OPTICAL
DRIVE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE
Remove
the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case: Three 13.5
mm (14.1 mm) Phillips screws. Seven 3 mm Phillips screws.
Using
both hands, lift the lower case near the vent to pop it off two clips securing
it to the upper case. Remove the lower case and set it aside.
Remove
the two 7.4 mm Y1 Tri-Wing screws securing the battery to the upper case. Note:
For certain repairs (e.g. hard drive), removing the battery is not necessary
but it prevents any accidental shorting of electronics on the motherboard. If
you do not remove the battery, please be careful as parts of the motherboard
might be electrified. You do not necessarily have to follow steps 3-6 to remove
the battery in order to replace the hard drive. However it is recommended to
remove all power sources from electronics before working on them.
Use
the tip of your finger to carefully peel back the corner of the warning label
to reveal a hidden Tri-Wing screw. Remove the last 7.4 mm Y1 Tri Wing screw
securing the battery to the upper case.
Lift
the battery by its plastic pull tab and slide it away from the long edge of the
upper case.
Do
not try to completely remove the battery just yet.
Tilt
the battery away from the logic board enough to access the battery cable
connector. Pull the battery cable connector away from its socket on the logic
board and remove the battery from the upper case. Pull the battery cable connector
away from the center of the logic board.
Use
the flat end of a spudger to pry the AirPort/Bluetooth ribbon cable connector
up off the logic board.
Disconnect
the camera cable by pulling its connector away from the socket (toward the
optical drive) on the logic board.
Use
the flat end of a spudger to pry the optical drive connector up off the logic
board.
Remove
the two Phillips screws securing the AirPort/Bluetooth board housing. Carefully
rotate the AirPort/Bluetooth board housing (with AirPort/Antenna cables still
attached) out of the lower case.
Remove
the following three Phillips screws securing the optical drive to the upper
case: One 4.5 mm Phillips screw securing the optical drive bracket to the upper
case near the fan.
Two
2.5 mm Phillips screws securing the optical drive to the upper case near the
optical drive opening.
Lift
the optical drive near its connector and pull it away from the upper case to
remove it from the computer.
Pull
the optical drive cable out of the optical drive. Be sure to pull by the edges
of the connector, not by the cable itself. Optical drive remains.Transfer this
bracket to your new optical drive or hard drive enclosure.
