MacBook Core Duo
Released in 2006 with model number A1181 and a black or white case. Equipped with 1.83 or 2.0 GHz Intel Core Duo processor
Installing MacBook Core Duo Inverter
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Replace a blown-out display inverter to restore your MacBook Core Duo's display backlight.
- Author: iRobot
- Difficulty: Difficult
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Screen have no backlight? Replace the inverter.
Sections
- Battery 2 steps
- Memory Cover 2 steps
- Upper Case 8 steps
- Optical Drive 11 steps
- C-Channel 3 steps
- Display 8 steps
- Front Display Bezel 6 steps
- Clutch Cover 3 steps
- Inverter 3 steps
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Step 1
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Battery
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Use a coin to rotate the battery-locking screw 90 degrees clockwise.
Step 2 ¶
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Lift the battery out of the computer.
Step 3
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Memory Cover
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Remove the three evenly-spaced Phillips screws from along the rear wall of the battery compartment.
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The screws are captive to the metal memory cover.
Step 4 ¶
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Lift up on L-shaped memory cover, slide it to the right, and lift it out of the computer.
Step 5
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Upper Case
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Remove the following 3 screws:
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One 11 mm Phillips #00 in the middle of the case.
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Two 14.5 mm Phillips #00.
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If the screws stick in the case, you can use a magnetized screwdriver to draw them out.
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The shorter of the three screws goes in the middle.
Step 6 ¶
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Remove the following 3 screws from the rear wall of the battery compartment:
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Two 3 mm Phillips #00.
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One 4 mm Phillips #00 on the right side.
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When reinstalling these screws, press gently on the lower case to line up the screw holes.
Step 7 ¶
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Remove the two 6 mm Phillips #00 screws from either side of the right wall of the battery compartment (not the ones closest to the battery connector).
Step 8 ¶
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Remove the four 3 mm indicated Phillips #00 screws from the front wall of the battery compartment. When working from the left, remove the 2nd, 4th, 7th and 9th screw.
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