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overshoot
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« on: September 04, 2018, 05:40:59 AM »
Hello,

I am wondering if the SMC is the only thing different between a 2009 and a 2010 system tray.
I have a faulty 2010 system tray which is way too corroded to fix.

I have 2009 system tray perfectly working + a 2010 CPU tray.
At the moment it is screaming like hell as the fans are running hard.

If I could simply swap the SMC (and I know how to do that since I do it regularly on MacBooks) that would help relieving my headaches... ;-)
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« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2018, 09:39:15 PM »
Yes, just replace the micro controller. You have to be on the same version 1.39fXX version on both boards.
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« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2018, 02:48:01 PM »
Reporting back...

I've done the surgery and the MacPro is working just fine now.
SMC was detected as a 1.39f11. Fans are running normally.

Success!
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h9826790
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« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2018, 05:30:14 PM »
You replace the SMC chip on the logic board but not the CPU tray?
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« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2018, 01:30:05 PM »
Yes cause I have a working CPU tray for 2010 and a faulty backplane for 2010.

Now if you check the backplane prices for 2009 and 2010 on eBay, 2010 are way more expensive.

So I took the gamble to order a 2009 and swap the SMC. Worked just fine.
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« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2018, 11:35:21 PM »
nice job
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« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2018, 09:46:05 AM »
Quote from: overshoot on September 15, 2018, 02:48:01 PM
Reporting back...

I've done the surgery and the MacPro is working just fine now.
SMC was detected as a 1.39f11. Fans are running normally.

Success!
Hello!
Can you explain in more detail how to flash SMC?
Thank you with respect.
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« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2018, 12:09:27 AM »
Quote from: turluttu on November 01, 2018, 09:46:05 AM
Quote from: overshoot on September 15, 2018, 02:48:01 PM
Reporting back...

I've done the surgery and the MacPro is working just fine now.
SMC was detected as a 1.39f11. Fans are running normally.

Success!
Hello!
Can you explain in more detail how to flash SMC?
Thank you with respect.

I think he just swap the chip physically, but not flash it.
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