Macbook Unibody Model A1342 Disassembly Repair Guide

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Easy

Steps

13

Time Required

                          5 - 15 minutes            

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• MacBook Unibody Model A1342 Disassembly
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Lower Case               

• Using a PH00 bit, remove the eight 4 mm Phillips screws securing the lower case to the MacBook.

Using a PH00 bit, remove the eight 4 mm Phillips screws securing the lower case to the MacBook.

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Step 2

              Identify               

• Identify the parts we need to remove. Start with unplugging the battery (circled in red), followed by removing the RAM sticks (circled in orange), and lastly removing the hard drive (circled in green).

Identify the parts we need to remove. Start with unplugging the battery (circled in red), followed by removing the RAM sticks (circled in orange), and lastly removing the hard drive (circled in green).

Step 3

              Unplug Battery               

• Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the battery connector up out of its socket on the logic board.

Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the battery connector up out of its socket on the logic board.

Step 4

              Remove RAM               

• Release the tabs on each side of the chip by simultaneously pushing each tab away from the RAM.

Release the tabs on each side of the chip by simultaneously pushing each tab away from the RAM.

Step 5

              RAM cont.               

• After the RAM chip has popped up, pull it straight out of its socket.
• BE SURE TO HANDLE THE RAM STICK BY THE EDGES. DO NOT TOUCH THE CIRCUITRY.

After the RAM chip has popped up, pull it straight out of its socket.

BE SURE TO HANDLE THE RAM STICK BY THE EDGES. DO NOT TOUCH THE CIRCUITRY.

Step 6

              Second RAM Stick               

• Repeat steps 4-5 to remove the second RAM stick.

Repeat steps 4-5 to remove the second RAM stick.

Step 7

              Hard Drive               

• Identify Hard Drive.

Identify Hard Drive.

Step 8

              Hard Drive cont.               

• Using a PH00 bit, remove two 11 mm Phillips screws securing the hard drive bracket to the upper case.
• Lift the retaining bracket out of the upper case.

Using a PH00 bit, remove two 11 mm Phillips screws securing the hard drive bracket to the upper case.

Lift the retaining bracket out of the upper case.

Step 9

              Hard Drive cont.               

• Using PH00 bit, unscrew the 4mm Phillips screw holding down the ribbon attaching the HDD to the motherboard.

Using PH00 bit, unscrew the 4mm Phillips screw holding down the ribbon attaching the HDD to the motherboard.

Step 10

              Hard Drive cont.               

• Using the flat end of a spudger, detach the ribbon from the motherboard.

Using the flat end of a spudger, detach the ribbon from the motherboard.

Step 11

              Removed Hard Drive               

• Congrats, you have removed the hard drive!

Congrats, you have removed the hard drive!

Step 12

              SATA               

• Remove the SATA cable from the hard drive by gently pulling the connector away from the body of the hard drive.

Remove the SATA cable from the hard drive by gently pulling the connector away from the body of the hard drive.

Step 13

              Nice Job!               

• To replace all the removed parts, do the aforementioned steps in reverse order.

To replace all the removed parts, do the aforementioned steps in reverse order.

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

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