Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

14

Time Required

                          30 minutes - 2 hours

Sections

5

  • Access Door
  • 2 steps
  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Lower Case
  • 2 steps
  • Optical Drive
  • 6 steps
  • Subwoofer & Right Speaker
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Access Door
  • With the case closed, place the Unibody top-side down on a flat surface.
  • Depress the grooved side of the access door release latch enough to grab the free end. Lift the release latch until it is vertical.

With the case closed, place the Unibody top-side down on a flat surface.

Depress the grooved side of the access door release latch enough to grab the free end. Lift the release latch until it is vertical.

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Step 2

  • The access door should now be raised enough to lift it up and out of the Unibody.

The access door should now be raised enough to lift it up and out of the Unibody.

Step 3

              Battery
  • Be sure the access door release latch is vertical before proceeding.
  • Grab the translucent plastic tab and pull the battery up and out of the Unibody.
  • If the latch is depressed it will lock the battery in place.

Be sure the access door release latch is vertical before proceeding.

Grab the translucent plastic tab and pull the battery up and out of the Unibody.

If the latch is depressed it will lock the battery in place.

Step 4

              Lower Case
  • Remove the following eight screws securing the lower case to the chassis:
  • One 5.4 mm Phillips screw.
  • Three 14 mm Phillips screws.
  • Four 3.5 mm Phillips screws.

Remove the following eight screws securing the lower case to the chassis:

One 5.4 mm Phillips screw.

Three 14 mm Phillips screws.

Four 3.5 mm Phillips screws.

Step 5

  • Using both hands, lift and remove the lower case off the upper case.

Using both hands, lift and remove the lower case off the upper case.

Step 6

              Optical Drive
  • Disconnect the camera cable by pulling the male end straight away from its socket.

Disconnect the camera cable by pulling the male end straight away from its socket.

Step 7

  • Deroute the camera data cable from the channel in the optical drive.

Deroute the camera data cable from the channel in the optical drive.

Step 8

  • Use a spudger to pry the optical drive connector straight up off the logic board.

Use a spudger to pry the optical drive connector straight up off the logic board.

Step 9

  • Remove two 8 mm Phillips screws securing the camera cable bracket to the upper case.
  • The rightmost screw may remain captive in the camera cable.
  • Lift the camera cable bracket out from the upper case.

Remove two 8 mm Phillips screws securing the camera cable bracket to the upper case.

The rightmost screw may remain captive in the camera cable.

Lift the camera cable bracket out from the upper case.

Step 10

  • Remove the following three Phillips screws securing the optical drive to the upper case:
  • One 3.5 mm Phillips screw.
  • Two 2.5 mm Phillips screws.

Remove the following three Phillips screws securing the optical drive to the upper case:

One 3.5 mm Phillips screw.

Two 2.5 mm Phillips screws.

Step 11

  • Lift the optical drive from its left edge and pull it out of the computer.

Lift the optical drive from its left edge and pull it out of the computer.

Step 12

              Subwoofer & Right Speaker
  • Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the subwoofer connector straight up off the logic board.

Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the subwoofer connector straight up off the logic board.

Step 13

  • Remove the following four screws securing the subwoofer and right speaker to the upper case:
  • Two 3.2 mm Phillips screws.
  • One 2.6 mm Phillips screw.
  • One 5 mm Phillips screw.

Remove the following four screws securing the subwoofer and right speaker to the upper case:

Two 3.2 mm Phillips screws.

One 2.6 mm Phillips screw.

One 5 mm Phillips screw.

Step 14

  • Lift the subwoofer and right speaker assembly out of the upper case.

Lift the subwoofer and right speaker assembly out of the upper case.

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

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