Are all A1278 logicboards swapable?

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MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2009

Mid 2009 Model A1278 / 2.26 or 2.53 GHz Core 2 Duo processor EMC 2326

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I am looking at pictures of A1278 Logic Boards and they all seem to have the same ports in the same place.

It would be great to have a Core i5 in my 2009 macbook.

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dullestman @dullestman Rep: 31 3 · Answer 1 · 2015-08-16T21:03:34-07:00

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A1278 covers a range of models, even including the 2008 aluminium MacBook, and not all parts are compatible.

A 2009 MacBook Pro 13 inch needs a Core 2 Duo board from 2009 or 2010, but unfortunately the later i5 board is not a compatible replacement.

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