Possible liquid damage. Test all the keys individually. Open and check trackpad to logic board connection, see if you can tell if someone has been in it. Check for a swollen battery. Do you have any screen anomalies? This machine had a recall on the GPU. Know hard drive/IR cable issues.
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Ok, your keyboard appears to have shorted out, probably due to liquid. Here's a video on how to replace it. Takes me about 2.25 hrs with an electric screwdriver (but I'm a pro so pla on 4 hours if you're a noob)
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Ok, your keyboard appears to have shorted out, probably due to liquid. Here's a video on how to replace it. Takes me about 2.25 hrs with an electric screwdriver (but I'm a pro so plan on 4 hours if you're a noob)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvqbrJ02PXQ
Here's the part: http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-New-Original-APPLE-Macbook-Pro-Unibody-15-A1286-Keyboard-2009-2010-2011/301723388953?_trksid=p2045573.c100507.m3226&_trkparms=aid%3D555017%26algo%3DPL.CASSINI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D41451%26meid%3D4bd58f3b324b47e5b6defa073beb5f19%26pid%3D100507%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26
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Here's the guide for removing the upper case: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+15-Inch+Unibody+Late+2011+Upper+Case+Replacement/7532
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Here's the guide for removing the upper case: [guide|7532]
or you say (that's more than i wanted to get into, just get me to the damned part) well here it is:
Possible liquid damage. Test all the keys individually. Open and check trackpad to logic board connection, see if you can tell if someone has been in it. Check for a swollen battery. Do you have any screen anomalies? This machine had a recall on the GPU. Know hard drive/IR cable issues.
UPDATE
Ok, your keyboard appears to have shorted out, probably due to liquid. Here's a video on how to replace it. Takes me about 2.25 hrs with an electric screwdriver (but I'm a pro so pla on 4 hours if you're a noob)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvqbrJ02PXQ
Here's the part: http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-New-Original-APPLE-Macbook-Pro-Unibody-15-A1286-Keyboard-2009-2010-2011/301723388953?_trksid=p2045573.c100507.m3226&_trkparms=aid%3D555017%26algo%3DPL.CASSINI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D41451%26meid%3D4bd58f3b324b47e5b6defa073beb5f19%26pid%3D100507%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26
Here's the guide for removing the upper case: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+15-Inch+Unibody+Late+2011+Upper+Case+Replacement/7532
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or you say (that's more than i wanted to get into, just get me to the damned part) well here it is:
Possible liquid damage. Test all the keys individually. Open and check trackpad to logic board connection, see if you can tell if someone has been in it. Check for a swollen battery. Do you have any screen anomalies? This machine had a recall on the GPU. Know hard drive/IR cable issues.
UPDATE
Ok, your keyboard appears to have shorted out, probably due to liquid. Here's a video on how to replace it. Takes me about 2.25 hrs with an electric screwdriver (but I'm a pro so pla on 4 hours if you're a noob)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvqbrJ02PXQ
Here's the part: http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-New-Original-APPLE-Macbook-Pro-Unibody-15-A1286-Keyboard-2009-2010-2011/301723388953?_trksid=p2045573.c100507.m3226&_trkparms=aid%3D555017%26algo%3DPL.CASSINI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D41451%26meid%3D4bd58f3b324b47e5b6defa073beb5f19%26pid%3D100507%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26
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Here's the guide for removing the upper case: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+15-Inch+Unibody+Late+2011+Upper+Case+Replacement/7532
Possible liquid damage. Test all the keys individually. Open and check trackpad to logic board connection, see if you can tell if someone has been in it. Check for a swollen battery. Do you have any screen anomalies? This machine had a recall on the GPU. Know hard drive/IR cable issues.
UPDATE
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Ok, your keyboard appears to have shorted out, probably due to liquid. Here's a video on how to replace it. Takes me about 2.25 hrs with an electric screwdriver (but I'm a pro so play on 4 hours)
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Ok, your keyboard appears to have shorted out, probably due to liquid. Here's a video on how to replace it. Takes me about 2.25 hrs with an electric screwdriver (but I'm a pro so pla on 4 hours if you're a noob)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvqbrJ02PXQ
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Here's the part: http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-New-Original-APPLE-Macbook-Pro-Unibody-15-A1286-Keyboard-2009-2010-2011/301723388953?_trksid=p2045573.c100507.m3226&_trkparms=aid%3D555017%26algo%3DPL.CASSINI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D41451%26meid%3D4bd58f3b324b47e5b6defa073beb5f19%26pid%3D100507%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26
Possible liquid damage. Test all the keys individually. Open and check trackpad to logic board connection, see if you can tell if someone has been in it. Check for a swollen battery. Do you have any screen anomalies? This machine had a recall on the GPU. Know hard drive/IR cable issues.
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UPDATE
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Ok, your keyboard appears to have shorted out, probably due to liquid. Here's a video on how to replace it. Takes me about 2.25 hrs with an electric screwdriver (but I'm a pro so play on 4 hours)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvqbrJ02PXQ
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Here's the part: http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-New-Original-APPLE-Macbook-Pro-Unibody-15-A1286-Keyboard-2009-2010-2011/301723388953?_trksid=p2045573.c100507.m3226&_trkparms=aid%3D555017%26algo%3DPL.CASSINI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D41451%26meid%3D4bd58f3b324b47e5b6defa073beb5f19%26pid%3D100507%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26
Possible liquid damage. Test all the keys individually. Open and check trackpad to logic board connection, see if you can tell if someone has been in it. Check for a swollen battery. Do you have any screen anomalies? This machine had a recall on the GPU. Know hard drive/IR cable issues.