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Burnt Smell / Odor Unlikely cause: Enclosure Quick Check Symptom Burnt Smell / Odor Computer or power adapter emits an odor or smell of smoke. Quick Check 1. Disconnect the battery and AC adapter from the computer. 2. Attempt to identify the source of the odor. Visual clues are component damaged like capacitor chip popped or burn marks. 3. Check AirPort Card cable orientation. Deep Dive Check 1. Has the source of the odor been identified. Result Yes No Action Replace the affected part. Go to step 2 Code P08 2. Are any burn marks visible on Yes Replace the affected part. P08 components? No Go to step 3 3. Refer to Liquid Submersion Yes Indicators. Are any of the spill sensors red? Refer to Knowledge Base article TS2274 "MacBook (Early 2008) and later: Liquid submersion indicators (LSI)." Go to step 4 2010-06-15 MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) Symptom Charts - Startup and Power Issues 53

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MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) Symptom Charts — Startup and Power Issues
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2010-06-15
Burnt Smell / Odor
Unlikely cause: Enclosure
Quick Check
Symptom
Quick Check
Burnt Smell / Odor
Computer or power adapter emits
an odor or smell of smoke.
1.
Disconnect the battery and AC adapter from the
computer.
2.
Attempt to identify the source of the odor. Visual
clues are component damaged like capacitor chip
popped or burn marks.
3.
Check
AirPort Card cable orientation
.
Deep Dive
Check
Result
Action
Code
1.
Has the source of the odor
been identified.
Yes
Replace the affected part.
P08
No
Go to step 2
2.
Are any burn marks visible on
components?
Yes
Replace the affected part.
P08
No
Go to step 3
3.
Refer to Liquid Submersion
Indicators. Are any of the spill
sensors red?
Yes
Refer to Knowledge Base
article TS2274 “MacBook
(Early 2008) and later: Liquid
submersion indicators (LSI).”
Go to step 4