Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
6
Time Required
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Sections
3
- Lower Case
- 2 steps
- Battery
- 1 step
- AirPort/Bluetooth Card
- 3 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Lower Case
- Shut down and close your computer. Lay it on a soft surface top-side down.
- Remove the following ten screws:
- Two 8 mm 5-point Pentalobe screws
- Eight 2.5 mm 5-point Pentalobe screws
- The special screwdriver needed to remove the 5-point Pentalobe screws can be found here.
Shut down and close your computer. Lay it on a soft surface top-side down.
Remove the following ten screws:
Two 8 mm 5-point Pentalobe screws
Eight 2.5 mm 5-point Pentalobe screws
The special screwdriver needed to remove the 5-point Pentalobe screws can be found here.
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Step 2
- Wedge your fingers between the display and the lower case and pull upward to pop the lower case off the Air.
Wedge your fingers between the display and the lower case and pull upward to pop the lower case off the Air.
Step 3
Battery
- In this step you will disconnect the battery to help avoid shorting out any components during service.
- Use the flat end of a spudger to pry both short sides of the battery connector upward to disconnect it from its socket on the logic board.
- Bend the battery cable slightly away from the logic board so the connector will not accidentally contact its socket.
In this step you will disconnect the battery to help avoid shorting out any components during service.
Use the flat end of a spudger to pry both short sides of the battery connector upward to disconnect it from its socket on the logic board.
Bend the battery cable slightly away from the logic board so the connector will not accidentally contact its socket.
Step 4
AirPort/Bluetooth Card
- Use the flat end of a spudger to pry both antenna connectors up from their sockets on the AirPort/Bluetooth card.
Use the flat end of a spudger to pry both antenna connectors up from their sockets on the AirPort/Bluetooth card.
Step 5
- Remove the single 2.9 mm T5 Torx screw securing the AirPort/Bluetooth card to the logic board.
Remove the single 2.9 mm T5 Torx screw securing the AirPort/Bluetooth card to the logic board.
Step 6
- Slightly lift the free end of the AirPort/Bluetooth board and pull it out of its socket on the logic board.
- To avoid damaging its socket on the logic board, do not excessively lift the free end of the AirPort/Bluetooth card.
- Remove the AirPort/Bluetooth board from the Air.
Slightly lift the free end of the AirPort/Bluetooth board and pull it out of its socket on the logic board.
To avoid damaging its socket on the logic board, do not excessively lift the free end of the AirPort/Bluetooth card.
Remove the AirPort/Bluetooth board from the Air.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Todd - Mar 16, 2018
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Is that a mini pcie cable that is used for the networking card? I just am wondering if it is possible to disconnect the airport card and install a egpu there
