MacBook Air stuck in Black screen

I dropped a little bit of water on my laptop and it started having these issues like being a little slower and having vertical lines on the screen and it was working for a while like 1-2 months but now it will turn on but it will only show a black screen and I cant see the log in page most of the time occasionally it will flicker on and will show it but it wont let me type anything. (Its not dead and brightness is at its max)


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MacBook Air (2018 – 2020)

Posted on Sep 14, 2024 8:08 PM

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Posted on Sep 15, 2024 4:16 PM

Water damage is pretty serious, it interferes with electrical activity and causes corrosion, no doubt these have occurred and are why your Mac is not functioning. There are no key combinations or commands to remove water damage; I think your only option is to take it in for service. If it is a fairly recent purchase, the Apple Store may offer to repair it; some accidental damage might be covered if you have AppleCare+ but otherwise you will be looking at an expensive repair. They won't take the computer apart and dry out each integrated circuit or replace damaged elements; instead likely the entire primary board and maybe keyboard will need to be replaced. This type of repair can easily exceed 50% of the cost of a new computer, unfortunately.


If your Mac is older, you can take it to an Apple Authorized Service Provider (they can be located on the Apple web site); they have more flexibility about what they are willing to repair and sometimes will offer to do so for a lower price.

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Sep 15, 2024 4:16 PM in response to macy__

Water damage is pretty serious, it interferes with electrical activity and causes corrosion, no doubt these have occurred and are why your Mac is not functioning. There are no key combinations or commands to remove water damage; I think your only option is to take it in for service. If it is a fairly recent purchase, the Apple Store may offer to repair it; some accidental damage might be covered if you have AppleCare+ but otherwise you will be looking at an expensive repair. They won't take the computer apart and dry out each integrated circuit or replace damaged elements; instead likely the entire primary board and maybe keyboard will need to be replaced. This type of repair can easily exceed 50% of the cost of a new computer, unfortunately.


If your Mac is older, you can take it to an Apple Authorized Service Provider (they can be located on the Apple web site); they have more flexibility about what they are willing to repair and sometimes will offer to do so for a lower price.

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