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The logic board with all connectors removed.

Remove the following eight screws:

• Six 3 mm Phillips from the logic board
• Two 7.2 mm Phillips from the MagSafe board

Second image: removing logic board.

Top of logic board.

The speakers are mounted on the left next to the ports.

The heat sink covers the two NVidia chipsets and the processor.

This machine has 512 MB video memory for the NVidia 9600M. The 9400M chipset shares 256 MB of system memory. You have to log out to switch between graphics chipsets.

Removing the black heat sink and heat conduit.

Second image: The processor and two NVidia chipsets revealed!

Intel processor: Intel 5831C024 SLGEL AV80576T9550 2.66 / 6M / 1066

No surprises there: 2.66 GHz, 6 MB L2 Cache, 1066 MHz bus, just as advertised.

We removed the heat sink thermal compound so you can see the die markings.

Left image: Intel processor. No die markings!

Middle image: NVidia L901B138 0902B3 PB9487.000 MCP79MXT-B3

Right Image: NVidia 50N3BF 0850C1 NK6791.S1W NB9P-GS-W2-C1

Left: 15" Unibody logic board

Right: 17" Unibody logic board

What's different? The biggest difference to you is the additional USB port. Oh, and $800.

The low-end 15" board that we took apart in October only has 256 MB video memory (Samsung RAM soldered onto the board). The high-end 15" and this 17" have 512 MB video RAM.

High-resolution photo of the logic board.

The most famous upper case in the world, Apple's 'brick' CNC-manufactured Unibody case.

The second shot shows the speaker placement. We took the speakers out and put them on top of the case in the same position and orientation that they are internally.

We removed the display assembly.

This photo is the 13", 15", and 17" MacBook displays stacked together. High resolution.

Clockwise from top left: Logic board, heat sink, display, unibody upper case, battery, hard drive, speakers. Fans, RAM, and optical drive are in the center.

There you have it! Be sure to check back often for more first looks, guides, and quality parts!