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  1. MacBook Air 13” Retina Display Late 2018 Display Replacement, Remove the screws securing the lower case: шаг 1, изображение 1 из 1
    • Before starting this procedure, you should disable your Mac's Auto Boot feature. Auto Boot powers on your Mac when you open the lid, and may be accidentally triggered during disassembly. Use this guide to disable Auto Boot.

    • If your MacBook is running Big Sur v11.1 or later, disabling Auto Boot may not work. You can proceed normally, but make sure to disconnect the battery as soon as you're inside.

    • Completely power off and unplug your MacBook Air before you start. Close the display and flip the entire laptop upside-down.

    • Use a P5 driver to remove the following screws:

    • Two 7.9 mm screws

    • Two 7.1 mm screws

    • Six 2.6 mm screws

    If the first thing you do is disconnect the battery, is it really an issue if you don’t (or can’t) disable auto-boot?

    maccentric - Ответить

    I agree, why disable Auto-Boot when the lid is closed and the battery is disconnected immediately? – I've never had an issue since 2016 when the feature was introduced.

    stevebsiegel - Ответить

    On my machine, the longest two screws were in the corners, while the other two long screws were in the middle. Perhaps previous service in the past had them replaced into the wrong place? In any case, the longest screws do seem to fit in either place. I guess 0.8mm is not very much of a difference. Seems like poor design if they could have used one size of screw.

    johann beda - Ответить

    Just did one, and it also had longest screws in the corners.

    maccentric -

    Just did another, and the long ones were in the middle. Definitely poor design and quality control.

    maccentric -

  2. MacBook Air 13” Retina Display Late 2018 Display Replacement, Remove the lower case: шаг 2, изображение 1 из 1
    • Wedge your fingers between the display and the lower case and pull upward to pop the lower case off the Air.

    • Remove the lower case.

    • After reassembly, your MacBook might not turn on until it's connected to a power source (a low power phone charger may work). To test your repair, plug in your charger, allow two minutes for your MacBook to turn on, and check that everything works as expected.

    Das geht etwas schwer, da das Unterteil mittig noch von 2 Druckverschlüssen gehalten wird.

    facebook - Ответить

    translated and true:
    This is a bit difficult because the lower part is still held in the middle by 2 pressure fasteners.

    Tom - Ответить

    Are there any suggestions to removing the pressure fasteners more easily?

    Drea Mastromatteo - Ответить

  3. MacBook Air 13” Retina Display Late 2018 Display Replacement, Disconnect the battery: шаг 3, изображение 1 из 1
    • Peel back the tape covering the battery connector enough to reveal the connector underneath.

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    • Use a spudger to slide the battery connector parallel to the logic board and out of its socket on the logic board.

    Before the battery can be fully disconnected, the battery disconnect button needs to be held down. There is a gold button just above the battery socket, along with a small LED much like the 12” machines. Once this has been held down and the LED has switched off it is safe to remove the battery.

    Aaron Dalziel - Ответить

    This seems like an important step?

    maccentric -

    Also, seems like this should be done after the battery is disconnected, not before? Otherwise, wouldn’t the battery re-charge it?

    maccentric -

    What if the white LED dosent light up after pressing the yellow button again?

    Iron05 -

    I just performed this repair on my late 2018 mac air. I did click the gold button but saw no LED illuminated or otherwise. Question- after reassembly does the button get pressed again to connect the battery? Please clarify if this button is to be pressed and if it needs pressing again after the repair.

    All said - I pressed again after the battery connector clicked, assembled the back and all worked perfectly. The original issue was one dead port (no charge, no communication). The battery charge lightening bold icon was acting funny too. Genuis bar guy in Naperville said it was likely a logic board too. But it was not. The port was apparently confusing the logic board with regards to the charge function. Thanks Adam for saving me $440 and sending my computer back to Apple. I am 71 yrs young - who says an old dog can’t learn new tricks with good training!!

