I just replaced my MacBook Air Battery here. Some notes: Reset the SMC after replacement (did nvram as well just for voodoo) Calibrate the battery by charging it up to 100% +2hrs, then letting it drain (used a live stream for 5 hours…), then charging back up again Checked with Coconut Battery and it comes up as: * Manufactured by simplo * 58 days old (1) Capacity is correct (7109) * Load cycles 2 - that’s me calibrating the battery as above The vendor here in Aus was an eBay seller: turbodeals007 who also provided the screwdrivers required
If you don't mind losing your DVD drive, or at least making that external: mac sales has the part you need: macsales and a suitable SSD will do the trick - they have combos If you go down this route, check first what speed the DVD is connected at (3 or 6G) as the 3G SSD's will be slightly cheaper. To do this: * bring up System Information... (1) Opt-Click on Apple Menu (2) Go to SATA/SATA Express (3) Highlight the Intel Series Chipset entry above the Optical drive (4) Speed is displayed Just remember that your battery life will decrease a bit, depending on usage
Given that this tablet is quite old, have you checked that your wifi router is set to a protocol that the tablet supports? Try enabling 802.11g or even (802.11b) on your wireless router and see if your tablet can connect
Also note that all these covers have one precision hole (ie round) and one 'loose' (ie trapezoid). Fit the round one first, not super tight. Then the second and tighten all