Introduction
Wi-Fi on the fritz? Just can't get onto that free coffee shop internet no matter how hard you try? You might need to replace your AirPort Board. Follow this guide to learn how.
What you need
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Remove the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case:
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Two 2.3 mm P5 Pentalobe screws
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Eight 3.0 mm P5 Pentalobe screws
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Wedge the tip of a spudger underneath each of the antenna cables, near their connectors and pry up to disconnect them from the AirPort board.
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Connect the long-sleeved cable to the center socket.
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The short-sleeved cable connects next to the screw.
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The remaining cable has no sleeve, and connects in the last empty socket, next to the fan.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Is this responsible for wifi? I re-did my screen and fixed it from blackening, but the wifi icon says "Wi-Fi: No hardware installed". Is this part responsible? If I replace it will I get wifi back?
I am having the same exact problem as described by Phil - 04/25/2017
I replaced the card but the wifi and bluetooth keeps disabling itself after few minutes of use , only reboot reactivate it.
I am thinking of changing the antenna ? any ideas? suggestion ?
your help will be very much appreciated .
This isn’t the solution you are looking for, but what I did to my 2015 mbp when the wifi card started failing was getting an external wifi adapter. It’s cheaper, small enough, and works. I got this type: https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/downl... but any type works, this one is just small enough to be unassuming.
