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Hi, Any feedback appreciated. Bought a machine that was handled by a caveman, damaged SSD slot and thread bit to hold SSD. Physical damage to SSD connector, still working. Damaged I/O connector on mobo - to left side board/ usb/ audio etc… It is 2014 Air (non retina) 8GB i7 cpu. It is a nice machine… I have inserted an SSD drive, and it booted up fine. Attaching photos https://postimg.org/image/a5r9vywk3/ https://postimg.org/image/a5r9vywk3/ My question: any idea if there is a track passing under the ssd holding bolt? would that affect battery charging? Or is there a link between the I/O connector and battery charging, as I noticed the maglev port has a separate connection to mobo. And why is it showing I have a macbook pro? - from system information on El Capitan bootable USB: https://postimg.org/image/3pib5vo0j/ It is an Air… Cheers!
The I/O port passes PP3V42_G3H between the DC board and the logic board, which deals with charging. If this is unable to pass through due to the damaged I/O port, it will not charge the battery and will show a dim green light on the charger. Remove an I/O port from a donor board by heating under the port (on the other side of the board). This will allow you to remove it without melting it. You can then solder this onto your board. Check the huge circle in the picture (to right of I/O port). This is not normal and it looks like someone has scraped the solder mask away. Make sure they haven’t grounded this whole area, as I think there are some probe points to other things in this area. Regarding system info, looks like someone has done something with the firmware possibly, since it is definitely a Macbook Air. This could indicate the Macbook was previously stolen then flashed, so it may be best to just return it to the seller.
Your serial number shows that this is your machine: Apple MacBook Pro “Core i5” 2.4 13" Late 2013 Specs Identifiers: Retina Late 2013 13" - ME864LL/A* - MacBookPro11,1 - A1502 - 2678 http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ma…
