Use a coin to rotate the battery-locking screw 90 degrees clockwise. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1066 Lift the battery out of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/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-Hinges/309/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-Hinges/309/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-Hinges/309/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-Hinges/309/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-Hinges/309/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-Hinges/309/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-Hinges/309/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-Hinges/309/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-Hinges/309/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-Hinges/309/all#s1083 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-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1084 Remove the two Phillips screws from the front edge of the optical drive. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1085 Disconnect the orange optical drive ribbon cable from the logic board. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1086 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-Hinges/309/all#s1087 Disconnect the (once again) newly-revealed hard drive cable. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1088 Peel up the foil tape between the fan and the optical drive. Remove the Phillips screw securing the display data cable to the metal framework. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1089 Pull up the display data cable from along the edge of the optical drive to reveal a silver Phillips screw. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1090 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-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1091 Lift the Bluetooth antenna board from the right side of the optical drive. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1092 Deroute the hard drive cable from along the front of the optical drive. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1093 Lift the front edge of the optical drive and slide it up and out of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1094 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. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1170 Lift the right speaker out of its housing and set it to the side. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1171 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-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1172 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-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1181 Lift up on the black right speaker cable with one hand, and deroute the silver microphone cable from the silver metal clip just above the right RAM slot. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1182 Deroute the silver microphone cable and gray display data cable from the tabs at the bottom of the subwoofer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1183 Remove the single Phillips screw securing the ground loop in the display data cable located just above the Bluetooth board. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1184 Disconnect the two antenna cables from the Airport card, and the black inverter cable from the logic board. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1185 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. Lift the right hinge mount out of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1186 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-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1187 Grasp the display assembly on either side, and lift it up and out of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1188 The display assembly. The following steps should be identical for both white and black MacBooks. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1209 Use a thin plastic card to release the tabs holding the front display bezel to the display assembly. There are five tabs along the left side of the display bezel. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1210 Continue to free the tabs along the the top edge of the display assembly. Be careful when working near the iSight camera. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1211 Next, free the five tabs securing the display bezel on the right side. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1212 Lift up the front display bezel from the top and use your plastic card to free the tabs along the bottom edge of the display bezel. Make sure that your card is between the metal frame around the LCD panel and the display bezel and not touching the LCD panel itself. After freeing all holding tabs, lift the front display bezel away from the display assembly. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1213 Remove the three silver Phillips screws securing the clutch cover. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1214 Insert a spudger into the crack between the clutch cover and the rear bezel, and carefully pry up the clutch cover. It may also be helpful to gently wiggle the clutch cover with your other hand. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1215 Lift up the left side of the clutch cover and guide the Bluetooth and Airport antenna cables through the gap in the clutch cover. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1216 Lift up the right side of the clutch cover and guide the display data and iSight cables through the gap in the clutch cover. Lift the clutch cover out of the display assembly. Make sure not to pinch the pink and white inverter cable when snapping the clutch cover back into place. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1217 Lift the newly-revealed inverter board out of its housing and disconnect the black inverter cable from the left end of the board. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1218 Disconnect the white inverter cable from the right end of the inverter board. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1219 Use a spudger to slide the left bezel cover towards the LCD panel. Lift the left bezel cover off the display assembly. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1220 Lift the translucent spacer located above the right bezel cover out of the display assembly. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1221 Use a spudger to slide the right bezel cover toward the LCD panel. Lift the right bezel cover off the display assembly. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1222 Remove the Phillips screw securing the display data cable to the right hinge. Do the same for the inverter cable on the left hinge, if applicable. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1223 Remove the 12 identical Phillips screws securing the LCD panel assembly to the rear bezel. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1224 Begin to lift the LCD panel assembly out of the computer by lifting up near the top of the display. Be careful to only hold the LCD panel by the silver metal brackets that surround it. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1225 Thread the display data and iSight cable around the right hinge. Lift the LCD assembly and its attached cables out of the rear bezel. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1226 Remove the six Phillips screws securing the hinges to the rear bezel. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1227 Lift the right hinge out of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1228 Lift the left hinge out of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-Duo-Hinges/309/all#s1229