MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Mid 2009 Optical Drive Replacement
Replace the optical drive in your MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Mid 2009.
- Author: Andrew Bookholt
- Difficulty: Moderate
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MacBook Pro won't read disks? Use this guide to replace a broken optical drive.
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- Lower Case 2 steps
- Battery 4 steps
- Optical Drive 9 steps
- Optical Drive Replacement 1 step
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Step 3
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Battery
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Three special five-point Torx screws secure the battery to the upper case.
Use Apple specialty tool 922-9101 or iFixit's 5-point Torx driver to remove the two exposed five-point Torx security screws along the top edge of the battery.
A common 1.5 mm flathead screwdriver also works well enough to remove the screws.
You do not necessarily have to follow steps 3-6 to remove the battery in order to replace the hard drive. However it is recommended to remove all power sources from electronics before working on them.
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