How to Replace MacBook Pro A1278 Battery | A1322 Battery – MacBook Repair Experts

When is A1278 Macbook Laptop Battery replacement Required?

• When you start getting ‘Service Battery’ indication then there is 99% probability of your battery being bad.
• When you start getting ‘Cross Sign’ then there is a 50% possibility of battery being bad, but in cross sign cases there is also possibility of problem in logic board.
• There is bloating in battery. The main reason for bloating is that battery is left unused in discharged condition for long. So charge your battery before placing your Macbook on long hibernation.

Tools Required A1278 Macbook Laptop Battery replacement.

• You need a Phillips – Plus design (+) screw driver (2.0 mm)
• Y Shape Tri-wing Triangle Screwdriver

Procedure for Replacing A1278 Macbook Laptop Battery.

• Step 1: Power down your MacBook machine.

• Step 2: Remove the back cover screws using the screwdriver as mentioned above and keep them in safe place. (The screws are expensive and hard to find). Remove the back cover

• Step 3: Remove the battery connector that connects battery to Macbook motherboard. Don’t force yourself the connector should come out smoothly. Be careful, because if the female connector on motherboard side gets damaged, then motherboard will need a major rework.

• Step 4: Remove the two screws holding the battery to the macBook body.

• Step 5: Remove the old battery and place the new battery in the slot, replace the connector.

• Step 6: Replace the two screws that you removed in step 4. Make sure the longer screw goes back in the slot near the connector.

• Step 7 : Place back cover of macBook Pro and replace the screws in step 2 above

• Congratulations!!! You have done it.

How to check A1278 Macbook Laptop Battery is Replaced correctly.

• The problems and sign’s associated with bad battery as detailed above should go away.
• There a software tool Coconutbattery that you can use to diagnose the problem.

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