MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Early 2011 Logic Board Replacement

ID: 5143

Description: Internal Prerequisite.

Steps:

  1. Use the tip of a spudger to pull the right speaker/subwoofer cable out from under the retaining finger molded into the upper case.
  2. Pull the right speaker/subwoofer cable upward to lift the connector out of its socket on the logic board.
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  3. Disconnect the camera cable from the logic board.
  4. The camera cable slides out from its logic board connector. If your cable feels fragile, use a spudger to walk the cable out from the metal tabs on each side of the connector head.
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  5. Disconnect the following four cables:
  6. AirPort/Bluetooth cable
  7. Optical drive cable
  8. Hard drive cable
  9. Trackpad cable
  10. To disconnect the cables, use the flat end of a spudger to pry their connectors up from the sockets on the logic board.
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  11. Use your fingernail to flip up the retaining flap on the keyboard ribbon cable ZIF socket.
  12. Be sure you are prying up on the hinged retaining flap, not the socket itself.
  13. Use the tip of a spudger to pull the keyboard ribbon cable out of its socket.
  14. The cable may be difficult to insert. If you are having trouble, temporarily attach a piece of tape to the cable to help you guide the cable into the socket.
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  15. If present, remove the small strip of black tape covering the keyboard backlight cable socket.
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  16. Use the tip of a spudger or your fingernail to flip up the retaining flap on the keyboard backlight ribbon cable ZIF socket.
  17. Be sure you are prying up on the hinged retaining flap, not the socket itself.
  18. Pull the keyboard backlight ribbon cable out of its socket.
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  19. Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the sleep sensor/battery indicator connector up from its socket on the logic board.
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  20. Grab the plastic pull tab secured to the display data cable lock and rotate it toward the DC-In side of the computer.
  21. Pull the display data cable straight out of its socket on the logic board.
  22. Do not lift up on the display data cable, as its socket is very fragile. Pull the cable parallel to the face of the logic board.
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  23. Remove the following nine screws:
  24. Five 3.6 mm T6 Torx screws
  25. Two 4.3 mm T6 Torx screws
  26. Two 7.2 mm T6 Torx screws
  27. In some models the screws may be slightly shorter as follows:
  28. Five 3.0 mm T6 screws
  29. Two 3.6 mm T6 screws
  30. Two 6.7 mm T6 screws
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  31. Remove the following two screws:
  32. One 8.6 mm Phillips screw
  33. One 5.5 mm Phillips screw
  34. Remove the display data cable retainer from the upper case.
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  35. Use the tip of a spudger to gently peel the microphone off the adhesive securing it to the upper case.
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  36. Minding the many connectors near its edges, lift the logic board from the end nearest the optical drive.
  37. Without flexing the board, maneuver it out of the upper case, minding the flexible connection to the DC-In board that may get caught in the upper case.
  38. Remove the logic board.
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