The Macbook Pro stopped working one day. When I investigated I noticed a burnt capacitor, and I removed it. The laptop started to work again and I have not noticed any problems with it at all. I have tested everything (CPU and GPU Stress tests, Memory diagnostics, Apple Hardware test, etc), and everything is fully working.
That Capacitor is still missing though. It was one of about 15 identical capacitors in a row on around the top of the motherboard. (68UF, 20%, 16V, PolyTantlum).
My question is would it be ok to not replace the Capacitor?
Do you think there would be any problems?
=== Update (11/03/2019) ===
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This is not my photo, but it looks like it's in the same place on the motherboard.
(you can see a row of capacitors on the bottom part of the motherboard in the image)
The Macbook Pro stopped working one day. When I investigated I noticed a burnt capacitor, and I removed it. The laptop started to work again and I have not noticed any problems with it at all. I have tested everything (CPU and GPU Stress tests, Memory diagnostics, Apple Hardware test, etc), and everything is fully working.
That Capacitor is still missing though. It was one of about 15 identical capacitors in a row on around the top of the motherboard. (68UF, 20%, 16V, PolyTantlum).
My question is would it be ok to not replace the Capacitor?
Do you think there would be any problems?
=== Update (11/03/2019) ===
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This is not my photo, but it looks like it's in the same place on the motherboard.
(you can see a row of capacitors on the bottom part of the motherboard in the image)
The Macbook Pro stopped working one day. When I investigated I noticed a burnt capacitor, and I removed it. The laptop started to work again and I have not noticed any problems with it at all. I have tested everything (CPU and GPU Stress tests, Memory diagnostics, Apple Hardware test, etc), and everything is fully working.
That Capacitor is still missing though. It was one of about 15 identical capacitors in a row on around the top of the motherboard. (68UF, 20%, 16V, PolyTantlum).
My question is would it be ok to not replace the Capacitor?
Do you think there would be any problems?
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=== Update (11/03/2019) ===
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This is not my photo, but it looks like it's in the same place on the motherboard.
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(you can see a row of capacitors on the bottom part of the motherboard in the image)
I have a Mid 2014 Macbook Pro 15 Retina.
The Macbook Pro stopped working one day. When I investigated I noticed a burnt capacitor, and I removed it. The laptop started to work again and I have not noticed any problems with it at all. I have tested everything (CPU and GPU Stress tests, Memory diagnostics, Apple Hardware test, etc), and everything is fully working.
That Capacitor is still missing though. It was one of about 15 identical capacitors in a row on around the top of the motherboard. (68UF, 20%, 16V, PolyTantlum).
My question is would it be ok to not replace the Capacitor?
Do you think there would be any problems?