MacBook Air 11" Early 2015 I/O Board Cable Replacement

Step 1 Lower Case


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• Shut down and close your computer. Lay it on a soft surface top-side down.
• Remove the following ten screws:
• Two 8 mm 5-point Pentalobe screws
• Eight 2.5 mm 5-point Pentalobe screws
• The special screwdriver needed to remove the 5-point Pentalobe screws can be found here.
Step 2

• Wedge your fingers between the display and the lower case and pull upward to pop the lower case off the Air.
Step 3 Battery Connector
• In this step you will disconnect the battery to help avoid shorting out any components during service.
• Use the flat end of a spudger to pry both short sides of the battery connector upward to disconnect it from its socket on the logic board.
• Bend the battery cable slightly away from the logic board so the connector will not accidentally bend back and make contact with its socket.
Step 4 I/O Board Cable
• Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the left and right I/O board cable connectors up off their respective sockets on the I/O board.
Step 5
• Lift and remove the I/O board cable.

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