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  • Remove the silver EMI fingers located near the battery contacts.

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  • Use a spudger to pry up the end of the DC-to-DC board closest to the display and remove the board from the computer.

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  • Remove the three Phillips screws securing the modem and modem shield to the logic board.

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  • Disconnect the modem from the logic board by lifting the bottom edge of the modem. Don't remove the modem entirely just yet as it is still connected to the RJ-11 board.

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  • Turn the modem over and disconnect the RJ-11 cable.

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  • The connectors at the ends of the cables are often attached very firmly to the sockets on the logic board. Pulling directly on the cable will either separate the cable from its connector or the socket from the logic board.

  • Carefully disconnect six indicated connectors from the logic board. To disconnect the four white connectors, use your fingernails or a dental pick to carefully pry the connectors from their sockets. Make sure you're pulling only on the connector and not on the socket.

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  • Lift up middle speaker cable from the lower left corner of the fan, and disconnect the two sections of the cable.

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  • Deroute the microphone cable from its channel in the metal framework.

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