How are the heat sink bosses attached to my logic board?

Question 1

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Question 2

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Keyboard and trackpad does not work at all.

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Question 3

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Will not turn on after battery replacement.

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Question 4

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Why am I getting weird artifacts?

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DURGANAND

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Question 5

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Why I dont see my touch bar but just esc?

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Question 6

MacBook Pro 14" 2024 (M4 Pro and M4 Max)

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The hinge tight problem in my MacBook Pro

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Question 7

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MBPro 16” (Late 2023) Won’t Power On After macOS Tahoe Update

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Archy N

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Question 8

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Replace Now! But low cycles and 100% charge

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masiku 2 agoKho 26, 2026

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Question 9

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Need microsoldering service on broken speaker connector pins

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Question 10

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MacBook Pro 14” 2021 (A2442, M1 Pro) — Adding thermal pads on heatsink

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Question 11

MacBook Pro 13" Two Thunderbolt Ports Late 2020

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MacBook 2020 battery stuck at 1% after repair (battery data problems?)

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Question 12

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MacBook Pro Mid 2010 A1286 won't run on battery (0 Amps) after bulging battery replacement

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Question 13

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Looking for a MacBook Pro 2016 ssd caddy

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Question 14

MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Early 2015

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HOW can we define which display is from a 2013/14 with a 2015 display

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Question 15

MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Late 2013

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Recovery Mode (Installing Mavericks)

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Question 16

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WiFi Antenna Cables & Connectors Order

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Question 17

MacBook Pro 13" Four Thunderbolt Ports 2020

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Help Identifing broken ribbon

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Question 18

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spacebar pressing unevenly after a fixing attemp

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Question 19

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How to buy an airport/blue board and ship to Norway?

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Question 20

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Replace the thermal grease/paste

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