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Use this guide to replace the logic board.
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Remove the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case:
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Two 2.3 mm P5 Pentalobe screws
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Eight 3.0 mm P5 Pentalobe screws
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Wedge your fingers between the upper case and the lower case.
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Gently pull the lower case away from the upper case.
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Remove the lower case and set it aside.
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The lower case is connected to the upper case at the center, with two plastic clips.
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Remove the plastic cover adhered to the battery contact board.
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Remove the following screws securing the battery connector board to the logic board:
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Two 2.8 mm T6 Torx screws
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One 7.0 mm T6 Torx shouldered screw
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Use tweezers to remove the small plastic cover located near the bottom right of the battery connector board.
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Remove the wide head 6.4 mm T6 Torx screw securing the battery connector to the logic board assembly.
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Carefully lift the battery connector board up off the logic board.
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It is recommended to bend the battery cables just slightly, to keep the board suspended up above the logic board and out of the way.
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Grasp the Interposer with tweezers.
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Lift the Interposer off the logic board and remove it.
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Remove the following screws securing the heat sink to the logic board assembly:
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One 2.4 mm Phillips #00 screw
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One 3.4 mm T5 Torx screw
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Four 2.7 mm T5 Torx screws
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Lift and remove the heat sink up off the logic board assembly.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the right side of the I/O board data cable connector up off its socket on the I/O board.
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Wedge the flat end of a spudger beneath the left side of the I/O board data cable connector.
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Gently twist the spudger to disconnect the I/O board data cable connector from its socket on the logic board.
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Lift and remove the I/O board data cable from the MacBook Pro.
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Use the tip of a spudger to push the iSight camera cable connector straight away from its socket on the logic board.
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Use the tip of a spudger to flip up the retaining flap on the right fan ribbon cable ZIF socket.
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Pull the right fan ribbon cable straight out of its socket on the logic board.
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Remove the three 3.1 mm T5 Torx screws securing the right fan to the logic board assembly.
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Lift and remove the right fan out of the upper case.
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Use the tip of a spudger to flip up the retaining flap on the left fan ribbon cable ZIF socket.
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Remove the three 3.1 mm T5 Torx screws securing the left fan to the logic board assembly.
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Lift and remove the left fan out of the upper case.
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Use the tip of a spudger to push the edges of the I/O board connector straight out of its socket on the logic board.
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Wedge the flat end of a spudger underneath the keyboard backlight connector and the logic board.
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Gently twist the flat end of a spudger upwards to pry the keyboard backlight connector up off its socket on the logic board.
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Grab the black pull tab secured to the display data cable lock and rotate it toward the DC-In side of the computer.
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Pull the display data cable straight out of its socket on the logic board.
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Pry the headphone jack cable connector up off its socket on the logic board.
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Use the tip of a spudger to flip up the retaining flap on the microphone ribbon cable ZIF socket.
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Grasp the plastic pull tab and pull the microphone ribbon cable out of its socket.
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Use the flat edge of a spudger to flip up the retaining flap on the keyboard ribbon cable ZIF socket.
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Grasp the plastic pull tab and pull the keyboard ribbon cable out of its socket.
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Repeat the previous procedure to disconnect the Trackpad ribbon cable from its socket on the logic board.
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Wedge the flat end of a spudger beneath the right speaker cable connector.
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Gently pry the right speaker cable connector up off from its socket on the logic board.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the SSD cable connector up off its socket on the logic board.
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Wedge the tip of a spudger beneath the left speaker cable connector.
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Gently pry the left speaker cable connector up off from its socket on the logic board.
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Remove the nine 3.3 mm T5 Torx screws securing the logic board and MagSafe DC-in board to the upper case.
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Carefully grasp the corner of the logic board (opposite of the I/O ports) and lift the logic board out of the upper case.
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Gently push the edges of the MagSafe cable connector away from its socket on the logic board.
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Pull the MagSafe cable connector straight out of its socket on the logic board.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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