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We have a 15" MBP that has an SSD drive.
My wife spilled a glass of water onto the device and now it does not boot.
Here's some facts:
- I've seen it successfully boot from a USB drive
- the system disk is intact, as I can see it from the disk utility
- the device can see an externally mounted disk drive
Apple is telling me that the logic board has failed and it will cost upward of $1200 to fix.
An Apple reseller tells me it will be at least $850.
This seem silly to me. How can the logic board fail if it can boot normally from a USB drive?
Shall I try to remove the SSD and see if it will boot from that SSD externally? What exactly do I need hardware-wise to do that?
I have ordered the required screwdrivers for the case and to pull out the SSD.
It seems to me that the SSD cable must have gotten fried. Why else would the SSD fail to mount?
Is this something I can replace myself?
Thanks for any help you can provide.
BK
My wife spilled a glass of water onto the device and now it does not boot.
Here's some facts:
- I've seen it successfully boot from a USB drive
- the system disk is intact, as I can see it from the disk utility
- the device can see an externally mounted disk drive
Apple is telling me that the logic board has failed and it will cost upward of $1200 to fix.
An Apple reseller tells me it will be at least $850.
This seem silly to me. How can the logic board fail if it can boot normally from a USB drive?
Shall I try to remove the SSD and see if it will boot from that SSD externally? What exactly do I need hardware-wise to do that?
I have ordered the required screwdrivers for the case and to pull out the SSD.
It seems to me that the SSD cable must have gotten fried. Why else would the SSD fail to mount?
Is this something I can replace myself?
Thanks for any help you can provide.
BK