MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display Mid 2012 Logic Board Assembly Replacement

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the headphone jack connector up from its socket on the logic board.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the left speaker connector up and out of its socket on the logic board.

Use the tip of a spudger to pry the right speaker connector up and out of its socket on the logic board

Peel back any tape covering the keyboard ribbon cable connector.

Use the flat end of a spudger to flip up the retaining flap on the keyboard ribbon cable ZIF socket.

Use the flat end of a spudger to gently back the keyboard ribbon cable out of its socket by pushing first at one side, then the other.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the trackpad ribbon cable connector up from its socket on the logic board.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the keyboard backlight connector up from its socket on the logic board.

Use the tip of a spudger or your fingernail to flip up the retaining flap on the microphone ribbon cable ZIF socket.

Pull the microphone ribbon cable out of its socket.

Use the tip of a spudger to pry the display data cable lock and rotate it toward the DC-In side of the computer.

Pull the display data cable straight out of its socket on the logic board.

Use the flat end of a spudger to carefully pry off the rubber screw cap on the raised screw head near to the MagSafe 2 connector.

Remove the following six screws securing the logic board to to the upper case:

One 2.6 mm T5 Torx screw

Two 5.8 mm T5 Torx screws

One 3.8 mm T5 Torx screw

One 5.2 mm Raised Head T5 Torx screw

One 3.5 mm Silver T5 Torx screw

Lifting from the side nearest the battery, rotate the logic board toward the top of the MacBook Pro.

Using the flat end of a spudger, carefully push the MagSafe 2 connector out of its socket on the bottom of the logic board.

Clockwise from top: keyboard, trackpad, battery, right speaker, keyboard backlight, display, microphone, headphone jack, left speaker.

Remove the logic board assembly from the MacBook Pro.