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This guide is an internal private guide used as a prereq.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the AirPort/Bluetooth ribbon cable up off the logic board.
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Use a spudger to pry the fan connector straight up and out of its socket on the logic board.
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Remove the following three screws securing the fan to the upper case:
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One 7.1 mm Phillips screw.
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Two 5 mm Phillips screws.
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Lift the fan out of the upper case.
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Carefully pry the delicate rear speaker connector up off the logic board. These small L/R speaker connectors are quite easily broken.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the optical drive connector up off the logic board.
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Use a spudger to pry the right speaker connector and sleep LED connector up off the logic board.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the trackpad ribbon cable connector up off the logic board.
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Use your fingernail to flip up the locking flap on the ZIF socket for the keyboard ribbon cable.
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Use the tip of a spudger to slide the keyboard ribbon cable out of its socket.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the hard drive cable connector up off the logic board.
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Use a spudger to pry the left speaker connector and microphone connector up off 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.
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Gently pull the display data cable connector away from its socket on the logic board.
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Remove the six 4.1 to 4.4 mm T6 Torx screws securing the logic board to the upper case.
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Remove the two 4.1 to 4.5 mm T6 Torx screws securing the MagSafe board to the upper case.
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On some models, these screws may be T7. Be careful not to strip away the head with a smaller bit.
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Lift the side of the logic board opposite the ports out of the upper case.
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Rotate the logic board away from the upper case until the ports clear the lip molded in the upper case.
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Pull the logic board and MagSafe board away from the edge of the upper case as one piece.
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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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