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| - | [* black] Just one connector sets the little speaker free. |
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| - | [* icon_note] [guide|101807|iMac|stepid=191238|new_window=true] and [guide|115201|MacBook|stepid=221265|new_window=true] speakers seem to be getting larger every year, but this one seems about the same size as the older Mac mini's. |
| - | [* black] Four more screws and the heatsink lifts up, exposing the paste-y (soldered) CPU. |
| - | [* black] One last screw, and the port cover uncovers the ports. As it departs, it takes a few antenna cables with it. |
| - | [* icon_note] These antenna cables remind us of the [guide|30410|modular Airport card|stepid=71285|new_window=true] days. Alas, those are just a distant memory now that logic boards have [https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/66332825/resistance-is-futile-prepare-to-be-assimilated.jpg|assimilated|new_window=true] all wireless functions. |
| + | [* black] Just one connector and two screws sets the little system speaker free. |
| + | [* icon_note] [guide|101807|iMac|stepid=191238|new_window=true] and [guide|115201|MacBook|stepid=221265|new_window=true] speakers seem to be getting bigger all the time, but this one looks about the same size as in older Mac minis. |
| + | [* black] Beneath the speaker, we find some antenna cables, but unfortunately no [guide|30410|modular AirPort card|stepid=71285|new_window=true]—in what is [guide|101807|becoming a trend|stepid=191189|new_window=true], these are socketed right to the main board. |
| + | [* black] Alas, AirPort cards are just a distant memory now that logic boards have [https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/66332825/resistance-is-futile-prepare-to-be-assimilated.jpg|assimilated|new_window=true] all wireless functions. |
| + | [* black] From here we set to work freeing the heatsink, twirling away Torx screws and exposing the paste-y (soldered) CPU. |
| + | [* black] One last screw, and the port cover is free, uncovering ... the ports. As it departs, it takes some antenna hardware with it. |