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Add Note Step 22

  • Deroute the hard drive cable from along the front of the optical drive.

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Add Note Step 23

  • Lift the front edge of the optical drive and slide it up and out of the computer.

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Add Note Step 24 — C-Channel

  • Remove the following 3 screws:

    • Two 3 mm Phillips near the right speaker.

    • One 6 mm Phillips threaded through a hole in a plastic finger above the subwoofer.

  • Be careful not to over-tighten the screw above the subwoofer too tight or the plastic could crack.

Add NoteNotes: Step 23

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Flag Reply by adamorth Aug 13 @ 6:02 PM

When you put the drive back in, there is a sliding bar on the far edge of it (per perspective in photo) that goes into a notch in the computer case. The opposite end of the bar has the hole mount for a screw. So, if you're having trouble lining up that screw hole with the hole in the case, make sure the bar is sliding into place. (It's the drive screw that's covered in cables)

Add NoteNotes: Step 24

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Flag Reply by zsadler13 Mar 26 @ 5:45 PM

there was only the subwoofer screw, other 2 appear to be missing.

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Flag Reply by Brady Cabe Apr 1 @ 2:07 PM

Quote from zsadler13:

there was only the subwoofer screw, other 2 appear to be missing.

Stranger things have happened inside MacBooks I have dealt with. Just be glad it isn't the screws holding your desk chair together.

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Flag Reply by Brady Cabe Apr 1 @ 2:59 PM

Quote from zsadler13:

there was only the subwoofer screw, other 2 appear to be missing.

This guide is for the Core Duo MacBook, you may be referring to the screws which exist inside Penryn/Santa Rosa machine.