Then using the 500 degrees set on the gun (setting 2) I ‘played’ the gun over the logic board for about 60 seconds on machine one with the restart problem (plus latterly, not completing start-up). Replace a scratched or malfunctioning trackpad in your Mid 2009 to Mid 2012 13 Unibody MacBook Pro model A1278 laptop. MacBook Pro 13' Unibody (Mid 2009-Mid 2012) Trackpad. Then I read the reviews of a couple of folks who’d stripped down their machines and put their logic boards in the oven and, it worked! I wondered, if I just used my new Steinel Hot Air Tool (heat gun in my language) recently delivered from iFixit, on the logic board in-situ, without removing it? So I removed the battery, hard drive, and RAM and unplugged all the leads I could see WITHOUT removing anything else physically. This cable connects the hard drive to the logic board and is compatible with all Mid 2009 and Mid 2010 13' Unibody MacBook Pros. Program shows temperature of all key components in the computer.Īfter reading this page on iFixit several times, I just could not face all the work of replacing the Logic Boards on two MacBookPro 2011s even if I was prepared to pay approx 400 USD (which I wasn’t). I used my home made spudger to push the new plug into place.ģ- download free "Macs Fan Control" This is how I was alerted to the fan not working in the first place. so lifted old fan out, pulled upward on the plug it popped right out with very little effort.
couldn't get it to slide under plug, there's an edge where plug fits.
it was the same brand/model.ġ- no T6 screwdriver- was careful using needle nose players to loosen 2 screws protruding up, then use a small phillips to push real hard into the T6 slots, SLOWLY turn, also used a small flat head screwdriver (for eye glass repair) was able to grab thread on T6's, made a small mark with screw driver across the top so I could see when it started to turn.Ģ- no spudger -made one cut a little strip 1/2" x 1 1/2" of plastic. Worked like a charm! Took less than 20 minutes.