Should i fix my 2009 macbook pro ?

[gdeusthewhizkid]

Hi,

I have a 2009 mac book pro. It keeps freezing a lot with a fresh Yosemite install. It seems like the motherboard is going bad as well. I just updated it 8 gigs of ram and a SSD hard drive and also I see the battery is going bad. I don't have much money to get a new one I would like to get it fixed or either trade it in and maybe apply that money to a older mac pro. I just don't want to sit and lose the money for the machine all together.

help ?

 

[bob616]

Hi,

I have a 2009 mac book pro. It keeps freezing a lot with a fresh Yosemite install. It seems like the motherboard is going bad as well. I just updated it 8 gigs of ram and a SSD hard drive and also I see the battery is going bad. I don't have much money to get a new one I would like to get it fixed or either trade it in and maybe apply that money to a older mac pro. I just don't want to sit and lose the money for the machine all together.

help ?

Try reseting your NVRAM https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063 and the SMC https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

Also try reinstalling Mac OS X and don't restore from a backup

 

[ApolloBoy]

It seems like the motherboard is going bad as well.

What makes you say that? Motherboards don't really go bad like batteries do.

 

[gdeusthewhizkid]

What makes you say that? Motherboards don't really go bad like batteries do.

What makes you say that? Motherboards don't really go bad like batteries do.

when it had a os on it. it would freeze a lot. and were talking a brand new SSD.

 

[ApolloBoy]

That sounds more like a symptom of your hard drive cable being messed up, which is a somewhat common issue with the cMBP.

 

[gdeusthewhizkid]

That sounds more like a symptom of your hard drive cable being messed up, which is a somewhat common issue with the cMBP.

is it a easy fix?

 

[CoastalOR]

is it a easy fix?

It is not to bad. A replacement cable is about $30. Here is a repair guide:
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Unibody+Mid+2009+Hard+Drive+Cable+Replacement/1340

 

[ApolloBoy]

is it a easy fix?

It's pretty easy, just open the bottom case, remove your SSD and then disconnect the cable at the motherboard end. Then after that there's just a couple of screws securing the drive cable.

 

[gdeusthewhizkid]

It's pretty easy, just open the bottom case, remove your SSD and then disconnect the cable at the motherboard end. Then after that there's just a couple of screws securing the drive cable.

oh ok sounds easy enough. where do I get that cable from ? and is this computer even worth keeping...

 

[CoastalOR]

oh ok sounds easy enough. where do I get that cable from ?

See my post #7. The instruction link also had a "Relevant Parts" link which had the cable available for purchase.

Here is a search which also has links:
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=MacBook+Pro+13+Unibody+(Mid+2009/Mid+2010)+Hard+Drive+Cable&t=osx&ia=products

I have also had good luck with Powerbookmedic parts:
http://www.powerbookmedic.com/Hard-Drive-Cable-w--IR-Sensor-for-MacBook-Pro-13-Unibody-p-17336.html

is this computer even worth keeping...

Your call if your MBP is valuable to you.