Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

10

Time Required

                          10 - 20 minutes

Sections

3

  • Lower Case
  • 3 steps
  • Battery Connector
  • 3 steps
  • MagSafe DC-In Board
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Lower Case
  • Remove the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case:
  • Two 2.3 mm P5 Pentalobe screws
  • Eight 3.0 mm P5 Pentalobe screws
  • Throughout this repair, keep track of each screw and make sure it goes back exactly where it came from to avoid damaging your device.

Remove the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case:

Two 2.3 mm P5 Pentalobe screws

Eight 3.0 mm P5 Pentalobe screws

Throughout this repair, keep track of each screw and make sure it goes back exactly where it came from to avoid damaging your device.

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Step 2

  • Wedge your fingers between the upper case and the lower case.
  • Gently pull the lower case away from the upper case to remove it.

Wedge your fingers between the upper case and the lower case.

Gently pull the lower case away from the upper case to remove it.

Step 3

  • The lower case is connected to the upper case with two plastic clips near its center.
  • During reassembly, gently push down the center of the lower case to reattach the two plastic clips.

The lower case is connected to the upper case with two plastic clips near its center.

During reassembly, gently push down the center of the lower case to reattach the two plastic clips.

Step 4

              Battery Connector
  • If necessary, remove the plastic cover adhered to the battery contact board.

If necessary, remove the plastic cover adhered to the battery contact board.

Step 5

  • Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the battery connector straight up out of its socket on the logic board.
  • Be sure you lift up only on the connector itself, not the socket, or you risk permanent damage to the logic board.

Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the battery connector straight up out of its socket on the logic board.

Be sure you lift up only on the connector itself, not the socket, or you risk permanent damage to the logic board.

Step 6

  • Bend the battery connector up out of the way to prevent accidental contact with its socket during your repair.

Bend the battery connector up out of the way to prevent accidental contact with its socket during your repair.

Step 7

              MagSafe DC-In Board
  • Grab the black plastic tab to flip the display cable connector open and pull it straight out of its socket on the logic board.
  • Pull in the direction of the cable, parallel to the logic board. Do not pull up.

Grab the black plastic tab to flip the display cable connector open and pull it straight out of its socket on the logic board.

Pull in the direction of the cable, parallel to the logic board. Do not pull up.

Step 8

  • Pull the DC-In board connector straight out of its socket on the logic board.

Pull the DC-In board connector straight out of its socket on the logic board.

Step 9

  • Remove the two 3.5 mm T5 Torx screws securing the MagSafe DC-In board to the upper case.
  • You may need to gently push the display cable out of the way to expose the screws.

Remove the two 3.5 mm T5 Torx screws securing the MagSafe DC-In board to the upper case.

You may need to gently push the display cable out of the way to expose the screws.

Step 10

  • Use the MagSafe DC-In board cable to pull the board out and up from the upper case to remove it.

Use the MagSafe DC-In board cable to pull the board out and up from the upper case to remove it.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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lpelaez - Sep 19, 2016

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How can I know if the magsafe is not working ?

Olga Kolina - Dec 27, 2016

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Thanks for great tutorial!

Yep, what are the signs of bad dc-in board?

When I plug in the charger, LED on magsafe connector doesn’t light up.

AC Charger Information:

Connected: Yes

ID: 0x0000

Revision: 0x0000

Family: 0x0000

Serial Number: 0x00000000

Charging: No

For some reason charging doesn’t start, my battery has only 600 cycles on it.

Can you guys help?

P.S. I tried plugging other adapters thats working, same thing (

Billy May - Jan 24, 2021

Did you ever get a solution? I got a new MacBook Pro and didn’t use this one for 2 months, then went to charge it and nothing happens! No light on the charger and the battery is totally dead! I’m going to replace this DC board and maybe the battery. Did you get yours working?

Christopher Culler - Jun 21, 2018

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I Have replaced the battery and the machine still works under the power from the new battery but the LED won’t come on the magsafe charger. Now I have replaced the DC In board and still not charging. the charger works on the other Mac in the house. What could the issue be?

hergas - Feb 22, 2021

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Will you have the replacement piece available anytime soon ?