MacBook Air 13" Mid 2012 AirPort/Bluetooth Card Replacement

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P5 Pentalobe Screwdriver Retina MacBook Pro and Air
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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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