Use a coin to rotate the battery-locking screw 90 degrees clockwise. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2425 Lift the battery out of the computer. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2426 Unscrew the three evenly-spaced Phillips screws from along the rear wall of the battery compartment. The screws are captive to the metal memory cover so you cannot lose them. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2427 Rotate the L-shaped memory cover so it clears the battery compartment opening and lift it up and out of the computer. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2428 Remove the following 3 screws: One 11 mm Phillips#00 in the middle of the case. (Head: 5mm dia. x .75mm thick) Two 14.5 mm Phillips #00 (Head: 5mm dia. x .75mm thick) If the screws stick in the case, you can use a magnetized screwdriver to draw them out. The shorter of the three screws goes in the middle. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2434 Remove the following 3 screws from the rear wall of the battery compartment: One 3 mm Phillips #0. (Head: 2.75 mm. dia.) Two 4 mm Phillips #0 on the either side. (Head: 2.75mm dia.) /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2435 Remove the two Phillips screws from either side of the right wall of the battery compartment (not the ones closest to the battery connector). Two 6.25 mm Phillips #000. (Head: 4 mm. dia. x .5mm thick) /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2436 Remove the four indicated Phillips screws from the front wall of the battery compartment. When working from the left, remove the 2nd, 4th, 7th and 9th screw. Four 3.25 mm Phillips #000. (Head: 4 mm. dia. x 4mm thick) /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2437 Remove the following 4 screws from the back of the computer: The longer screws go on the inside, shorter screws on the outside. Two 11 mm Phillips #00, with Shank (2.2mm dia. x 2 mm len.) (Head: 3.2 mm. dia. x .5mm thick) Two 7.25 mm Phillips #00, with Shank (2mm dia. x 3.75 mm len.) (Head: 3.2 mm. dia. x .5mm thick) /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2439 Remove the two Phillips screws from the optical drive side of the computer. Two 5.2 mm Phillips #00, with Shank (2.3mm dia. x 3.5 mm len.) (Head: 3.2 mm. dia. x .5mm thick) It is not necessary to remove the similar screws on the other side of the computer. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2440 There's a trackpad and keyboard ribbon connecting the upper case to the logic board, so don't pull the upper case off entirely just yet. Starting near the display and working around to the front of the computer, pry up on the upper case. A plastic opening tool or a medium hard guitar pick may help you to do this. The upper case is likely to stick at the connection above the optical drive. If this is the case, first free all other sides, then proceed to pull upward on the upper case from either side of the optical drive opening. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2441 While holding up the upper case, pull up the black tab of the silver cable away from its connector. If there is no black tab, you can also use a spudger to gently pry the connector from its housing. This connector is tall, so be sure to pry straight up. If you happen to break your upper case cable when removing the upper case, we stock the cable individually and we have a guide that makes replacing it easy. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2442 Grasp the white plastic tab attached to the hard drive and pull it to the left, removing the hard drive from the computer. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2443 Remove the two Phillips screws from the front edge of the optical drive. Two 3.25 mm Phillips #000, (Head: 4 mm. dia. x .3 mm thick) /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2444 Disconnect the orange optical drive ribbon cable from the logic board. This cable can also be disconnected by prying straight up using a spudger. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2445 Disconnect the newly revealed display data cable. If there is no pull-tab on the top of the connector, it may be helpful to use a spudger to disconnect this connector. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2446 Disconnect the (once again) newly-revealed hard drive cable. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2447 Peel up the foil tape between the fan and the optical drive. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2448 Pull up the display data cable from along the edge of the optical drive to reveal a silver Phillips screw. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2449 Remove the 2 mm Phillips screw securing the optical drive. The Bluetooth cable may be covering the screw; carefully push it aside before removing the screw. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2450 Lift the Bluetooth antenna board from the right side of the optical drive. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2451 Deroute the hard drive cable from along the front of the optical drive. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2452 Lift the front edge of the optical drive and slide it up and out of the computer. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2453 Remove the following 3 screws: Two 3 mm Phillips near the right speaker. One 6 mm Phillips threaded through a hole in a plastic finger above the subwoofer. Be careful not to over-tighten the screw above the subwoofer too tight or the plastic could crack. Santa Rosa and Penryn MacBooks do not have a c-channel. If you are disassembling either of these models, remove only the 3 mm Phillips screw from the right speaker and skip step 26. