macbook 13 2012

Hi, I am not an electronics' specialist. A week ago I replaced the battery in my old but perfectly working MB Pro. This was its second battery change since purchase. The new battery was aftermarket but listed as "original"! After connecting the charger, the LED on the Magsafe lit up green...

MacBook Pro 13.3" (Mid 2012 A1278) Intel i7, Samsung 860 PRO, Corsair Mac Memory 16GB 1600mhz, macOS Catalina I've had this laptop for around 2 years now and it is still in very mint condition, I barely used it as it is not my main laptop. However starting around a couple months ago the screen...

Hello everyone, A few days ago my faithful 2012 MacBook Pro began making a noise previously unheard by my ears. I would describe it as a kind of "whirring" sound from the left half of the computer (somewhere by the QWERTY keys), but not in the hard drive area (I have a Samsung 860 EVO SSD)...

Hello guys, I've been having some trouble with heat on my macbook pro mid 2012 and I downloaded a software called "SMC fan control", it's icon is a nuclear sign by the way. So whenever the heat builds up to 60 degrees or higher I speed up the fans somewhere around its maximum speed (6000rpm)...

Hello. I am not in a good situation since my MacBook Pro mid 2012 13” decided to pass on. According to the experts it’s rhe logic board that has a periodic failure - sometimes it work, sometimes it does not. Therefore, do I not know what to do precisely. Originally I wanted to buy a used...

Hello there, I am trying to install windows with bootcamp on a macbook pro mid-2012 running Mojave but every time I try and run the install with bootcamp it gets stuck at "Downloading Windows support software...". I have attached a screenshot to this post. Any help would be much appreciated.

I'm trying to do a clean install of macOS Mojave on my 2012 13" MacBook Pro using a bootable USB. I'm doing it on a new 1 TB SSD that I've installed after my last one died. The problem I'm having is that ever time I run the installer, everything looks like it's working, but then towards the end...

My iMAC (MB953LL/A) HDD (1TB) just died and I wanted to replace it with the spare 128GB SSD I have that came installed on a MacBook Pro Retina (Late 2012). 1. Can anyone guide me as to what is required to facilitate this transition to SSD (not sure what sort of SSD it is). What additional...

Hello everybody, I have a macbook pro mid 2012 and since 2014 (when I bought it) I never cleaned it up. So now it is heating up pretty good even with light workloads. Than I'm taking it to be cleaned up and the guy said that they replace the thermal paste over the processor also, and I would...

Helle everybody, I'm having a bit of a problem wit my macbook pro mid 2012 because is running in between 60-68 degrees celsius and I'm kinda worried about it. So, I'm considering buying a cooling pad called "Power Cooler Gamer from Multilaser" to try to decrease the temperature a little bit...

Hi, I have just bought an SSD (Crucial MX500). After many attempts and various problems along the way I have FINALLY managed to clone successfully using Carbon Copy Cloner. My drive is now bootable from a USB-SATA cable by starting up with option key. So clearly the drive is ok. However, when...

I have a MacBook Pro Model A1278 late 2012 I believe. I ordered suggested ram I saw from a YouTube video and tried to install it as the video said. Disconnect battery, remove old ram and insert new. I did this and now it won’t even respond, even if I put the old ones back in. I can send...

Hi Guys I wonder if anyone could help with some issues I'm having with my mid-2012 MBP. I first noticed that when I booted the machine up, the chime occurred twice (strange?). Then, during the same session I popped the charger in and realised that it wasn't charging at all (no amber or green...

I have a 2012 MacBook Pro I believe just the base model with 512GBs of storage and 4GBs of RAM. I wanted to ask on the forum about how I should go about selling it. The obvious choice for me would be eBay however I’m not sure how I would list it for the condition it’s in. The laptop exterior has...

Hi, I've a MacBook Pro 13" (Mid-2012) which is currently running with stock specs: - Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz - 4 GB RAM - 500 GB HDD - High Sierra I've ordered and received my upgrade kit from Crucial : - 16 GB RAM (2 x 8) - 500 GB SSD Already saw on YouTube a nice tutorial on how to proceed...

I'm having this random issue with my Macbook waking up from sleep to this strange clicking sound? I believe it is coming from the wired keyboard since every time I unplug it stops and sometimes starts again when I'm working. I've attached a video to see if anyone can identify the problem or has...