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Use this guide to replace a broken AirPort/Bluetooth board.
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Remove the following ten screws:
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Three 14.4 mm Phillips #00 screws
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Three 3.5 mm Phillips #00 screws
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Four 3.5 mm shouldered Phillips #00 screws
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Use your fingers to pry the lower case away from the body of the MacBook near the vent.
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Remove the lower case.
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Use the edge of a spudger to pry the battery connector upwards from its socket on the logic board.
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Bend the battery cable slightly away from its socket on the logic board so it does not accidentally connect itself while you work.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the AirPort/Bluetooth ribbon cable connector up from its socket on the logic board.
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Carefully pull the camera cable out of its socket on the logic board.
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Carefully move the AirPort/Bluetooth ribbon cable out of the way as you peel the camera cable off the adhesive securing it to the subwoofer and the AirPort/Bluetooth bracket.
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De-route the camera cable out from under the retaining finger molded into the AirPort/Bluetooth bracket.
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Use the tip of a spudger to pry the antenna connector closest to the logic board up from its socket on the AirPort/Bluetooth board.
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De-route the antenna cable from under the finger molded into the AirPort/Bluetooth bracket.
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Using the method described in the last step, disconnect the remaining three antenna connectors.
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De-route their cables from the slots cut in the AirPort/Bluetooth bracket.
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Remove the following five screws:
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Two 10.3 mm Phillips screws
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Two 3.1 mm Phillips screws
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One 5 mm Phillips screw
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Pull the AirPort/Bluetooth assembly and the Subwoofer upward near the center of the side of the optical drive until they clear each other.
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Remove the AirPort/Bluetooth assembly, minding the fragile antenna contact near the corner of the upper case.
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Peel back the piece of EMI tape covering the AirPort/Bluetooth cable connector.
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Use the tip of a spudger to lift the AirPort/Bluetooth cable connector out of its socket on the AirPort/Bluetooth board.
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Remove the AirPort/Bluetooth cable.
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Continue peeling the EMI tape off the bottom of the AirPort/Bluetooth bracket and remove it from the assembly.
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Remove the three 3 mm Phillips screws securing the AirPort/Bluetooth board to its bracket.
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Remove the AirPort/Bluetooth board from its bracket.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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If you change your bluetooth card, its MAC address will change. Since pairing is done by MAC, you will need to re-pair all devices.
My Wifi failed, "no hardware found", but the Bluetooth still worked. I replaced the board, but still no dice. Turns out it was the cable. Lesson learned: try the cheaper part first! Not a total loss, now I have Bluetooth 4.
hi there. Where did you get the cable. I'm looking everywhere, but I only see cables with 3 antenna connectors (but I see 4 connectors on the board) & they all have the isight wire (which i need as well).
Also did you find a good tutorial on how to replace the wire rather than the board?
any help here extremely appreciated!
Hello,
I was able to complete this repair in less than 40 minutes, thanks to the author and his easy-to-follow guide!
Regarding Step 10 - I found it easier to use a Phillips #000 screwdriver (instead of the recommended #00 size) for the two “orange” 3.1 mm Phillips screws, as it did not slide off the tiny screw heads like the larger-sized screwdriver would.
This is an amazingly succinct and clear at of instructions! My Hat is of to you!
I discovered that the flat wifi cable was not properly plugged in, so I plugged it back in and went no further! Yea it worked!
