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MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 Fan Replacement

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Use this guide to replace a dead or noisy fan.

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  1. MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 Fan Replacement, Lower Case: passo 1, immagine 1 di 1
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    P5 Pentalobe Screwdriver Retina MacBook Pro and Air
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    • Before proceeding, power down your MacBook. Close the display and lay it on a soft surface, top-side down.

    • Use a P5 Pentalobe driver to remove ten screws securing the lower case, of the following lengths:

    • Two 9 mm screws

    • Eight 2.6 mm screws

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  2. MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 Fan Replacement: passo 2, immagine 1 di 1

    • Wedge your fingers between the display and the lower case and pull upward to pop the lower case off the Air.

    • Remove the lower case and set it aside.

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  3. MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 Fan Replacement, Battery Connector: passo 3, immagine 1 di 2 MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 Fan Replacement, Battery Connector: passo 3, immagine 2 di 2

    • As a precaution against accidental discharge or shock, disconnect the battery connector from the logic board.

    • Grab the clear plastic pull tab attached to the battery connector and pull it toward the front edge of the Air to disconnect the battery from the logic board.

    • Be sure to pull the connector horizontally toward the battery, and not straight up from the Air, or you may damage the socket on the logic board.

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  4. MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 Fan Replacement, I/O Board Cable: passo 4, immagine 1 di 1

    • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the I/O board cable connector upward out of its socket on the I/O board.

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  6. MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 Fan Replacement: passo 5, immagine 1 di 1

    • Carefully peel the I/O board cable from the top of the fan.

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  7. MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 Fan Replacement: passo 6, immagine 1 di 2 MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 Fan Replacement: passo 6, immagine 2 di 2

    • The following connector has an especially deep socket. Use care when disconnecting it.

    • While gently pulling the I/O board cable upward near its connection to the logic board, use the tip of a spudger to pry upward on alternating sides of the connector to help "walk" it out of its socket.

    • Remove the I/O board cable.

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  8. MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 Fan Replacement, Fan: passo 7, immagine 1 di 1

    • Use the tip of a spudger to carefully flip up the retaining flap on the fan cable ZIF socket.

    • Be sure you are prying up on the hinged retaining flap, not the socket itself.

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  9. MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 Fan Replacement: passo 8, immagine 1 di 1

    • Peel the rubber gasket off the adhesive on the top of the fan.

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  10. MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 Fan Replacement: passo 9, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the following three screws securing the fan to the upper case:

    • One 3.6 mm T5 Torx screw

    • One 2.7 mm T5 Torx screw

    • One 3.6 mm T5 Torx screw with a short head

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  11. MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 Fan Replacement: passo 10, immagine 1 di 1

    • Lift the fan out of the upper case and carefully pull the fan ribbon cable out of its socket as you remove it from the Air.

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6Commenti sulla guida

i accidentaly ripped of the socket of the fan cabel,

can i just glue it back ate the contacts where it was ?

dani96an - Replica

I did the same thing I broke the retaining flap. I posted for assistance at this site a while back but I have had no answer. Is the retaining flap a replaceable item? I ordered a new fan thinking with would come included but nada

asini1 - Replica

I also broke the retaining flap. For now, I just reinserted the ribbon. Is the function of the retaining flap just to hold the ribbon in place? Since then my computer has been entering sleep mode/shutting down during use, but I also did a battery replacement recently.

bee.chelsie - Replica

Good stuff! Thanks.

VFRDon

Don Swanner - Replica

Got it flawlessly! Thanks!

Juan Cuevas - Replica

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