time to upgrade or replace your SSD it's
easier than you might think and you're
in luck because today I'm going to show
you how to replace the solid-state drive
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 and a t5 Torx
screwdriver 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 guides on ifixit.com
these guides 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 the SSD is held
in place by a single t5 Torx screw once
that screw is out we can focus on
disconnecting the SSD from the logic
board this part takes a little finesse
lift the edge of the SSD that was
screwed down but only slightly no higher
than 1/2 inch then you can pull the SSD
out of the air
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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