Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
14
Time Required
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Sections
3
- Bottom Cover
- 3 steps
- Antenna Plate
- 6 steps
- AirPort Card
- 5 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Bottom Cover
- The bottom cover is clipped onto three screw posts.
- Pry near, but not right on the screw posts.
The bottom cover is clipped onto three screw posts.
Pry near, but not right on the screw posts.
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Step 2
- Use the plastic opening tool to pry the bottom cover up off of the Mac mini.
Use the plastic opening tool to pry the bottom cover up off of the Mac mini.
Step 3
- Lift and remove the bottom cover.
Lift and remove the bottom cover.
Step 4
Antenna Plate
- Remove the following TR6 screws from the antenna plate:
- Three 4.1 mm screws
- Three 1.9 mm screws
Remove the following TR6 screws from the antenna plate:
Three 4.1 mm screws
Three 1.9 mm screws
Step 5
- Do not completely remove the antenna plate; it is still connected to the Mac mini by an antenna cable.
- With the I/O ports facing you, flip the antenna plate to the right to allow access to the antenna cable connector.
Do not completely remove the antenna plate; it is still connected to the Mac mini by an antenna cable.
With the I/O ports facing you, flip the antenna plate to the right to allow access to the antenna cable connector.
Step 6
- Remove the single 3.4 mm T6 screw and washer from the antenna cable.
- Be careful not to lose the washer when removing the screw.
Remove the single 3.4 mm T6 screw and washer from the antenna cable.
Be careful not to lose the washer when removing the screw.
Step 7
- Use the point of a spudger to lift the antenna connector straight up off its socket on the airport card.
Use the point of a spudger to lift the antenna connector straight up off its socket on the airport card.
Step 8
- Carefully pull the antenna cable out from the gap between the power supply and case.
Carefully pull the antenna cable out from the gap between the power supply and case.
Step 9
- Remove the antenna plate from the Mac mini.
Remove the antenna plate from the Mac mini.
Step 10
AirPort Card
Step 11
- Use the point of a spudger to lift the antenna connectors up off their sockets.
Use the point of a spudger to lift the antenna connectors up off their sockets.
Step 12
- Remove the 2.7 mm T5 screw securing the AirPort card.
Remove the 2.7 mm T5 screw securing the AirPort card.
Step 13
- Lift the free end of the AirPort card enough to grasp it by the edges.
Lift the free end of the AirPort card enough to grasp it by the edges.
Step 14
- Pull the AirPort card straight out of its socket on the logic board and remove it from the Mac mini.
Pull the AirPort card straight out of its socket on the logic board and remove it from the Mac mini.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Erik Westlund - Apr 6, 2017
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Thanks. Took all of 20 minutes start to finish to upgrade my broken NIC.
The Bionic Cyclist - Dec 13, 2017
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Hmm, look like an M.2 interface, could an M.2 SSD be installed instead?
Sam Goddard - Sep 20, 2020
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Can confirm that the airport card for the 2015 Macbook Pro fits and functions perfectly as a replacement if you can’t find the mac mini one.
Gordon Lee - Apr 28, 2021
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If something wrong with my bluetooth, is it also replace this logic board ?
