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MacBook Pro 17" Models A1151 A1212 A1229 and A1261 Keyboard Replacement

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  1. MacBook Pro 17" Models A1151 A1212 A1229 and A1261 Keyboard Replacement, Battery: stap 1, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Use your fingers to push both battery release tabs away from the battery and lift the battery out of the computer.

    Before upgrading to a larger HD, you'll want to "clone" your original HD using the donation-ware program "Carbon Copy Cloner" (http://www.bombich.com/). Put the new HD in an external case; clone the original; test the clone (by starting up with it), then take apart the MacBook to put the new HD in the MacBook, and the original in the external case for use as a backup, etc. (You can't just drag the contents of the original HD to the new HD, and expect it to work; not since the days of OS 9 and before.)

    amiller770 - Antwoord

    Can I put more than two gigabytes of RAM in?

    Noah Nsangou - Antwoord

    mine has 2g*2=4 gb ram in. you should be fine

    on mac forum it suggested to put 4gb and a 2gb in a1261.

    david -

    I made the mistake of wanting to do a clean install of OS and start fresh after installing a SSD. Now I can't install most browsers on OSX Leopard. Does anyone know what is the most current version of OS I can put on this system? (disk or download) Can I get to Snow or Lion?

    2006 17" MackBook Pro Model#A1151

    2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo

    Memory: Two 1GB 667 MHz

    Hard Drive: Corsair Force GS: SSD 128GB

    scannon - Antwoord

    You can install OS X 10.7 LION and no later version. Although LION runs ok with 2GB RAM it does help to get 1GB + 2GB = 3GB. Even if you install 2 X 4GB you will only utilize 3GB. Installing a SSD seems to make no difference since the SATA bus is only 1.5GB/s. A good 5400rpm disk is good enough. I even run BootCamp and Windows 7. Works fine. Not fast but fine. My A1212 refuses to die :-)

    asle -

    There seems to be some discrepancy about whether or not installing a SSD will help. See Phil's earlier comment from October 2015: there, *he* claims that having an SSD increases the load times significantly, (even though -- of course -- 1.5Gbps is not ideal)...

    His quotation, (re-)cited integrally:

    Just replaced my old HD with a Corsair Force LX SSD (which is SATA 1-3 compatible as required by this model) with success now my old 'outdated' laptop has super fast loading times and is postively flying faster than the speed of 'sound'. Thanks for the guide. Only problem I faced was replacing the top panel which after a few minutes of panic realised the rubber mounted Mic next to the left speaker had risen up when I had removed the top panel so after carefully pushing it back into place the panel fitted back how it should, so beware of this possible problem.

    Phil - 10/07/2015

    at0gjm -

    Bonjour j'ai besoin de cette bactérie que dois-je faire ?

    basile kouamé YAO - Antwoord

  2. MacBook Pro 17" Models A1151 A1212 A1229 and A1261 Keyboard Replacement, RAM Shield: stap 2, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Remove the four identical Phillips 3.4 mm screws from the memory door. These screws have 4 mm diameter heads rather than the 3 mm heads on the body screws.

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    • Lift the memory door up enough to get a grip on it, and slide it toward you, pulling it away from the casing.

  4. MacBook Pro 17" Models A1151 A1212 A1229 and A1261 Keyboard Replacement, Upper Case: stap 4, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Remove the three Phillips screws in the battery compartment near the latch. Apple was nice enough to tilt these screws at a slight angle to make them easier to remove. On the A1261 these screws have 4 mm diameter heads rather than the 3 mm heads on the body screws.

    One of the screws here wouldn't bite going back in. I'm 100% certain it's the same screw that came out of it but it wouldn't bite going back, neither would any of the other two in this section in that particular hole.

    Damon B - Antwoord

    To Damon - possibly the thread on the bottom of the upper case is obstructed.

    I found that I needed to fight the latch magnet with the right-most screw in the photo. The screw was pulled away from the hole so a magnetized screwdriver was not enough to place it. I needed tweezers to hold the screw in place until it bit.

    Yishai Sered - Antwoord

    No, these screws won’t bite going back in — struggled for an hour. Lost hope of success.

    Case screw holes perfectly lined-up, neatly closed body, screw threads/head are fine (Apple quality screws), perfect screwdriver.

    The left one is in, other two simply will not bite whatsoever. Slightly irritating eventually turned to madly infuriating. I have a similar, earlier model and that was smooth to replace these exact, slightly angled screws (so I have experience).

