Category: 891: Mac Pro PCI Express Slots, Empty Trash With Terminal, Drying Computers

At least once a week (and sometimes, every 1-2 days!), a customer will bring a water-damaged computer into the Service department. Unfortunately, it’s generally already too late to salvage the damage by the time it gets to us. The components in a liquid-damaged laptop corrode rapidly, even when nearly-dry and with or without intervention. However,…

The other day, I had a customer come into the store who was having issues emptying her trash. We tried all the normal prompts, did PRAM resets, and nothing would work. Using Terminal, there is a quick and easy way to empty the trash if you ever hit hangups while doing so. Just navigate to…

Currently, we have a 27″ Thunderbolt display in our “*Key West*”:http://www.smalldog.com/keywest/macs-ipods-iphone-gear-apple-service-in-key-west-florida service department for repair. The display will routinely shut off during video/processor-intensive applications (usually running pro software). I was unable to recreate the issue when it was connected to any computer in the service department, so I contacted the customer, who offered to bring…

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