Step 13 — Upper Case
All of the screws in the following step have small heads - the screws with larger heads hold the bottom shield on.
Remove the following 9 screws on the bottom of the computer:
Three 3 mm Phillips around the battery compartment.
Three 5 mm Phillips on the left and bottom edges.
Three 14.5 mm Phillips on the top and right edges (you may have to peel back the foil tape to reveal the screw near the security lock slot).
Step 14
Turn over the computer and open it.
Remove the following 3 screws on the edges of the keyboard area:
Two 6 mm Phillips underneath the keyboard area.
One 9 mm Phillips above the keyboard area.
Step 15
This is a diagram of the ribbon clamp connectors you will disconnect in the next step.
1) With your fingernails, grasp the locking bar on either side and pull up a small amount (about 1/16" or 2 mm).
2) After disengaging the locking bar, slide the cable out of the connector.