Mac Studio (2022) Ethernet Board

Before You Begin

Remove the following parts before you begin:

Tools

  • Ethernet cable

  • Nylon probe (black stick)

  • Torque driver (green, 0.45 kgf cm)

  • Torx T3 half-moon bit

  • Torx T4 screwdriver

  • Torx T6 screwdriver

Removal

  1. Use the green torque driver and Torx T3 half-moon bit to remove the two T3 screws (923-07105) from Ethernet board connector cowling 1.

  2. Remove Ethernet board connector cowling 1 and save it for reassembly.

  3. Use the black stick to lift the end of the Ethernet board flex cable off the connector on the logic board.

  4. Stand the computer on its back with the front ports facing up.

  5. Use the T4 screwdriver to remove the two T4 screws (923-07099) from Ethernet board connector cowling 2.

  6. Remove Ethernet board connector cowling 2 and save it for reassembly.

  7. Use the black stick to lift the end of the Ethernet board flex cable off the connector on the Ethernet board.

  8. Use the T6 screwdriver to remove the two T6 screws (923-07100) from the Ethernet board and power cord port.

  9. Lift the Ethernet board out of the housing.

Reassembly

  1. Position the Ethernet board in the housing.

  2. Use the T6 screwdriver to partially reinstall the two T6 screws (923-07100) into the Ethernet board.

    • Note: The screws pass through screw holes in the Ethernet board and power cord port and thread into the housing.

  3. Press the end of the Ethernet board flex cable to the connector on the Ethernet board.

  4. Position Ethernet board connector cowling 2 over the connector.

  5. Use the T4 screwdriver to partially reinstall the two T4 screws (923-07099) into Ethernet board connector cowling 2.

    • Note: The screws pass through the cowling and Ethernet board and thread into the standoff screws of the back Thunderbolt 4 ports.

  6. Position the computer as shown.

  7. Plug an Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port to ensure Ethernet board alignment. Adjust the alignment of the Ethernet board until the end of the cable is easy to insert and remove.

  8. Use the T6 screwdriver to fully reinstall the two T6 screws into the Ethernet board (1).

  9. Use the T4 screwdriver to fully reinstall the two T4 screws into Ethernet board connector cowling 2 (2).

  10. Rotate the computer so the front ports are facing you.

  11. Press the end of the Ethernet board flex cable to the connector on the logic board.

  12. Position Ethernet board connector cowling 1 over the end of the Ethernet board flex cable.

  13. Use the green torque driver and Torx T3 half-moon bit to reinstall the two T3 screws (923-07105) into the cowling.

Reinstall the following parts to complete reassembly:

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