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Repair guides and disassembly information for the MacBook Pro 16'' released in November of 2019. Model A2141, EMC 3347.

Physically disconnect the internal keyboard

Hi,

My Macbook Pro 16 2019 internal keyboard started slowly dying a while ago.

My keyboard is 'pressing' random keys even when I'm not typing.

This has gotten so bad that I can't even use the laptop anymore. I can't even log in to my account anymore since as soon as I boot up the pc, the password field gets filled with key presses.

I tried connecting an external keyboard but this does not stop it.

Apple seems to have a Service Program for the exact problem I'm describing, however I contacted them and they don't want to repair my keyboard under this program since the model is not listed.

A repair is quoted at $900. I'm not paying that.

It's still a very good device and it's always been used as a desktop so I don't need the internal keyboard.

Is there away I can physically disconnect the internal one and just use an external keyboard?

I tried disconnecting the cable already but that made the fans go wonky. Maybe I disconnected the wrong one. I can't seem to find a good overview of which cable does what.

Any advice is welcome!

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I've attached a picture of the keyboard connector on the logic board. You can disconnect the top case by unplugging the cable in that connector. Heads up, though, you may get some unusual behavior with the top case disconnected though, like fan spin up or slowness. Good luck!

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