Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
10
Time Required
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Sections
4
- Lower Case
- 2 steps
- Battery
- 3 steps
- Left Speaker
- 2 steps
- Microphone
- 3 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Lower Case
- Before proceeding, power down your MacBook. Close the display and lay it on a soft surface, top-side down.
- Use a P5 Pentalobe driver to remove ten screws securing the lower case, of the following lengths:
- Two 9 mm screws
- Eight 2.6 mm screws
Before proceeding, power down your MacBook. Close the display and lay it on a soft surface, top-side down.
Use a P5 Pentalobe driver to remove ten screws securing the lower case, of the following lengths:
Two 9 mm screws
Eight 2.6 mm screws
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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.
- Remove the lower case and set it aside.
Wedge your fingers between the display and the lower case and pull upward to pop the lower case off the Air.
Remove the lower case and set it aside.
Step 3
Battery
- Grab the clear plastic pull tab attached to the battery connector and pull it toward the front edge of the Air to disconnect the battery from the logic board.
- Do not lift upward on the connector as you disconnect it.
Grab the clear plastic pull tab attached to the battery connector and pull it toward the front edge of the Air to disconnect the battery from the logic board.
Do not lift upward on the connector as you disconnect it.
Step 4
- Remove the following five screws securing the battery to the upper case:
- Three 6.3 mm T5 Torx screws
- Two 2.4 mm T5 Torx screws
Remove the following five screws securing the battery to the upper case:
Three 6.3 mm T5 Torx screws
Two 2.4 mm T5 Torx screws
Step 5
- When handling the battery, avoid squeezing or touching the four exposed lithium polymer cells.
- Lift the battery from its edge nearest the logic board and remove it from the upper case.
- If you’re installing a new battery, you should calibrate it after installation:
- Charge it to 100%, and then keep charging it for at least 2 more hours. Then, unplug and use it normally to drain the battery. When you see the low battery warning, save your work, and keep your laptop on until it goes to sleep due to low battery. Wait at least 5 hours, then charge your laptop uninterrupted to 100%.
- If you notice any unusual behavior or problems after installing your new battery, you may need to reset your MacBook’s SMC.
When handling the battery, avoid squeezing or touching the four exposed lithium polymer cells.
Lift the battery from its edge nearest the logic board and remove it from the upper case.
If you’re installing a new battery, you should calibrate it after installation:
Charge it to 100%, and then keep charging it for at least 2 more hours. Then, unplug and use it normally to drain the battery. When you see the low battery warning, save your work, and keep your laptop on until it goes to sleep due to low battery. Wait at least 5 hours, then charge your laptop uninterrupted to 100%.
If you notice any unusual behavior or problems after installing your new battery, you may need to reset your MacBook’s SMC.
Step 6
Left Speaker
- Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the left speaker cable connector up and out of its socket on the I/O board.
- Pry up from beneath the wires.
Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the left speaker cable connector up and out of its socket on the I/O board.
Pry up from beneath the wires.
Step 7
- Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the left speaker off the adhesive securing it to the upper case.
- Remove the left speaker from the upper case.
Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the left speaker off the adhesive securing it to the upper case.
Remove the left speaker from the upper case.
Step 8
Microphone
- Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the I/O board cable connector up out of its socket on the I/O board.
- You do not need to remove the I/O board cable, simply bend it out of the way.
- Carefully peel, but do not remove, the I/O board cable off the adhesive securing it to the top of the fan.
Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the I/O board cable connector up out of its socket on the I/O board.
You do not need to remove the I/O board cable, simply bend it out of the way.
Carefully peel, but do not remove, the I/O board cable off the adhesive securing it to the top of the fan.
Step 9
- Use the tip of a spudger to carefully flip up the retaining flap on the microphone ribbon cable ZIF socket.
- Make sure you are flipping up the retaining flap, not the socket itself.
- Carefully push the microphone ribbon cable straight out of its socket on the I/O board.
Use the tip of a spudger to carefully flip up the retaining flap on the microphone ribbon cable ZIF socket.
Make sure you are flipping up the retaining flap, not the socket itself.
Carefully push the microphone ribbon cable straight out of its socket on the I/O board.
Step 10
- Use the tip of a spudger to pry the microphone off the adhesive securing it to the left side of the upper case.
- Remove the microphone from the upper case.
Use the tip of a spudger to pry the microphone off the adhesive securing it to the left side of the upper case.
Remove the microphone from the upper case.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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