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The March 2015 update of Apple's 13" MacBook Air features fifth generation Intel Core i5 and i7 processors, resulting in slightly increased performance and battery life.

Audio stopped working: No output or input devices found

My audio has stopped working. Using the sound preferences window, I am able to see that it say that it says “No output devices found” and “No input devices found”. After doing some reading, it seemed like the most likely cause was the I/O board. So I ordered a replacement from IFIXIT and replaced the board. The replacement worked find, for a single day! The next day it was back to the same old no devices found problem.

My question is did I just get a replacement I/O board (it was used, since that was all they offered) and I should just try replacing it again? (It seems like a waste of time.) Or is this some sort of deeper problem? Is this a common problem on the Macbook Air (Early 2015 edition, model A1466) that has a more root cause and, hopefully, solution?

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You can try the terminal command for stoping and further reseting the USB connections. So plug out all devices run command in the terminal then try and plug them back again. If that doesnt work you can try and reboot your mac. SMC reset can also do some magic and its harmless.

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Most likely your I/O board cable just needs to be reseated or replaced. At worse your I/O board has failed. The Cirrus audio DAC chip is located on it.

Here’s the guide MacBook Air 13" Early 2015 I/O Board Replacement

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MacBook Air 13" (Mid 2013-2017) I/O Board Cable

$14.99

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MacBook Air 13" (Mid 2013-2017) I/O Board

$79.99

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