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I confirmed that this is just a failed keyboard. The keyboard is attached to the internal side of the top cover assembly. In order to remove and replace the keyboard the entire MacBook Pro (MBP) has to be disassembled. You can find the year of your MBP by running the serial number on Apple website.

The serial number can be located on the bottom case or memory slot. For this repair you’ll need the following tools: – T-6 torx screwdriver. – PH000 Phillips screwdriver.

– 1.5 mm slotted screwdriver ( I used it for removing battery screws). MBP has a very small screws. I recommend using only high quality precision screwdrivers.

I prefer Wiha screwdrivers. Before you start the disassembly process make sure the computer is turned off.

Also, keep track of all screws (they are all different). Make notes, pictures, etc This will make your life much easier during the reassembly process.

Remove ten screws securing the bottom cover. Separate the bottom cover and remove it. Under the bottom cover you can access the following internal MBP components: – Memory modules. – Optical drive. – Cooling fans.

– Hard drive. – Notebook battery. – Motherboard aka logic board. The battery is secured by three special screws (tri-wing screws). I was able to remove them using a small 1.5mm slotted screwdriver without any problem.

Be careful, using a wrong screwdriver can easily strip the screw. Lift up the battery and unplug the battery cable from the motherboard. Remove the battery. Unscrew two screws securing the hard drive mounting bracket. Lift up and remove the hard drive bracket.

Carefully lift up the hard drive and disconnect the hard drive cable. Remove the hard drive. Remove both memory modules. Spread latches on both sides of the memory slot. The top memory module with pop up at a 30 degree angle. Pull the top memory module from the slot. After that pull the bottom memory module.

Remove six screws securing the cooling fans (three screws per one fan). Disconnect both fan cables from the motherboard. Remove both cooling fans. Remove two screws securing the keyboard and trackpad connectors shield. Remove the shield. Disconnect 10 cables from the motherboard. Be very careful with connectors 6 and 8.

I’ll explain how to unlock different types of connectors in the following pictures. Unplug the video cable (connector 10). Here’s how to disconnect the keyboard backlight cable (connector 6). Carefully lift up the left side of the connector retainer with a small screwdriver.

The retainer will open up at a 90 degree angle. Now you can pull the keyboard backlight cable from the connector. Remove the keyboard cable (connector 8) the same way. First, lift up the connector retainer. After that pull the keyboard cable from the connector. Lift up and disconnect the speaker cable (connector 4).

Lift up and disconnect the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth assembly connector. Unlock connectors 1,3,5,7,9 the same way. Unplug the camera cable form the connector on the motherboard. Remove nine screws securing the motherboard and MagSafe board. Start removing the motherboard from the left side.

Lift up the left side and work the right side of the motherboard out of the notebook case. Note: you can leave the MagSafe board connected to the notebook case but in this case you’ll have to unplug it from the motherboard. I found it easier to remove the motherboard with the MagSafe board attached. Remove the motherboard.

Remove two screws securing the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth assembly. Move the the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth assembly aside. Remove three screws securing the optical drive.

Lift up and remove the optical drive. Remove two screws securing the mounting bracket.

Remove the mounting bracket. The keyboard almost ready for the removal and replacement.

Carefully separate the trackpad cable from the keyboard assembly. Now you can start separating the keyboard backlight from the keyboard. The backlight has a few layers.

Do not separate them from each other. Be careful if you plan to use the backlight with a new keyboard. I purchased a new keyboard WITH backlight so I didn’t care much about the original backlight. Remove the keyboard backlight.

Now remove about 70 very small screws securing the keyboard. Remove two screws securing the display cable mounting bracket. Lift up and remove the bracket. Remove two screws securing the power button. NOTE: the power button is permanently attached to the keyboard.

It’s part of the keyboard. Start removing the keyboard. While removing the keyboard pay attention to the power button.

There is a metal ring (spring) located under the power button. Do not lose it. Do not forget to install this spring back in place under the new power button.

After the old damaged/failed keyboard removed you can install a new keyboard. New keyboards available on eBay. Install a new (or old) backlight on the keyboard and assemble the laptop following all steps in the opposite direction. By the way, If you have damaged keys it might be not necessary to replace the entire keyboard. In some cases it’s possible to.

Related article. Can you help? I had my Macbook magna-whatsit charger repaired because the lead going into the white box had frayed. I plugged it into my Macbook and nothing happened – no light came on and no charging took place. Thought I smelt a very faint electrical smell.

