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HI all, Hoping someone can help with this issue that has had me puzzled for over a year now, I have upgraded dozens and dozens of these 2011 - A1286 macs What I do.. 1, Disable onboard AMD graphics chip 2. Upgrade ram to 8gb 3. Upgrade HD to SSD 4. Install latest OS with Opencore. The problem...

Hello everyone, a couple of days ago I finally decided to replace the motherboard of my old MacBook pro 2011 with another one from 2012 year. The reason is obvious and sad - dedicated GPU issues. So my previous motherboard model is 820-2915-A, and the new one is 820-3330-B. I swapped...

Hi, I am running a mid 2012 15" a1286 MBPro with a standard glossy 1440 x 900 resolution. I have decided to do an upgrade on the screen and got myself a late 2011 hires matte display with 1650 x 1050 resolution. I replaced the screen and needed to do some small changes on the LVDS cable so it...

Hi. A1286 820-2915b users and others A year ago, I tried to replace MBP's backlight fuse. It was bad idea.. My hand was untrained, equipments aren't small enough to repair logic board LCD backlight part of PCB has been completely messed up (Picture) Yesterday, a repair shop which is reliable in...

Hi, I have a MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011), 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7. I currently have the original battery installed. A1382, 10.95v and 77.5wh battery. Would it be possible to install a MacBook Pro 15" Mid 2012 EMC2556 (A1286) Battery 10.95V 79wh and 7200Mah battery into this machine...

If you don't have time to read my story (which also describes some interesting technical approaches) just scroll down this thread until a "100% WORKING SOLUTION" text Discrete AMD GPU of my 2011 MacBook Pro 8,2 has finally failed because of the reasons mentioned here (...

Just bought a replacement touchpad online, but am wondering now if it's compatible. My particular model is MC721LL/A (early 2011, 2.0 processor) and the touchpad I purchased says compatible with {MB470LL/A, MB471LL/A, MC118LL/A, MC026LL/A, MB985LL/A, MB986LL/A, MC371LL/A, MC372LL/A, MC373LL/A}...

Hello, I am the owner of a late 2011 MacBook Pro (Model A1286) and am the only owner. Never had any issues with this laptop until just recently. The Logic board is an Apple 2009 820 2565-A. I had placed my labtop on my bathroom counter and took a long shower. I think the steam from the shower...

I have a MacBook Pro model A1286. I have been trying to install a fresh version of macOS Sierra with no luck. I even loaded it on another computer and then put the hard drive back in the A1286 and It just hangs at bar with Apple above it. Should this computer be able to install macOS Sierra? Is...

Hello, I am an ex-lurker, sub-genius type person who is trying to repair a MBP that appears to have a few problems. I can't seem to find a dedicated mothrboard repair forum here, so apologies for the inappropriately positioned new thread, if anyone can suggest a better place for it I would be...