MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Assembly Replacement

Step 1 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Assembly

• Pull the camera cable connector straight out of its socket on the logic board.
• Pull the cable parallel to the face of the logic board toward the optical drive opening.
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Step 2

• Use the flat end of a spudger to carefully pry the AirPort/Bluetooth ribbon cable up off its socket on the logic board.
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Step 3
• Use the tip of a spudger to pry the four antenna connectors up from their sockets on the AirPort/Bluetooth board.
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Step 4
• De-route all four antenna cables from their channels in the AirPort/Bluetooth housing.
• De-route the camera cable from its channel in the AirPort/Bluetooth housing.
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Step 5
• Remove the following two screws securing the AirPort/Bluetooth assembly to the upper case:
• One 8.6 mm Phillips screw
• One 3.9 mm Phillips screw
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Step 6
• Remove the AirPort/Bluetooth assembly from the upper case, minding any cables that may get caught.
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