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This guide will show you how to replace the SuperDrive from your laptop (requires a SATA SuperDrive).
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With the case closed, place the Unibody top-side down on a flat surface.
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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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The access door should now be raised enough to lift it up and out of the Unibody.
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Grab the translucent plastic tab and pull the battery up and out of the Unibody.
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If the latch is depressed it will lock the battery in place.
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Remove the following eight screws securing the lower case to the chassis:
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One 5.4 mm Phillips screw.
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Three 14 mm Phillips screws.
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Four 3.5 mm Phillips screws.
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Using both hands, lift and remove the lower case off the upper case.
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Disconnect the camera cable by pulling the male end straight away from its socket.
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Deroute the camera data cable from the channel in the optical drive.
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Use a spudger to pry the optical drive connector straight up off the logic board.
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Remove two 8 mm Phillips screws securing the camera cable bracket to the upper case.
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Lift the camera cable bracket out from the upper case.
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Remove the following three Phillips screws securing the optical drive to the upper case:
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One 3.5 mm Phillips screw.
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Two 2.5 mm Phillips screws.
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Lift the optical drive from its left edge and pull it out of the computer.
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Remove the optical drive cable by pulling it straight away from the optical drive.
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Remove the two black Phillips #0 screws securing the small metal mounting bracket. Transfer this bracket to your new optical drive or hard drive enclosure.
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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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Be extremely careful removing the drive retainer bracket screws. Stop immediately if they resist. These were extremely tight in my case, and I (carelessly) ended up stripping two, even using the correct screwdriver. Keep your extractor handy. (Apple technicians suggest the Alden Grabit-Micro.)
Since 2010, My Macbook Pro's Superdrive is not work..
It is not read DVD or CD... and I can't write DVD/CD...
I fix it ;)
I cleaned the superdrive's lens with alcohol...
After I clean the superdrive's lens, my Superdrive is working!!! ;)
Thank you!
Thank you for your help!
This was super easy. I just took mine apart and found a piece of tape lodged in it. Works great now. Thanks.
