MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Late 2012 Display Assembly Replacement
Introduction
Go to step 1Use this guide to replace the display assembly.
What you need
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Tool used on this step:Magnetic Project Mat$19.95
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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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Tool used on this step:Tweezers$4.99
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Grasp the Interposer with tweezers.
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Lift the Interposer off the logic board and remove it.
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Use the tip of a spudger to push the iSight camera cable connector straight away from its socket on the logic board.
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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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Grab the black pull tab secured to the display data cable lock and rotate it toward the DC-In side of the computer.
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Pull the display data cable straight out of its socket on the logic board.
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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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The screen arrived 1 day ahead of schedule. The "A" level screen was in perfect condition. I replaced the display in about 1 hour using the above instructions, powered up and everything worked perfectly.
My screen was wobbling, after removing the display, and tightening the screws on the display (after removing the black case at the bottom of the display, if you slide it to the right you can pull the black case of the display) the issue was fixed.
Excellent guide, walked through the steps and in reverse without any problems except removal of the bottom case. The P5 pentalobe has been such a headache. I ended up using a drill to grind down the heads (which was scary and probably incorrect) after stripping them. Now I'm looking for a way to extract the shafts. However, rest of the process once in was a dream.
Excellent guide, helped me to fix my wobbling screen.
