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Mac Pro Late 2013 AirPort Antenna Array Replacement

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  1. Mac Pro Late 2013 AirPort Antenna Array Replacement, Outer Case: passo 1, immagine 1 di 2 Mac Pro Late 2013 AirPort Antenna Array Replacement, Outer Case: passo 1, immagine 2 di 2
    • Slide the lock switch to the right, to the unlocked position.

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    • Lift the outer case straight up off the Mac Pro.

    • It may help to push down on the center of the fan while lifting the case up.

  3. Mac Pro Late 2013 AirPort Antenna Array Replacement, Fan Assembly: passo 3, immagine 1 di 3 Mac Pro Late 2013 AirPort Antenna Array Replacement, Fan Assembly: passo 3, immagine 2 di 3 Mac Pro Late 2013 AirPort Antenna Array Replacement, Fan Assembly: passo 3, immagine 3 di 3
    • Remove five 5.1 mm T10 Torx screws from around the outer perimeter of the fan assembly.

    You don't have to remove the fan assy to get to the wifi board & card. It can be done with the fan assy still attached.

    Fat Mango - Replica

    Fat Mango is correct. That said. If you do pull the fan assembly note that the screws are all held in with blue Permatex and breaking them free takes a fair amount of effort. Getting a good set of Torx screwdrivers is a must.

    Jim WIlson - Replica

    Hey guys, what would happen if you only replace one card.. I have a D300 but the plan is to upgrade to D500 or D600. So If I can afford and install one instead of the pair would it increase something? or will it cause any conflict? I guess I don’t understand if I the Mac Pro has 2 D300 graphic cards that means each has 1GB? Same as If I would Install 1 D600 that would increase 3GB only? Thanks.

    marcotamayo - Replica

    D300 = 2GB each card. Very few apps uses two cards at the same time.

    Gio Cas -

    The (5) Screws are Apple part number 923-0713

    Steven Gier - Replica

  4. Mac Pro Late 2013 AirPort Antenna Array Replacement: passo 4, immagine 1 di 2 Mac Pro Late 2013 AirPort Antenna Array Replacement: passo 4, immagine 2 di 2
    • The fan assembly is attached to the rest of the computer by two cables on the IO board side.

    • Tilt the assembly up away from the IO board.

    • Do not try to remove the fan assembly yet, as it is still attached by two cables.

  5. Mac Pro Late 2013 AirPort Antenna Array Replacement: passo 5, immagine 1 di 1
    • While supporting the fan assembly with one hand, loosen the two T8 captive screws in the fan cable bracket.

    • These screws are captive in the Mac Pro. Do not try to remove these screws from your Mac Pro.

    On my Mac Pro (assembled mid-2017) these are T8 screws. In fact, there were no T7 screws anywhere in my machine.

    mark33 - Replica

    There was no bracket on top of the cable at all, so I got a bit confused, so I had to skip step 5 and 6.

    Rakesh - Replica

    On my machine, a TR7 worked to remove them due to the weird angle.

    Wilson Gaberino - Replica

  6. Mac Pro Late 2013 AirPort Antenna Array Replacement: passo 6, immagine 1 di 1
    • Use a pair of tweezers to pull the fan cable bracket away from the fan assembly.

  7. Mac Pro Late 2013 AirPort Antenna Array Replacement: passo 7, immagine 1 di 2 Mac Pro Late 2013 AirPort Antenna Array Replacement: passo 7, immagine 2 di 2
    • Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the fan assembly ribbon cable from the IO board.

  8. Mac Pro Late 2013 AirPort Antenna Array Replacement: passo 8, immagine 1 di 1
    • Disconnect the fan assembly antenna cable from the IO board.

    • Remove the fan assembly from the Mac Pro.

    You don't have to remove the fan assy to do the steps below. They can be done with the fan assy still attached.

    Fat Mango - Replica

  9. Mac Pro Late 2013 AirPort Antenna Array Replacement, Fan Assembly Lid: passo 9, immagine 1 di 3 Mac Pro Late 2013 AirPort Antenna Array Replacement, Fan Assembly Lid: passo 9, immagine 2 di 3 Mac Pro Late 2013 AirPort Antenna Array Replacement, Fan Assembly Lid: passo 9, immagine 3 di 3
    • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the fan assembly lid up off the fan assembly.

    • Remove the fan assembly lid.

    There is a thin circle of double sided adhesive that must be loosened in order to remove the plastic cover.

    somethingorother - Replica

  10. Mac Pro Late 2013 AirPort Antenna Array Replacement, AirPort Board: passo 10, immagine 1 di 1
    • Remove the three 3.7 mm T4 screws securing the metal cover to the AirPort board bay.

    I had better luck using a T5 driver.

    somethingorother - Replica

    Same here. Mine were T5, not T4.

    Carsten Clark - Replica

    t4 was good for me

    Arden De Cuir - Replica

  11. Mac Pro Late 2013 AirPort Antenna Array Replacement: passo 11, immagine 1 di 1
    • Lift and remove the metal cover from the AirPort board bay.

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    • Use the tip of a spudger to flip the ZIF retaining tab on the fan assembly ribbon cable connector.

    • Remove the fan assembly ribbon cable from its ZIF socket.

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    • Use the tip of a spudger to flip the ZIF retaining tab on the fan ribbon cable.

    • Disconnect the fan ribbon cable.

  14. Mac Pro Late 2013 AirPort Antenna Array Replacement, AirPort Antenna Array: passo 14, immagine 1 di 1
    • Remove the three 3.7 mm T4 screws securing the antenna array to the fan assembly.

    Again, mine were T5 rather than T4. (Unless there's an off-by-one error in my Torx set ;-)

    Carsten Clark - Replica

  15. Mac Pro Late 2013 AirPort Antenna Array Replacement: passo 15, immagine 1 di 1
    • Remove the AirPort antenna array.

Conclusione

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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having macpro 2013 bluetooth on issue, where is the bluetooth module locate?

Sanong - Replica

is bluetooth module part of (inside) airport board?

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