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  • Disconnect the (once again) newly-revealed hard drive cable.

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  • Peel up the foil tape between the fan and the optical drive. Lift the foil tape from the fan side, leaving it attached to the optical drive.

  • During reassembly, be sure to route the cables beneath the tape before reattaching it.

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  • Pull up the display data cable from along the edge of the optical drive to reveal a silver Phillips screw.

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  • Remove the 2 mm Phillips #00 screw securing the optical drive.

  • The Bluetooth cable may be covering the screw. If so, carefully push it aside. You may need to unscrew the cable clip to free the cable enough.

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  • Lift the Bluetooth antenna board from the right side of the optical drive.

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  • Deroute the hard drive cable from along the front of the optical drive.

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  • Lift the front edge of the optical drive and slide it up and out of the computer.

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  • 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.

  • Santa Rosa and Penryn MacBooks do not have a c-channel. If you are disassembling either of these models, remove only the 3 mm Phillips screw from the right speaker and skip step 26.

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