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Hello! Just curious if anyone knows whether or not 17" Aluminum PowerBook screens from A1085 or A1013 models will work in a 2.4GHZ 17" A1229 MacBook Pro. The Pro has a shattered screen and I’d like to use one from one of my scrap PowerBooks, if possible. Anyhow, just curious if someone has experience with this before I start tearing stuff apart. I looked up the models on iFixit and elsewhere, but not enough of the screens are stocked anywhere I could find to figure out compatibility. Thanks!
The LCD screen LG Philips Model: LP171WE2 (TL)(02) would fit in the 17" PB G4 high res. last model A1139 1.67 ghz (1680 X 1050) and in many MBP 17" models before the unibody. Check this link: http://www.techexcess.net/apple-screens_… http://www.thebookyard.com/mac_lcds_disp…
Not sure which models will work or not……..someone else may be able to answer your question better then I can I’m sure. if you need to know which display you currently have in both machines, the model number or other information, this is a command line (terminal window) that will show your LCD model number and your color profile. (assuming you can hook up the laptop with the shattered screen to an external monitor). ioreg -lw0 | grep IODisplayEDID | sed “/[^<]*</s///” | xxd -p -r | strings -6 (this makes it easier to find information about each screen and the specs for each screen which may give you a better idea if your swap will work). My best guess would be no, since the machines are quite different in age the data cable that carries information to the LCD screen is probably not the same. If your swap will not work you will know the model # screen you need making it easier to find the correct replacement and parting out or selling the older machine, assuming you no longer need it would more then likely pay for a new screen for the macbook pro.
