MacBook Air (M2, 2022) Logic Board

Before You Begin

Remove the following parts before you begin:

Tools

  • Adjustable torque driver (10-34 Ncm)

  • Antenna tool

  • ESD-safe tweezers

  • Nylon probe (black stick)

  • Torx T5 bit

Caution

  • This procedure requires System Configuration. After you’ve completed all removal and reassembly steps, learn how to initiate the System Configuration process.

  • If you’re installing a replacement logic board, you must also install a replacement Touch ID board.

Important

The heat sink can’t be reused. A replacement heat sink is included with a new logic board.

Removal

  1. Use the black stick to lift the ends of the nine flex cables (1-9) off the connectors.

  2. Use the black stick to lift the ends of the two antenna coaxial cables off the connectors (10).

  3. Insert the Torx T5 bit into the 10-34 Ncm adjustable torque driver. Then use the adjustable torque driver and Torx T5 bit to remove the following five T5 screws from the logic board:

    • One T5 screw (923-07297) (1)

    • One T5 screw (923-07284) (2)

    • Two T5 screws (923-07283) (3)

    • One T5 screw (923-07282) (4)

  4. Use the flat end of the black stick to tilt up the logic board from the lower right corner (1). Then lift the logic board toward you to remove it from the top case (2). Use the black stick to move the cables out of the way as you remove the logic board (3).

Reassembly

  1. Hold the logic board by the edges. Tilt down the edge of the logic board closest to the display hinges (1). Then tilt the lower part of the logic board into the top case.

    • Caution: Ensure that no cables are caught under the logic board (2).

    • Important: Ensure that the screw holes in the logic board align with the screw holes in the top case (3).

  2. Insert the Torx T5 bit into the 10-34 Ncm adjustable torque driver. Set the torque value to 10 Ncm.

  3. Use the adjustable torque driver and Torx T5 bit to reinstall one T5 screw (923-07297) (1) into the logic board.

  4. Keep the Torx T5 bit into the 10-34 Ncm adjustable torque driver. Set the torque value to 14.5 Ncm.

  5. Use the adjustable torque driver and Torx T5 bit to reinstall the following four T5 screws into the logic board:

    • One T5 screw (923-07284) (2)

    • Two T5 screws (923-07283) (3)

    • One T5 screw (923-07282) (4)

  6. Use the black stick or ESD-safe tweezers to position the ends of the two antenna coaxial cables over the connectors. Then use the blunt end of antenna tool to press the ends of the two antenna coaxial cables to the connectors.

  7. Press the ends of the nine flex cables (1-9) to the connectors.

    • Caution: Don’t connect the battery flex cable (10) or you may damage the logic board.

  8. If you installed a replacement logic board, install a replacement Touch ID board.

  9. Install a replacement heat sink.

Reinstall the following part to complete reassembly:

Caution

After you’ve completed all removal and reassembly steps, learn how to initiate the System Configuration process.

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