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    • Open the laptop's screen 180 Degrees so it is straight back.

    • Use a flat head screwdriver or a spudger to pry the top bezel off. Work it side to side until the bezel is freed from the chassis, exposing 3 screws

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    • Remove the 3 Phillips screws securing the keyboard.

    • Just remember to keep your screws organized! It will make everything much easier.

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    • Use your fingers to carefully lift up the keyboard. Refer to the first picture for guidance.

    • Carefully pull the keyboard upwards toward the LCD screen so it can be released from the bottom tabs.

    • Carefully lift the keyboard so the keys are resting on the palmrest, this will expose the ribbons for the keyboard, trackpad and Tracking Nub.

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    • First insert a small flat head screwdriver or a spudger into the small notch in between holding down the ribbon.

    • Then grab the metal bar on top of the keyboard connector and pull straight up. The cable should come free.

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    • Grab the top of the display connector and pull it straight up and out.

    • This connector requires a little more force than the others, so it may take some effort.

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    • Use a tool or your fingers to gently remove the antenna cables from the wireless card.

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    • Pull back the clips by the antenna connectors, and the card should rise up on its own. Gently remove the card from its socket.

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    • Not all devices have a WWAN Card, so most people can skip this step.

    • Using similar procedures as the WLAN, disconnect the single antenna cable, push the rear clips back and remove the card.

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    • Close the laptop screen completely, make sure it clips in place.

    • Follow the Green bullet first then move onto the Blue bullet.

    • Make sure no cables or parts get caught in the hinge.

    • The bottom screw is labeled with D, remove it.

    • The screw on the rear is not labeled, remove it as well.

    • Repeat this for the opposite side of the laptop.

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    • Very, VERY carefully open up the screen so it is at a 90° angle with the palmrest.

    • Pull it straight up, making sure all cables are free of their routing ares.

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    • Remove all of the remaining screws on the laptop with a Phillips screwdriver.

    • There are screws on the top under the keyboard as well, remove those.

    • All of the screws with a P by them means they secure the palmrest. This will help you keep organized.

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    • Seperate the palmrest from the device, starting from the back by sliding it forward and pulling it most of the way off.

    • Don't remove it completely, there is still one connector attached.

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    • Pull the trackpad connector straight out of the motherboard.

    • Don't pull on it by the cables, grab as close to the socket as you can.

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    • With a Phillips screwdriver, remove the 4 screws on the heatsink, in order of the numbers of the metal.

    • Loosening the screws out of order can be damaging.

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    • Grab the heatsink and remove it, it may require force.

    • There is still thermal paste and a thermal pad attached.

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    • Clean the remaining thermal compound off of the CPU. Remove the thermal pad if it is still stuck to the GPU.

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    • Several more photos of the Intel Core Duo.

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    • Gently turn the screw above the socket and lift the CPU out.

    • The End!

Nicholas Ouimet

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Seems like it would make a perfect "Hackintosh."

Chris Green - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0

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Seems like it would make a perfect "Hackintosh."

Yes. It does indeed. I've been using it as a hackintosh sense early February. I had Mac OSX 10.6.2 on it, even before I performed this tear down. I was able to use software updater to go strait from 10.6.0 to 10.6.2. Skipping 10.6.1. I've only had a few kernel panics. I've even been using the iPhone SDK. It is a very stable hackintosh. The GMA 950 can even play The SIms 3 w/o any issues.

Nicholas Ouimet - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0

Fantastic guide!! Thank you for taking the time and effort to create it!

Steve Weinrich - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0

There is a little flat, white, Multi-wire connector in the upper-left corner.

I suspect that this is where the optional Bluetooth module would be located, can anyone confirm this?

Thanks,

Tim D.

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Yes, the flat white connector on the left side above the keyboard is for the optional bluetooth connector. It interfaces via USB.

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