Installing MacBook Pro 17" Unibody Optical Drive Replacement
Replace a burned-out optical drive on your MacBook Pro 17" Unibody.
- Author: Andrew Bookholt
- Difficulty: Moderate
Use this guide to replace your MacBook Pro's optical drive. The Bluetooth board and optical drive cable are not included with a new optical drive.
Sections
- Lower Case 2 steps
- Battery 1 step
- Optical Drive 9 steps
- Optical Drive Replacement 3 steps
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Step 4
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Optical Drive
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Before disconnecting the camera cable, a small plastic retainer stuck to the logic board must first be moved out of the way.
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Use the tip of a spudger to push the small plastic cable retainer away from the camera cable socket for enough clearance to remove the camera cable.
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