Repair Laptop

Replace your port hatch assembly to fix issues with the headphone jack and/or the USB/Micro-DVI ports.

Tools used in this guide

• Phillips #00 Screwdriver
• Spudger

Parts relevant to this guide

• MacBook Air Port Hatch Assembly

Step 2

• Slightly lift the lower case near the vents and push it toward the rear of the computer to free the mounting tabs.

Step 3 — Battery 

• Disconnect the battery connector by pulling it straight away from its socket.

Step 4

• Remove the following nine screws securing the battery to the Air:
  • Four 2.9 mm Phillips.
  • Four 3.8 mm Phillips.
  • One 7.2 mm Phillips.

Step 5

• Lift the battery out of the Air.

Step 6 — Speaker 

• Remove the following two screws securing the speaker assembly to the upper case.
  • One 3 mm Phillips.
  • One 5.8 mm Phillips.

Step 7

• Use a spudger to lift the audio-out connector board off the adhesive that secures it to the hard drive bracket.
• Disconnect the audio out connector from its socket.

Step 8

• Rotate the speaker assembly toward the center of the Air.
• Use a spudger to pry the speaker cable connector up off the audio board.

Step 9 — Port Hatch Assembly 

• Disconnect the port hatch ribbon cable from the logic board by pulling it straight up by its black pull tab.
• If necessary, pull the audio out ribbon cable off the adhesive securing it to the upper case.

Step 10

• Remove the four 3.2 mm Phillips screws securing the port hatch assembly to the upper case.
• Lift the port hatch assembly out of the upper case.