    • Canada

    #1

    MacBook Pro A2141 820-01700 Boot loop

    Hello All,

    I was handed a 2019 MacBook Pro A2141 that is boot looping. There is never a display or backlight but there is a chime about every 8-10 seconds.
    I plugged in a USB-C meter and it see that it is negotiating 20 volts but there is no current draw at all. Voltage is stable, no resets.
    It appears that the battery has a charge but possibly is not charging.

    The following voltages are present:
    PPBUS_G3H = 12.61V
    PP3V3_G3H = 3.33V
    PP3V3_GH3HRTC = 3.33

    I haven't worked n one of these before so I have limited experience with it. I thought about doing a "revive" in DFU mode but I'm worried that there is more likely a board fault related to the lack of current draw.
    I'm curious as to whether anyone has experience with this model and has a recommendation.
  • mon2
    Badcaps Legend
    • Dec 2019
    • 14002
    • Canada

    #2
    Check the voltage to ground of PP2V5_NAND_SSD0.

    reference:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cNg_ifibCQ

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RRnqb_62u4

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    • ACS-Repair
      Badcaps Veteran
      • Feb 2021
      • 203
      • Canada

      #3
      Thanks mon2

      I have 2.51v on both PP2V5_NAND_SSD0 and PP2V5_NAND_SSD1. The board is very clean although I have not removed the board yet to check the other side. The customer did not mention any liquid spill
      and I am still trying to decide how far I want to go with this due to my lack of experience on this model.

      I checked those links but my issue is different.
      Last edited by ACS-Repair; 02-05-2025, 08:50 AM.

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      • ACS-Repair
        Badcaps Veteran
        • Feb 2021
        • 203
        • Canada

        #4
        Just an update...

        I was able to put the computer into DFU mode but the "Revive" process kicked out after going only about 50% on step 4 of 4 without reporting any errors.
        I'm not sure whether my USB-C cables are good enough so I've order a quality data cable which will arrive tomorrow. I'll try again to see if this works any better.

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        • ACS-Repair
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          • Feb 2021
          • 203
          • Canada

          #5
          I received a proper Thunderbolt cable and was able to connect to the computer, but I wasn't able to "revive" the computer. I was able to put the computer in Target Disk Mode but I'm waiting on the customer to provide the proper password.
          I found that there is a definite backlight problem as well. There is 0v on the PPVOUT_S0_LCDBKLT. If I measure this to ground I get 42 ohms, which I believe means there is a short. I will disconnect the screen to make sure it is not a screen issue, but I see there are a number of faults like this with a shorted capacitor on that line.

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          • ACS-Repair
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            • Feb 2021
            • 203
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            #6
            Just an update... the customer all of a sudden decided that they did not want to repair their computer or do a data recovery. I've given it back and that's the end of it. Thanks for your response mon2.

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