Macbook Pro Retina 15" A1398 (Late 2013, i7, GT 750M) Disassembly, Cleaning, Re-assembly 

but 99% its the same procedure in reverse!

@@Alterrabeirut But I don't know how to play the video backwards

Yes, everyone should be able to do it with this guide - that's what I was going for.

Amazing! In couple of weeks I will release a video to improve the thermals even further and some benchmarks.

Thanks! I put some effort into the video in order to make it complete and for beginners.

So funny you commented today, I’m actually just about to disassemble my MacBook for the very first time today and clean it because I fear roaches may have gotten inside. Wish me luck!

Using your video as my only guide

@@citylights2765 Good luck! I'm sure you can do it. For the basic maintenance just clean the fans, air intakes and replace the thermal paste. No need to take the whole board out.

Happy to help

Cheers mate :)

My logic board bit the dust recently- memory ram module 2 is toast and Apple considers this laptop "vintage" and can't fix it any longer. Do you mind sharing where you got your new logic board (A1398) from? Thanks.

Sorry mate, no time to make the video now. What I did was putting the liquid metal on the CPU and then put thermal pads on the heatsink so it touches the bottom panel. This helps a lot especially if you slightly lift the macbook on the desk so the air can go under. After that I had no thermal throttling even if I overclocked by +200mhz in windows. Still running cool after 6 months since I did that.

@@techworkshop7242 Thank you for your Gentleman's response! :) Picked up 3 x 2013's. Loving them!! Wishing you the best, your video really helped when swapping the logic boards over. 10/10

@@walshmagic You can never have enough of 2013 :D. Still enough for my Logic Pro X and Final cut projects.

Tech Workshop what year were these models built?? late 2013 to ??? and what about the next model. same, better, „worse“?? thx edit. just saw it was until mid 2015 (what about later models? worse?) as I am planing to have an E-GPU and the thermal mod)

@@serialdad33 late 2013/mid 2014 has Nvidia GPU option and then there is mid 2015 with AMD graphics (not necessarily better) and slightly improved CPU (still the same generation). So late 2013- mid 2015 is basically the same machine. If you're going to get E-GPU then the best option is mid 2015 with integrated graphics. From 2016 they come with only thunderbolt 3 ports which will be better with E-GPU but also come with more problems and butterfly keyboard (1st gen) wich is very unreliable

Thanks mate, glad to have helped.

Yes, unfortunatelly you can't replace the right speaker without taking out the whole board. Taking out the battery wouldn't help as the cable goes in the board compartment. Anyway the battery is glued to the chassis so it's even more work then taking out the board.

I belive you have to take out the whole board because the connector is underneeth

@@techworkshop7242 Thank you, sir. I have already fixed it.

Probably an ssd failure. Try reset smc and oprom and if it does not help, connect an external drive and install Mac OS on it. If it works after that then you know it's the ssd issue and you can replace it afterwards

It's glued in place really hard. Use isopropyl alcohol and a thin guitar striing to cut under.

Sorry mate, no time to make the video now. What I did was putting the liquid metal on the CPU and then put thermal pads on the heatsink so it touches the bottom panel. This helps a lot especially if you slightly lift the macbook on the desk so the air can go under. After that I had no thermal throttling even if I overclocked by +200mhz in windows. Still running cool after 6 months since I did that.

I think the signal that goes into the screen is either all or nothing so it's probably a faulty screen, Hopefully you can test to rule out the other posibilities like a bad connection. If external screen does not do the same, it's probably the screen itself.

Hi mate, first check if there is an Apple recall for your battery. The was one for the 2015 15" and they would replace the battery for free. If not you can do it yourself. I just had a bad experience with aftermarket battery which started great but after 150 cycles went down to 85% capacity. I suggest to try to get an original one or at least something tested like ifixit offers. Disassembly and changing the speakers is almost the same - it's still a A1398 model. You should be able to do that if you follow this video. For the battery glue removal I use a trick with the thinnest guitar string attached to screw driver cutting the glue underneeth - that's the hardest part in the process.

@@techworkshop7242Hi Tech Workshop, Thank you for the feedback on the battery. There was a recall last December on this model. I need to take it to Apple for the free replacement.

@@lcdmvdoact Free stuff is good :)

Unfortunately you can't upgrade ram in this model

Size 1,2 works the best for me but anything like 1,0 to 1,6 would probably work too.

@@techworkshop7242 Hi, the bolts were noticeably shorter, but they worked well enough to cover the issue. Thanks a lot for replying!

Yes, it will turn on. Why would you want to do that?

Hi mate, I have recorded everything, just need to edit it now. Expect it in about a week :)

@@techworkshop7242 i am waiting alsow

The longest week ever! :)

@@effexts ​ I'm so sorry guys. It's on the list as soon as I got some free time alone. It's gonna be great!

I'm so sorry guys. It's on the list as soon as I got some free time alone. It's gonna be great!

It's the same model as this one. Just follow the guide

I would try to install Mac OS on an external SSD to see if anyhing else is wrong. If that works then it's hard to tell if it's a SSD failure or the logic board. Try cleaning the constacts and resetting the OPROM.

@@Studijko Thanks for replying, I'll have to see how it goes

I don't think so. It's a huge paint to remove the whole keyboard and you can't really clean it much better afterwards. If you have some dirt underneath the keys you can blow them out with a compressed air or a compressor. Just flip the laptop facing keyboard down and blow the dirt out one key at a time. Cheers.

No i cant use gpu on that unit thanks to nvidia and apple , even on windows 10 gpu is not exist in device manager and nvidia drivers wont able to reconize gt750m on that unit

i have the same exact question...did it work out alright for you?

romo111213 i did not overlap these ports and seems like everything is fine

It's just the hint how to allign it properly. The path of the minimal resistance is the way to go. Glad that it worked for you.

It should not overlap. It goes underneath the metal body. It's like that on the HDMI side, and I didn't take the board on that side out at all.

In progress mate, will let you know here when it's ready.

Still waiting for that video. Come on!

I might beat you to it at this rate ;)

Tech Workshop 6 month and i still waiting

thanks mate, It was just about a year since last cleaning. The amount of dust it accumulated is insane.