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2528 Lift the right speaker out of its housing and set it to the side. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2529 If you have a Santa Rosa/Penryn model, skip this step. Using a spudger, gently pry up the white plastic slot and slide the metal c-channel to the right and away from the display. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2530 Use a spudger to carefully disconnect the microphone cable from the logic board. You'll want to work from side to side, and slowly wiggle the connector out of its socket. Pulling on this connector vertically will break the socket off the logic board. This connector should be removed horizontally by gently pulling the microphone cable toward the screen while working a spudger between the connector and the socket. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2540 Lift up on the black right speaker cable with one hand, and deroute the microphone cable from the silver metal clip just above the right RAM slot. This metal clip may not be present in all models. Be sure that the cable is free from any hold downs around this area before proceeding. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2541 Remove the single 4.2 mm Phillips screw securing the ground loop in the right speaker cable and microphone cable to the metal framework. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2542 Deroute the microphone cable and the black display data cable from the tabs at the bottom of the subwoofer. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2543 Remove the single 3 mm Phillips screw securing the ground loop in the display data cable located just above the Bluetooth board. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2544 Disconnect the three antenna cables from the Airport card. There may be a square foam piece over the logic board connector. Disconnect the inverter cable from the socket by inserting the spudger between the right or left edge of the plug and the socket, and prying gently upward. (Do NOT pry the entire socket off the board... you must pull the plug from within the socket.) The inverter plug lifts vertically out of the socket. Do not pull it in the direction of the connecting wires or you will tear the socket off. If you have a MacBook Core 2 Duo Santa Rosa/Penryn, there are only two antenna cables and the black inverter cable is in a different location. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2545 Disconnect the three antenna cables from the Airport card. There may be a square foam piece over the logic board connector. Disconnect the inverter cable from the socket by inserting the spudger between the right or left edge of the plug and the socket, and prying gently upward. (Do NOT pry the entire socket off the board... you must pull the plug from within the socket.) The inverter plug lifts vertically out of the socket. Do not pull it in the direction of the connecting wires or you will tear the socket off. If you have a MacBook Core 2 Duo Santa Rosa/Penryn, there are only two antenna cables and the black inverter cable is in a different location. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2545 Remove the following 2 screws from the right hinge mount: One 6 mm Phillips on the left side of the hinge mount. One 10 mm Phillips on the right side of the hinge mount. For Santa Rosa/Penryn models, see second picture and remove: One 3 mm smalller diameter Phillips on the far left. One 5.2 mm larger diameter 4.2 mm head Phillips in the middle. One 10 mm Phillips from the far right. Lift the right hinge mount with the small plastic piece out of the computer. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2546 Remove the following 2 screws from the right hinge mount: One 6 mm Phillips on the left side of the hinge mount. One 10 mm Phillips on the right side of the hinge mount. For Santa Rosa/Penryn models, see second picture and remove: One 3 mm smalller diameter Phillips on the far left. One 5.2 mm larger diameter 4.2 mm head Phillips in the middle. One 10 mm Phillips from the far right. Lift the right hinge mount with the small plastic piece out of the computer. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2546 Hold the display with one hand while removing the screws from the left hinge mount. Remove the following 3 screws from the left hinge mount: One 7.2 mm smaller diameter Phillips from the right side. One 5.2 mm larger diameter Phillips from the middle. One 10 mm Phillips from the left side. Lift the left hinge mount with plastic piece out of the computer. Check that the cables on the right are not trapped under other cables. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2547 Grasp the display assembly on either side, and lift it up and out of the computer. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2548 Peel up the small black rubber cover from the right side of the heat sink. This cover may not be present on Santa Rosa/Penryn models. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2549 Disconnect the two newly-revealed temperature sensor connectors and the fan connector from the logic board. On Santa Rosa/Penryn models, there is only one temperature sensor connector containing all four leads. See second picture. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2550 Disconnect the two newly-revealed temperature sensor connectors and the fan connector from the logic board. On Santa Rosa/Penryn models, there is only one temperature sensor connector containing all four leads. See second picture. