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technical problems

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    MacBook Air 2015 won't charge (no light on the cable)

    Hi all, I have a tricky issue here, which I've tried to solve but in vain. So I'm coming here as a last resort to try to pick the brain of those who are much smarter than me to help out! Here is the problem: - when I plug in the charging cable, there is no light on the cable at all - the...
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    Help needed! My Dell monitor got wet and now there's a line going down my screen.

    The other day I accidentally knocked over a bottle of 70% solution isopropyl alcohol and some of it squirted onto my monitor and leaked into the enclosure through the bottom bezel. I wasn't able to turn off the monitor in time and now I have a line of dead pixels going down my screen. Is there...
  3. RickyHunter

    MP 1,1-5,1 Strange shutdown behaviour

    Hi there. Let's see if I'm able to explain what is happening. I've got a CMP4.1 upgraded with 5.1 firmware. No other hardware upgrade done. Almost 3 years have passed since I upgraded the firmware, so the issue is not related to that. All of the sudden, the computer stops working. Sometimes I...
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    MP 6,1 Mac Pro 6,1 - 12core /D700 flicker issue

    So I’ve posted about this before but I’m running out of patience. I’ve had my Mac Pro 6,1 trash can since release. Ironically in the first few weeks of owning it I had a fault., naturally 7£k is a big chunk of money, so with it being so new it was replaced outright by Apple. This in recent...
  5. Johnnys2

    Spilled whey and creatine into my 2017 MacBook Pro

    Yes, I did it and im crying inside, I've spilled a full 500ml of whey, creatine and water on my MacBook Pro 2017 without Touch Bar keyboard. my keyboard feels a little bit weird now, but no key is sticking to the end anymore, and the trackpad stopped working properly for 2 days but it looks...
  6. Fun.gus

    Who decides your fate?

    Hi All, So my recent dealings with Apple regarding my MBP 2017 13" keyboard and LCD issue have been relatively painless thus far but it has got me somewhat confused. Who makes the decision on whether your repair falls under warranty or if its deemed accidental damage? Particularly when...
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    Cannot restore and update my iphone5

    Anyone can help me fix this issue?, I cannot restore or update my iphone 5 thru itunes. Known issues: - Cant turn on iphone, it only shows “connect to itunes” icon when usb cable is attached. (The possible restoring method would be on itunes only) - Cant restore or update iphone, after all the...