Steps 1–2: Battery
Steps 3–4: Memory Cover
Steps 5–12: Upper Case
Steps 13–23: Optical Drive
Steps 24–26: C-Channel
Steps 27–34: Display
Parts
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Step 31
Disconnect the two antenna cables from the Airport card, and the black inverter cable from the logic board.
Step 32
Remove the following 2 screws from the right hinge mount:
One 6 mm Phillips on the left side of the hinge mount.
One 10 mm Phillips on the right side of the hinge mount.
Lift the right hinge mount out of the computer.
Step 33
Hold the display with one hand while removing the screws from the left hinge mount.
Remove the following 3 screws from the left hinge mount:
One 6 mm smaller diameter Phillips from the right side.
One 6 mm larger diameter Phillips from the middle.
One 10 mm Phillips from the left side.
Lift the left hinge mount out of the computer.
(carefully 'lift up' on each antenna cables and on the black inverter cable to to disconnect them from the logic board)
there is a "sponge" covering the connection.
seems my laptop has 3 antenna cables... a black, blue and grey cabled one. Does this mean I have a 'Penryn/Santa Rosa MacBook' and do I need to look at a different guide..?
on the back cover there should be in small print that should tell you the model type of ur mac. its right between the two screews and shouldnt be that hard to find unless you somehow scratched it off
%%@^. I ripped out one of the antenna's connectors. Any idea how to fix this?
There is a 3rd screw on the right hinge mount also.
iFixit Staff
This guide is for the Core Duo MacBook, you may be referring to the Penryn/Santa Rosa MacBook which has 3 screws here.
Take a good look at where all the cables and wires are routed in the next couple steps! You might even want to take a few pictures. They must be routed exactly the same way going back together. Either stuff will not fit, or you'll get intermittent video.