MacBook Core Duo

Released in 2006 with model number A1181 and a black or white case. Equipped with 1.83 or 2.0 GHz Intel Core Duo processor

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Installing MacBook Core Duo PRAM Battery

MacBook Core Duo date and time battery replacement.

Author: iRobot
Difficulty: Difficult

The time and date, as well as other settings, are kept by the PRAM battery when your machine is off. If you feel like you're stuck in the movie Groundhog Day, replace the PRAM battery and finally turn the page of your calendar.

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Battery 2 steps
Memory Cover 2 steps
Upper Case 8 steps
Left I/O Frame 4 steps
Logic Board 19 steps
PRAM Battery 2 steps

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Edit Step 1 — Battery ¶

Use a coin to rotate the battery-locking screw 90 degrees clockwise.

Edit Step 2 ¶

Lift the battery out of the computer.

Edit Step 3 — Memory Cover ¶

Remove the three evenly-spaced Phillips screws from along the rear wall of the battery compartment.
The screws are captive to the metal memory cover.

Edit Step 4 ¶

Lift up on L-shaped memory cover, slide it to the right, and lift it out of the computer.

Edit Step 5 — Upper Case ¶

Remove the following 3 screws:
- One 11 mm Phillips #00 in the middle of the case.
- Two 14.5 mm Phillips #00.
If the screws stick in the case, you can use a magnetized screwdriver to draw them out.
The shorter of the three screws goes in the middle.

Edit Step 6 ¶

Remove the following 3 screws from the rear wall of the battery compartment:
- Two 3 mm Phillips #00.
- One 4 mm Phillips #00 on the right side.
When reinstalling these screws, press gently on the lower case to line up the screw holes.

Edit Step 7 ¶

Remove the two 6 mm Phillips #00 screws from either side of the right wall of the battery compartment (not the ones closest to the battery connector).

Edit Step 8 ¶

Remove the four 3 mm indicated Phillips #00 screws from the front wall of the battery compartment. When working from the left, remove the 2nd, 4th, 7th and 9th screw.

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