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MacBook Air 11" Mid 2012 Solid-State Drive Replacement

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  1. MacBook Air 11" Mid 2012 Solid-State Drive Replacement, Lower Case: passo 1, immagine 1 di 1
    Attrezzo utilizzato in questo passaggio:
    P5 Pentalobe Screwdriver Retina MacBook Pro and Air
    $5.99
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    • Shut down and close your computer. Lay it on a soft surface top-side down.

    • Remove the following ten screws:

    • Two 8 mm 5-point Pentalobe screws

    • Eight 2.5 mm 5-point Pentalobe screws

    • The special screwdriver needed to remove the 5-point Pentalobe screws can be found here.

  2. MacBook Air 11" Mid 2012 Solid-State Drive 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.

  3. MacBook Air 11" Mid 2012 Solid-State Drive Replacement, Battery: passo 3, immagine 1 di 2 MacBook Air 11" Mid 2012 Solid-State Drive Replacement, Battery: passo 3, immagine 2 di 2
    • In this step you will disconnect the battery to help avoid shorting out any components during service.

    • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry both short sides of the battery connector upward to disconnect it from its socket on the logic board.

    • Bend the battery cable slightly away from the logic board so the connector will not accidentally contact its socket.

  4. MacBook Air 11" Mid 2012 Solid-State Drive Replacement, Solid-State Drive: passo 4, immagine 1 di 1
    • Remove the single 2.9 mm T5 Torx screw securing the SSD to the logic board.

  5. MacBook Air 11" Mid 2012 Solid-State Drive Replacement: passo 5, immagine 1 di 2 MacBook Air 11" Mid 2012 Solid-State Drive Replacement: passo 5, immagine 2 di 2
    • Use a spudger to help lift the free end of the SSD just enough to grab it with your other hand.

    • Do not lift the end of the SSD excessively.

    • Pull the drive straight out of its socket and remove it from the logic board.

    • When reinstalling the SSD, be sure it is properly seated before reinstalling its retaining screw.

Conclusione

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

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Excellent instructions. Very easy to do. I used this screwdriver to remove the screws from the bottom of the case: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N1R...

and I used the Pentalobe-6 from this set to remove the screw holding in the OEM SSD:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FE2...

After removing the stock drive, I installed a Samsung M.2 EVO 850 512Gb drive. It is working quite well. I used this adapter so that the M.2 drive fit in my 2012 Macbook Air:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NH2...

feinberj - Replica

How do we reinstall MacOS?

Philippe Morin - Replica

I am 10 years old I fixed the mac I did this even the Geek squad couldn’t do it and now it works! without your guide.

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