Apple AirPort Extreme
First
start by peeling off the outer rubbery covering on the bottom of the device.
CAUTION: This part is very fragile, so it is recommended that a blow dryer is
used on the covering to heat it up. Simply blow dry the covering while slowly
peeling it away, and the covering will not tear.
After
removing the rubber covering, unscrew the five 4.9mm Phillips screws in the
holes of the plastic casing.
After
unscrewing all five screws, remove the plastic casing. The back should now look
like the picture shown.
The
inner metal casing is latched inside the outer white plastic shell, so insert a
pry tool underneath the metal casing and pry it apart from the shell. It should
make a click when it comes apart.
Remove
the outer casing. The exposed logic board should look like this. Take the
device out of the casing and orient it so that you can see the WiFi card.
Wires
come from the three antennas and connect on the outer edge of the WiFi card.
Carefully pull up on the end of one of the wires to disconnect it from the
motherboard. Do this for the remaining two wires.
There
are two clips attached to the upper and lower ends of the WiFi card CAUTION:
For the following step, do not pull the clip after you have detached it. The
clip is fragile and too much force may cause the clip to break. Grab the end of
one of the clips and pull away from the WiFi card. This should make the clip
visibly detached from the WiFi card. Do the same for the other clip.
Grasp
the upper and lower ends of the WiFi card. Carefully pull the WiFi card to the
right. CAUTION: Do not pull UP (towards yourself) on the WiFi card when
removing. The card is on a track that only allows it to move left and
right. Forcing the card to move in other directions may result in breaking the
track. Completely remove the WiFi card.