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2550 Remove the following 6 screws: One 3 mm Phillips on the right side of the fan. One 6 mm Phillips on the left side of the fan. Four 9 mm Phillips securing the heat sink to the lower case. On Santa Rosa/Penryn models, the heat sink has a slightly different bolt pattern. See second picture. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2551 Remove the following 6 screws: One 3 mm Phillips on the right side of the fan. One 6 mm Phillips on the left side of the fan. Four 9 mm Phillips securing the heat sink to the lower case. On Santa Rosa/Penryn models, the heat sink has a slightly different bolt pattern. See second picture. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2551 Hold the heat sink with one hand and the fan with your other hand, and lift the heat sink and fan assembly out of the computer. The fan is attached to the heat sink only with a strip of black felt tape, so be sure to remove both parts as a unit. If you need to mount the heat sink back into the laptop, we have a thermal paste guide that makes replacing the thermal compound easy. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2552 Remove the two Phillips screws securing the MagSafe board and the left speaker to the lower case. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2553 De-route the left speaker cable from the two clips on the left I/O frame. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s3988 Use a spudger to lift the left speaker out of its housing. Grasp it with your fingers and set it aside. The left speaker cable is still connected to the logic board. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2554 Use a spudger to lift the left speaker out of its housing. Grasp it with your fingers and set it aside. The left speaker cable is still connected to the logic board. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2554 Disconnect the MagSafe board connector from the logic board. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s4063 Use your left hand to move the MagSafe board cables enough to uncover the screw at the top end of the left I/O frame. Remove the 7.5 mm Phillips screw from the top end of the left I/O frame. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2555 Remove the following 2 screws: One 7.5 mm Phillips from the bottom end of the left I/O frame. One 9 mm Phillips from the middle of the left I/O frame. If present, remove the black plastic spacer at the bottom of the left I/O frame. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2556 Lift the left I/O frame up and out of the computer. Pay attention to the thin metal EMI fingers, as they may catch as you remove the left I/O frame. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2557 The MagSafe board is now free of all connections and can be deteached freely from the logic board. Using your fingers, pull out the MagSafe board. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s3989 Remove the two Phillips screws attaching the battery connector to the lower case. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2558 Remove the single Phillips screw in the upper right corner of the Airport card. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2559 Use a spudger to disconnect the right speaker connector and Bluetooth connector from the logic board. On Santa Rosa/Penryn models, the PRAM battery connector must also be removed. See second picture. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2560 Use a spudger to disconnect the right speaker connector and Bluetooth connector from the logic board. On Santa Rosa/Penryn models, the PRAM battery connector must also be removed. See second picture. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2560 Remove the three Phillips screws securing the logic board to the lower case. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2561 Lift the logic board up from the right side, and slide it up and out of the computer. Be careful that the right speaker, MagSafe board, and battery connector don't catch on the lower case. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2562 Remove the two Phillips screws securing the subwoofer to the lower case. On the Santa Rosa/Penryn models, the screw pattern is slightly different. See second picture. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2563 Remove the two Phillips screws securing the subwoofer to the lower case. On the Santa Rosa/Penryn models, the screw pattern is slightly different. See second picture. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2563 Deroute the right speaker and Bluetooth antenna cables from their slots in the lower case. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2564 Pry the Bluetooth board up from the lower case. Lift the subwoofer, right speaker, Bluetooth board, and attached cables out of the computer. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2565 On Santa Rosa/Penryn models, use a spudger to pry up the PRAM battery and remove it from the lower case. If you are not disassembling a Santa Rosa/Penryn, skip this step. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s3663 Remove the two Phillips screws securing the hard drive connector to the lower case. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2566 Carefully lift the hard drive connector out of the case slightly, and turn it over to reveal the IR sensor connector beneath. Use a spudger to flip up the tiny bar holding the cable in place. Slide the orange IR sensor cable out of its connector, and lift the hard drive connector out of the computer. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2567 Lower case remains. /Guide/Installing-MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Lower-Case/537/all#s2568