Tried another charger which was not faulty (it works just fine on my other Mac) but still no charging. The Macbook was totally dead. Do you have any idea what might have happened? Could the “repaired” charger have blown some sort of fuse in the Macbook when I plugged it in? Any ideas gratefully received. Can you help? My keyboard is typing blank spaces or nothing at all, after an upgrade to Mavericks.

I tried to rollback to Mountain Lion and even Lion but it did not help. I opened and cleaned up the MacBook 2009 of all the dust, but after reassembling it stopped starting properly. I have to repeatedly press the power button a few times to get it working. I can’t figure out what I did wrong. Do you think I could have damaged something while removing the motherboard?

Or is it the Mac firmware corrupted (BTW could the corrupted firmware be the cause of keyboard problem too since with KeyRemap4MacBook it works much better except for a few keys).?? Your’s is the only tutorial I have found which shows the disassembly of just the keyboard SUPERB!! I have hopr that you’d be able to guide me too.

Use the tables below to confirm the memory you're installing is compatible with your MacBook Pro. MacBook Pro (13-inch, mid 2012) Number of memory slots 2 Base memory 4 GB Maximum memory 8 GB Memory card specifications - Double Data Rate Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (DDR3) format - 67.6mm x 30mm (1.18 inch) - 2 GB or 4 GB - 204-pin - PC3-12800 DDR3 1600 MHz type RAM Additional notes For best performance, fill both memory slots, installing an equal memory module in each slot. MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) and MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) Number of memory slots 2 Base memory 4 GB Maximum memory 8 GB Memory card specifications - Double Data Rate Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (DDR3) format - 67.6mm x 30mm (1.18 inch) - 2 GB or 4 GB - 204-pin - PC3-10600 DDR3 1333 MHz type RAM Additional notes For best performance, fill both memory slots, installing an equal memory module in each slot.

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) and MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) Number of memory slots 2 Base memory 4 GB Maximum memory 8 GB Memory card specifications - Double Data Rate Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (DDR3) format -30mm (1.18 inch) - 2 GB or 4 GB - 204-pin - PC3-8500 DDR3 1066 MHz type RAM Additional notes For best performance, fill both memory slots, installing an equal memory module in each slot. Shut down your MacBook Pro. Disconnect the power adapter, Ethernet cable, USB cables, security lock, and any other cables connected to the MacBook Pro to prevent damaging the computer. Turn over your MacBook Pro and remove the ten (10) screws that secure the bottom case.

Because the screws are different lengths, note the screw lengths and locations so you can replace the screws correctly. Put them aside in a safe place.

Lift off the case and place it to the side. Touch a metal surface inside the computer to discharge any static electricity from your body. Align the notch on the gold edge of the module with the notch in the lower memory slot. Tilt the card and push the memory into the slot. Use two fingers with firm, even pressure to push down on the memory module. There should be a click when you insert the memory correctly. Repeat this procedure to install an additional memory module in the top slot.

Press down on the module to make sure it is level. Note: Make sure you install the memory according to this illustration, with the gold contacts inserted almost completely into the connector. Please use the tables below to confirm the memory being installed is compatible with your MacBook Pro. MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012) Number of memory slots 2 Base memory 4 GB Maximum memory 8 GB Memory card specifications - Double Data Rate Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (DDR3) format - 30mm (1.18 inch) - 2 GB or 4 GB - 204-pin - PC3-12800 DDR3 1600 MHz type RAM Additional notes For best performance, fill both memory slots, installing an equal memory module in each slot. MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011) and MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011) Number of memory slots 2 Base memory 4 GB Maximum memory 8 GB Memory card specifications - Double Data Rate Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (DDR3) format - 30mm (1.18 inch) - 2 GB or 4 GB - 204-pin - PC3-10600 DDR3 1333 MHz type RAM Additional notes For best performance, fill both memory slots, installing an equal memory module in each slot.

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010), MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.53GHz Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) Number of memory slots 2 Base memory 4 GB Maximum memory 8 GB Memory card specifications - Double Data Rate Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (DDR3) format - 30mm (1.18 inch) - 2 GB or 4 GB - 204-pin - PC3-8500 DDR3 1066 MHz type RAM Additional notes For best performance, fill both memory slots, installing an equal memory module in each slot. Shut down your MacBook Pro. Disconnect the power adapter, Ethernet cable, USB cables, security lock, and any other cables connected to the MacBook Pro to prevent damaging the computer. Turn over your MacBook Pro and remove the ten (10) screws that secure the bottom case. Because the screws are different lengths, note the screw lengths and locations so you can replace the screws correctly.

