MacBook Air 11" Mid 2012 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement

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Use this guide to replace a failed AirPort/Bluetooth card.

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  MacBook Air (Late 2010‑Mid 2012) AirPort/Bluetooth Board

  Sale price $29.99

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  MacBook Pro and Air 5‑Point Pentalobe Screwdriver

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  Spudger

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  T5 Torx Screwdriver

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P5 Pentalobe Screwdriver Retina MacBook Pro and Air
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• 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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• Wedge your fingers between the display and the lower case and pull upward to pop the lower case off the Air.
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• 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.
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• Use the flat end of a spudger to pry both antenna connectors up from their sockets on the AirPort/Bluetooth card.
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• Remove the single 2.9 mm T5 Torx screw securing the AirPort/Bluetooth card to the logic board.
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• 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.
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