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Repair guides and disassembly information for the 14-inch MacBook Pro released in October of 2021, featuring Apple-designed M1 Pro and M1 Max SoCs. Model A2442.

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De-solder and swap the IC chips when replacing display?

Can I really just buy a replacement screen from ifixit and swap it out without needing to de-solder the two integrated circuits on the LCD control board of the A2442? Apple says they are "factory paired" to the logic board, and only Apple has the calibration software to swap these two ICs from the original broken screen to a new panel. Do we need to remove (desolder) those two chips from the old screen and add them to the new one?

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Well... yes and No! Per what our guide states MacBook Pro 14" 2021 Screen Replacement

"Since macOS Sequoia 15.1, display artifacts will disappear if you update macOS to 15.1 or higher. It is yet to be investigated if non-serialized third-party screens would work as well, but original Apple screens work without any issues. True Tone remains disabled, and there will be an error message regarding the screen in the diagnostics."

You still loose TrueTone.

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