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[Wataka Ismaili]

Hello, my name is WATAKA ISMAILI and I am a Computer Engineer from Uganda with a strong background and hands-on experience in electronics. I specialize in designing, troubleshooting, and optimizing electronic systems and computer hardware. With a solid foundation in both theoretical knowledge and practical application, I have worked on various projects involving embedded systems, circuit design, microcontrollers, and IoT technologies. I am passionate about innovation and problem-solving, and I am always eager to contribute to impactful technology solutions.

[Ogunbanjo Tosin]

My name is ogunbanjo Tosin,love to repair laptop I will like to know you guys more here pls

[absiddique10]

Hi,
I'm new here.
Hope i can help someone like others helped me.

[DizzyGhost]

Hi!

Keeping my name to myself since I don't like to post personal information online, but I am just getting into electronics repair and am looking forward to learn a lot here, and maybe share my skills on other things!

Kind regards!

[John Calhoun]

new to the Forum. Hoping to gain some knowledge.

[theModrzew]

Hello, looking forward to learn something

[samakount]

HI there my name is Sam, im been working on software since 2010 and still learning, hope i can have huge wise, of all of you.

[Diego Renteria]

Hello, new to the forum. I hope i can learn from other people

[Nehemias Lopez]

Hola buenas tardes. Mi nombre es nehemías lópez, estoy en argentina. me dedico a la reparación de laptops

[fletch396]

Hi, backgroung in tv video repair and electronics repair in general and retired now

[RafinhaAWBR]

Ola, me chamo Rafael sou brasileiro tecnico em eletronica, realizo reparos em video games e sistemas de segurança eletronica

[gabo5x]

Hello I'm Gabo from Brazil. Let's share knowledge!

[saveelektro]

Hey there! I'm new around here. I've been taking laptops apart for 15 years, but I'm still a bit of a newbie when it comes to electronics. Really hoping to learn a lot from you all!

[heinzbueker]

Hi all!
I'm just a techie from Germany. Hope I can get and provide help. Currently I'm working on uprading all shitty workstations from win10 to 11.
If anyone wants to know more about me, drop a message. Thx

[Claro]

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[Hotshot280]

Hello everyone,
Im just here in an attempt to soak up as much info as possible!

[Henry Law]

Hello dwellers,

Im just a guy that likes to tinker with stuff. I have some education in electromechanical engineering but I never finished. I like to tinker with stuff that I can break down and rebuild so I've dabbled in automotive repairs, custom pc water-cooling and cameras. I've essentially become the handyman for most of my friends from home mechanic, technician, plumber, and whatever else.

My current project, I'm working on getting this 16" macbook pro M1 Max working, I have one that does work and thought I would pick this one up for the larger size and storage if I can get it working while also making some money by selling my smaller m1 Macbook. Now my current predicament might land me in the negative in my bank balance if I need to splurge on a whole new display. I've narrowed down my problem to either 1 of 2 areas, the data stream ribbon cable, or a bad IC fuze. I don't know the schematics for the A2485 M1 Max boards and would appreciate any advice on diagnosing it further or disassembling the LCD, I can re-solder parts if need be. If the Display is already toast then I'll take my chances fixing it before wasting 1400CAD. The reasonable deduction comes with some of the techs I've asked and from the symptoms its a %60 bad cable and 40% bad IC. Screen isn't completely black, the miniLED are still on and I am able to adjust brightness which rules out TCON. mac still detects the monitor and external display works, when I picked up the monitor and had it hooked up to an external monitor then closed the screen and had it sit for a a few minutes and opened it while hooked up, I got the monitor to work until I disconnected the external display to which it stopped working. I diagnosed the codes on the laptop and it returned a ppp020 and NDC001 which points to power regulation issues and lid sensor, so I'm assuming there a fair chance it could be board related. In the case I want to just replace my display, I can't be certain whether it would fix my problem indefinitely or if a potential board issue would cause it to stop working again. Another note, when I took possession I noticed a dent near the bottom left of the apple logo on the display which may indicate that the ribbon cable may have been compromised there. Again, I can't do too much except speculate due to the variables.

[Zoyobis]

Hi everyone my name is Alan i live in Mexico and my job as technician is repairing, thanks

[pabloas7]

Hola a todos, soy Alejandro, gracias por sus aportes y por compartir sus conocimientos para todos.

[evoman2]

Hello, I'm John. I currently work as marketing consultant for a startup here in Bristol. I'm interested in cars, computers and electronics in general as a part time hobby. Thanks.