Step 1: Battery
Steps 2–8: Keyboard
Steps 9–20: Lower Case
Steps 21–23: Bottom Shield
Steps 24–36: Upper Case
Steps 37–40: Top Shield
Steps 41–45: Modem
Steps 46–50: Hard Drive
Steps 51–59: Display
Steps 60–66: Optical Drive
Steps 67–74: Logic Board
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Step 64
Lift the optical drive by the edge closest to the screen, minding that the metal bracket at the top left corner doesn't catch on the Airport or inverter cables.
Step 65
Remove the two Phillips screws securing the large orange ribbon cable and thin metal bracket to the drive.
Step 66
Disconnect the ribbon cable from the optical drive.
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