***IMPORTANT***: wear protection gloves and glasses since keyboard has sharp edges and rivets might jump into your face.
test new keyboard before putting it into a frame and before removing old one. malfunctioning keyboard might be a bad trackpad..
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basically all A1465 and A1466 models share same keyboard but different Trackpad / microphone. so yes, keyboard is same, topcase is different.[br]
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basically all A1465 and A1466 models share same keyboard but different Trackpad / microphone. so yes, keyboard is same inside A**** model number, topcase is different.[br]
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A1465 keyboard has smaller Fn buttons but still same pinout so you can test trackpad with different keyboard.[br]
Believe me or not most difficult thing in 11" keyboard swap would be to mount wlan antenna back in place the way it is not be loose in chassey/will look nice. be careful while removing the antenna cable and try to heat it up a bit (50C is ok and safe) to reuse backlight / wifi wire stickers. [br]
first unscrew very few screws it has around the keyboard. then slowly tear keyboard completely out. [br]
if you are lucky most of the rivets will be removed. use non-sharp wire cutters to remove the ones which are left in places ( rotate it a bit then pull it from the frame. sometimes it is easier to knock stuck rivet from side. [br]
screws could be found online, search for "macbook keyboard screws" and look for black ones with philips heads. the ones with Pl1 are smaller diameter, you need that only for USBC macbooks. [br]
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center keyboard the way all keys are exactly in places. on A1465/66 macs there is enough room to install keyboard the way some keys will hit the frame. [br]
you can look for macbook keyboard replacements on youtube, there are plenty of good videos on that topic.
***IMPORTANT***: wear protection gloves and glasses since keyboard has sharp edges and rivets might jump into your face.
test new keyboard before putting it into a frame and before removing old one. malfunctioning keyboard might be a bad trackpad..
basically all A1465 and A1466 models share same keyboard but different Trackpad / microphone. so yes, keyboard is same, topcase is different.[br]
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Believe me or not most difficult thing in 11" keyboard swap would be to mount wlan antenna back in place the way it is not be loose in chassey/will look nice. be careful while removing the antenna cable and try to reat it up a bit (50C is ok and safe) to reuse backlight / wifi wire stickers. [br]
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Believe me or not most difficult thing in 11" keyboard swap would be to mount wlan antenna back in place the way it is not be loose in chassey/will look nice. be careful while removing the antenna cable and try to heat it up a bit (50C is ok and safe) to reuse backlight / wifi wire stickers. [br]
first unscrew very few screws it has around the keyboard. then slowly tear keyboard completely out. [br]
if you are lucky most of the rivets will be removed. use non-sharp wire cutters to remove the ones which are left in places ( rotate it a bit then pull it from the frame. sometimes it is easier to knock stuck rivet from side. [br]
screws could be found online, search for "macbook keyboard screws" and look for black ones with philips heads. the ones with Pl1 are smaller diameter, you need that only for USBC macbooks. [br]
[br]
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center keyboard the way all keys are exactly in places. on A1465/66 macs there is enough room to install keyboard the way some keys will hit the frame. [br]
you can look for macbook keyboard replacements on youtube, there are plenty of good videos on that topic.
***IMPORTANT***: wear protection gloves and glasses since keyboard has sharp edges and rivets might be jump into your face.
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***IMPORTANT***: wear protection gloves and glasses since keyboard has sharp edges and rivets might jump into your face.
test new keyboard before putting it into a frame and before removing old one. malfunctioning keyboard might be a bad trackpad..
basically all A1465 and A1466 models share same keyboard but different Trackpad / microphone. so yes, keyboard is same, topcase is different.[br]
[br]
Believe me or not most difficult thing in 11" keyboard swap would be to mount wlan antenna back in place the way it is not be loose in chassey/will look nice. be careful while removing the antenna cable and try to reat it up a bit (50C is ok and safe) to reuse backlight / wifi wire stickers. [br]
first unscrew very few screws it has around the keyboard. then slowly tear keyboard completely out. [br]
if you are lucky most of the rivets will be removed. use non-sharp wire cutters to remove the ones which are left in places ( rotate it a bit then pull it from the frame. sometimes it is easier to knock stuck rivet from side. [br]
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screws could be found online, search for "macbook keyboard screws" and look for black ones with philips heads. the ones with Pl1 are smaller diameter, you need that only for USBC macbooks. [br]
[br]
[br]
center keyboard the way all keys are exactly in places. on A1465/66 macs there is enough room to install keyboard the way some keys will hit the frame. [br]
you can look for macbook keyboard replacements on youtube, there are plenty of good videos on that topic.
***IMPORTANT***: wear protection gloves and glasses since keyboard has sharp edges and rivets might be jump into your face.
test new keyboard before putting it into a frame and before removing old one. malfunctioning keyboard might be a bad trackpad..
basically all A1465 and A1466 models share same keyboard but different Trackpad / microphone. so yes, keyboard is same, topcase is different.[br]
[br]
Believe me or not most difficult thing in 11" keyboard swap would be to mount wlan antenna back in place the way it is not be loose in chassey/will look nice. be careful while removing the antenna cable and try to reat it up a bit (50C is ok and safe) to reuse backlight / wifi wire stickers. [br]
first unscrew very few screws it has around the keyboard. then slowly tear keyboard completely out. [br]
if you are lucky most of the rivets will be removed. use non-sharp wire cutters to remove the ones which are left in places ( rotate it a bit then pull it from the frame. sometimes it is easier to knock stuck rivet from side. [br]
screws could be found online, search for "macbook keyboard screws" and look for black ones with philips heads. the ones with Pl1 are smaller diameter, you need that only for USBC macbooks. [br]
[br]
[br]
center keyboard the way all keys are exactly in places. on A1465/66 macs there is enough room to install keyboard the way some keys will hit the frame. [br]
you can look for macbook keyboard replacements on youtube, there are plenty of good videos on that topic.