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Hi! I was offered a broken Macbook 12” A1534. Screen doesn’t work, battery is dead. I was thinking about tearing it apart, take out the logicboard+speakers/antennae plug it into a usb-c dock, and create a Mac Micro… It is my understanding that when a macbook is closed, but connected to power/video/keyboard it will turn itself on in closed lid mode. But I wonder, would this work without a battery?
Sorry, no that’s just not possible! A laptop is just that a laptop it’s not designed to run with major parts missing.
Yes. The MacBook retina 12" 2015 can run without battery. I’m typing this message on one while the battery is not installed. I can’t say wether it will run without a screen though. Also, if your device is currently not turning on with the dead battery, it might be logic board damage causing the issue. Update (02/27/2022) See: Power on MacBook 12" A1534 without battery Also see: Why does my MacBook 12" A1534 say: Battery not installed? For my progress on getting it to work with the battery again.
