MacBook Pro (Apple silicon)
14- and 16-inch M1 Pro through M4 Max, and the 13-inch M1 and M2. Charging negotiation, shorted rails and liquid damage are the common board faults.
MacBook Pro · MacBook Air · Intel and Apple silicon
MacBook Logic Board Repair
No power, liquid damage, charging and USB-C faults fixed on the original logic board — not swapped for a new one, so your data and your board stay with the machine.
£45 Diagnostic
The fee is waived when you go ahead with the repair, and you get a fixed quote first. Every repair is no fix, no fee.
Free Both Ways
Tracked and insured across the UK.
30-Day Warranty
On parts and labour for this repair.
Signs you need this repair
- Dead — no chime, no backlight, no response to the charger
- Liquid spilled on the keyboard, then it shut down
- Will not charge, or the charger only reaches 5V
- A USB-C port stopped working, or the Mac charges from one side only
- Screen is black but the Mac seems to be running
- Turns on, then restarts or shuts off on its own
- Quoted for a whole new logic board by Apple
What actually goes wrong
Apple does not repair logic boards at component level; it replaces them. That is why a liquid spill on a MacBook so often comes back quoted at a large share of the price of a new laptop. Almost every one of those faults is a small number of failed parts on an otherwise healthy board — a shorted capacitor on a power rail, a corroded charging circuit, a damaged USB-C controller — and those parts can be replaced under the microscope.
We start with the power path. On Intel MacBooks that means checking the main PPBUS rail and the charging circuit feeding it; on Apple silicon models it starts with whether the machine negotiates USB-C power at all. A USB-C meter showing 5V and almost no current tells us the Mac is not asking the charger for more, which points at the board rather than the charger. From there a bench power supply and thermal imaging find the shorted part.
The 2016–2020 MacBook Pros have their USB-C ports and Thunderbolt controllers on the logic board itself, so a port knocked loose or a controller chip damaged by a faulty charger is board work. Newer 14- and 16-inch models moved the ports onto separate boards, which is a simpler job — we tell you which yours is before quoting.
Storage on every T2 and Apple silicon MacBook is soldered to the logic board and encrypted by the chip beside it. A replacement board means a blank Mac. Repairing the original board is the only way the files on it come back, which is often the real reason the repair is worth doing.
Devices and brands we work on
MacBook Pro (Intel)
2016–2020 Touch Bar and T2 models with ports on the logic board, plus older Retina machines. USB-C controller and backlight circuit faults are frequent here.
MacBook Air
M1, M2, M3 and M4 Air, and the Intel Retina Air. Thin boards with little clearance, so liquid spreads quickly across them.
Older MacBooks
The 12-inch MacBook and pre-2016 MacBook Pro and Air, assessed on whether parts are still obtainable and the repair still makes sense.
Not in Newcastle? Post it to us
We repair Micro Soldering & Board-Levels by post for customers right across the UK. Book online, send it in, and we diagnose it and confirm a fixed price before any work starts — with a £45 diagnostic that is waived when you go ahead with the repair. It comes back to you tracked and insured.
- £45 diagnostic, waived on repair
- Tracked, insured return delivery
- 30-day warranty, same as in store
Questions about this repair
Is it cheaper to repair a MacBook logic board than replace it?
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Usually, by a long way, because we replace the failed components rather than the whole board. Board-level repairs are price on application — you get a fixed quote once we know what has failed, and nothing is done until you agree it.
Will I lose my data?
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Not from the repair itself — we work on your original board, and the data on a T2 or Apple silicon MacBook can only be read from that board. A replacement board would be blank. We still recommend a backup the moment it is working again.
Apple said the board needs replacing. Can you still fix it?
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Often, yes. "Replace the logic board" is how Apple quotes any board fault, because it does not repair components. Send it in and the diagnostic tells you what has actually failed and whether it is repairable.
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Book this repair
Post it in from anywhere in the UK, free both ways, or walk in to 119 New Bridge Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2SW with free private parking in front of the shop. We diagnose it and quote a fixed price before any work starts.
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