[MacTUG] MacBook Pro motherboard upgrade info

[Glenn Anderson]

Apple quietly updates MBP logic boards


Apple is quietly replacing logic boards in MacBook Pros that have  
undergone repair by Apple Authorized Service Providers (AASP) and has  
told its providers that the new logic board require an upgradeded  
version of Mac OS X. Users who have experienced problems and have had  
their MacBook Pros repaired may receive MacBook Pros with an upgraded  
logic board, according to MacNN sources. Apple told its sevice  
partners that some MacBook Pro computers may require Mac OS X 10.4.6  
after having the main logic board replaced: "When a MacBook Pro goes  
in for repair, some computers may receive a different version of the  
main logic board (MLB) than others. The alternate MLB provides equal  
functionality to the one it replaces. It does not add any new  
functionality. It is important to note, however, that the new MLB  
requires a later version of the Mac OS X operating system to be  
installed."
Early production versions of the MacBook Pro had many problems, which  
were resolved by updated logic boards, but did not require a new OS  
version; Apple also acknowledge and addressed some battery-related  
problems in early version of the MBP's.

Authorized service providers are being told to give customers a new  
Mac OS X 10.4.6 install DVD and that if the MacBook Pro's logic board  
is replaced by a AASP, the AASP should update the computer's version  
of Mac OS X from the DVD and pass the DVD along to the customer.  
Apple, however, did say that all not all MacBook Pro logic board  
repairs would require the updated version of Mac OS X.
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