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    MacBook Pro A1398 black screen/not booting

    Hi everyone! I did a speaker replacement on a A1398 late 2013 MacBook Pro 15”. At the beginning.. it went great! I successfully took out the motherboard and cleaned it all up from dust, replaced the speakers put it all back together and it worked! It booted and I was able to log in and test the...
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    Does a1398 2014 15inch support 8tb m.2 ssd?

    Does a1398 2014 15inch support 8tb m.2 ssd? I am currently 4tb Installed ventura via olpc
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    SSD Question surrounding PCIe

    Hopefully someone on here can help with my question as google research hasn't really helped. I have a MBPR Late 2013 15in inch - A1398 I've tried Samsung NVME 970 EVO plus SSD (with an adapter) but was greatly unimpressed as the the heat it generated was ridulous. It also ended up failing...
  4. kaly1111

    MacbookPro 11,5 (A1398) overheating and maxed out fans

    Hi All, After experiencing heavy lag and throttling in my MacbookPro (A1398) recently, I had decided to check the fans for dust and thermal paste under heatsink. Attaching my Macbook specs: And so, had successfully cleaned the dust and applied a new thermal paste - Cooler MasterGel Regular...
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    Macbook Pro 2015 A1398 i7-4770HQ R9 M370X screen flickering

    Hello, Recently my retina display started flickering. It happening randomly, seems like the display is not synchronizing. Usually after 2 minutes after the startup. This issue is only present on the Retina display, when I use external monitor, everything is fine. I want to point out that I...
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    A1398 (Macbook Pro mid-2014 15") NVME SSD Upgrade - OSX Install Boot Loop Solution

    Hello! I bought a Crucial 1TB P2 NVME SSD to replace my stock 256gb storage, plugged it in using an adapter from eBay, and to my enormous frustration the SSD was recognised and formatable in recovery mode disk utility, but upon attempting to install Big Sur via bootable USB, the installer got...
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    M2 in a A1398?! mid-2012 Retina MBP

    All the research I've done tells me - No, you have to use an M.Sata and adapter. Even though they're kind of old and expensive, compared to M2. Then I came across a review for an adaptor, on the UK version of Amaz on. Item B07H7KCWQR, look in the comments section at the top review. The...
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    MBP Retina 2012 A1398 not charging. Mag safe lights up but computer dies when the battery drops to 0

    OK. So I obviously broke something mucking around with my 2012 MBP Retina A1398. It put a new battery in it and it was working, but then it suddenly stopped charging. A different MagSafe did not fix it. When I plug in the MagSafe it goes from green to amber. However the battery does not charge...
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    820-3332 - ASD - Short Random Multi-Block Failed

    Hi folks, I'm a Macbook repairman, with a customer's Macbook A1398 (16GB version) 820-3332. I've ran into a bummer of an issue after reballing GPU. Now the OSX loads half way and doesn't do anything. I ran ASD and it's come back with the following error message : Short Random Multi-Block...
  10. jodomonk

    970 Evo SSD in MacBook Pro mid-2012

    I have been trying to find an adapter to install a Samsung 970 Evo in my A1398 mid-2012 15" MacBook Pro Retina display and I'm at a bit of a loss. All the adapters I've been looking at such as these.... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NAIBIVE/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?smid=A3TJA36NYNJMMS&psc=1...
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    MBP Mid 2012 SSD Upgrade w/ Bootcamp

    Hi All, First of all sorry if answer is already given here but I made a pretty long search but did not satisfied. I have MBP Mid 2012(A1398) 256GB SSD with bootcamp Win7. I decided to upgrade my drive to 1TB and almost bought Samsung 860 EVO but read an review mentions "bootcamp is not...
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    Retina Mid-2015 15" - MacBookPro11,4 (IG) - A1398 won't turn on

    I need your help and expert suggestion. I have a Retina Mid-2015 15" - MacBookPro11,4 (IG) - A1398. It was working last 2 years without any issue. Suddenly 2 days before doesn’t turn it on. The mega safe adapter light stays on Green. I have made some attempt 1. Reset the System Management...