This is mainly due to difference of the communications board (wifi,BT) and the cables to the display. Still wondering if there's anything else that would be incompatible. You can use any A1286 Logic Board from the same year (series). The 303 Logic boards we are holding in storage from the tear downs may or may not have a removable CMOS battery.
#A1286 logic board upgrade upgrade
The cost/time of replacing an LCD along with the logic board makes such an upgrade less viable as you approach the price of a new MBP. The heatsinks are different, but they seem to screw to the board.Īm I missing something here? It would be great to get an essentially brand-new MBP for half the price but I imagine there's something to prevent users from doing this.Įdit: Further research seems to show that the LCD has a different connector, and the battery is a different model as well.
MacBook Pro Unibody (Early 2011-Mid 2012) AirPort/Bluetooth Board. Replace a trackpad compatible with the Mid 2009 to Mid 2012 model A1286 MacBook Pro 15 inch Unibody laptop.
Brief inspection of iFixit's photos of the respective logic boards shows that they have similar shapes, and screw holes seem to line up. MacBook Pro 15' Unibody (Mid 2009-Mid 2012) Trackpad. I found a replacement identical board online, but noticed that the i7 MBP's have the same model #. My intention is to resolder new ones, i know how to, but im missing on which components are the correct ones i must solder. Im trying to repar a logic board of a macbook pro a1286 and im having some trouble identifiing the 4 blown components on the mobo. As a result, it is not easy to find a suitable logic board to swap. Logic boards in different models of MacBooks are not exchangeable. For example, if you have a 256G MacBook Pro 2018, you may get a 1TB logic board of MacBook Pro 2018. It will intermittently freeze, not boot up, not recognize RAM, and once did the 3-beep ram failure signal (Obviously, have tried swapping the RAM, even got a new battery). Hello, Im new here and im trying to get some help. We can swap a logic board that has a bigger onboard SSD drive for you. A friend has a MacBook Pro (Mid 2009, A1286, 3.06 C2D) that is in need of a new logic board.