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Add Note Edit Step 25 — Heat Sink  ¶ 

  • Lift the heat sink out of the computer.

  • If you need to mount the heat sink back into the laptop, we have a thermal paste guide that makes replacing the thermal compound easy.

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Add Note Edit Step 26  ¶ 

  • Peel back the orange Kapton tape covering the left thermal sensor.

  • Use a spudger to pry the left thermal sensor off the heat sink.

  • Heat sink remains.

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

For more information, check out the MacBook Pro 15" Core 2 Duo Model A1211 device page.

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