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MacBook Pro A1278 Late 2011Apple Hardware test dected an error 4NS/1/40000000:VDOR-19.769

Run the Apple hardware test and got this error code. Does anyone know what this means? Any help would be much apperciated.


MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.13

Posted on Jan 22, 2020 2:43 AM

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Posted on Jan 22, 2020 9:26 PM

AHT will throw a spurious voltage sensor error on some portables unless they are connected to power: Mac notebooks: Apple Hardware Test may report SNS alert when power adapter is not connected.


Those error codes not identical but similar ones will occur unless the power adapter is connected.


If that Mac's power adapter was not connected when running AHT, connect it and run AHT again.

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Jan 22, 2020 9:26 PM in response to Dekrome2016

AHT will throw a spurious voltage sensor error on some portables unless they are connected to power: Mac notebooks: Apple Hardware Test may report SNS alert when power adapter is not connected.


Those error codes not identical but similar ones will occur unless the power adapter is connected.


If that Mac's power adapter was not connected when running AHT, connect it and run AHT again.

MacBook Pro A1278 Late 2011Apple Hardware test dected an error 4NS/1/40000000:VDOR-19.769

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