Description
In this video, I perform an unexpectedly in-depth repair on an M1 Apple MacBook Air, which I got off eBay for extremely cheap. Upon receiving the machine, I found that the previous owner had drilled through its NANDs in an attempt to destroy data, but in the process also ended up drilling through the logic board as well, making it unusable. I ended up being able to combine two M1 MacBook Airs together, by transferring the good SoC and paired components onto a board that was iCloud locked, along with using its chassis and other parts. In the end, I was able to cobble together an extremely cheap, fully functional machine!
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0:00 Intro
1:23 Assessing board and internal issues
4:00 Thermal camera sponsor
5:27 Removing drilled NANDs
7:28 Assessing board damage
9:39 Removing SoC from drilled board
10:48 Reballing SoC
18:43 Transferring paired SEP EEPROM
19:43 Removing and replacing SoC on good board
23:44 Preliminary test
25:17 Transferring paired WiFi chip
29:48 Preparing and installing new NANDs
32:53 DFU restore
36:05 Final testing and conclusion