Use a coin to rotate the battery-locking screw 90 degrees clockwise. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hard-Drive-Connector/291/all#s1066 Lift the battery out of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hard-Drive-Connector/291/all#s1067 Remove 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-Duo-Hard-Drive-Connector/291/all#s1068 Lift up on L-shaped memory cover, slide it to the right, and lift it out of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hard-Drive-Connector/291/all#s1069 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-Duo-Hard-Drive-Connector/291/all#s1075 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. When reinstalling these screws, it may be helpful to push down on the lower case to line up the screw holes. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hard-Drive-Connector/291/all#s1076 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-Duo-Hard-Drive-Connector/291/all#s1077 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-Duo-Hard-Drive-Connector/291/all#s1078 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-Duo-Hard-Drive-Connector/291/all#s1080 Remove the two Phillips screws from the optical side of the computer. It is not necessary to remove the similar screws on the other side of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hard-Drive-Connector/291/all#s1081 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. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hard-Drive-Connector/291/all#s1082 While holding up the upper case, use a spudger to pry up the orange trackpad and keyboard cable from its connector. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hard-Drive-Connector/291/all#s1083 Use the white plastic pull-tab to slide the hard drive to the left and out of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hard-Drive-Connector/291/all#s1120 Disconnect the orangle optical drive ribbon cable from the logic board. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hard-Drive-Connector/291/all#s1121 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-Duo-Hard-Drive-Connector/291/all#s1122 Disconnect the (once again) newly-revealed hard drive cable. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hard-Drive-Connector/291/all#s1123 Deroute the hard drive connector cable from the four tabs along the edge of the optical drive. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hard-Drive-Connector/291/all#s1124 Remove the two Phillips screws securing the hard drive connector to the lower case. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hard-Drive-Connector/291/all#s1125 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/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hard-Drive-Connector/291/all#s1126