MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Late 2012 AirPort Board Replacement

Remove the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case:

Two 2.3 mm P5 Pentalobe screws

Eight 3.0 mm P5 Pentalobe screws

Wedge your fingers between the upper case and the lower case.

Gently pull the lower case away from the upper case.

Remove the lower case and set it aside.

The lower case is connected to the upper case at the center, with two plastic clips.

Remove the plastic cover adhered to the battery contact board.

Remove the following screws securing the battery connector board to the logic board:

Two 2.8 mm T6 Torx screws

One 7.0 mm T6 Torx shouldered screw

Use tweezers to remove the small plastic cover located near the bottom right of the battery connector board.

Remove the wide head 6.4 mm T6 Torx screw securing the battery connector to the logic board assembly.

Carefully lift the battery connector board up off the logic board.

It is recommended to bend the battery cables just slightly, to keep the board suspended up above the logic board and out of the way.

Remove the single 2.7 mm T5 Torx screw securing the AirPort board to the I/O board.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry and disconnect the three antenna cable connectors from the AirPort board.

Connect the long-sleeved cable to the center socket.

The short-sleeved cable connects next to the screw.

The remaining cable has no sleeve, and connects in the last empty socket, next to the fan.

Move the antenna cables aside, clear of the AirPort board.

Wedge a plastic opening tool between the AirPort board (side nearest the I/O ports) and the I/O board.

Gently pry the AirPort board upwards, but do not remove it.

Pull the AirPort board straight out of its socket on the I/O board.

AirPort board remains.