Introduction
Prereq for Display Assembly.
What you need
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry and disconnect the three antenna cable connectors from the AirPort board.
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The three cables are coded with black sleeves of different lengths. During reassembly:
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Connect the long-sleeved cable to the socket closest to the ports.
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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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Move the antenna cables aside, clear of the AirPort board.
The display assembly has a metal retaining clip attached to the airport cables. I didn’t notice how this was positioned during disassembly, and it wasn’t mentioned in the guide. When I was reassembling the device, I found that it fit perfectly over the Torx T8 screws holding the display to the case. Attaching it here holds the airport cables nicely in place and out of the way.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
The long-sleeved and short-sleeved antenna cables are switched compared to this guide, on my Macbook Pro A1425. Maybe note which order they are in on your machine, since apparently they differ. http://i.imgur.com/r9g9ZXS.jpg
Will Bradley - Reply
Be very careful with these, I wasn't and two of the cables detached from the connectors!!
Felix Waller - Reply
Likewise, the antenna connectors on my Macbook A1425 Late 2012 Retina were not in the order as described in this guide. From the fan side the connectors should be - no sleeve, long sleeve, short sleeve
smurad - Reply
As two other users have mentioned, the long-and short-sleeved cables for my late 2012/early 2013 A1425 were not in the order mentioned in the guide. If the laptop is positioned with fan in the upper left corner, the order (left to right) is short sleeve, long sleeve, no sleeve. If it is positioned as it is in the photo with the fan in the lower right, the order (left to right) is no sleeve, long sleeve, short sleeve.
Katherine Agnew - Reply
I also found my cables were not as described in the guide. They were as @kagnew described.
Daniel Revier - Reply