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I've been given a Retina MacBook i7/16/512 laptop with a broken screen and keyboard (previous user had it docked permanently.
I'm curious if its a the 2016 -> 2017 logic boards are a direct swap as this could be an awesome upgrade to keep me going on a perfectly good 2016 chassis?
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The connectors and the connecting parts are the same between these two systems. So it does appear to be compatible. Given the costs I think you can find a used system for less than swapping out the logic board, besides availability of the part.
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Thanks Dan for the response. Considering its a free logicboard in a damaged macbook, I'm going to put it under the knife. I'll post back here once its done
@Tim W - Let us know how it goes!
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Logic board replaced and working, however I believe I may have damaged the trackpad ribbon as its not detecting. I have ordered a new ribbon and currently using an external mouse.
@danj Replacement ribbon arrived and MB is 100% working. So confirmed 2016 M3 can be upgraded to a 2017 i7 logic board with no other modifications required. hope that helps anyone who gets a hold of a2017+ logic board for their 2016 macbook12inch. note 2015 chassis is not compatible with 2016 and up.
@Tim W - Great news!
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Thank you! May I ask, how is Bluetooth? As 2016 model has 4.0 while the 2017 has a 4.2. Does this mean that the 2017 LogicBoard has Bluetooth 4.0?
And have you been experiencing any issues since then?
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@ard20006 - The version of Bluetooth the given logic board has is the version you will have.
There is very little difference between 4.0 and 4.2
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I did a similar thing. And it worked perfectly. Except the keyboard doesn't work (lights up but no key detection). External keyboard works fine and so the machine is fully tested with no other problems. The keyboard worked perfectly before the new logic board. Trackpad is fully functional. I replaced the keyboard flex cable - same thing. Slightly stumped now! PS. I've tried resetting the SMC and PRAM etc.
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@goldfrapp - I suspect you have a 2015 system as that would explain why your logic board swap-out failed. As the keyboard is different.
Both 2017s. But luckily I’ve just fixed it… it was the trackpad. Swapping it over with the donar machine fixed the issue. As the keyboard flex plugs into it… I guess there was an issue with the old one after all.
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