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  • Disconnecting the hard drive.

  • To replace the hard drive, you'll need a T6 Torx screwdriver to transfer the hard drive mounting screws to the new drive.

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  • The bottom panel is attached by 8 screws:

    • One 3 mm Phillips in the top left corner.

    • Four 3.5 mm Phillips along the bottom.

    • Three 13.8 mm Phillips along the top.

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  • Removing the bottom panel provides access to the RAM, optical drive, display hinge, fan, and logic board.

  • It looks like the only really hard part to replace will be the upper case and keyboard.

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  • Removing the RAM

  • 2GB (two 1GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM are included. Apple will upgrade the RAM to 4GB for an extra $150.

  • Apple claims this machine maxes out at 4GB RAM, but the Montevina chipset appears to support up to 8GB.

  • Shameless plug: You can upgrade your existing MacBook or MacBook Pro to 4 GB. We'll also be offering the RAM for the new Unibody machines in the near future.

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  • We've now exhausted the installation instructions Apple printed on the back of the battery cover.

  • Disconnecting the subwoofer and optical drive cables.

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  • The optical drive is held in by the following 4 screws:

    • Three 2.5 mm Phillips.

    • One 3.7 mm Phillips.

  • Apple gives the following specification: 8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW).

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  • The optical drive, now SATA.

  • The optical drive shows a manufacture date of October 2008. That drive sure got from the factory to us fast!

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  • Removing the logic board.

  • This may be the most beautiful laptop we've disassembled. Apple has a right to be proud of their engineers and manufacturing team.

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