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okay so after sucessfully removing the optical drive and installing an SSD, with the help of your guide, (Thank you!) everything seams to be running smoothly except that my bluetooth is no longer functioning. I have gone back inside to disconnect and reconnect twice now, and I do not see any physical damage, however it is still not cooperating. Has anyone else had this problem? Any advice would be very much appreciated!
I would start by replacing the AirPort/Bluetooth cable 922-9296 as you may have damaged it in the process of taking it off. Let us know how it goes.
There is a piece of black tape that goes over the pins of the wifi/bluetooth/webcam connector. Then, sometimes, there is this little mesh blob thingie that goes on top of the connector/cable. If the black tape is no longer there, but you put the mesh blob thingie back, it will short pins of the connector. So toss that little mesh thingie in the trash and you will probably have a working setup back.
Hi there, I have the same problem after installing a SSD. The old HDD replaced my optical drive. I replaced the Airport / Bluetooth Card (to the …CAX one - to use hopefully handoff) without success. Next step was to replace the flex cable… Still the same Problem. WiFi works without Problems, only Bluetooth is not available. PRAM, SMC reset didn’t help either. Has anybody an idea?
Thanks for your reply! @Dan, Bluetooth is not working at all. I checked the wiring and connected them as described in Mid-2010 MBP upgrade success (MacBookPro6,2) @Louis Rossmann I’m not quite sure what you mean with “little mesh blob thingie”. Can you see it on the picture?
