MacBook Pro 17" Model A1212 Parts
Grab a toolkit for your MacBook Pro 17" Model A1212 model and fix your broken laptop!
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Parts that work with MacBook Pro 17" Model A1212:
Arctic Silver Thermal Paste
Confidently tackle any thermal paste replacement project with this All-In-One kit.
Arctic Silver ArctiClean
Two part cleaner dissolves old thermal paste on heat sinks and processors. One 30 ml bottle of thermal material remover and one 30 ml bottle of thermal surface purifier.
MacBook and MacBook Pro (Non-Retina) SSD Upgrade Bundle
Upgrade the storage and improve boot time and read/write speed in your MacBook and MacBook Pro (Non-Retina) with this SSD upgrade bundle.
2.5" Hard Drive Enclosure with USB 3.0 Cable
Turn any SATA 2.5" laptop hard drive into an external storage drive with this part.
1 TB 5400 RPM 2.5" Hard Drive
Replace or upgrade the hard drive in your compatible MacBook, MacBook Pro, Intel Mac mini, and Sony PS3/PS3 Slim/PS4 game consoles.
PC2-5300 1 GB RAM Chip
RAM Upgrade / 1 GB / PC2-5300 / Low Profile / 200 pin, 667 MHz
500 GB 5400 RPM 2.5" Hard Drive
Replacement or upgrade hard drive compatible with all MacBooks, MacBook Pros, Intel Mac minis, and Sony PS3 and PS3 Slim game consoles. SATA interface for Intel Macs / 2....
MacBook Pro 17" Battery
Replace a 4900 mAh battery compatible with all 17" MacBook Pros (excluding Unibody) A1151, A1212, A1229, A1261 laptop models. Part #661-3974. 71 Watt Hours (Wh). Battery ...
Universal Drive Adapter
Turn your current hard drive into an external drive with this adapter.
MacBook Pro 17" (Model A1212) 2.33 GHz Logic Board
Replace a 2.33 GHz Core 2 Duo logic board (motherboard) compatible with the model A1212 MacBook Pro 17" laptop. Fix processing issues like unexpected shutdowns, reboots, ...
MacBook Pro 17" Model A1212 Memory Maxxer RAM Upgrade Kit
Max your MacBook Pro 17" Model A1212 with 4 GB RAM. Upgrade bundle includes all the parts and tools needed to mod your laptop. Compatible with A1212 17" MacBook Pros.
MacBook Pro 17" (Models A1212/A1229) Right Thermal Sensor
Make sure your computer's running cool
MacBook Pro 17" (Models A1212/A1229) Heat Sink
Attaches to processor and helps dissipate excess heat
MacBook Pro 17" (Models A1212/A1229) Hard Drive Cable
Connects hard drive and Bluetooth board to logic board.
MacBook Pro 17" (Models A1212/A1229/A1261) Hard Drive Bracket
Includes hard drive bracket, four hard drive screws, two and rubber bumpers
MacBook Pro 17" (Models A1212/A1229) Power Cable
Connects Left I/O board power to logic board
MacBook Pro 17" (Models A1212/A1229) Battery Connector
Provides battery contacts
MacBook Pro 17" (Models A1151/A1212/A1229) Display Data Cable
Replace a damaged or malfunctioning cable connecting the LCD panel to the logic board.
MacBook Pro 17" Left Clutch Hinge
Left clutch hinge for 17" Macbook Pros.
MacBook Pro 17" (Model A1151/A1212) Display Inverter
Replace a malfunctioning inverter board in a 17" MacBook Pro. A bad inverter can cause a dead backlight.
MacBook Pro 17" (Model A1212) Clutch Cover
Replace a faulty, cracked or broken LCD hinge clutch cover on your MacBook Pro 17".
MacBook Pro 17" (Model A1151/A1212/A1229/A1261) LCD Panel
Replace a LCD Panel compatible with the model A1151, A1212, A1229, and A1261 MacBook Pro 17 inch laptop. 1680 x 1050 pixel Resolution.
MacBook Pro 17" (Model A1212) Upper Case
Replace an upper case compatible with the model A1212 MacBook Pro 17 inch laptop. Includes the palmrest area, trackpad, trackpad cable, and power button.
MacBook Pro 17" (Model A1212) Lower Case
Replace a scratched or dented lower case.
MacBook Pro 17" (Models A1212/A1229) Right Fan
Replace a defective or noisy fan.
MacBook Pro 17" (Model A1212) Left Fan
Replace a defective or noisy fan.
MacBook Pro 17" Screw Set
Includes all screws except those from hard drive and display assembly.
MacBook Pro 17" (Models A1151/A1212) Right Speaker
Replace damaged speaker / right speaker with cable.
MacBook Pro 17" (Models A1151/A1212) ExpressCard Cage
Covers ExpressCard slot on left I/O board
MacBook Pro 17" (Models A1151/A1212/A1229) Bluetooth Board
Provides wireless Bluetooth networking capability
MacBook Core 2 Duo 802.11n Airport Extreme Card
802.11n Airport wireless internal card
MacBook and MacBook Pro Remote
Replace a malfunctioning or missing remote control for your MacBook or MacBook Pro.
Apple USB Ethernet Adapter
Allows you to connect to the internet with an Ethernet cable via USB. Model A1277.
Device Info
Introduced in October 2006, the model A1212 of the MacBook Pro 17" has a Core 2 Duo processor, a speed improvement compared to its predecessor. Connectors on this model include an ExpressCard/34 slot, Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire "400" port, Firewire "800" port, three USB 2.0 ports, optical digital audio in/out, and DVI out.
The most common repairs with the model A1212 17" MacBook Pro are replacing a dead battery, replacing a malfunctioning left or right fan, and upgrading the hard drive or RAM. The MacBook Pro 17" Model A1212 Memory Maxxer RAM Upgrade Kit includes all the parts and tools you need to upgrade to 4 GB of RAM.
Once you've bought your parts and tools, check out iFixit's A1212 MacBook Pro 17" repair guides for step-by-step instructions on how to make the fix.