    William Lane - Ответить

    I didn't see Aaron's comment before completing the battery replacement. Afterwards, the computer would not turn on despite multiple SMC reset procedures. Upon double-checking the comments I see the importance of pressing the gold button. I pressed the gold button before disconnecting the new battery, then pressed it again after reconnecting for good measure. Computer booted!

    It would be good of iFixit to add this important step as most people probably don't open up every single comment on (seemingly) simple steps.

    Corey Matsumoto - Ответить

    Seconding Corey's comment. If paid more attention to the comment section, I would have avoided 15-30 minutes of panic. (BTW I did not notice any LED, but the golden button was easy to find).

    Lorenzo Sorbo -

    Where is the gold button? I replaced my battery and my laptop will not start

    Candace Williams - Ответить

  5. MacBook Air 13” Retina Display Late 2018 Display Replacement, Disconnect the antenna bar: шаг 5, изображение 1 из 2 MacBook Air 13” Retina Display Late 2018 Display Replacement, Disconnect the antenna bar: шаг 5, изображение 2 из 2
    • Use a T3 Torx driver to remove the two 1.4 mm screws securing the antenna cable bracket.

    • Remove the antenna cable bracket.

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    • Insert the point of a spudger under one of the antenna cables close to the connector.

    • Pry straight up to disconnect the cable.

    • Repeat for the other antenna cable.

    As you are putting everything back together, it is a bit wonky trying to reconnect these antenna. Patience is necessary and it helps if you reshape the cables so that the cables are like the picture.

    Brent Porter - Ответить

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    • Use a T3 Torx driver to remove the two 1.5 mm screws securing the display cable connector bracket.

    • Remove the display cable connector bracket.

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    • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up the display cable connector.

  9. MacBook Air 13” Retina Display Late 2018 Display Replacement: шаг 9, изображение 1 из 1
    • Use a T5 Torx driver to remove the following screws:

    • Four 7.4 mm screws

    • Two 4.5 mm screws

    The tool list does not list a T5.

    William Meyers - Ответить

  10. MacBook Air 13” Retina Display Late 2018 Display Replacement, Remove the antenna bar: шаг 10, изображение 1 из 3 MacBook Air 13” Retina Display Late 2018 Display Replacement, Remove the antenna bar: шаг 10, изображение 2 из 3 MacBook Air 13” Retina Display Late 2018 Display Replacement, Remove the antenna bar: шаг 10, изображение 3 из 3
    • Lift the antenna bar straight up and out of the case. Take care not to snag the antenna bar on any cables or connectors.

    • You may encounter resistance from the clips in the middle of the antenna bar holding it in the case. You may pull hard without damaging anything as long as you pull straight up, perpendicular to the case.

    • Remove the antenna bar.

    Tip: keep the six big lid anchor screws in place until after you remove the antenna bar. You may have to use your plastics spudger to wedge underneath the vents and get leverage off the underside of the lid along the hinge area. I also had to remove the Logicboard so I could get the plastic spudger underneath the antenna bar and lift it up. It felt like it was going to break. Did not want to have to remove the logic board, but seemed that was the only way I could get underneath and pry the antenna out.

    Chris Leeds - Ответить

    Felt like I was going to break it! It will come out but it requires patience and light touch

    Go to 12:02 on this Video:

    https://youtu.be/AvS3Dl712zQ

    Subscribe to this dude’s channel! I donated because he has taught me a lot with his videos!

    Macrepair SF - Ответить

    Lamar's suggestion to view the video is excellent. Though I saw it only in arrears, it was quite valuable. I found a spudge, used to GENTLY pry both side first, then begin lifting on your right side (with back of laptop facing you) while gently twisting slightly inward to do the trick.

    Probably the worst moment in this repair.

    DLC

    dlcatftwin - Ответить

  11. MacBook Air 13” Retina Display Late 2018 Display Replacement, Remove the display: шаг 11, изображение 1 из 2 MacBook Air 13” Retina Display Late 2018 Display Replacement, Remove the display: шаг 11, изображение 2 из 2
    • Use a T9 Torx driver to remove the six 4.9 mm screws securing the display hinges to the upper case.

