I trust my local shop 100% but how easy would it be for someone at the regional shop to take my working board, pull it, replace it with a bad one with the serial number wiped off of it and then have a good working board? I took my mid 2010 MBP to my local genius bar for its final servicing under apple care. It needed an optical drive, prom battery, rechargeable battery was starting to go and the magsafe needed to be wiggled which they said could be a logic. When I took it into the local shop it worked. The local shop did not have the needed parts so it was sent into the regional shop. The regional shop said the screen was cracked which voided the Applecare, quoted me $1,200 to fix it without telling me what they were going to fix.

How to find MacBook Pro Logic Board Part Number. I want to replace my logic board on my macbook pro Model Number. Machine by using your serial number. Nov 27, 2013 Missing serial number on logic board did they switch my board. How hard is it to wipe a serial number off of a logic board at Apple.

Anyhow when I got it back from the regional shop it was totally dead, not even the battery indicator worked. Opening it up to do a SMC reset and replace the rechargeable battery I noticed that the battery screws were kicking around in the case. I know that those screws were tight because I opened it up to replace my bigger hard drive with the original one before I sent it in.

One of the hard drive protector plate screws was really loose too and the hard drive ribbon cable was folded over. I took it over to my store today to see if the serial numbers matched up and they said that the serial number on the board was missing and they could not access the electronic one because the board is dead. They did have the right numbered board when they electronically checked it when they were looking at it for repair and sending it off.

Today the manager came out with the tec to work with me on this issue. I am going to send the board off to a third party to see if they can solder it to fix it and hopefully the serial numbers will match if it wakes up. Did I just loose a good logic board to someone at Apple? How should I proceed?

When an AUTHORISED service centre repairs a MBP, they must do a complete repair. This means, if you have a cracked screen and a faulty optical drive, for example, but only want the screen repaired so you can use the machine, the AUTHORISED centre will refuse to do this. They must repair everything, so in this example the optical drive and the screen. An AUTHORISED service centre also has to send off any replaced parts to Apple, if Apple judge these part to in fact not be faulty, the service centre will have to cover the repair costs.

Also the service centre must use an intranet type system internal to Apple to order replacement parts, it's all pretty tightly controlled. If the service centre that carried out the repairs to your MBP is an genuine Apple Authorised service centre, it's unlikely, though not impossible, you have been part of a scam. If they have replaced the logic board, whether under Applecare or through you covering costs, and the machine has returned dead, the repair has not been carried out effectively and the service centre is under an obligation to take the machine back until the repairs have been completed effectively.

Any work done to your machine, replaced parts etc will be in the database and can easily be checked. If you have not used an Apple Authorised service centre, you're on your own! Chrfr is correct, new logic boards do not come with a serial number, the technician who replaced the board is responsible for running a utility which will create a new serial number for the board. This process is essential as some things are dependant upon the board having a serial number.

It is possible the technician forgot to run the utility. Although you have a 2010 machine, if the logic board has been replaced it will be with a new board. Apple, indeed any company, must maintain stocks of component parts for maintenance and fixes long after the computer is no longer manufactured. From the sounds of your description of your MBP when it was returned to you, loose screws etc, it sounds like something else was going on and that the machine had not had it's service finished. Return the MBP to the service centre, they can see who serviced it, they can see any replacement parts etc and will take the machine back and get things done properly. Freenas Full Install Xzone. Ideally you should check the machine when collecting it and before you leave the service centre, switch it on, play around for a few minutes, just to make sure it's running OK.