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Macbook Pro board failure...

Since I bought my MBP exaclty 1 year ago + 15 days, I never liked it, because it's slowly and fails all the time.

For example when I close my Firefox with 30 open tabs, it usually takes more than 5 minutes.


Here are all the issues I deal with:

- Slowly environment (running any app);

- Never come back from sleep;

- Stops at the boot, blinking the power light and only come back after open the computer, with the back cover open;

- Freezes the S.O.;

- Umount external hard drives;

- So on...


But why does it works when back cover is opened?


I found out that it is a board failure, which probably strongly presses a board component and when I leave it open or I don't tightening the 2 most right screws, it works.


Here is the inside area affected image:

User uploaded file


Here is the outside area without the screws:

User uploaded file


Maybe this is the component affected, just because it is the most higher one if we consider it's height:

User uploaded file

Resuming, I saw thousands people facing some of those issues and maybe this is the cause, a botched motherboard.


After doing that, everything works fine, including the "sleeping" feature and the Firefox with the same 30 opened tabs closes in 5 seconds.


Here is my question: Apple, what can you do for us? My MBP has failure all the time and stopped to work exactly 3 days after the warranty finished.


Everybody facing some or all those issues can try taken off those two screws, but be carefull with your warranty.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on May 22, 2012 8:37 AM

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Aug 10, 2016 7:48 AM in response to eridani

Hi! I know it has been 4 years but may I ask what happened to your Macbook Pro? Did you ask the Apple tech to fix it? I don't know what to do with mine. I went there and they just said that it was bad luck since it happened 3 days after the 1-year warranty period.


thank you so much and Sorry for opening up the topic again!

Macbook Pro board failure...

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