I opened up my macbook pro for a clean and noticed some wires were cut except for one. I dont have any issues so Im wondering what these are for and if it is important to fix.
Anyone familiar with this?
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These are coax antenna wires which go to the antenna assembly within the clutch cover and connect to the AirPort board
You’ll need to take the display off so you can swap out the antenna assembly MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Early 2011 Display Replacement and here’s the part Unibody MacBook Pro 13" Antenna Slide off the clutch cover to get to it.
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3 Comments
You've lost your WiFi antennas! While you might get some connection you've not getting the full ability of the system.
by Dan
Are you referring to my internet connection? My download/upload speed is excellent. How necessary do you think this is?
by Mike Tampellini
@mtamp - The antenna connections are severed so all you're getting is the small exposed wire end Vs the full antenna rail.
Think how your old FM radio would pickup distance stations clearly but after you broke the antenna all you could get was the stronger stations and it was not always clear. Thats what you face here.
by Dan