Top Case Replacement on a MacBook Unibody after Liquid Damage

  This white unibody MacBook came to us with liquid damage and was in need of a new top case. Unlike MacBook Pro unibodies, which can have the keyboard replaced without the need for a new top case, the top case in an A1342 unibody MacBook is united to the keyboard. Unfortunately, this means that …

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Keyboard Replacement on an A1286

MacBook Pro Internal Keyboard

  This 15” MacBook Pro A1286 came in to us with liquid damage after a vodka spill on the keyboard! The spill rendered the keyboard unresponsive, which warranted a full keyboard replacement. After a little TLC, this Apple MacBook Pro is up and running with a brand new keyboard. Here at EliteMacTechs, liquid damage is …

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15 inch MacBook Pro A1286 Graphics Chip Failure?

Screen with Graphic anomalies caused by bad chip

  This MacBook Pro 15″ looks like it is having graphics chip failure, but it is not! The OS that was loaded was too old to support the newer graphics card. Once we updated the system to the proper OS, it worked as good as new! This is a rare case of something that appears …

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