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upon start up, the loading bar doesn’t go all the way to the end. It stops about 1/4 of the way and restarts, then restarts itself, then says your computer shut down due to a problem, over and over again. a youtube video shows the same problem. so, the guy opens the computer and discovers inside that the power button keeps being pressed. he then proceeds to put some scotch tape somewhere, which I guess gets the power button unstuck. I attempted to start up from an external SSD - by pressing alt at power on - and the SSD was recognized, so I chose it and the loading bar started moving along, but then, splat, restart in a loop once again, over and over again. what tools do I need to fix this? is the problem a stuck power button on the inside? I have never opened a computer in my life, so please explain it to me like I’m a three-year-old. Thank you.
Time for a new logic board ;-{ Here’s the guide: MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Late 2011 Logic Board Replacement And here’s the 2011 boards: 13” Macbook Pro Logic Board 2.3GHz i5, Apple P/N 661-586913” Macbook Pro Logic Board 2.4Ghz i5, Apple P/N 661-615813” Macbook Pro Logic Board 2.7GHz i7, Apple P/N 661-587013” MacBook Pro Logic Board 2.8Ghz i7, Apple P/N 661-6159 Here’s the 2012 boards: 13” MacBook Pro Logic Board, 2.5GHz i5, Apple P/N 661-658813” MacBook Pro Logic Board, 2.9GHz i7, Apple P/N 661-6589 The 2012 boards need a few modifications to fit but maybe the best option as the 2011 boards are hard to come by these days.
