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mid 2012 what connects the wifi ribbon to the motherboard

What connects the Wi-Fi ribbon to the motherboard?

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Posted on Oct 12, 2024 10:55 AM

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Oct 15, 2024 1:45 PM in response to 6172719017

6172719017 wrote:

What is soldered to the motherboard that connects the wi fi ribbon on a macbook pro may twenty twelve

For the laptop, there are two different versions.....the Retina and non-Retina models.


For the non-Retina model, the WiFi card connects to a board/cable next to the Optical Drive. That board/cable goes to the Logic Board.


For the Retina model, I believe the WiFi card attaches to the I/O Board. Then one of the cables connecting the I/O Board to Logic Board will handle the data flow.


There are some guides online which may show these parts, but we are not permitted to link to such sites.


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Oct 13, 2024 12:54 PM in response to Allan Jones

in the Mac Pro 2012 42 lb silver tower, the wifi cards is in a tiny slot on the mainboard. The antenna leads clip onto that board. the board is located behind the slide-out processor module. There is no ribbon cable involved:



the hookup for Bluetooth is MUCH more convoluted, involving a different antenna module, another card, and a micro-USB connector.there is no ribbon cable on that side either.


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mid 2012 what connects the wifi ribbon to the motherboard

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