MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 Logic Board Replacement
Introduction
Go to step 1Internal Prerequisite.
What you need
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Use the tip of a spudger or your fingernail to flip up the retaining flap on the trackpad ribbon cable ZIF socket.
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Be sure you are prying up on the hinged retaining flap, not the socket itself.
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Gently push the tip of a spudger under the black plastic flap stuck to the display data cable lock to make the lock pop upward and away from the socket.
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While holding the lock away from the socket, use the tip of a spudger and your fingers to gently remove the display data cable from its socket.
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Excellent guide, thank you very much.
Logic board removed from my daughter’s Air, cooked for 8m at 200C, cooled, reinstalled, and now works again.
I was able to remove and replace the 5th heatsink retaining screw without moving the antenna retainer.
Cheers, Aidan
