Macbook Repair

I have an Early 2015 Macbook Pro 13 inch (Model A1502) that has been giving me a little trouble with the keyboard. The keyboard works well the majority of the time, but every now and then the keyboard becomes fully dysfunctional. The only key that works is the power button, and that's because it's technically not part of the keyboard.

If I pound on the machine in various places, the keyboard may kick back in... and all is well. Obviously not ideal, especially if the keyboard goes on the fritz when I need it... not good.

I have opened it up and re-connected the I/O cable... as I figured that could have been jostled loose somehow, no dice. The problem persists, and I'm at a loss as to what I should do. I don't think it's the I/O board itself, as the touchpad works just fine.

Is there a completely separate keyboard cable or something I should be looking for?

I took it into the Genius Bar, but being that the machine is fairly old... it's not under warranty. Their estimate was $300 or so in order to replace the entire backplate or w/e. (Battery, keyboard, trackpad IIRC). I'm 99% sure there has to be something wrong with a cable somewhere, and if I can just replace that.. it would fix the problem. And if that doesn't work, I imagine there's something wrong with the I/O board, which wouldn't be replaced with what Apple is offering.

Looking at older Macbook repairs, there is usually a cable for the keyboard that connects at the bottom right of the machine... there's a bunch of stuff there on my model, but it's possible something was jostled around there... as I do have a dent in the area.

Anywho, appreciate the help. No biggie if I can't fix it, would really like to though.

 

Kill it with fire.
















My guess is that it is either a loose or corroded cable. If the keyboard was shagged it most likely wouldn't work at all. Try taking the bottom off and make sure all the cables are connected properly (its usually a flex cable near the battery), if that doesn't work then you might not want to repair it yourself, since you'd have to remove the entire logic board (great design). An independent specialist will repair it for less than the 'technicians' at the 'Genius' bar.