Chosen Solution
Hi everyone, So I managed to get my hands on 3 Early 2015 13” MacBook Pro retina systems. Each of the systems have issues. One of them is fully working but has a badly cracked screen (which I will use to diagnose the problems on the other MacBooks). Another one is powering on (with sounds) but the display won’t turn on. The last one is charging but is not turning on. I’m going to try to make at least one fully working MacBook out of the 3. However, I’m not sure about my approach or the things I should be careful with. Assuming I have the battery disconnected on every machine and draining the power, can I just swap around parts freely without risking shorting components? I’m worried that if I swap a dead logic board into the machine with the working screen for example, I will short/ruin the screen when I try to power it on after reassambling. Thanks for the help!
You should be fine! You can swap the parts around. But! I would be careful with the display connections. It’s easy to damage the cables connector if you lift it, It needs to slide out parallel with the logic board until the tang has cleared. Make sure to also keep track of the screws on the logic board as one screw is short and if you put in a long one you can damage things. Take the time to review the guides here: MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Early 2015 Repair
