The board may be repairable, but I wouldn’t invest a lot of time into it just in case the damage is too severe to repair - it isn’t grossly bad to the point of being beyond repair, but the damage is borderline and may be beyond your skillset to repair.
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Find a schematic for the board and see what was there and try replacing it, providing nothing else is also bad. If there are other issues, reassess the damage and make a final judgement call. If you can save the board and keep your SN intact (as in board matches the bottom) that is preferable to changing it and potentially making the system harder to sell - a lot of people do not like to buy mismatched systems including myself to a point. I don’t think it’s as bad on something like a 2012 MBP, but I do have more of an issue with it on a machine like the 2015 which is still supported by Apple - even if it’s close to vintage status it HAS to match.
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Find a schematic for the board and see what was there and try replacing it, providing nothing else is also bad. If there are other issues, reassess the damage and make a final judgement call. If you can save the board and keep your SN intact (as in board matches the bottom) that is preferable to changing it and potentially making the system harder to sell - a lot of people do not like to buy mismatched systems including myself to a point. I don’t care on 10+ year old hardware since it's probably off anyway, don't like it on current models like the 2011 Macs and don't buy mismatched systems that have years of official support left without exception unless the matching cover is part of the sale.
The board may be repairable, but I wouldn’t invest a lot of time into it just in case the damage is too severe to repair - it isn’t grossly bad to the point of being beyond repair, but the damage is borderline and may be beyond your skillset to repair.
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Find a schematic for the board and see what was there and try replacing it, providing nothing else is also bad. If there are other issues, reassess the damage and make a final judgement call. If you can save the board and keep your SN intact (as in board matches the bottom) that is preferable to changing it and potentially making the system harder to sell - a lot of people do not like to buy mismatched systems including myself to a point. I don’t think it’s as bad on something like a 2012 MBP, but I do have more of an issue with it on a machine like the 2015 which is still supported by Apple.
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Find a schematic for the board and see what was there and try replacing it, providing nothing else is also bad. If there are other issues, reassess the damage and make a final judgement call. If you can save the board and keep your SN intact (as in board matches the bottom) that is preferable to changing it and potentially making the system harder to sell - a lot of people do not like to buy mismatched systems including myself to a point. I don’t think it’s as bad on something like a 2012 MBP, but I do have more of an issue with it on a machine like the 2015 which is still supported by Apple - even if it’s close to vintage status it HAS to match.
The board may be repairable, but I wouldn’t invest a lot of time into it just in case the damage is too severe to repair - it isn’t grossly bad to the point of being beyond repair, but the damage is borderline and may be beyond your skillset to repair.
Find a schematic for the board and see what was there and try replacing it, providing nothing else is also bad. If there are other issues, reassess the damage and make a final judgement call. If you can save the board and keep your SN intact (as in board matches the bottom) that is preferable to changing it and potentially making the system harder to sell - a lot of people do not like to buy mismatched systems including myself to a point. I don’t think it’s as bad on something like a 2012 MBP, but I do have more of an issue with it on a machine like the 2015 which is still supported by Apple.