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  • Do not yank the upper case off quickly. The case is attached to the logic board via a ribbon cable.

  • Lift up the back of the case and work your fingers along the sides, freeing the case as you go. Once you have freed the sides, you may need to rock the case up and down to free the front of the upper case.

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  • Disconnect the trackpad and keyboard ribbon cable from the logic board.

  • Remove the upper case.

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  • Disconnect the orange SuperDrive ribbon cable from the logic board, removing tape as necessary.

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  • Remove the following three screws:

    • Two black 4 mm T6 Torx screws on either side of the SuperDrive.

    • One 8.7 mm silver (black in some models) T6 Torx screw at the back of the drive near the speaker.

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  • Use one hand to pull back the speaker cable and use your other hand to lift the optical drive up and out of the computer.

  • If you have a CD or any other object jammed in your optical drive, we have an optical drive repair guide.

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Add Note Edit Step 14 — Optical Drive Replacement  ¶ 

  • Remove the single Phillips screw securing the mounting bracket to the left side of the optical drive.

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  • Rotate the drive and disconnect the orange ribbon cable from the optical drive.

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  • Remove the two Phillips screws securing the mounting bracket to the rear of the optical drive.

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