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Hello. I have a macbook pro that died a while back and I want to see if swapping out the logic board will fix it. No real experience besides piecing together desktop PCs. My macbook pro has 820-2565-A. Could the 2012 version of A1286 be inserted? Replace it with 820-3330-b I bought in 2011 before thunderbolt was released. Wondering if I can put in a newer version to give it thunderbolt access. Not too important since it is a decade old. But figured if I go through with the effort… Is this possible? Thanks ahead of time.
OK so lets get down and dirty! The system I’m banging on right now was a early 2011 15" which I upgraded the logic board to a 2012 board. So clearly it can be done! Here’s the needed part: MacBook Pro 15" Unibody (Mid 2012) 2.3 GHz Logic BoardMacBook Pro 15" Unibody (Mid 2012) 2.6 GHz Logic BoardMacBook Pro 15" Unibody (Mid 2012) 2.7 GHz Logic Board Presently iFixit only has the 2.3GHz board in stock and here’s the guide to take yours out and put the new one MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Mid 2012 Logic Board Replacement You might find the board you want on another part site. The only proviso is you need to make a slight modification of the LVDS cable. Nothing hard! Just use a nail file to file down the fiberglass tang. Here’s the needed info:
You likely need a new battery as well! MacBook Pro 15" Unibody (Early 2011-Mid 2012) Battery
