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Remove the following three screws securing the fan to the upper case:

• Two 5.2 mm T5 Torx screws
• One 3.6 mm T5 Torx screw

Lift the fan out of the upper case and carefully pull the fan ribbon cable out of its socket as you remove it from the Air.

Remove the following five screws securing the battery to the upper case:

• Two 5.2 mm T5 Torx screws
• One 6 mm T5 Torx screw
• Two 2.6 mm T5 Torx screws

Do not touch or squeeze the six lithium polymer cells when handling the battery.

Lift the battery from its edge nearest the logic board and remove it from the upper case.

Disconnect the I/O board by pulling the power cable away from its socket on the logic board.

Pull the cable parallel to the face of the logic board toward the front edge of the Air.

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

Be sure you are prying up on the hinged retaining flap, not the socket itself.

Pull the trackpad ribbon cable straight out of its socket toward the front edge of the Air.

Use the tip of a spudger to de-route the right speaker cable from the slot cut into the logic board.

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

Pry up from beneath the cables.