MacBook Pro 14" 2021 Logic Board Replacement

Use a T3 Torx screwdriver to remove the three 2.1 mm screws securing the antenna board bracket and coaxial cable cover to the frame.

Use tweezers, or your fingers, to remove the cover on top of the antenna bar's coaxial cables.

Use the tip of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the antenna bar's coaxial cable.

Repeat for the two other cables.

Use a T3 Torx driver to remove the four 2.1 mm screws securing the screen cable covers.

Use tweezers, or your fingers, to remove the two screen cable covers from the logic board.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the right-most screen cable press connectors secured to the logic board.

Repeat the previous disconnection process for the remaining press connector at the top left of the logic board.

Peel back any tape covering the microphone cable connector.

Use a spudger to gently pry up the locking flap on the ZIF connector for the microphone cable.

Disconnect the microphone cable by sliding it out from its socket on the logic board.

Use a T3 Torx driver to remove the nine 2.1 mm screws securing the right cable covers to the frame:

Use tweezers, or your fingers, to remove the five right cable covers.

Peel back any tape covering the right speaker cable.

Use a spudger to gently pry up the locking flap on the ZIF connector for the right speaker cable.

Disconnect the right speaker cable by sliding it out from its socket on the logic board.

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the headphone jack's press connector.

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the right USB-C ports' press connectors.

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the MagSafe port's press connector.

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the lid angle sensor's press connector.

Use a T3 Torx driver to remove the four screws securing the left cable covers to the frame:

Two 2 mm screws

Two 2.1 mm screw

Use tweezers, or your fingers, to remove the two left cable covers.

Peel back any tape covering the left speaker cable.

Use a spudger to gently pry up the locking flap on the ZIF connector for the left speaker cable.

Disconnect the left speaker cable by sliding it out from its socket on the logic board.

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the left USB-C port's press connector.

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the Touch ID sensor's press connector near the top left of the device.

Peel back any tape covering the keyboard and keyboard backlight cable connectors.

Use a spudger to gently pry up the locking flap on the ZIF connectors for the keyboard cables.

Disconnect the keyboard and keyboard backlight cables by sliding them out from their sockets on the logic board.

Peel back any tape covering the right fan cable connector.

Use a spudger to gently pry up the locking flap on the ZIF connector for the right fan cable.

Disconnect the right fan cable by sliding it out from its socket on the logic board.

Pull the fan cable away from the logic board with tweezers to separate the adhesive.

Repeat the previous disconnection and reposition procedure for the left fan.

Remove the four black screw covers from the logic board.

Use a T5 Torx driver to remove the 12 screws securing the logic board:

Four 3.6 mm screws

Two 4.5 mm screws

Two 5.2 mm screws

Two 3.8 mm screws

Two 3.9 mm screw

Use a T6 Torx driver to remove the three screws securing the logic board:

Two 4.7 mm screws

One 5.7 mm screw

Insert a spudger between the right side of the logic board and the frame.

Pry up with the spudger to release the logic board from its clips.

Insert a spudger between the bottom of the logic board and the frame.

Pry up with the spudger to release the logic board from its clips.

Gently lift up the logic board by its right side to release it from its alignment pegs.

Pull the logic board away from the left side of the device to separate the HDMI and SDXC ports from their slots in the frame.

Remove the logic board.

Make sure all 17 connectors are above the logic board before securing it back into the frame.

Hold the rubber spacers out of the way so the fins can drop into their recesses.

When reinstalling the logic board, insert the left side first to reposition the HMDI and SDXC ports.

Use your fingers to slightly compress the HDMI port to fit it into its recess. Otherwise, the logic board won't sit correctly.