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Repair information and guides for the 2015 Retina MacBook Air. Model A1534

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Why are my speakers not working?

My internal speakers are not working, and it’s kind of a weird issue. They “pop” occasionally and whenever I try to play any kind of audio, they screech and make a loud white-noise static sound. The computer works well otherwise, but if I play any kind of audio with the sound not muted, it plays for about a minute (can’t hear anything but loud static, no matter the volume setting) and then the computer shuts off. If I plug in headphones, they work perfectly fine. Anyone have any thoughts on how to repair this? I have all the equipment to do SMD-level repair, I just don’t know how to diagnose this.

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Apples obsession into cramming so much into a small system forced them to place the audio chip onto the headphone jack board! Sounds like it needs replacing!

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MacBook 12" Retina (Early 2015-2017) Audio Board

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MacBook 12" Retina (Early 2015-2017) Audio Board

$39.99

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Thank you! I ordered a replacement and I'll come back and let you know if that solves the problem.

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Hey, I got the part in the mail and installed it. Unfortunately, the problem remains. Any other ideas?

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Then its the cable that goes back to the logic board.

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@danj Wanted to let you know that it was the ribbon cable that needed to be replaced. Audio is working perfectly now. Thank you for your help!

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@aecend - Happy to hear that!

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