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  1. dmitrique

    MB 2008 Unibody - image retention / ghosting / low fps

    Hello dear colleagues! This problem started yesterday. Very long image rendering time (low fps) and ghosting. Sometimes there are stripes. There are no problems on the external monitor. So the problem is either in the cable or in the matrix. How to determine what exactly is the problem? I tried...
    • dmitrique
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    • 2008 a1278 display ghosting image retention unibody
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MacBook
  2. Manek43509

    MacBook Pro Makes Me Login Before It Boots Up

    Right, this is very odd. I have never seen this or come across this before, so I'm wondering what thoughts people have… I have an A1278 mid-2012 MacBook Pro which has been my workhorse laptop for many years, and I still love it. It runs on Mojave with no issues. But I wanted to do some upgrades...
  3. 1

    A1278 Board Issue Help Please

    Hello dear; could you tell me the name of that or where I can get it. It is from my macbook pro a1278. I can't find it I need help. Thanks Regars From Dominican Repúblic 🇩🇴
  4. M

    Mid-2012 Unibody MBP displayport issues

    So basically my mid-2012 unibody mbp 13" has some issues with the displayport. It works and I can use a monitor with it, but when it goes to sleep mode and then comes back on, the monitor doesn't show anything as if it's still in sleep mode. The monitor is being detected and does show under...
    • MidniteBass
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    • 5870 boot sleep wake problem displayport a1278 displayport external monitor unibody
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  5. A

    Unresponsive A1278 (Early 2011 MBP 13") 820-2936

    Details: - MBP Early 2011 13" (820-2936) - A few days back after connecting with power adapter fan would just pulse, and HDD would keep clicking. CPU and PCH would decently warm, but not really hot hot. But not anymore, it's all just cold. SMC was reporting temperatures but fan would move...
  6. yemoja

    Some questions about logic board and thermal paste - MBP 13" A1278 i5

    Hello, this is my firt time opened any/my mbp, am not expert, just curious and have some questions about the logic board and thermal paste. The model I was checking the tutorial from ifixit and cant find information about those components on circle symbols. Heat sink tutorial say only about...
    • yemoja
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    • a1278 early 2011 i5 processor logic board mac book pro paste thermal
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  7. T

    2010 MBP A1278 Unmounted Disk?

    Hi folks, My girlfriend is working on selling her 2010 MBP. She had an issue where it would randomly restart, so we figured we'd try to format it and then go from there. I followed Apple's instructions here. In that process, the disk was unmounted, and, with it being an older MBP, there's not...
    • TheSlip
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    • 2010 a1278 erase format mbp mount drive unmount hard drive
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  8. U

    RAID 0 on two SSD's

    Hello everybody, I'm considering exchange my MacBook Pro mid 2012 A1278 HDD for an SSD and also exchange its optic reader for another SSD. Than, use RAID 0 for a better performance. Is this a good idea? Thanks!
    • unkinkedash
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    • a1278 macbook 13 mid2012 raid 0 mac pro raid0 ssd upgrade
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  9. U

    Different memory size sticks

    Hello everybody, I'm about to upgrade my MacBook Pro mid 2012 A1278 and it has now(before the upgrade) two sticks of 2GB of memory(4GB total). I'm willing to replace one of these 2GB sticks with a 8GB stick and leave the other 2GB on its place (10GB total). Is this a problem for my mac? Some...
    • unkinkedash
    • Thread
    • a1278 compatibility macboo pro mid2012 ram ssd upgrade
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  10. U

    Macbook Pro Memory compatibility

    Hey everyone, I'm new here and I really considering upgrade my macbook pro mid 2012 A1278 memory. But I'm having a hard time trying to find a compatible memory. I recently found one with these specifications: Brand: Kingston Model: KVR16LS11/8 Memory modules: 1X 8GB Capacity: 8 GB Type of...
    • unkinkedash
    • Thread
    • a1278 compatibility macbook pro mid 2012 memory memory upgrade ssd upgrade concerns upgrade mac pro
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  11. robertdb3

    Troubles Installing Windows 10

    Recently, I purchased a used Mid-2012 Non-Retina MacBook Pro. I replaced the optical drive with a bay for the original HDD and put an SSD in where the HDD used to be. I have a fresh installation of macOS 10.13.3 High Sierra on the SSD, and nothing but an EFI boot partition for Windows 10 on the...
  12. C

    Macbook A1278 (820-2327A) 13" Backlight not fully working.

    #1 Hi guys this my first time posting a thread, hope you could help me! So ive got a Macbook a1278 2008 model and i spilt a little liquid on it. The backlight doesnt work all the time. I ve read some post in the forum which say that you shouuld check the fuse of the wled driver, i checked this...
    • cikku7
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    • a1278 backlight macbook 13" 2008
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook
  13. C

    Macbook A1278 13" Backlight not fully working.

    Hi guys this my first time posting a thread, hope you could help me! So ive got a Macbook a1278 2008 model and i spilt a little liquid on it. The backlight doesnt work all the time. I ve read some post in the forum which say that you shouuld check the fuse of the wled driver, i checked this...
    • cikku7
    • Thread
    • a1278 macbook 13" 2008 no backlight wled driver
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  14. S

    MacBook Pro Unibody - No backlightan 820-2936

    Hello guys I have an 820-2936 Macbook pro late 2011 13'' i5 A1278 I Have chimes and display but unable to get back light I can see the image using an flashlight from behind I have checked the display by connecting to an working screen, but it too doesn't have backlight board has LP8550...
    • Sanket123
    • Thread
    • 820-2936 a1278 backlight macbook pro 13 late 2011
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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