    Q: Are the centre and right-hand screws absolutely essential — or can I give up and leave them out?

    (By the time you read this, that’s what I’ll have done)(out of sheer frustration)

    Steve Arkwright - Antwoord

  5. MacBook Pro 17" Models A1151 A1212 A1229 and A1261 Keyboard Replacement: stap 5, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Remove the following six screws:

    • Two 14.5 mm T6 Torx screws on either side of the RAM slot.

    • Four 3.4 mm Phillips screws along the hinge.

    Note for re-assembly: For the hinge use the longest four Phillips screws.

    R L - Antwoord

    The Philips screws in Step 5 are longer than the other Philips screws. Would be better if the instructions differentiated them. Otherwise it is possible to use the wrong screws in Step 7 when reassembling.

    Alex - Antwoord

    These instructions are actually wrong. The 14.5 mm screws are for along the hinge, the 2 on either side of the RAM slot are about 10 mm.

    Andrew Patterson - Antwoord

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    • Remove the four 3.4 mm Phillips screws on the port side of the computer.

    When reassembling, please be careful not to screw into the wrong spot. I accidentally screwed into the DVI port and it was hard to remove the screw after that. I had to disassemble the whole thing again, only to find that I couldn't remove the screw from within as it was encased. After much scraping and prodding with a sewing needle, I was able to get that screw out. Phew!

    isotope434 - Antwoord

  7. MacBook Pro 17" Models A1151 A1212 A1229 and A1261 Keyboard Replacement: stap 7, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Rotate the computer 90 degrees and remove the two Phillips screws from the rear of the computer.

    Screw on the right is shorter

    mikefal - Antwoord

    What are these two screws called?

    ian - Antwoord

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    • Rotate the computer 90 degrees again and remove the four Phillips screws from the side of the computer.

  9. MacBook Pro 17" Models A1151 A1212 A1229 and A1261 Keyboard Replacement: stap 9, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Do not yank the upper case off quickly. The case is attached to the logic board via a ribbon cable.

    • Lift up the back of the case and work your fingers along the sides, freeing the case as you go. Once you have freed the sides, you may need to rock the case up and down to free the front of the upper case.

    WOW this step is very hard!!! its a serious suction cup..

    nya - Antwoord

    Once the upper case is free...Carefully tilt the upper case from the front towards the screen as their is a ribbon cable directly beneath the keyboard and trackpad that will need to be removed in the next step.

    Troy - Antwoord

    Be very careful not to bend the screw tabs on the top case the perimeter screws attach to. Bending them causes them to quickly fatigue and potentially break off. When reassembling the top case, be sure the tabs are all *inside* the case before reseating it. If you get resistance, pull the case back up, check the tabs and reseat the top case again.

    Sheldon Carpenter - Antwoord

  10. MacBook Pro 17" Models A1151 A1212 A1229 and A1261 Keyboard Replacement: stap 10, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Disconnect the trackpad and keyboard ribbon cable from the logic board.

    • Remove the upper case.

    Disconnecting this cable is optional, if instead you tip up the top case ~75 degrees, propping it up with something non-metalic (wedged in or by the battery compartment). Unplugging a connector from the main circuit board always carries slight additional risk.

    amiller770 - Antwoord

    It's not really necessary to disconnect the trackboard/keyboard ribbon cable. You can simply lean the upper case against the LCD.

    Russ Greene - Antwoord

    how reconnect this cable?

    anatole - Antwoord

    I did this with and without step 10 (removing the upper case with detached cable). Removing the cable is risk, putting it back on was not so easy. But then, leaning the keyboard part against the LCD while replacing the hard drive is also risky.

    tobybaier - Antwoord

    After having successfully removed/reattached the ribbon cable several times while trying to revive this computer for back-up use the securing/release tabs on the connector broke. The connector then will not hold the cable properly and connecting fails. Tried various methods of propping the cable in the connector to get full contact but eventually all efforts failed, too. Result: essentially a dead motherboard as no replacement for the connector seems available. Sadly, not worth the extra effort to try further repairs.

    Steve colton - Antwoord

  11. MacBook Pro 17" Models A1151 A1212 A1229 and A1261 Keyboard Replacement, Keyboard: stap 11, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Use a spudger to pry up the translucent plastic sheath covering the keyboard connector.

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    • Use the tip of a spudger to flip up the black plastic flaps locking down the keyboard and keyboard backlight ribbon cables.

