Hi, I broke off the same connector (MBP Late 2011 15’) and I solved this way: I pulled out a thin wire from a broken Lightning cable. They are almost as thin as the fan’s wires. You need to make 4 pieces, 5 cm for each is long enough to help you hold them steady and solder them. Peeling out like one millimeter tip off the slave is enough. You can do it quickly with a lighter. Wet them with some soldering iron so you won’t need to add more on the motherboard’s solder points. The little iron that is already there is enough. I carefully soldered them to the 4 points on the motherboard, having care not bridging them, then i have soldered the other ending to the fan ending I previously cut off. I didn’t solder directly the fan’s wires to the motherboard because once you cut off the connector they already short and you won’t have much freedom to handle them. Also, they will be too tight in case some day you will have to dismount the fan for cleaning. Use a decent soldering station with the smallest tip you have....

Hi, I had an intermittent A key on my Macbook Pro Late 2011. Sometimes additional pressure made it work, sometimes simply nothing. I was already considering to replace the keyboard with a cheap one from eBay but before, I tried swapping the ribbon system taken from another standard key, doing deep cleaning with rubber alcohol and a lot of compressed air and hoover to be sure not even a residual debris was in there. Nothing changed. At the end, after a very close inspection, I found out that the small silicone cup has a sort of liquid drop into it. I was able to see a little bubble while pressing. So, having the ribbon removed (again) and keeping the cap in place without removing it (i didn't want to risk to break it - there was a lot of stock superglue keeping it in place- I raised on side with a needle an I have dried it with hot hair from a small hair dryer, being careful to don't get it too close or too hot. I spilled no liquid into it, but a low amount of cleaning product could have leaked in there....

Hello, I did the same on my late 2011 MacBook Pro 15'. Many people say the enlightening process is not relevant, but it's wrong. I'll give you my exact numbers: MBP: 2555 g. Super Drive: 127 g. Stock Toshiba HD 500Gb: 103.5 g. SanDisk Ultra II 240 Gb SSD: 36 g. -------- Super Drive removed, and HD replaced with the SSD ---------- Final weight: 2360 g. (92% of the original weight) Total reduction: 195 g. (8% lighter) The most will depend on your SSD's weight but they are generally very light. Not bad, considering the latest Retina MacBook Pro 2015 weighs 2040 g. (after 4 years of progress). Note: I did not count the 3 screws I removed and the Super Drive connector (sort of a rubber cap). As you can see, doing this operation is relevant, I personally feel the difference when I carry it around. Another big advantage of removing the Superdrive is getting rid of that annoying mechanical noise at startup, and allowing more internal volume for air circulation. Thanks to the SSD, when the fans are not spinning you...