drmr Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Hi, I'm not sure whether this is the appropriate forum to post. I recently dropped my MacBook by accident and there were problems with the DVD drive (it was difficult to insert a disk). Because it isn't under warranty anymore, I decided to open it and see what was the problem with this. Everything was fine, until I started assembling it back. I was almost ready, I had to only place the top case and place the screws when I discovered that the chasis wasn't exactly straight and there was problems placing the top case. I had to remove the keyboard connector again and then fix the problem with the chasis. Be warned, these connectors are very fragile. I successfully tore the cable from the connector in no time (and I was careful! :-( ) The good news is that this cable is easily replaceable. The bad news is that I can't find anyone providing such cables. Apple will provide only the whole assembly, so when I take this to service, they'll most probably ask to pay for the whole top case. So, is there anybody that have access to these cables? I was made to believe that Apple doesn't require the services to send them the keyboards they replace, so there is a good chance someone has an access to not so good-looking keyboard with perfectly working ribbon cable, which connects the top case to the logic board. I'm still hoping that the service I intend to visit in two days will have a keyboard or two lying around, but I don't expect much. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/101818-macbook-keyboard-top-case-ribbon-cable/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaporATX Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 They don't sell the cable separately, you have to buy the whole assembly... which really sucks, imho. Maybe you could contact the tech in this thread: http://www.macmod.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2901 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/101818-macbook-keyboard-top-case-ribbon-cable/#findComment-726238 Share on other sites More sharing options...
drmr Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 They don't sell the cable separately, you have to buy the whole assembly... which really sucks, imho. Maybe you could contact the tech in this thread: http://www.macmod.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2901 I contacted him, but a user from the forum sent me a note warning that the user hasn't sent him the requested cables. I decided to not risk and hoped that the local service will have a dead keyboard lying around. Too bad they haven't:( I already ordered full top case replacement. Meanwhile, the user, who warned me, has received his cables several months later, so it seems Waragainstsleep is shipping cables. I posted the message here, searching for someone else, who has access to dead keyboards, but nobody showed up. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/101818-macbook-keyboard-top-case-ribbon-cable/#findComment-742717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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