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

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  1. MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement, Lower Case: stap 1, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Remove the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case:

    • Three 13.5 mm (14.1 mm) Phillips screws.

    • Seven 3 mm Phillips screws.

    • When removing these screws, note how they come out at a slight angle. They must be reinstalled the same way.

  2. MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement: stap 2, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Using both hands, lift the lower case near the vent to pop it off two clips securing it to the upper case.

    • Remove the lower case and set it aside.

  3. MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement, Battery Connector: stap 3, afbeelding 1 van 2 MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement, Battery Connector: stap 3, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • For certain repairs (e.g. hard drive), disconnecting the battery connector is not necessary but is recommended as it prevents any accidental shorting of electronics on the motherboard. If you do not disconnect the battery connector, please be careful as parts of the motherboard might be electrified.

    • Use the edge of a spudger to pry the battery connector upwards from its socket on the logic board.

    • It is useful to pry upward on both short sides of the connector to "walk" it out of its socket.

  4. MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement: stap 4, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Bend the battery cable slightly away from its socket on the logic board so it does not accidentally connect itself while you work.

  5. MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement, AirPort/Bluetooth Board Assembly: stap 5, afbeelding 1 van 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.

  6. MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement: stap 6, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Use the flat end of a spudger to carefully pry the AirPort/Bluetooth ribbon cable up off its socket on the logic board.

  7. MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement: stap 7, afbeelding 1 van 2 MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement: stap 7, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Use the tip of a spudger to pry the four antenna connectors up from their sockets on the AirPort/Bluetooth board.

  8. MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement: stap 8, afbeelding 1 van 3 MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement: stap 8, afbeelding 2 van 3 MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement: stap 8, afbeelding 3 van 3
    • 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.

  9. MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement: stap 9, afbeelding 1 van 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

  10. MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement: stap 10, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Remove the AirPort/Bluetooth assembly from the upper case, minding any cables that may get caught.

  11. MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement, AirPort/Bluetooth Board: stap 11, afbeelding 1 van 2 MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement, AirPort/Bluetooth Board: stap 11, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Peel and remove the piece of EMI tape wrapped around the AirPort/Bluetooth assembly.

  12. MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement: stap 12, afbeelding 1 van 2 MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement: stap 12, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the AirPort/Bluetooth cable away from its socket on the AirPort/Bluetooth board.

    • Remove the AirPort/Bluetooth cable from the AirPort/Bluetooth assembly.

  13. MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement: stap 13, afbeelding 1 van 2 MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement: stap 13, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Remove the three Phillips screws securing the AirPort/Bluetooth board to the AirPort/Bluetooth board housing.

    • Use the flat end of a spudger to dislodge the AirPort/Bluetooth board from its recess in the AirPort/Bluetooth board housing.

  14. MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement: stap 14, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Remove the AirPort/Bluetooth board from its aluminum housing.

  15. MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement: stap 15, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Before securing the AirPort/Bluetooth bracket to the upper case, be sure the small tab on its left edge is inserted into the small void cut into the black plastic optical drive opening.

Conclusie

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

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22 opmerkingen

does anybody knows if changing this boards changes too the MAC address of the wifi system??

Thanks.

kaleido5 - Antwoord

Yes, MAC is associate dand it is unique with each Network interface: wireless or wired.

Luis Vitorio Cargnini -

Hello to the community. I was wondering if i could change my MBP8.2's bluetooth dongle with a one of the newer models (MBP mid 2012 for instance) that support Bluetooth 4.0. Is it possible?

jkyriazidis - Antwoord

I have a 2011 MBP15. It won't link Bluetooth for Keynote with my new iphone 6+. I understand the reason is I need this upgrade on the MBP.

I'm wondering if doing the upgrade will prevent BT linking between my iPad 2 and my MBP. They can connect now.

Dan Miller - Antwoord

Hi everybody! I've change my Airport/Bluetooth board on my MacBook Pro early 2011 cause I think my old board was broken. With the old board Bluetooth works correctly but about wifi board when you look on the icon at the up on right of your monitor it says " no wifi board installed" and inside the wifi icon it appear an 'X'

I buy a new board and after installation the problem was not solved.

Yes, Bluetooth work perfectly and now is 4.0 but I still had the problem of wifi. I can't connect in everyplace my MacBookPro. This is a serious problem for me. Anyone can help me?

Vincenzo Paparella - Antwoord

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