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Add Note Edit Step 9  ¶ 

  • Turn the computer 180 degrees so that the power receptacle faces you, and remove the four Phillips screws (identical to those in the last step).

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Add Note Edit Step 10  ¶ 

  • Open the computer and turn it so that the screen faces you.

  • Pull the upper case off, lifting from the back, and working around the edges.

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  • Use a spudger to loosen the casing if it sticks.

  • Once the casing is entirely free, lift it off of the computer.

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Add Note Edit Step 12 — Hard Drive  ¶ 

  • The sound ribbon cable is very fragile. Be especially careful when disconnecting the cable from the logic board.

  • Disconnect both ends of the orange sound ribbon cable that crosses over the hard drive, removing tape as necessary.

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  • Disconnect the orange hard drive ribbon from the logic board.

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  • Remove the four T8 (lower right screw is 3.8 mm, the other 3 are 11 mm) Torx screws from the corners of the hard drive bracket.

  • Make sure you're removing the screws from the hard drive bracket, not the hard drive itself.

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Add Note Edit Step 15  ¶ 

  • Deroute hard drive ribbon from beneath the speaker cable.

  • Lift the hard drive and its attached cable out of the computer.

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Add Note Edit Step 16 — Hard Drive Replacement  ¶ 

  • Your hard drive should look approximately like this.

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