Steps 1–2: Battery
Steps 3–9: Keyboard
Steps 10–21: Lower Case
Steps 22–23: Bottom Shield
Steps 24–26: DC-In Board
Steps 27–33: Upper Case
Steps 34–35: Top Shield
Steps 36–39: Hard Drive
Steps 40–42: Hard Drive Replacement
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Step 7
Remove the four silver Phillips screws that secure the RAM shield.
Step 8
Grasp the metal bracket on top of the RAM shield and pull upward to remove the shield.
Step 9
Pull the keyboard cable up from the logic board, holding the cable as close to the connector as possible.
Make sure that you reconnect the keyboard cable before replacing the RAM shield.
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