Apple mac mini User Manual

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 Internal Frame
Removal Procedure
1. Free the power button cable from the kapton tape on the internal frame.
2. Locate the Bluetooth antenna.  

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 Internal Frame 3. 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.
4. Set the Bluetooth antenna off to the side and out of the way.  Note: The Bluetooth 
board and antenna cable are connected to the mezzanine board located under the 
internal frame. 

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5. Locate the AirPort antenna.
6. Using the 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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 Internal Frame 7. Carefully lift the antenna off the 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
8. Set the AirPort antenna off to the side.  Note: The AirPort card and antenna cable are 
connected to the mezzanine board located under the internal frame. 

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9. WIth a jeweler’s # 0 Phillips screwdriver remove three screws on the internal frame.
10. Lift the internal frame straight up.  

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 Internal Frame 11. Gently guide the Bluetooth and Airport antenna cables down through the opening in 
the frame. Set the antenna cables off to the side.
12. The following parts are connected to the internal frame (black plastic): •  hard drive
• optical drive
•  fan
• speaker
• interconnect board
 Refer to the individual take-apart procedures to remove or replace any of these parts. 

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Replacement Procedure
1. If you removed any service parts from the internal frame, replace them.
2. Hold the internal frame over the logic board as shown. Route the AirPort and 
Bluetooth antenna cables up through the opening in the internal frame. 

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 Internal Frame 3. Lower the internal frame into place. 
Note: Route the power button cable out of the way 
of the internal frame.
4. Route the antenna cables to the right side of the interconnect board on the internal  frame as you continue lowering the internal frame onto the logic board.  

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5. Replace the three screws on the internal frame. 
6. Replace the Bluetooth antenna and secure the antenna cable with kapton tape. 
Important:   Take care handling the Bluetooth antenna as a bent or warped antenna 
will affect Bluetooth connectivity. 

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 Internal Frame 7. Replace the AirPort Extreme antenna and secure the cable with kapton tape 
Important:   Take care handling the AirPort antenna as a bent or warped antenna will 
affect AirPort connectivity.
8. Gently fasten the antenna onto the internal frame. The antenna is held in place by the  black clip and black post (shown below).