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  • Peel up the two pieces of foil tape on the left side of the keyboard area.

  • The connectors at the ends of the cables are 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 the microphone and power cables from the logic board. Using your fingernails or a dental pick, 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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  • Use the orange plastic loop to disconnect the trackpad cable.

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  • Starting at one of the upper corners near the screen, work around the frame, separating the upper case from the lower case.

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  • Lift the upper case off the computer.

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Add Note Edit Step 21 — Reed Switch  ¶ 

  • Remove the single Phillips screw from the reed switch board on the right side of the computer.

  • Deroute the cable connecting the reed switch board to the DC-to-DC board.

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  • Disconnect the reed switch cable from the DC-to-DC board.

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Add Note Edit Step 23 — Hard Drive  ¶ 

  • Remove the two Phillips screws from the hard drive bracket.

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  • Use the orange plastic loop to disconnect the hard drive cable from the logic board.

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