if the display assembly in your MacBook
Air is cracked or unresponsive it's time
to tackle that repair so today I'm going
to show you how to replace the display
assembly in your 13-inch MacBook Air
hi I'm Gwendolyn with iFixit and for
this repair you're going to need a p5
pentalobe screwdriver a t5 Torx
screwdriver a t8 Torx screwdriver and a
spudger I have all the tools I need and
I also have my magnetic mat it's not
listed as one of the required tools but
I never do a repair without it it helps
me stay organized and keeps me from
losing important parts today I'm working
on an early 2015 version of the MacBook
Air while some of the steps are very
similar to other versions of the MacBook
Air always follow the step by step guide
for your specific machine you can find
all the guys on ifixit.com
these guys not only walk you through the
complete repair but you can also see
comments and notes from other users who
have followed it to help you when you do
your repair let's get started first
things first make sure your computer is
completely turned off and disconnected
from any power source then flip your air
over so we can tackle the back panel to
do that we're going to unscrew the
pentalobe screws holding it in place
there are 10 screws total but there are
two that are right under where the
display meet the case that are a
different size so make sure you separate
those from the rest on your magnetic mat
when you take them out
now you can pull the lower case off with
your fingers before we go any further
we're going to disconnect the battery
Apple made this part easy for us by
adding a plastic pull tab pull it
towards the front of the air to
disconnect the battery from the logic
board but make sure you don't pull up
and damage the connector now that the
battery is disconnected and the air is
de-energized
let's move on to the fan right next to
the fan you'll see the i/o cable
connector it's attached to the fan with
a little light adhesive and connected to
the board underneath we're going to
disconnect the side closest to the fan
on the i/o board with our sweater and
then peel it away from the fan then
disconnect the other side of the cable
from the logic board
and remove it from the air now we have a
clear view of the fans if connector so
let's unlock the retaining platt and
move on to the rubber gasket the rubber
gasket is secured to the top of the fan
with some light adhesive we're going to
use our hands to peel that up from the
fan but we don't need to remove it from
the computer completely now there's only
three things standing in our way from
removing the fan three different sized
t5 screws make sure you make note of
which group came from which hole so you
can get them back in the right place
once they are removed you can take the
fan out of the air
removing the Pam will also disconnect
the fan ribbon cable so just be careful
not to snag it next out of the air is
the i/o board in order to remove that
we're going to disconnect a few cables
first use your fingers to disconnect the
power cable connecting it to the logic
board and then use the flat end of your
spudger to disconnect the left speaker
cable connector when you're done with
that you can turn your spudger around to
use the tip to carefully flip up the
retaining flap on the microphone ribbon
cables if sockets and while you're there
just pull the ribbon cable from the
socket the i/o board is held in place by
one t5 screw before you lift the i/o
board out of the rear case gently deer
out the camera cable from the notch on
the i/o board
now you can lift the i/o board from the
logic board side and pull it free from
the upper case there are a few more
tables that we need to deal with before
removing the display and they are the
antenna cable that runs along the top of
the logic board and the camera cable
that is still connected to the logic
board and the display cable to remove
the antenna cable we need to first
disconnect it from the airport card
using the flat end of our spudger next
let's turn our attention to the camera
cable start by walking the camera cable
connector out of its socket you're going
to push one side with the tip of your
spudger and then do the same on the
other side you can find the display
cable all the way on the other side of
the board to disconnect it we just need
to pull up the plastic pull tab to
unlock it and slide it straight out of
its socket make sure you're pulling
parallel to the logic board and not
straight up we have some screws to
tackle before the display can be removed
starting with the inner 48 screws
holding the display hinge in place we're
going to leave those outer two screws in
place just to make our lives a little
easier as we work on this disassembly
before we get to work on the last screws
let's go ahead and deer out the antenna
cables out of the channel cut into the
upper case open your display like you're
about to use it and place it on your
work surface on its side and let's get
to work on those last screws before
removing the last display screw be sure
to hold the display and upper case study
with your other hand you don't want any
components to fall out on the table and
now you can remove that last screw
holding the display in place
with nothing holding the display to the
rear case we're going to nudge it off
completely open the air slightly to
allow room for the hinges to slide out
of their notches push the upper case
slightly towards the display assembly
then push back from the hinges
once the to display hinges have cleared
the upper case remove the display for
reassembly we recommend you follow the
step by step guide on ifixit.com
in Reverse or you can watch the MacBook
Air reassembly video on our channel you
can find all the parts and tools you
need for this and many other repairs at
ifixit.com and let us know how it goes
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