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

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  1. MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Assembly Replacement, AirPort/Bluetooth Board Assembly: passo 1, immagine 1 di 1
    • 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.

    This step did not provide enough direction and is the reason my cable is either broke/not working now. I tried pulling it out of the logic board, as indicated, but it did not budge. I was extremely careful not to damage it, so I gave up on trying to remove it once I saw that it wasn't moving. Lo and behold, once I fired the Macbook up again, the camera is no longer connected. This step should have additional details/explanation as to why the cable may not come out/what to do if it doesn't (I was able to proceed to the next steps by working around the cable, so it didn't even have to be removed as the guide might have you think).

    Does anyone know how to properly fix it/where to buy a replacement camera/iSight cable? I would like to fix this if possible.

    jackalbert - Replica

    I would like to add – several months later, my Macbook Pro failed to turn on and the motherboard had to be replaced. I'm giving partial blame to this guide for failing to adequately describe how to safely proceed on this step (I suspect a bad wifi card was part of the problem). Anyone else following this guide be very wary!

    jackalbert - Replica

  2. MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Assembly Replacement: passo 2, immagine 1 di 1
    • Use the flat end of a spudger to carefully pry the AirPort/Bluetooth ribbon cable up off its socket on the logic board.

    This step literally ruined my MacBook Pro. The ribbon cable pulled off of the logic board, and will no longer reconnect.

    Brian Webb - Replica

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    • Use the tip of a spudger to pry the four antenna connectors up from their sockets on the AirPort/Bluetooth board.

    I found the problem with my wifi: sadly the connector solder joint j4 of the wifi board was not stable enough. now the socket is inside of the connector and not joined with the board. How do I remove the socket from inside of the connector? Is this even possible?

    Bodo Tasche - Replica

    Replying to Bodo Tasche:

    The antenna connection sockets are only held onto the wifi board with solder, on two small pads, so it is easy to break one of them off, I have done it on one occasion. I was able to pull the remains of the socket out of the antenna wire plug with tweezers, but had to replace the damaged wifi board with another one.

    Here’s another thing to consider if your Unibody MacBook Pro has wifi problems: Your wifi ANTENNA. The antenna is mounted in the center of the display hinge. The antenna wires — the same ones that plug onto the wifi board — can break from repeated flexing at the point they pass through the hinge into the display. This was the cause of my wifi issues. Swapping the wifi board made no difference.

    If your wifi connection stats show consistently very low signal strength and signal-to-noise, even with a nearby access point, consider the possibility that the antenna may need replacement. (It’s a difficult repair, and iFixit doesn’t seem to currently have a guide for it.)

    James Fitzwilliam - Replica

    Thanks James - Antenna was my issue (good WiFi sat directly next to router - zero WiFi >1m away from it.

    Antenna Replacement guide now (2023) posted:

    MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Mid 2012 Airport and Bluetooth Antenna Replacement

    Ross -

    I would leave these attached and just dangling if you don’t need to replace the Airport/bluetooth board. They’re a pain to reattach and breakage seems somewhat common.

    maccentric - Replica

    If you DO end up detaching these, I found it easiest to pry up gently from the wire side to remove, but also the reattach them the same way, with the wire side high. That means you want to tuck the cables AFTER reattaching them, except for the longest one of the 5, which needs to be tucked first. Be careful all quite delicate.

    Segue Fischlin - Replica

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    • 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.

    Long antenna cable was a little tricky, harder to de-route...slide to narrow part of cable, and then lift out from under the tab

    Christa - Replica

    Great tip. Really helped cable removal.

    enricolimcaco -

  5. MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Assembly Replacement: passo 5, immagine 1 di 1
    • 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

    I want to know Lot No. of " 3.9 mm Phillips screw" Step 9.

    That was broken... :( Is there anyone who can help me?

    YoungWook Jo - Replica

    the same problem, do you know which size the screw is??

    adambartusz91 -

    Looking for replacement screws for the Airport/Bluetooth module. The head stripped and I was able to successfully remove the damaged screw but now I need a replacement. If I could get the part number for the screws I could probably order it. It's the screw on the right in step 9.

    MacGyver - Replica

    MacGyver, how did you finally remove that screw? Same problem here.

    Heinz -

    Also curious. Both screws are stripped on mine.

    Marc Opperman -

    Bumping this. I need to know the screw sizes too.

    robbysturms -

    Can i replace a faulty 2011 15" screen with the same one from a 2010 15" model with the same resolution?

    Are they interchangeable?

    lukas - Replica

    It is possible, yes.

    Josh Morelli-Harlan -

    ATTENTION IFIXIT!!

    These two screws strip easily, and we need a guide on how to remove them when they become stripped.

    Please that would be so helpful.

    M Santos - Replica

    I got the 8.6 mm Phillips screw completely stripped; is it now impossible to remove the display assembly without removing this screw?

    plugkid90 - Replica

    I’ve used a J00 (JIS00) Screw Driver Bit from the iFixIt Set and it works for me. You have to put pressure from the top of the screw driver while screwing.

    Michael Erdmann - Replica

    I stripped out the 3.9mm Phillips screw yesterday; tried the rubber band trick without success. Ended up taking a 1/16” drill bit and drilling just through the top of the head of the screw (head popped off) allowing the bracket to come out. I left the body of the screw in the post; upgraded my card to 802.11ac, and the upgrade doesn’t utilize the bracket.

    If I really wanted to, I can grab the exposed portion of the screw body with some vice grips and rotate it out…

    Yoron - Replica

    Hi Yoron, I also want to make this upgrade, can you give me details? Thanks!

    Dragos G -

    What is the rubber band trick?

    hundredmeterskoven -

    The screw extracting pliers hkitago points to look good - but in my computer the head of the screw on the right of the diagram is recessed in the frame of the wifi/bluetooth assembly, so I figure I would not be able to get a grip on the head of the screw with these pliers, right?

    So far I have "successfully" )-: stripped the head of the screw on the right of the diagram (above, step 9), as many others appear to have done, but not dared to proceed any further until I figured out how to remove that screw without breaking the frame of the wifi/bluetooth assembly or anything else?

    How did you solve this problem?

    hundredmeterskoven - Replica

  6. MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Assembly Replacement: passo 6, immagine 1 di 1
    • Remove the AirPort/Bluetooth assembly from the upper case, minding any cables that may get caught.

Conclusione

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

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