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MacBook Air 13" Mid 2012 AirPort/Bluetooth Card Replacement

What you need

  1. MacBook Air 13" Mid 2012 AirPort/Bluetooth Card Replacement, Lower Case: step 1, image 1 of 1
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    • Before proceeding, power down your MacBook. Close the display and lay it on a soft surface, top-side down.

    • Use a P5 Pentalobe driver to remove ten screws securing the lower case, of the following lengths:

    • Two 9 mm screws

    • Eight 2.6 mm screws

  2. MacBook Air 13" Mid 2012 AirPort/Bluetooth Card Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 1
    • Wedge your fingers between the display and the lower case and pull upward to pop the lower case off the Air.

    • Remove the lower case and set it aside.

  3. MacBook Air 13" Mid 2012 AirPort/Bluetooth Card Replacement, Battery Connector: step 3, image 1 of 2 MacBook Air 13" Mid 2012 AirPort/Bluetooth Card Replacement, Battery Connector: step 3, image 2 of 2
    • As a precaution against accidental discharge or shock, disconnect the battery connector from the logic board.

    • Grab the clear plastic pull tab attached to the battery connector and pull it toward the front edge of the Air to disconnect the battery from the logic board.

    • Be sure to pull the connector horizontally toward the battery, and not straight up from the Air, or you may damage the socket on the logic board.

  4. MacBook Air 13" Mid 2012 AirPort/Bluetooth Card Replacement, AirPort/Bluetooth Card: step 4, image 1 of 2 MacBook Air 13" Mid 2012 AirPort/Bluetooth Card Replacement, AirPort/Bluetooth Card: step 4, image 2 of 2
    • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry both antenna connectors up from their sockets on the AirPort/Bluetooth card.

  5. MacBook Air 13" Mid 2012 AirPort/Bluetooth Card Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 1
    • Remove the single 2.9 mm T5 Torx screw securing the AirPort/Bluetooth card to the logic board.

  6. MacBook Air 13" Mid 2012 AirPort/Bluetooth Card Replacement: step 6, image 1 of 2 MacBook Air 13" Mid 2012 AirPort/Bluetooth Card Replacement: step 6, image 2 of 2
    • Slightly lift the free end of the AirPort/Bluetooth card and pull it out of its socket on the logic board.

    • To avoid damaging its socket on the logic board, do not excessively lift the free end of the AirPort/Bluetooth card.

    • Remove the AirPort/Bluetooth card from the Air.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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11 Comments

Is it possible to replace 2012 wireless card to newer ac card?

Manoj Biswas - Reply

^I have this same question

delgado1kevin - Reply

Hello I just ordered a early 2013 Wifi/Bluetooth Macbook Air card that I will use to replace my current mid 2012 MacAir wifi/Bluetooth. I will keep everyone posted here. The card should arrive next week.

filipemiranda - Reply

Did the 2013 AC airport card work on your 2012 macbook air?

Fritz Gamboa -

Yes it is. I got mine from WWW.QUICKERTEK.COM and it works perfectly. I can now use my Apple Watch to unlock my Mid 2012 MacBook Air 13"

Colin O'Neal - Reply

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