Replacing the flex cable connecting trackpad/keyboard to motherboard?
I have a 2008 model Macbook Pro (15.4-inch: 2.5GHz
(MB134LL/A)) and the trackpad and keyboard intermittently like to lock up on me. After researching the problem here I have come to the conclusion that the problem is the flex cable connecting the trackpad to the motherboard found underneath the battery.
This laptop is out of warranty and no applecare so I'm sure if I brought it to the Apple Store it would cost me $300+ to fix. I brought it to a 3rd party authorized repair place and they said it would cost $200 and I would need a whole new top case. The guy also told me you cannot replace that flex cable, you have to replace the entire top case.
My question, is that true? Do I have to replace the whole top case? If not can anyone point me to a good tutorial on replacing just the cable in question?
*TL;DR - How do you replace the trackpad flex cable on a 2008 model Macbook Pro?*
(MB134LL/A)) and the trackpad and keyboard intermittently like to lock up on me. After researching the problem here I have come to the conclusion that the problem is the flex cable connecting the trackpad to the motherboard found underneath the battery.
This laptop is out of warranty and no applecare so I'm sure if I brought it to the Apple Store it would cost me $300+ to fix. I brought it to a 3rd party authorized repair place and they said it would cost $200 and I would need a whole new top case. The guy also told me you cannot replace that flex cable, you have to replace the entire top case.
My question, is that true? Do I have to replace the whole top case? If not can anyone point me to a good tutorial on replacing just the cable in question?
*TL;DR - How do you replace the trackpad flex cable on a 2008 model Macbook Pro?*
Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.2)
