Apple mac mini User Manual

 
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 Mac mini Take Apart  Top Housing
6. Repeat the procedure on the right side of the unit.
7. Push the I/O panel upward until the top housing is removed. The popping sounds will 
continue as you push the I/O panel; this is normal. 

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 Top Housing 8. Set the top housing aside. 

 
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 Mac mini Take Apart  Top Housing 
Replacement Procedure
 
1. Align the rear I/O panel with the top housing. Make sure all the white latches on the  sides of the unit are aligned as shown in the photo below. 
2. Squeeze the unit together firmly as shown. Proceed to the next step.  

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 Top Housing 3. If the computer doesn’t go together, check the EMI tab alignment (outlined below) and 
try again. Check that the metal tabs aren’t bent. 
Work your hands around the unit squeezing the top and bottom until they \
snap 
together and there are no gaps. 
  

 
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 Mac mini Take Apart  AirPort Antenna and AirPort Extreme Card 
AirPort Antenna and AirPort 
Extreme Card 
 
Tools
 
This procedure requires the following tools:
• Black stick (or other nonconductive nylon or plastic tool)
• Jeweler’s #0 Phillips screwdriver
• Kapton tape 
Preliminary Steps
 
Before you begin, remove the top housing. 
Part Location 

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 AirPort Antenna and AirPort Extreme Card 
Removal Procedure
 
1. Locate the AirPort antenna.
2. Using a black stick, push the black latch (see inset) toward the I/O ports to release the  antenna from the internal frame.  

 
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 Mac mini Take Apart  AirPort Antenna and AirPort Extreme Card
4. Carefully lift the antenna up and off the internal frame. Free the antenna from the 
kapton tape (circled).   
Important:  
  Take care handling the AirPort antenna as a bent or 
warped antenna will affect AirPort connectivity. 
5. Set the AirPort antenna off to the side.   
Note:  
 The AirPort Extreme card and antenna 
cable are connected to the mezzanine board located under the internal frame.  

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 AirPort Antenna and AirPort Extreme Card 6. Locate the Bluetooth antenna. 
7. Pull the Bluetooth antenna up and out of the openings on the plastic rail. Free the 
antenna cable from the kapton tape.   
Important:  
  Take care handling the Bluetooth 
antenna as a bent or warped antenna will affect Bluetooth connectivity.  

 
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 Mac mini Take Apart  AirPort Antenna and AirPort Extreme Card
8. Set the Bluetooth antenna off to the side and out of the way. 
 
Note:
 
 The Bluetooth 
board is connected to the mezzanine board located under the internal frame.
9. Free the power button cable from the kapton tape on the internal frame. 

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 AirPort Antenna and AirPort Extreme Card 10. With a jeweler’s # 0 Phillips screwdriver, remove 3 screws on the internal frame.
11. Lift the internal frame straight up.