Use a coin to rotate the battery-locking screw 90 degrees clockwise. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Display/536/all#s2425 Lift the battery out of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Display/536/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-Display/536/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-Display/536/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-Display/536/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-Display/536/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-Display/536/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-Display/536/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-Display/536/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-Display/536/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-Display/536/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-Display/536/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-Display/536/all#s2443 Remove the two Phillips screws from the front edge of the optical drive. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Display/536/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-Display/536/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-Display/536/all#s2446 Disconnect the (once again) newly-revealed hard drive cable. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Display/536/all#s2447 Peel up the foil tape between the fan and the optical drive. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Display/536/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-Display/536/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-Display/536/all#s2450 Lift the Bluetooth antenna board from the right side of the optical drive. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Display/536/all#s2451 Deroute the hard drive cable from along the front of the optical drive. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Display/536/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-Display/536/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/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Display/536/all#s2528 Lift the right speaker out of its housing and set it to the side. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Display/536/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/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Display/536/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/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Display/536/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/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Display/536/all#s2541 Remove the single Phillips screw securing the ground loop in the right speaker cable and microphone cable to the metal framework. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Display/536/all#s2542 Deroute the microphone cable and gray display data cable from the tabs at the bottom of the subwoofer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Display/536/all#s2543 Remove the single Phillips screw securing the ground loop in the display data cable located just above the Bluetooth board. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Display/536/all#s2544 Disconnect the three antenna cables from the Airport card, and the black inverter cable from the logic board. The inverter cable connector may be covered by a small piece of foam tape. Remove this cube before disconnecting the connector. 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/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Display/536/all#s2545 Disconnect the three antenna cables from the Airport card, and the black inverter cable from the logic board. The inverter cable connector may be covered by a small piece of foam tape. Remove this cube before disconnecting the connector. 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/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Display/536/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 6 mm smalller diameter Phillips on the far left. One 6 mm larger diameter Phillips in the middle. One 10 mm Phillips from the far right. Lift the right hinge mount out of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Display/536/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 6 mm smalller diameter Phillips on the far left. One 6 mm larger diameter Phillips in the middle. One 10 mm Phillips from the far right. Lift the right hinge mount out of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Display/536/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 6 mm smaller diameter Phillips from the right side. One 6 mm larger diameter Phillips from the middle. One 10 mm Phillips from the left side. Lift the left hinge mount out of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Display/536/all#s2547 Grasp the display assembly on either side, and lift it up and out of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Display/536/all#s2548