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No power to the laptop? Replace the MagSafe Board.
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Remove the eight 4 mm Phillips screws securing the lower case to the MacBook.
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Slightly lift the lower case near the vent opening.
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Continue running your fingers between the lower and upper cases until the upper case pops off its retaining clips.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the battery connector up out of its socket on the logic board.
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Remove the following screws from the optical drive side of the rear vent:
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Two 10 mm T8 Torx
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Two 5.2 mm Phillips
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Remove the following screws from the port side of rear vent:
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Two 10 mm T8 Torx
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Two 5.2 mm Phillips
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Carefully lift the rear vent out of the upper case.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the AirPort/Bluetooth ribbon cable up off the logic board.
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Use a spudger to pry the fan connector straight up and out of its socket on the logic board.
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Remove the following three screws securing the fan to the upper case:
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One 7.1 mm Phillips screw.
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Two 5 mm Phillips screws.
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Lift the fan out of the upper case.
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Carefully pry the delicate rear speaker connector up off the logic board. These small L/R speaker connectors are quite easily broken.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the optical drive connector up off the logic board.
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Use a spudger to pry the right speaker connector and sleep LED connector up off the logic board.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the trackpad ribbon cable connector up off the logic board.
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Use your fingernail to flip up the locking flap on the ZIF socket for the keyboard ribbon cable.
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Use the tip of a spudger to slide the keyboard ribbon cable out of its socket.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the hard drive cable connector up off the logic board.
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Use a spudger to pry the left speaker connector and microphone connector up off the logic board.
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Grab the plastic pull tab secured to the display data cable lock and rotate it toward the DC-In side of the computer.
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Gently pull the display data cable connector away from its socket on the logic board.
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Remove the six 4.1 to 4.4 mm T6 Torx screws securing the logic board to the upper case.
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Remove the two 4.1 to 4.5 mm T6 Torx screws securing the MagSafe board to the upper case.
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On some models, these screws may be T7. Be careful not to strip away the head with a smaller bit.
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Lift the side of the logic board opposite the ports out of the upper case.
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Rotate the logic board away from the upper case until the ports clear the lip molded in the upper case.
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Pull the logic board and MagSafe board away from the edge of the upper case as one piece.
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Pull the MagSafe board connector away from its socket on the logic board.
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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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Excellent guide, very easy to follow, success!!!!
I did it Success! Thank you very much!!!!
I had some problems after I reassemble all the parts, first the Macbook wasn't turn on, but I wait few seconds and it's turn on again. Second the key A on the keyboard not worked but I take off the ribbon cable of keyboard and put it on again and the keyboard worked normally.
This is my comment I hope that help someone.
Another excellent guide. Can be tedious. Good, bright lighting a must, and patience.
The computer fell on the MagSafe cable, wich pressed in the MagSafe board (socket) into the body so the cable and the socket couldn't reach contact. From this guide I only did steps 1 to 6 and 17 to 19(only the two screws for the MagSafe board). Then I could move the MagCharger board out enough so it could make contact with the charger cable. Then I tightened the two screws again. Allthou I was as carefull I could with the display data cable (step 17 -18) and looked on youtube allso, it did break a bit at the surrounding solder joint. But it's working. I didn't have to replace the MagCharger board, just move it back into position.
Hi I have a problem with the fan connector. I accidentally break the plastic fan socket off the logic board.. I am worried as the way am looking at it its difficult to solder it back as it too tiny.. What should I do?
