MacBook Pro 2011 to 2012 logic board swap?

"Nuka Kola

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I recently purchased a 2012 unibody and 2012 display and put a late 2011 logic board in it. The only thing that didn't line up was the heat sink. But everything else worked fine. I'm not sure if you were going from a 2011 unibody to a 2012 board. The lcd cable will fit fine either way yet I'm sure you will not have the high resolution with a 2011 display.

It is not possible. Apple re-designed the LCD cable adapter on the logic board making it not interchangeable.

"Hey guys,

I have just swap a Mid 2012 non retina logic board with the Early 2011 MBP. Works fine. The only glitch is the Automatic Graphic Switching seems not working. It always stay with High performance but not switch. I can even enter my original S/N into the Nvram with Set System Serial Number software. Anyway, my MBP is out of warranty and it is early 2011 model with AMD graphic went wrong by well know reason just after my Apple Care expired. So, DIY and works. I bought this logic board on Taobao and cost me US$560.00.

Charles"

Where do I find the logic board, and just to be sure I have a A1286 motherboard it’s the Early 2011 model with a i7 quad core processor, I would want an upgrade if possible. And where do I find all the other upgrades you did?