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macbook pro 15 2008

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    SATA II Upgrade for Macbook Pro 4,1 ?

    Thanks to OpenCore Legacy Patcher, i have upgraded my MBP 4,1 from Catalina to Big Sur. Performance is much greater compared to Catalina. But at the same time, this upgrade bringed a confusing question to my mind. To my knowledge, my machine is using an Intel ICH8-M AHCI SATA Controller which is...
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    Backlight and sleep not working

    (macbook pro 15 inch, late 2008 2.4 GHz) I reapplied the thermal paste for my macbook pro- have (had?) zero experience with messing around w/ the board so may not have been the best idea. I somehow managed not to brick it and it now runs 20 c cooler- but the back light for the keyboard does not...