Apple mac mini User Manual

							
 
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Removal Procedure
 
1. Locate the Bluetooth antenna. 
2. 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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 Bluetooth Antenna and Bluetooth Board 3. 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.
4. Locate the AirPort antenna. 
						

							
 
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5. Using the black stick push the black latch (see inset) toward the I/O ports to release 
the antenna from the internal frame. 
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. 
						

							
 
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 Bluetooth Antenna and Bluetooth Board 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. 
6. Free the power button cable from the kapton tape on the internal frame.  
						

							
 
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7. With a jeweler’s #0 Phillips screwdriver, remove 3 screws on the internal frame.
8. Lift the internal frame straight up. 
						

							
 
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 Bluetooth Antenna and Bluetooth Board 9. Gently guide the Bluetooth and Airport antenna cables through the opening in the 
frame. 
10. Set the internal frame aside. 
						

							
 
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11. Locate the mezzanine board on the logic board.
12. With your fingernail disconnect the Bluetooth antenna cable from the Bluetooth board.    
						

							
 
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 Bluetooth Antenna and Bluetooth Board 13. Remove the two screws on the mezzanine board. Lift the mezzanine board straight up 
and off the logic board connector.   
Caution:  
  The AirPort antenna cable is still attached 
to the mezzanine board. Remove the AirPort antenna cable if required to perform the 
repair.
14. Turn over the mezzanine board. With a jeweler’s #0 Phillips screwdriver remove the  two screws on the Bluetooth board. Pull the Bluetooth board off the connector on the 
mezzanine board. 
						

							
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Replacement Procedure
1. Install the Bluetooth board onto tthe mezzanine board. With a jeweler’s #0 Phillips 
screwdriver replace the two screws. 
2. Connect the mezzanine board to the logic board. With a jeweler’s #0 Phillips  screwdriver replace the two mezzanine board screws. 
						

							
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 Bluetooth Antenna and Bluetooth Board 3. Connect the Bluetooth antenna cable to the Bluetooth board. Press the cable firmly 
onto the Bluetooth board, until it clicks into place.  Note: The Bluetooth antenna can be 
connected before installing the mezzanine board.
4. Locate the internal frame.