So I got a used Mac book, and I already new the battery was old, it runs down pretty fast and I plan on getting a new one, but dose an old battery mess with the Touch Bar? Like I know they have always had problems will going black and i keep doing all the things to turn it back in, it does, but 10 minutes later if I wana use it again it’s already black again? Will getting a new battery fix this or dose it just suck?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.4
Thomas189N wrote:
So I got a used Mac book, and I already new the battery was old, it runs down pretty fast and I plan on getting a new one, but dose an old battery mess with the Touch Bar? Like I know they have always had problems will going black and i keep doing all the things to turn it back in, it does, but 10 minutes later if I wana use it again it’s already black again?
It sounds more like a logic board problem...
you can try the user Diagnostic...not as definitive as Apple's Service Toolkit — a back bench diagnostic, but may kick out an error code, or it may not even w/ your issue
Use Apple Diagnostics to test your Mac
Use Apple Diagnostics to test your Mac - Apple Support
In or out of warranty you can get a free over the counter 'Apple Service Diagnostics' test /assessment
Make an appointment for a "hardware issue"
Genius Bar Reservation and Apple Support Options - Apple
Outside the USA
Contact Apple for support and service - Apple Support
On an Intel Mac the best you can try is
resetting the SMC Reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support
resetting NVRAM/PRAM Reset NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support
Even though SMC controls the touchbar, some USB is in play,
so this would be NVRAM from Terminal you can notice:
USB Device: Apple T2 Bus
USB Device: Touch Bar Backlight
USB Device: Touch Bar Display
USB Device: Apple T2 Controller
Thomas189N wrote:
So I got a used Mac book, and I already new the battery was old, it runs down pretty fast and I plan on getting a new one, but dose an old battery mess with the Touch Bar? Like I know they have always had problems will going black and i keep doing all the things to turn it back in, it does, but 10 minutes later if I wana use it again it’s already black again?
It sounds more like a logic board problem...
you can try the user Diagnostic...not as definitive as Apple's Service Toolkit — a back bench diagnostic, but may kick out an error code, or it may not even w/ your issue
Use Apple Diagnostics to test your Mac
Use Apple Diagnostics to test your Mac - Apple Support
In or out of warranty you can get a free over the counter 'Apple Service Diagnostics' test /assessment
Make an appointment for a "hardware issue"
Genius Bar Reservation and Apple Support Options - Apple
Outside the USA
Contact Apple for support and service - Apple Support
On an Intel Mac the best you can try is
resetting the SMC Reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support
resetting NVRAM/PRAM Reset NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support
Even though SMC controls the touchbar, some USB is in play,
so this would be NVRAM from Terminal you can notice:
USB Device: Apple T2 Bus
USB Device: Touch Bar Backlight
USB Device: Touch Bar Display
USB Device: Apple T2 Controller
Touch Bar