    This was a T8 Torx driver for me

    jasonsedlaczek - Ответить

    It’s easier to leave 1 on each side in place open the MacBook fully and the remove them. This will help not damaging the bottom screen rim

    Kevin Duterne - Ответить

    Torx T8 for me too on a MacBook Air 2020

    Paul Scott - Ответить

    T8 for me as well on a 2019 MacBook Air

    Keith Thorne - Ответить

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    • With the MacBook still screen-side down, carefully lift the upper case to open the MacBook as far as possible.

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    • Lift the MacBook and carefully rotate the display to a 90 degree angle with the upper case.

    • The hinges should not move in relation to the display, and should rotate out of the case slightly.

    • Keeping the display at a 90 degree angle with the case, move the display straight down while holding the case still, so that the hinges slide out the bottom of the case.

    Can i skip antenna screw and battery to reallign the screen lid ? My screen lid is misalligned with the body about half milimeters

    can.cakmak - Ответить

    Yes. You can loosen the screen lid screws to re-align the top lid.

    Arthur Shi -

    (quote)

    "Keeping the display at a 90 degree angle with the case, move the display straight down while holding the case still, so that the hinges slide out the bottom of the case."

    (end quote)

    If you're moving the display straight down, how does it "slide out"? I do ge the point, but this instruction could stand a tad amount of re-wording.

    dlcatftwin - Ответить

    Also, on installing the new screen, the hinges on the new screen are very tight. It is easier to the install if you use some needle-nose or some tweezers to open the hinges to 90 degrees before trying to slot the new screen.

    Brent Porter - Ответить

Заключение

Compare your new replacement part to the original part—you may need to transfer remaining components or remove adhesive backings from the new part before installing.

To reassemble your device, follow the above steps in reverse order.

Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.

Repair didn’t go as planned? Check out our Answers community for troubleshooting help.

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So…….. Which one of those flexes is the camera flex? It seems you skipped over a lot of the connectors in your guide.

Aksel Barnes - Ответить

I would like to know this as well same issue with Camera not detected as other comments.

David Thomas -

I’m also interested in this. After a LCD swap, de iSight camera / webcam isn’t working.

Jochem -

Y’all need to give bonus points for putting it all back together again. Those T3 screws in steps 5 and 7 are awful hard to get back into place while holding the brackets in place. Not to mention the replacement display I purchased (from a third party) didn’t have the other two brackets in place, so I had to move those over from the original display as well.

The high res images in this guide are very helpful, and the guide is very well written and straightforward. Thanks.

larwood - Ответить

I have replaced the complete screen on my macbook air and followed these repair instructions to the letter, but for some reason the camera is not detected, I have double checked the connectors but still no camera detected when opening any app s like facetime, photo booth etc.

colin - Ответить

Thank you. Very clear guide. The antenna bar removal IS a tense moment and and I’d suggest everyone carefully look at all three photos in this stage just to facilitate the display logic board falling through the gap. With this guide, this is at the low end of ‘moderate difficulty’.

Richard Leach - Ответить

Antenna bar removal_Felt like I was going to break it! It will come out but it requires patience and light touch

Go to 12:02 on this Video:

https://youtu.be/AvS3Dl712zQ

Subscribe to this dude’s channel! I donated because he has taught me a lot with his videos!

Macrepair SF - Ответить

Anybody can solve the problem of the “no camera detected” after replacing the screen? I also don’t have the auto bright function.

Juan Pablo - Ответить

Step 5 mentions using a T3 Torx screwdriver - not so on my unit - magnification reveals 2 Pentalobe screws, what size I know not, though they are not P5. Any advice?

dlcatftwin - Ответить

Is it possible to replace just the display cable? There is a replacement display cable sold by ifixit that’s supposedly compatible with MacBook Air 2018, but I haven’t seen any instructions for it specifically.

SunMin Kim - Ответить

Just tried this unsuccessfully. My two 4.5 mm screws that hold the antenna bar on were stripped, so I couldn’t complete the repair. I reassembled everything, but when I tried to turn my computer on again, it wouldn’t turn on. Any advice would be much appreciated

Renee Sawtelle - Ответить

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