Peter Mayo

After making a optical drive stuck disc repair, which meant removing the four cables I find I have no WiFi or Bluetooth,...

Thanks Cameron, Didn't actually remove the drive, but I did go back in and went over everything in the optical disc removaI guide that I did before and couldn't see anything amiss. I shied away from going as far as the Airport / Bluetooth card replacement it looked quite complicated ,for this beginner. The only thing I could think of was in step 5, it says it's necessary to slide the small plastic cable retainer( boxed in red ) glued to the logic board, Well I certainly couldn't see it and proceeded to remove the camera connector as I had the others. This may have been my mistake and a possible result in damage of some sort. Anyway I took the laptop to my local Mac man this morning and he's looking at it some time this week. Fingers crossed . Regards Peter.

Hi Cameron, Thanks for getting back to me. To answer your question, I proceeded to make a stuck disc repair closely following the if I it guide and studying the photos in detail. After doing a ram upgrade three weeks ago with complete success I felt confident to make this disc repair, which went without any problems or so I thought. I'm not aware of damaging anything and apart from finding it difficult to replace the large ribbon that needs to be aligned before pressing down I thought everything went well. On powering up everything was working but when going on the Internet I got a message " no WiFi " or Bluetooth " I have since gone back in the Mac and went over everything but couldn't find and mistakes or damage. Not sure where to look next, don't feel confident enough to check the Airport card so may have to taken it to my local Mac tech for a look. Regards Peter.

A super closeup photo of these notches would very helpful.

Excellentguide as usual, but not sure the anntena cables should have be replaced in their housings before the Airport/ Bluetooth bracket was secured. Was there a reason I missed.

How come the antenna connectors are installed before the Airport / Bluetooth bracket has been secured ?

Hi Andrew, relating to my earlier question regarding a possible mistake in step 5, I never found the so called small piece of hard plastic that prevents the connector from falling out so removed said connector by lifting and then pulling towards the optical drive.Could this have resulted in damage to the connectors? is so what do I need to replace? Your advice and expertise would be much appreciated. Regards.

A real closeup photo of this small piece of hard plastic that prevents the connector from falling out would be a great help. !

Hi Andrew, I managed to do this stage to remove a stuck disc after all the Apple suggestions failed and found it straight forward and interesting. However after reinstalling everything back in place and powering up I found everything working as before with the exception of the WiFi/Bluetooth and possibly the camera,although I haven't tested that yet. Due to enlarging the screen on my IPad to view stage 5 in greater detail, the written word on the right Was off screen so I missed the part regarding the small clear plastic cable retainer and also the part about aligning the connector . Is it possible this could have a bearing on my lack of wifi and Bluetooth? I notice in some other comments that people have broken this small clear plastic retainer and although I didn't see anything laying on the logic board would that last be relevant to the missing hardware? Regards Peter

Which of the four ribbon connectors relates or controls the WiFi Bluetooth and Camera ?

This is the stage (5) that concerns me with my lack of wifi and Bluetooth. I enlarged the iPad screen to max so I could view the clear plastic cable retainer. Leaving the screen on max I missed the part that said,"pull the camer cable connector towards the Optical drive to disconnect from the logic board" makes me wonder if that caused the problem,as I lifted it away from the logic board? Any I found it very difficult to align the connector with its socket. Any thoughts please.

Hi Andrew, could my missing wifi and Bluetooth be a result of a possible mistake I might have made when removing the optical drive to remove a stuck disc. Looking at the camera cable removal and replacement in step 5 in particular?