Macbook Pro 15 Retina Display Early 2013 I O Board Cable Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

Steps

6

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Sections

3

• Lower Case
• 2 steps
• Battery Connector
• 2 steps
• I/O Board Cable
• 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Lower Case               

• Remove the following P5 pentalobe screws securing the lower case to the MacBook Pro:
• Eight 3.0 mm
• Two 2.3 mm

Remove the following P5 pentalobe screws securing the lower case to the MacBook Pro:

Eight 3.0 mm

Two 2.3 mm

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Step 2

• Lifting from the edge nearest the clutch cover, lift the lower case off the MacBook Pro.
• Set the lower case aside.

Lifting from the edge nearest the clutch cover, lift the lower case off the MacBook Pro.

Set the lower case aside.

Step 3

              Battery Connector               

• Peel back the warning label covering the battery connector.

Peel back the warning label covering the battery connector.

Step 4

• Using the flat end of a spudger, gently pry the battery connector straight up out of its socket on the logic board.
• Bend the battery cables back and out of the way, ensuring that the battery connector doesn’t accidentally make contact with the logic board.

Using the flat end of a spudger, gently pry the battery connector straight up out of its socket on the logic board.

Bend the battery cables back and out of the way, ensuring that the battery connector doesn’t accidentally make contact with the logic board.

Step 5

              I/O Board Cable               

• Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the I/O board cable straight up out of its socket on the I/O board.
• In a similar fashion, remove the I/O board cable from its socket on the I/O board.

Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the I/O board cable straight up out of its socket on the I/O board.

In a similar fashion, remove the I/O board cable from its socket on the I/O board.

Step 6

• Remove the I/O board cable from the MacBook Pro.

Remove the I/O board cable from the MacBook Pro.

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

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Andy - Oct 31, 2018

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Will this work with a mid-2012 15” MacBook Pro Retina as well?