When I snapped off my connector I also managed to pull two wires from the connector (double doh).
2012 MACBOOK PRO LOGIC BOARD REPLACEMENT MAC
My local mac shop said I need a new logic board which of course will cost a packet. Can you offer any advice for my situation? Like you I also broke off my fan connector (doh) though my mistake was made while removing the fan for cleaning. The obvious, albeit somewhat scary, solution would be to solder the copper to the logic board. I would somehow need to adhere the copper to the logic board. The only issue was that when I stopped applying pressure to the copper against the logic board, the fan would turn off. The fan spun and was cooling the logic board. I powered-on the computer, and it worked. I inserted the strand into the fan connector and pressed the other end of the copper against logic board, where the broken connector was. I was able to harvest a thin strand of copper from an RJ-45 cable. I’m unsure what each does, but he guessed that two of the wires were for DC power, one was a ground, and the other was for a temperature sensor or the like. The fan has four wires that connect to the logic board. He suggested rigging a piece of copper wire to bridge the broken connection. His do-it-yourself attitude was a great help. My biggest concern was that I would need a new logic board.Īfter fretting about my dear computer, I spoke with a friend of mine who works as a mechanic. Feeling defeated, I put the computer back on the desk and went on with my day. I immediately powered the computer down to prevent damaging my computer’s internals. The fan is crucial to the computer’s operation: after only a few minutes of being powered on, the logic board was very hot. The good news was that my computer was working, but the bad news was that fan was not spinning. It was working! There was a brief moment where the letter G didn’t work, but after another day, the G would return to working order. At that point, I gave up removing the logic board and simply set the computer, keyboard facing down, on a dry towel to let it dry as much as possible.Ī day later, I reconnected the battery and, with the back cover still off, I powered-on the computer. Egads! And the small piece of the connector fell on to the kitchen floor, never to be seen again. As I did so, I broke the connector between the fan and the logic board. One of the first steps in removing the logic board is to disconnect and remove the fan. has a guide on replacing the logic board. I was very concerned about any coffee residue inside of the machine, so I attempted to remove the logic board. However, the saving grace was that I take my coffee black and without sugar, and usually black coffee spills are rarely devastating.Īs I did last time, I took apart the computer, removed the memory DIMMS, and disconnected the battery. This time it was about an ounce of coffee instead of about twelve ounces of fizzy water.
I’m embarrassed to admit that only a few months after spilling seltzer inside of my MacBook Pro, I have spilled yet another liquid. Soldering a Fan Cable to a MacBook Pro Logic Board
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