A few weeks ago, I decided to replace my macbook’s battery - after 5ish years, the only thing about this laptop (the best laptop ever made) was the battery life drained quickly. I ordered a battery + kit from iFixit, and replaced the battery. I conditioned the battery, but every time it discharged it would jump from above 50% battery to 7% battery, then die shortly after (i.e. a very discontinuous discharge). I received a replacement battery for the replace from iFixit, and replaced again. However, I’m still having the same problem with the battery jumps . I figure it’s unlikely to be the battery, but am unsure what else could could be causing the issue. I’ve reset PRAM and SMC.

⟐ Commented July 18, 2025 at 12:42 MST

It has been working fine and just today it stopped all of a sudden. I have absolutely no clue what happened to it.

It kept searching for a bluetooth keyboard. However external keyboard and mouse works, but whenever i unplug them nothing else works.

Power button is the only button that works.

My macbook is currently OSX 10.9.5

I searched on sites and it appears late 2013 had a EFI update that fixed it but i couldnt install any EFI update on my macbook pro.

⟐ Answered September 06, 2022 at 23:48 MST

I live in Australia so I cannot purchase the iFixit adhesive remover :-(

Anyone got any tips for making battery removal on the retina MacBooks pros easier?

Any alternatives to the iFixit adhesive remover that are available in Australia?

Thanks in advance!

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⟐ Commented April 19, 2019 at 12:29 MST

can I change/upgrade the RAM in my MBPr13"?

Up to now I have 8GB and if it is possible, I like to upgrade to 16GB.

Thx

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⟐ Commented November 13, 2015 at 10:21 MST

If you put a charged battery in, everything is great until you run out of power.

I originally thought it was the MagSafe board or battery but have swapped both with identical results.

So I ordered, received and installed a replacement logic board from IFIXIT. When I plug it into power, after going green then amber on the charge cable, it plays the reboot tone (which is weird, why does it jump right to life without input?) It searches for the hard drive for about a minute and then gives the flashing folder with question mark / no hard drive found. Tried SMC and PRAM resets, reseating hard drive connector and still no go.

I called and informed iFixIt who promptly sent a 2nd replacement. In the meantime, I put my logic board back in and confirmed that everything still booted up as normal.

Received the replacement today, installed, and the same %#*@ thing!

Am I missing something? Are the hard drive connectors a common point of failure and iFixIt just isn’t catching it in their testing before sending out refurbs?

Is it just that I got 2 bad boards and I need to try a 3rd?

Getting tired of pulling this thing apart so many times. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

are these what you wanted to see?

⟐ Commented March 30, 2023 at 19:54 MST

Disk Utility showed nothing was wrong. Then I decided to wipe the SSD and reinstall Yosemite, yet it's still running slow. Could it be the SSD or the SSD tray's ribbon cable has been damaged? Or something else?

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⟐ Commented October 10, 2017 at 5:45 MST

Appreciate the effort, thank you.

⟐ Answer edited January 13, 2016 at 4:41 MST

Unfortunately, this last week, i tried to turn it on, but it didnt work out, neither the led's mag safe connector turned on. The last time i've had used, it has worked properly and i turned it off properly as well with around 50 percent charged.

Right now, it doesnt make any noise or sign of life.

I took it to a Genius Bar in my town (Brazil) and they said at the same time they needed to replace the io board and the logic board, without performing any test, they told me it is "the apple's protocol".

I paid for the io board, they changed it, and it still doesnt working.

Do you haver any idea how can i fix it? Or what is the problem? I dont Want to pay for a Logic board without knowing if this is the real problem.

Thanks in advance

Thiago Barbosa

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⟐ Commented September 12, 2014 at 3:34 MST

I noticed that every time I boot up now the lock icon shows up on the screen.

I did some research and found out it is a EFI / Firmware locked. I’m not sure exactly which one is the proper term or if both mean the same thing. Anyways, I have a spare MacBook Pro, same year, same kind of model and was wondering if i could just pull out the logic board from my spare system and put it into the system which is locked?

Would this eliminate my problem and have the ability to use my device? I really hope I can get an actual answer and not some sad person telling me its stolen and to give it back.

Thats not the purpose of this site now is it?

⟐ Answer accepted May 14, 2026 at 0:38 MST

I have 2 questions:

Currently i have MacBook Pro 13“ retina late 2012 A1425

My current SSD is Feather P12 with max speed is 450 mbps, I’m looking to upgrade it to NVMe SSD with high speed 1000+ mbps.

1. I tried to find a converter from NVMe to 7+17 pin SSD but did not find any adapter that supporting my request, they told me since it is SATA the max speed is 500 mbps, in my System Report, showing NVMe but not installed, is it possible to add a NVMe supporting SSD ?
2. If the above question was answered with no, not possible. Can I upgrade my logic board with newer version like late 2013 retina that supports NVMe? If yes, what else do I need to replace?

Thank you very much, regards

hi dan

the current one is 6GBps , check attached screenshot , as you can see there is also nvme express but it is not exist

⟐ Answer edited July 01, 2021 at 7:52 MST

I read a comment somewhere that they can be fixed without needing to replace them. I wanna know if there is the guide or a way which I can follow to try to get them fixed without needing for expensive replacement as it seems that both of the speakers required replaced or fix.

⟐ Commented September 02, 2018 at 8:05 MST

⟐ Answer accepted August 12, 2018 at 8:03 MST

I did replace the display assembly about a year ago after my phone slid into it and caused a small, isolated crack in the display. The computer wasn't dropped or anything. I opened it back up and checked that the display connection was still in place. I disconnected and reconnected the display, but the problem continued. I then disconnected the battery and the problem stopped fro approximately 1 hour before returning.

Has anyone else experienced this and found the cause or a solution?

Additionally, Is there a way to disconnect the HDMI port from the board so that I could test whether the HDMI port itself may be faulty? I suspect that something is happening to make the computer sense and attempt to configure to an external display that is not really there.

⟐ Commented May 15, 2018 at 2:42 MST

My wife spilled the smallest amount of tea on her a1425 Macbook Pro Retina from late 2012. After letting it dry she tried to see if the laptop was still working. At first it looked promising because the system started up normally and everything was running without any noticeable difference until she tried to run in from the battery.

As soon as the MagSafe was disconnected the unit shut off immediately. After plugging back in she noticed that the battery status says replace now and that the battery is not charging. The LED on the MagSafe starts out green and then turns amber and stays amber while connected.

We tried to thoroughly clean the internals with isopropanol multiple times but it made no difference. I also tried replacing the DC input board, tried a different (new) MagSafe adapter, and tried a new logic board (820-3642).

Nothing seemed to make any difference. I would hate to have to replace the batteries because they only have a cycle count of ~220, but is it possible that the batteries are the cause of the problem or is there a fuse or resistor that could be the culprit? If you have any any additional questions please let me know.

⟐ Answer accepted August 24, 2015 at 21:53 MST

⟐ Commented November 14, 2014 at 20:08 MST