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MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Card Replacement

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Use this guide to replace a dead AirPort/Bluetooth card to regain Wi-Fi capability.

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  1. MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Card Replacement, Lower Case: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
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    • 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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    • 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.

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    • As a precaution against accidental discharge or shock, disconnect the battery connector from the logic board.

    • 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.

    • Be sure to pull the connector horizontally toward the battery, and not straight up from the Air, or you may damage the socket on the logic board.

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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 card 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 card from the Air.

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Is there any way to exchange the installed AirPort/Bluetooth Card with a newer one providing W-LAN AC?

Skyynet - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0

Is tihs card is the same as in to Macbook Air 11 ?

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is it possible to renew on of the two antenna cables, because mine get broken while lifting it

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Did you ever find the cables for sale anywhere? Thanks.

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Can I replace this card with a newer one that allows Apple Watch unlock in Sierra?

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