crwdns2933423:0crwdne2933423:0

crwdns2933803:01crwdne2933803:0

crwdns2933797:0johnsawyercjscrwdnd2933797:0crwdne2933797:0

crwdns2936045:0crwdne2936045:0 crwdns2933505:0crwdne2933505:0 Alex Diaz-Kokaisl

crwdns2933769:0crwdne2933769:0
crwdns2933771:0crwdne2933771:0
crwdns2933801:0crwdne2933801:0

crwdns2933807:0crwdne2933807:0

-[* icon_note] If your I/O Board cable's connectors have [link|https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/NcprwYqAITaNGRVg.full|notches in the padding], you will need to ***release a locking lever underneath the notch*** in order to remove the cable. If this is the case, ***don't pry up on the connector until the levers are unlatched***.
+[* icon_note] If your I/O Board cable's connectors have [link|https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/NcprwYqAITaNGRVg.full|notches in the padding], you will need to ***release a locking lever underneath the notch*** in order to remove the cable. If this is the case, ***don't pry up on the connector until the levers are unlatched***. During reassembly, lift these locking levers as you push the plugs into their sockets, then lower the locking levers.
[* black] Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the I/O Board connector straight up out of its socket on the logic board.
- [* icon_reminder] During reassembly, connect this end first as it does not flex.
-[* black] In a similar fashion, remove the I/O Board connector from its socket on the I/O Board.
+ [* icon_reminder] During reassembly, connect the cable's logic board end first, as it does not flex. The cable's logic board end is straight, not curved. The cable will physically fit in either direction, but if installed backwards, the MacBook won't start up.
+[* black] In a similar fashion, remove the I/O Board cable connector from its socket on the I/O Board.
[* black] Remove the I/O Board cable from the MacBook Pro.