TL;DR - Can I replace my Logic board with the 2.4GHz Logic board?
I have an Apple Macbook Pro 15" 2007 A1226 MA895LL/A 2.20GHz Logic board that has failed. I am looking to replace it and would like to know if the 2.4GHz MA896LL/A Logic board would be compatible.
Thanks in advance!
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
I don't think that would be a problem - you'd have to reinstall the software that came with the machine (10.4.x) and then continue the upgrades until you you can install Snow Leopard again, though, as the software may differ somewhat. If you don't have the original discs, you can order them from Apple (you'll need to talk to Apple to see if there are differences among those used for your serial number or logic board).
Get in touch with Apple (or fixit.com) to see if it can be done, first.
Clinton
MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), OS Mavericks 10.9.4, 16GB Crucial RAM, Crucial M500 960GB SSD, 27” Apple Thunderbolt Display
Thanks for the quick response!
I had received the unit from a friend who said it was not working. I removed the HDD and RAM and was going to recycle it, but decided I'd try to fix it. Currently the unit will not power on at all unless I do a SMC reset, and even after that, I do hear the boot chime, but no video on the LCD or on the external display, leading me to believe that this unit was affected by the Nvidia extended warranty repair until Dec. 7th 2012. Unfortunately, I didn't receive the unit until after this date. So I've looking into the replacement cost of a new Logic board, and deemed it worthwhile to repair. I have lots of hardware experience and replacing motherboards is a simple process for me, but I am just not as experienced as I would like to be with macs, which is why I wasn't sure if this would be an issue or not. I browsed around on google and ifixit, but haven't found a good answer (there was another post similar, but the reply to the OPs question was just, "Yes.") which I don't find to be a very acceptable answer with no additional details as far as why.
But I'll keep searching, and if I don't come up with anything, well, I'll just order the part and try it out, and if it doesn't work, then I'll just eat the 15% restocking fee which wouldn't be too bad, since at that point I'd be striping the unit down and selling all the parts to be used as replacements.
So thanks again for your response, and I'll try to update this after I receive the logic board.
EDIT: Added source for the referenced question deemed unacceptable. But upon further inspection, the user does have >220k points, so there's that.
MBP 15" 2007 A1226 MA895LL/A 2.20GHz CPU/Logic Board Upgrade
