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Hi.
A Macbook Air does turn on, but never ends initializing, with some messages on screen that are not promising, like "the unit was turned off because of a failure".
Opened its bottom case; found it uses a SSD, with four memory ICs and a fifth BGA IC (memory controller ¿? )
as this ----> https://cdn.macrumors.com/article/2010/10/27/062847-LknkqWKga2vIIUHD.huge_500.jpg
Turned on without the cover; the four SSD memory ICs are 'normally' warm; the 'controller' IC is burning hot, cannot keep a finger on it.
I suspect something is kaput in that IC or in the SSD.
Replacing such SSD is the logical next thing to do, but
- How to reload the operative system into a new SSD ?
- How to recover the contents/data in the suspected failed SSD (If possible) ?
A Macbook Air does turn on, but never ends initializing, with some messages on screen that are not promising, like "the unit was turned off because of a failure".
Opened its bottom case; found it uses a SSD, with four memory ICs and a fifth BGA IC (memory controller ¿? )
as this ----> https://cdn.macrumors.com/article/2010/10/27/062847-LknkqWKga2vIIUHD.huge_500.jpg
Turned on without the cover; the four SSD memory ICs are 'normally' warm; the 'controller' IC is burning hot, cannot keep a finger on it.
I suspect something is kaput in that IC or in the SSD.
Replacing such SSD is the logical next thing to do, but
- How to reload the operative system into a new SSD ?
- How to recover the contents/data in the suspected failed SSD (If possible) ?
