Use a coin to rotate the battery-locking screw 90 degrees clockwise. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/all#s2425 Lift the battery out of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/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. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/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/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/all#s2428 Remove the following 3 screws: One 11 mm Phillips in the middle of the case. Two 14.5 mm Phillips. 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/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/all#s2434 Remove the following 3 screws from the rear wall of the battery compartment: Two 3 mm Phillips. One 4 mm Phillips on the right side. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/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). /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/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. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/all#s2437 Remove the following 4 screws from the back of the computer: Two 7 mm Philips on the far sides. Two 10.5 mm Phillips toward the center. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/all#s2439 Remove the two Phillips screws from the optical drive side of the computer. It is not necessary to remove the similar screws on the other side of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/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. 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/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/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. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/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/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/all#s2443 Remove the two Phillips screws from the front edge of the optical drive. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/all#s2444 Disconnect the orange optical drive ribbon cable from the logic board. This cable can also be disconnected using a spudger. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/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/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/all#s2446 Disconnect the (once again) newly-revealed hard drive cable. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/all#s2447 Peel up the foil tape between the fan and the optical drive. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/all#s2448 Pull up the display data cable from along the edge of the optical drive to reveal a silver Phillips screw. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/all#s2449 Remove the Phillips screw securing the optical drive. The Bluetooth cable may be covering the screw; carefully push it aside before removing the screw. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/all#s2450 Lift the Bluetooth antenna board from the right side of the optical drive. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/all#s2451 Deroute the hard drive cable from along the front of the optical drive. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/all#s2452 Lift the front edge of the optical drive and slide it up and out of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/all#s2453 Use a spudger to disconnect the gold Bluetooth antenna connector from the Bluetooth board. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/all#s2525 Pry the Bluetooth board up from the lower case. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/all#s2526 Peel back the orange tape covering the Bluetooth board so you can access the data cable connector. Disconnect the data cable from the Bluetooth board. Lift the Bluetooth board out of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Bluetooth-Board/531/all#s2527