Macbook pro 13 mid 2012 optical drive
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They've looked it over, and they believe that all the aftermarket replacements are based off of Apple's original design. I'm not great with physical electronics, but I could probably figure it out with a multimeter.īeetstech also sells replacement ribbon connectors.
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The manufacturer would have to just figure out which pins need to be connected. SATA connectors are standardized, and I'm sure that the square connector to the board is part of some standard. IFixit either has used salvage parts of they find some supplier that has reverse engineered the connection. Even when they've occasionally replaced aftermarket parts (like perhaps an aftermarket ribbon connector) they'll want that. Pretty much any Apple authorized replacement of an OEM part requires exchanging the previous part. Have you ever dealt with these cables from ifixit? Do you know what is the difference between these and the one from OWC?Īpple doesn't specifically sell any OEM ribbon connectors to anyone other than AASPs, and they're only supposed to sell them as part of a service that requires it be replaced. Is the variability from getting an old/new cable depend on what the supplier actually ships to you (like a lottery, random chance of getting a new/old)? or is it that it's hard to tell which cable is old/new by simply looking online? I see, do you happen to know how much it costs to get the part replaced at the Apple store?