This is an official Powerbookmedic.com take-apart manual for the 15" MacBook Pro Unibody with model number A1286. Be careful not to get this confused with the older non-Unibody model.

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Louis S. Diggs

3 years ago
My MacBook Pro Model A1286 will not start up, what do I do?

Louis S. Diggs

3 years ago
My MacBook Pro, Model A1286 stopped while I was using it; now it will not start up no matter how many times I hit the start button. What do I do to start it up?

bob

7 years ago
Not for the A1286 unibody.

Brooke Steimel

7 years ago
@Chris - I have a A1286 2.63ghz mid 2009 MacBook Pro 15.4. Started off with a battery gone bad so I replaced it - worked for a few days and then nothing +then the cord did not show a light when plug in so I got another - then I came to your site and ordered the Mag Safe d c port and I used the video and replaced it. For a brief moment the light came on on the power cord the nothing. I have not been able to get it to power on with the on bottom at all. Nothing. I am currently unemployed and need it to apply for jobs and help my son + daughter with science fair projects - so I broke down to see what it would cost at the only place in town that will work on macs here that was recommended by the Apple Store. Well they were so rude - he told me he wasn't going to waste his time that it was too old and I should just get a new one or get a newer used one from him, but this is the first problem I have had since I got it 8.5yrs ago. Plus I have seen a lot of people say that they love their older models for the fact they can upgrade them. Need your advice - Now I have upgraded the ram to 8gb now which has made it somewhat faster before it quit the last time.

Chris

8 years ago
Need bracket that goes on top of lcd that makes clutch bar close when closing lid

D

8 years ago
Dd

logisticalstyles

8 years ago
I think this video is for a different model. My A1286 has a single piece for the bottom, not the separate pieces.

steve

8 years ago
My mid 2010 macbook pro 15.4 will start up with no desktop for 5 seconds and then it will click and shut down. Is this a battery problem or motherboard?
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