MacBook Pro (16-inch PROLED XDR, M5 Pro or M5 Max) Logic Board Removal

Repair procedure with removal steps.

Before You Begin

Warning

Read Battery Safety and follow workspace and battery handling guidelines before you begin.

Remove the following parts before you begin:

• Bottom case

• Vent/antenna module

Tools

• Adjustable torque driver (10–34 Ncm)

• ESD-safe tweezers

• Kapton tape

• Nylon probe (black stick)

• Phillips #00 screwdriver

  • Note: Required only if installing a replacement logic board

• Torque driver (blue, 0.65 kgf cm)

• Torx Plus 3IP 44 mm half-moon bit

• Torx Plus 5IP 50 mm bit

Note: The tools list includes tools needed for removal and reassembly. Refer to a full list of tools required for all repairs.

Removal

1. Use the blue torque driver and 3IP bit to remove nine 3IP screws from the following three cowlings:

   • Three screws (923-15492) from the display backlight/keyboard backlight cowling (1)

   • Two screws (923-15323) from the right USB-C board connector cowling (2)

   • Four screws (923-15323) from the L-shaped USB-C/MagSafe 3 cowling (3)

     

2. Remove the three cowlings (1–3) and save them for reassembly.

   

3. Lift the ends of the following eight flex cables off the connectors on the logic board:

   • Right USB-C board flex cable (1)

   • Display backlight flex cable (2)

   • Keyboard Backlight flex cable (3)

   • FaceTime HD camera flex cable (4)

   • Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) flex cable (5)

   • MagSafe 3 board flex cable (6)

   • Left USB-C boards flex cables (7, 8)

     

4. Gently lift the display backlight flex cable away from the display flex cable clip on the left.

5. Insert the flat end of a black stick at the right end of the display flex cable clip, between the mandrel (1) and the enclosure frame (2).

   

6. Use the black stick to lift up the right end of the display flex cable clip as shown. Then slide or lift the left end of the display flex cable clip off the internal frame.

   • Caution: Don't rest your hands or press on the logic board or battery to avoid damage.

     

7. To remove the display flex cable clip on the right, gently lift the FaceTime and eDP flex cables out of the way and repeat the process in steps 5 and 6.

   • Caution: Refer to Repairing Damaged Display Mandrels if one or both mandrels are damaged or separated during the main logic board removal procedure.

     

8. Peel off the polyester tape covering two fan locking lever connectors.

   • Important: Begin peeling the polyester tape from the end closest to the hinge side of the enclosure.

     

9. Peel back the polyester film from the following four locking levers:

   • Touch ID locking lever (1)

   • Audio board locking lever (2)

   • Microphone locking lever (3)

   • Keyboard locking lever (4)

     

10. Gently lift the locking levers on the following eight flex cable connectors:

    • Touch ID flex cable (1)

    • Audio board flex cable (2)

    • Microphone flex cable (3)

    • Left speaker flex cable (4)

    • Left fan flex cable (5)

    • Keyboard flex cable (6)

    • Right fan flex cable (7)

    • Right speaker flex cable (8)

      

11. Slide the ends of the eight flex cables out of their connectors.

12. Use the adjustable torque driver and 5IP bit to remove 14 5IP screws from the logic board:

    • Two screws (923-15493) (1)

    • Four screws (923-15494) (2)

    • Two screws (923-15495) (3)

    • Four screws (923-15489) (4)

    • Two screws (923-15496) (5)

      

13. Use Kapton tape to hold the flex cables and fan ducts away from the logic board as shown.

    

14. Gently tilt up the logic board as shown. Then slide the logic board toward the right and out of the top case. Use the black stick to hold back the trackpad and battery management unit flex cables as you remove the logic board.

    

    • Caution: Don’t remove the heat sink from the logic board.