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MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2009
Difficulty: Moderate
MacBook Unibody Model A1278
Difficulty: Moderate
Compatibility
| MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2009 |
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| MacBook Unibody Model A1278 |
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Stories
My Problem
First, the fan in my MacBook Pro started to spin up to ridiculous speeds if I just looked at the games folder on my drive. If I actually launched one of those games, the room would begin to vibrate, then the windows would rattle and loose paint would fall from the walls and ceiling. They tell me dogs were howling all over the neighborhood but if they were, I couldn't hear them.
One morning when I left for work, I found a life size effigy of The Woz hanging from the 100 year old elm in the front yard - the both of them burned to cinders. That's when I decided I'd better change out the fan.
My Fix
The repair was no fun at all, Dude. No, really. There was no fun.
Pull screws. Remove back. Spudge fan connection. Pull screws. Remove fan. Blow debris from interior space. - OK, an iota of fun. - Reverse process with new fan in place of old.
Woo Hoo!!
My Advice
Challenge yourself. Like, maybe, get drunk first. Or tie on hand to the opposite ankle. Make it interesting.
Sorry, there are no photos. The entire photography crew fell asleep.
My Problem
Old fan filed with dust or something and ran slow, thus computer was running hot.
My Fix
Easy.
My Advice
Just follow the directions
My Problem
My MacBook was making some funky noises from the fan.
My Fix
Repair went great! MacBook runs much better after removing the marble sized fur-ball from the fan unit. Now I know why the fan died.
My Advice
Keep your cat away from your mac.