    I found it was not required to unplug the backlight connector. Step 17 is possible while leaving this connected. (of course, it doesn't hurt to disconnect it)

    gstein - Antwoord

  13. MacBook Pro 17" Models A1151 A1212 A1229 and A1261 Keyboard Replacement: stap 13, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Slide the orange keyboard backlight ribbon out of its connector.

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    • Peel up the orange tape covering the keyboard backlight connector.

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    • Use the tip of a spudger to flip up the brown plastic flap locking down the keyboard backlight ribbon cable.

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    • Use a spudger or your finger to slide the keyboard backlight ribbon out of its connector.

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    • Carefully peel up the orange ribbon cable which carries the power and sleep signals.

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    • Peel up the two black protective sheaths on the bottom of the keyboard. It is not necessary to fully remove these, but only to peel them back enough to access the screws beneath.

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    • Remove the ten identical Phillips screws attaching the keyboard to the casing.

    • The keyboard on A1261 models is secured with twelve screws. Their locations are shown in the second picture.

    The keyboard on A1229 is also secured with twelve screws (same locations as shown for A1261)

    raillard - Antwoord

  20. MacBook Pro 17" Models A1151 A1212 A1229 and A1261 Keyboard Replacement: stap 20, afbeelding 1 van 2 MacBook Pro 17" Models A1151 A1212 A1229 and A1261 Keyboard Replacement: stap 20, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • There are four locking tabs along the back edge of the keyboard holding it in place. These tabs must be straightened before you can remove the keyboard.

    • The keyboard on A1261 models has five locking tabs. Their locations are shown in the second picture.

    The keyboard on A1229 has six locking tabs. Looking at the second picture (for A1261) the sixth locking tab is on the far right of the keyboard, still under the strip of black plastic.

    raillard - Antwoord

    On my 1261, there are 6 locking tabs -- one is hidden under the remaining black strip -- you can see the bump if you look closely in the picture (at the right). You can tell as when you try to pull out the keyboard, it sticks. Just as well, as the replacement keyboard has 6 tabs.

    Lawrence Conroy - Antwoord

  21. MacBook Pro 17" Models A1151 A1212 A1229 and A1261 Keyboard Replacement: stap 21, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • The first frame shows a tab in the "locked" position and the second frame shows the same tab in the "unlocked" position.

    • Use needlenose pliers or a spudger to bend each of the four tabs so that they are all in the "unlocked" position.

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    • Slide the keyboard ribbon out of its connector.

    • If the keyboard ribbon won't slide out, make sure that the black plastic flap holding the ribbon in place is vertical.

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    • Place the upper casing on its edge and use a spudger to push the keyboard away from the casing, poking the spudger through the central keyboard screw hole. Grasp the keyboard as it separates from the casing.

  24. MacBook Pro 17" Models A1151 A1212 A1229 and A1261 Keyboard Replacement: stap 24, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Maintaining your hold on the keyboard, lay the casing flat and gently bow the keyboard until the two tabs on either side of the keyboard come free.

    • Slide the keyboard away from the trackpad and out of the upper case.

    The keyboard on the A1229 has no side tabs, so there is no need to flex the keyboard to disengage it. Once the six locking tabs are free, and the keyboard is lifted slightly out of its cavity on the upper case, simply slide it away from the trackpad area. There are six flat tabs (on the opposite edge of the keyboard from the six locking tabs) which simply slide out of their slots on the upper case.

    raillard - Antwoord

Conclusie

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Lid sinds: 09/24/09

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I was able to complete the process but the keyboard backlight does not work. When I press the up/down buttons for the keyboard backlight intensity, the widget for showing the keybaord backlight intensity is displayed on the screen but with a zero with a slash through it and no bars for the intensity. I rechecked the two steps having to do with the backlight cable to ensure it was firmly connected but I still don't get backlight anymore. :(

rgotty - Antwoord

This is not a problem because your backlight is not broken in any way. Simply try again when it’s dark and it will work properly.

Max Mara -

Grazie ! Guida Eccezzionale ! Cambiata tastiera senza nessun problema !

Francesco Juan R - Antwoord

hi, can hi use the keyboard of macbook pro 15 A1226 for a macbook pro 17 A1229?

thanks!

posso utilizzare la tastiera del macbook pro 15 A1226 e installarla in un macbook pro 17 A1229?

Grazie!

andreaxausa - Antwoord

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