Put them aside in a safe place. Lift off the case and place it to the side. Touch a metal surface inside the computer to discharge any static electricity from your body. Align the notch on the gold edge of the module with the notch in the lower memory slot. Tilt the card and push the memory into the slot. Use two fingers with firm, even pressure to push down on the memory module.

There should be a click when you insert the memory correctly. Repeat this procedure to install an additional memory module in the top slot. Press down on the module to make sure it is level. Note: Make sure you install the memory according to this illustration, with the gold contacts inserted almost completely into the connector.

Align the notch on the gold edge of the module with the notch in the lower memory slot. Tilt the card and push the memory into the slot. Use two fingers with firm, even pressure to push down on the memory module.

There should be a click when you insert the memory correctly. Repeat, if necessary, to install an additional memory module in the top slot. Press down on the module to make sure it is level. Note: Make sure you install the memory according to the illustration below, with the gold contacts inserted almost completely into the connector. Use the tables below to confirm the memory being installed is compatible with your MacBook Pro. MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011) and MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011) Number of memory slots 2 Base memory 4 GB Maximum memory 8 GB Memory card specifications - Double Data Rate Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (DDR3) format - 67.6mm x 30mm (1.18 inch) - 2 GB or 4 GB - 204-pin - PC3-10600 DDR3 1333 MHz type RAM Additional notes You can add two 4 GB memory modules for a maximum of 8 GB of memory. For best performance, fill both memory slots and install an identical memory module in each slot.

MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009), and MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009) Number of memory slots 2 Base memory 4 GB Maximum memory 8 GB Memory card specifications - Double Data Rate Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (DDR3) format - 30mm (1.18 inch) - 2 GB or 4 GB - 204-pin - PC3-8500 DDR3 1066 MHz type RAM Additional notes You can add two 4 GB memory modules for a maximum of 8 GB of memory. For best performance, fill both memory slots and install an identical memory module in each slot. Shut down your MacBook Pro. Disconnect the power adapter, Ethernet cable, USB cables, security lock, and any other cables connected to the MacBook Pro to prevent damaging the computer. Turn over your MacBook Pro and remove the ten (10) screws that secure the bottom case. Because the screws are different lengths, note the screw lengths and locations so you can replace the screws correctly.

Put them aside in a safe place. Lift off the case and place it to the side. Touch a metal surface inside the computer to discharge any static electricity from your body. Align the notch on the gold edge of the module with the notch in the lower memory slot. Tilt the card and push the memory into the slot. Use two fingers with firm, even pressure to push down on the memory module.

There should be a click when you insert the memory correctly. Repeat this procedure to install an additional memory module in the top slot. Press down on the module to make sure it is level. Note: Make sure your memory is installed according to the illustration below, with the gold contacts inserted almost completely into the connector.

Please use the tables below to confirm the memory being installed is compatible with your MacBook Pro. Insert the new memory card at a 25-degree angle. Line up the notch in the card with the small tab in the memory slot and slide the card into the slot until the gold edge is almost invisible.

Firmly press the memory card into the memory slot. You might feel some resistance. Gently spread the small tabs in the memory slot away from the notches and push the memory card down until the two tabs on either side of the card lock into place.

Insert any additional memory into the second slot. Note: Make sure you install the memory according to the illustration below, with the gold contacts inserted almost completely into the connector. Checking that your computer recognizes the new memory After installing additional memory, you should confirm that the computer recognizes the new memory. To check the computer’s memory:. Start up your computer. When you see the Mac OS X desktop, choose the Apple () menu from the upper-left menu bar, then choose About This Mac. The total memory includes the amount of memory that originally came with the computer plus the new memory you added, or if all the memory has been replaced, the new total for that memory.

For detailed information about the amount of memory installed in your computer, open System Profiler by choosing Apple () and then About This Mac. Then, click More Info and then Memory from the Hardware section that appears in System Profiler. If your computer doesn’t recognize the memory or doesn’t start up correctly, confirm that the memory you installed is compatible with your MacBook Pro and that it is installed correctly by reseating the memory.