Introduction
Scream too loudly at your MacBook Air? Use this guide to replace a blown microphone.
What you need
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Remove the following ten screws:
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Two 9 mm P5 Pentalobe screws
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Eight 2.6 mm P5 Pentalobe screws
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The special screwdriver needed to remove the ten 5-point Pentalobe screws can be found .
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Wedge your fingers between the display and the lower case and pull upward to pop the lower case off the Air.
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Remove the lower case and set it aside.
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Grab the clear plastic pull tab attached to the battery connector and pull it toward the front edge of the Air to disconnect the battery from the logic board.
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Remove the following five screws securing the battery to the upper case:
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Three 6.3 mm T5 Torx screws
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Two 2.4 mm T5 Torx screws
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the left speaker cable connector up and out of its socket on the I/O board.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the left speaker off the adhesive securing it to the upper case.
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Remove the left speaker from the upper case.
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Use the edge of a spudger to pry the microphone connector up and out of its socket on the I/O board.
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Use the tip of a spudger to pry the microphone off the adhesive securing it to the left side of the upper case.
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Remove the microphone from the upper case.
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