AirPort card 'frame', can I saw through?
I'm trying to replace the optical drive bay with a HDD and need to remove the airport card to get at the 3rd torx screw on the optical drive bay but one of the screws on the airport card is completely destroyed. There's two screws, one closer to all the wiring and one at the end of the parallelogram shaped 'frame'. It is the second that is the problem.
The frame seems to be made of metal and I can saw through it easily enough. I am wondering if it is there purely for structural support or if it is actually part of the antennae assembly?
Any advice?
Also, any advice on how to extract the screw would be even better. I don't have access to a drill or dremel. Gluing the screwdriver to the screw did not work.
Is this a good question?
2 Comments
It would help us to be able to look at the correct guide to see what you're doing. Please give us the last three figures of your serial number so we can put the correct guide up.
by mayer
The last 3 figures are 'F8X' and it is an early 2011 15" MBP. I used the guide here: MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 Optical Drive Replacement
Thanks
by geenp