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Not for the faint of heart

by CesarRamirez

My Problem

The lock button no longer worked. Could no longer power down. Wife not happy about that.

My Fix

It was a success, works great now! It took a LONG time to get everything dissembled and reassembled though. When you are working with ~1mm screws, a heap of patience is needed. I would say I spent close to three hours on this repair. If you factor in tools and my "usual" hourly rate, I didn't save any money fixing it myself. Anyone that says it was "EASY!" must be a neurosurgeon.

My Advice

The guide posted on iFixit it great, but still you are going have a tough time peeling ribbon cable off and then trying to remember exactly how they go back together. Remember to go slow, make sure you are lining things up/ double checking everything before you go to the next step.