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My 13" MBA late 2010 logicboard apparently is damaged and I need to change it. I took it out and tried to clean it but it didn’t make a difference. Since I was thinking of buying a 4gb version I noticed in your guide all the connectors as well as screw positions seem identical to the 2011 model (except the keyboard light which wouldn’t be used anyway) Can it be used this way? Does the IO board cable connector which supports Thunderbolt in the 2011 poses any issues if used with the 2010 IO board? Is the bluetooth module compatible? Worst case scenario if you think I should give it a go, I would buy a 2011 logicboard, try it and if it doesn’t work I would try to resell it, but obviously that only works if it doesn’t get damaged somehow… Thank you for your time and all the invaluable info you share.
Generally you really need to stay within the same generation when swapping parts around. Often downwardly compatibility is more workable than upper. In this case your issue is more complex Apple often reconfigures its logic boards between generation families. I doubt these would be interchangeable. Review the iFixIt guides to see the differences between them. Here’s a good image that you can compare the differences: MacBook Air 13" Late 2010 Logic BoardMacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 Logic Board
