My good ol' Macbook Pro doesn't start up

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My Macbook Pro (Early 2008-Penryn) wasn't able to start up properly. Before that, I just had the time to backup all my data, and when I tried to reinstall the OS it definitely died.

After I brought it to a local Apple store to know exactly what part was defective, I ordered a new motherboard and attended to replace it myself.

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It all went fine!

The iFixit guide was really helpful. I dissembled it and placed some thermal paste on the processors and graphic chipset, then re-assembled the whole thing.

It started up perfectly and I was able to reinstall Mavericks.

Since that, nothing wrong happened.

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Just be organized with the screws, and be patient.

Don't freak out with the connectors, they are fragile but if you're gentle, it should make it.