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MacBook Pro 17" (A1212)

Submitted By: powerbookmedic
Approved On: 9/10/09
Description: This take-apart guide is for the 17" MacBook Pro.
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Comments (21):

Powerbook Medic
16 hours ago
@John - There are two places to tighten. One is the screws attaching the display to the base of the machine which you should see in the videos. The other are the screws attaching the hinges to the bezel of the display.
Powerbook Medic
16 hours ago
@Max - Generally if nothing at all shows up on the screen it is a logic board issue. If system profiler is not even detecting a display, that mostly confirms it.
John S
2 days ago
Thanks so much for these outstanding videos. I ordered my replacement keyboard from you - hope that helps offset the cost. I have a question, though: the hinge on my LCD is weak and the LCD flops closed if the Macbook is at an angle. Is there a way to tighten it? I couldn't tell from the videos. Thanks.
Max Crandale
3 days ago
Perfect tutorial. My question, I have an A1212 thas has no lcd screen video but perfect external video... No backlight either? is it because of inverter? or screen gone? In system, sytem profile i do not see any internal monitor other than my external? What is the symtons shows... I am in Turkey so i cannot send it for diagnostic? How can find where is the error part thanks.
Powerbook Medic
4 days ago
@OttO - You may want to go back in and check and make sure there aren't any temperature sensors getting pinched and the thermal paste is in good shape underneath the board.
OttO
4 days ago
Best guide i've seen yet. I wish I had come across it a week ago. I ordered a bottom case to replace a dented one for my 17' MBP. I had the IT guy at my work do take apart, everything works fine accept now my fans are always at 59000 rpm, and there's a hissing/static sound that comes from under the case near the speakers and always comes on when clicking on a music/video file. It isn't noticeable in headphones. Btw I think the music is perfect for an otherwise stressful task I may have to endure.
Powerbook Medic
6 days ago
@Stein - Make sure your fans are coming on, you may want to blow them out with some compressed air. After that you can go inside the machine and possibly reapply some thermal compound between the video chip and heatsink.
Stein
6 days ago
Amazing service to the community, guys. I have a MBP display that comes and goes. Tends to go out after running hot. However external display still works, except for this last time, now they\re both out. NVidia issue or not?
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