Magsafe broken, can i fix it?

[danvan21]

My brother has a two year old MB and his friend dropped it. It landed on the magsafe port and the dropped pushed the it into the MB. It can't charge right now. His Apple care plan is up so a free fix is out. Is there anyway to pull it back out myself or should he take is into apple? I am not a genius with computers but I'm not an idiot, what do you think?

 

[slybeans]

You wouldn't have got a free fix anyways, since it was accidental damage.

I would take it to the store to see how much it would cost to get it fixed.

 

[eman]

Take the keyboard off and see if you can push the the DC-in board back out. There is a small screw holding it in place. You can find disassembly instructions at ifixit.com, their prices are high. The drop may have damage the DC-in board, you won't know until you can pull or pop it back out.

 

[danvan21]

Take the keyboard off and see if you can push the the DC-in board back out. There is a small screw holding it in place. You can find disassembly instructions at ifixit.com, their prices are high. The drop may have damage the DC-in board, you won't know until you can pull or pop it back out.

thanks, thats perfect