Mac Studio (2022) Bottom Cover

Before You Begin

Tools

  • Adjustable torque driver (0.3–1.2 Nm)

  • ESD-safe tweezers

  • Ethanol wipes or isopropyl alcohol Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) wipes

  • Nylon probe (black stick)

  • Torx T8 bit

  • Torx T8 screwdriver

Removal

  1. Place the computer with the bottom cover facing up and the front ports facing you.

  2. Insert the flat end of the black stick under the inner edge of the bottom cover screw pad (1). Slide the black stick under the screw pad (2) to separate it from the bottom cover.

  3. Remove the bottom cover screw pad from the bottom cover.

  4. Use the flat end of the black stick to gently scrape the adhesive off the underside of the bottom cover screw pad.

  5. Use ethanol wipes or IPA wipes to clean any adhesive residue from the underside of the bottom cover screw pad. Save the bottom cover screw pad for reassembly.

  6. Use ESD-safe tweezers to pick up the adhesive on the bottom cover. Then pull the adhesive to remove it. Repeat this process until all the adhesive is removed from the bottom cover.

  7. Use ethanol wipes or IPA wipes to clean any adhesive residue from the bottom cover.

  8. Use the T8 screwdriver to remove the four T8 screws (923-07106) from the bottom cover.

  9. Insert the black stick into one of the ventilation holes on the bottom cover and easily lift the bottom cover off the housing.

    • Important: Ensure that you’ve removed all four T8 screws before you lift the bottom cover.

Reassembly

  1. Position the bottom cover on the housing.

  2. Insert the Torx T8 bit into the 0.3–1.2 Nm adjustable torque driver. Set the torque value to 1.1 Nm.

  3. Use the adjustable torque driver and Torx T8 bit to reinstall the four T8 screws (923-07106) into the bottom cover.

  4. Identify the underside of the bottom cover screw pad.

    • Note: The underside of the bottom cover screw pad adheres to the bottom cover and has a slightly raised center. The outer side of the bottom cover screw pad is flat.

  5. Align four adhesive strips along the underside of the bottom cover screw pad. Peel the adhesive backing off each adhesive strip as you press the strip onto the bottom cover screw pad.

  6. Gently run the flat end of the black stick along the length of the adhesive strips to adhere them to the bottom cover screw pad.

  7. Position the bottom cover screw pad in the channel of the bottom cover with the flat side of the bottom cover screw pad facing up. Align the four release liner tabs with the four screws on the bottom cover.

  8. Peel the four release liners off the adhesive strips as you press the bottom cover screw pad to adhere it to the bottom cover.

Caution

  • After you’ve completed all removal and reassembly steps, learn how to initiate the System Configuration process.

  • System Configuration is required if you’ve installed a replacement logic board or SSD modules.

  • If you replaced the logic board or SSD modules, the computer won’t start up and the status indicator light will flash amber until you restore the computer using a separate Mac. Follow the instructions to restore the Mac. Then initiate the System Configuration process.

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