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-[* black] Insert wisdom here.
+[* icon_caution] Don't move the APU bracket side to side, or you may damage the delicate surface‑mounted components underneath it. Only lift straight up.
+[* black] Use your fingers to lift the APU bracket straight up and remove it.
+[* icon_reminder] During reassembly, set the bracket into place so the black pieces of plastic are facing the ''long edges'' of the motherboard—the piece of plastic with a [link|https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/QPfcXNpbhivSwHOp.full|circular hole|new_window=true] (not oblong) should be closer to the interconnect cable socket. Use [link|https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/KUErJCkiAZlXVoSo.full|this photo|new_window=true] as a reference.