Bas Meijer

I think it is best to have a good look to see if all this bending is really necessary. It was definitely not with my set of SSD drives (2) and cables. It was a perfect fit already, the only thing what was good to do is to remove the paper protector from the self-adhesive material so that the cable of the second drive cold be fastened to that drive to prevent rattling if vibrations occur.

When getting it back on during reassembly, your spudger is your best friend.

Do this when the logic board assembly is not completely inserted back in again.

Better to remove the 3rd bolt here, making it easier to remove the fan. It needs to be removed anyway in step 14.

That s why it is easier to leave it on the logic board at all times

There is no need to remove it.

Carefully let it follow the logic board assembly when you take that it out completely in the nex steps.

The best way is to first remove the logic board already 0.5 cm out, like discribed in the next steps. Look closely at the wires, they tell you how far you can go! Then take a cotton swab, cut off the cotton ends ending witha plastic stick, bend the end to get it easily under the wires. Take both ends and pull it carefully when it is as close as possible to the connector. The connector then comes off in one piece.

The best way is to first remove the logic board already 0.5 cm out, like discribed in the next steps. Look closely at the wires, they tell you how far you can go! Then take a cotton swab, cut off the cotton ends ending witha plastic stick, bend the end to get it easily under the wires and pull it carefully upwards. The connector then comes off in one piece.