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eMac AirPort Card Replacement

Device	eMac
Difficulty	Easy
Time	No estimate
Steps	3

This guide is by mayer on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>

This machine uses the:

Apple 630-2883 Original APPLE-MAC Airport 802.11B Wireless Card from the 700 MHz machine through the eMac (ATI Graphics). After that it uses the Apple M8881LL/A AirPort Extreme Card.

Tools: Phillips #2 Screwdriver

Step 1

• Installation of the AirPort Card on this machine is very easy.
• NOTE: The AirPort slot is located just above the Optical Drive in the front of the unit. It is covered by a small plastic panel.

Step 2

• Press the eject arrow located on the upper right corner of your keyboard. Once the optical drive tray is open, gently hold it and shut down the machine.
• Remove the two Phillips screws located to the right and left sides of the optical drive tray.
• NOTE: The Airport cable is snapped into place on the back of the optical drive panel .
• Gently remove the panel from the front of the eMac
• Disconnect the AirPort cable from the optical drive panel.
• Pull the AirPort card straight away from its socket in the eMac.

Step 3

• Slide the new AirPort card into the slot until its firmly seated.
• Reconnect the AirPort cable to the optical drive panel.
• Reattach the optical drive panel and restart the eMac.
• NOTE: To configure the AirPort card, go under the Apple in the upper left hand corner to System Preferences - Network. The AirPort option should be on the left hand window. Select it.
• REMINDER: It should set up on its own. If not hit the "Assist Me" box on the bottom of the page.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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