Can I remplace my dead motherboard with MacBook Pro 13" UnibodyMid2009
The motherboard of my MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2010 is apparently dead.
My MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 13Inch (Mid-2010) features a 45 nm "Penryn" 2.4 GHz Intel "Core 2 Duo" processor (P8600)
My wife owns a MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.53 13" (SD/Firewire 800 - Mid-2009).
It features a 45 nm "Penryn" 2.53 GHz Intel "Core 2 Duo" processor (P8700).
On my Mid-2010 I upgraded the RAM, put an SSD.
So the idea is to remplace the dead motherboard by the one in the Mid-2009 and keep the benefits of my upgrade.
But I don’t know much about compatibilities; would it work ?
Thanks a lot,
Tom
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Hi @appleavatar ,
Read the model number on the motherboard. It should read 820-XXXX. You can replace it with a same one. Why not try to fix it yourself? I am pretty sure you would get support from everyone here.
door honakrisi
Hi @honakrisi ,
so I can replace a 820-XXXX motherboard with another 820-XXXX, even if not the same but as long as it is marked with the same 820 number at the beginning Correct ? If so, sure I would try to do it myself.
door T P
No, you need the full model number to match, not just the 820. Almost all Macbook motherboards starts with 820. There are usually 4 or 5 digits follow that actually determine the make and model of your laptop.
What you will find if you try to match it with an older laptop's motherboard is that your display connector will not be aligned, it will have different charger ports, audio connections etc...
door honakrisi
so what I would like to do is impossible ?
door T P
Yes it is. They are not compatible with each other.
door honakrisi
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