Use your fingers to push both battery release tabs away from the battery, and lift the battery out of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2235 Remove the three identical Phillips screws from the memory door. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2236 Lift the memory door up enough to get a grip on it, and slide it toward you, pulling it away from the casing. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2237 Remove the two Phillips screws in the battery compartment near the latch. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2240 Remove the following 6 screws: Two 10 mm T6 Torx screws on either side of the RAM slot. Four 14.5 mm Phillips screws along the hinge. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2241 Remove the four Phillips screws on the port side of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2242 Rotate the computer 90 degrees and remove the two Phillips screws from the rear of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2243 Rotate the computer 90 degrees again and remove the four Phillips screws from the side of the computer. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2244 Do not yank the upper case off quickly. The case is attached to the logic board via a ribbon cable. Lift up at the rear of the case and work your fingers along the sides, freeing the case as you go. Once you have freed the sides, you may need to rock the case up and down to free the front of the upper case. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2245 Disconnect the trackpad and keyboard ribbon cable from the logic board, removing tape as necessary. Remove the upper case. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2246 Use a spudger to pry up the translucent plastic sheath covering the keyboard connector. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2261 Use the tip of a spudger to flip up the black plastic flaps locking down the keyboard and keyboard backlight ribbon cables. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2262 Slide the orange keyboard backlight ribbon out of its connector. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2263 Peel up the orange tape covering the keyboard backlight connector. Use the tip of a spudger to flip up the brown plastic flap locking down the keyboard backlight ribbon cable. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2264 Use a spudger or your finger to slide the keyboard backlight ribbon out of its connector. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2265 Carefully peel up the orange ribbon cable which carries the power and sleep signals, removing tape as necessary /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2266 Peel back the black protective sheath on the right side of the upper case. It is not necessary to fully remove this shield. Simply peel it back enough to access the screws beneath. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2267 Peel back the black protective sheath on the left side of the upper case. It is not necessary to fully remove this shield. Simply peel it back enough to access the screws beneath. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2268 Remove the ten identical Phillips screws attaching the keyboard to the casing. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2269 There are four locking tabs along the back edge of the keyboard holding it in place. These tabs must be straightened before you can remove the keyboard. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2270 The first frame shows a tab in the "locked" position and the second frame shows the same tab in the "unlocked" position. Use needlenose pliers or a spudger to bend each of the four tabs so that they are all in the "unlocked" position. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2271 Slide the keyboard ribbon out of its connector. If the keyboard ribbon won't slide out, make sure that the black plastic flap holding the ribbon in place is vertical. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2272 Place the upper casing on its edge and use a spudger to push the keyboard away from the casing, poking the spudger through the central keyboard screw hole. Grasp the keyboard as it separates from the casing. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2273 Maintaining your hold on the keyboard, lay the casing flat and gently bow the keyboard until the two tabs on either side of the keyboard come free. Slide the keyboard away from the trackpad and out of the upper case. /Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Keyboard/484/all#s2274