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  • Use a spudger to remove the black tape securing the SuperDrive to the interconnect board.

  • Detach the interconnect board connector from the SuperDrive.

  • Lift the SuperDrive out of the internal frame.

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  • The SuperDrive should now be removed from the internal frame.

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  • Flip the frame and then rotate it 180 degrees so that the speakers are facing you.

  • Be careful with this sequence of steps, as the thermal sensor (and its connector) are VERY frail.

  • Use a spudger to gently disconnect the thermal sensor from the hard drive.

  • Peel back the black tape and free the double-stranded wire from the drive.

  • Gently deroute the wire from the small notch on the frame (third picture).

  • Make sure that the thermal sensor remains connected to the interconnect board.

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  • Unplug the interconnect board from the hard drive.

  • The interconnect board is still held in place by other connectors. Make sure that the they are not separated from the interconnect board.

  • Remove the four Phillips screws that hold the drive in place.

  • The stock hard drive can now be removed.

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  • Hold the new drive in place and attach it to the frame using the four Phillips screws.

  • Plug the interconnect board into the new drive, making sure that all wires are in their original place.

  • Route the black thermal sensor wire back through the notch.

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  • Secure the thermal sensor to the new hard drive. The original adhesive on the back of the thermal sensor should hold the sensor in place.

  • Reuse the black tape from the old drive to secure the thermal sensor wire to the new drive.

  • Your newly-installed drive should look very similar to the third picture.

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  • Flip over the internal framework with the newly attached drive. It should look like the first picture

  • Prepare the bottom housing for connection with the internal framework by connecting the antenna cables to the Broadcom AirPort card as shown

    • Arranging the antennas as pictured will ensure a smooth connection of the two large components

  • When setting the internal framework into the bottom housing, make sure the male connector on the interconnect board finds its way into the female connector on the logic board

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  • Snap the antenna boards back into their respective posts.

  • Tape the upper right antenna cable to the side of the internal framework (circled in green).

  • Route the bottom left antenna cable through the guides on the internal framework (marked in yellow).

  • Connect the orange ribbon cable from the interconnect board to the sound card (indicated in red).

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