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• Use the tip of a spudger to pull the right speaker/subwoofer cable out from under the retaining finger molded into the upper case.
• Pull the right speaker/subwoofer cable upward to lift the connector out of its socket on the logic board.
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• Disconnect the camera cable from the logic board.
• The camera cable lifts straight away from the logic board. If your cable feels fragile, use a spudger to pry up on the small metal tabs on each side of the connector head to disconnect the cable.
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• Disconnect the following four cables:
• AirPort/Bluetooth cable
• Optical drive cable
• Hard drive cable
• Trackpad cable
• To disconnect the cables, use the flat end of a spudger to pry their connectors up from the sockets on the logic board.
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• Use your fingernail to flip up the retaining flap on the keyboard ribbon cable ZIF socket.
• Be sure you are prying up on the hinged retaining flap, not the socket itself.
• Use the tip of a spudger to pull the keyboard ribbon cable out of its socket.
• The cable may be difficult to insert. If you are having trouble, temporarily attach a piece of tape to the cable to help you guide the cable into the socket.
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• If present, remove the small strip of black tape covering the keyboard backlight cable socket.
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• Use the tip of a spudger or your fingernail to flip up the retaining flap on the keyboard backlight ribbon cable ZIF socket.
• Be sure you are prying up on the hinged retaining flap, not the socket itself.
• Pull the keyboard backlight ribbon cable out of its socket.
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• Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the sleep sensor/battery indicator connector up from its socket on the logic board.
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• Grab the plastic pull tab secured to the display data cable lock and rotate it toward the DC-In side of the computer.
• Pull the display data cable straight out of its socket on the logic board.
• Do not lift up on the display data cable, as its socket is very fragile. Pull the cable parallel to the face of the logic board.
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• Remove the following nine screws:
• Five 3.6 mm T6 Torx screws
• Two 4.3 mm T6 Torx screws
• Two 7.2 mm T6 Torx screws
• In some models the screws may be slightly shorter as follows:
• Five 3.0 mm T6 screws
• Two 3.6 mm T6 screws
• Two 6.7 mm T6 screws
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• Remove the following two screws:
• One 8.6 mm Phillips screw
• One 5.5 mm Phillips screw
• Remove the display data cable retainer from the upper case.
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• Use the tip of a spudger to gently peel the microphone off the adhesive securing it to the upper case.
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• Minding the many connectors near its edges, lift the logic board from the end nearest the optical drive.
• Without flexing the board, maneuver it out of the upper case, minding the flexible connection to the DC-In board that may get caught in the upper case.
• Remove the logic board.
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