Installing MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Late 2011 Subwoofer & Right Speaker
Replace the subwoofer & right speaker on your Late 2011 MacBook Pro 15" Unibody.
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Matt Wiens
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MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Late 2011
Has the right side of your MacBook Pro gone mute? Use this guide to replace the subwoofer & right speaker assembly.
Has the right side of your MacBook Pro gone mute? Use this guide to replace the subwoofer & right speaker assembly.
Phillips #00 Screwdriver
Spudger
T6 Torx Screwdriver
MacBook Pro 15" Unibody (Mid 2010/Early 2011/Late 2011) Subwoofer/Right Speaker
Installing MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Mid 2010 Lower Case
Installing MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 Battery Connector
Installing MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 Optical Drive
Installing MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 Subwoofer & Right Speaker
Remove the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case:
Remove the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case:
Three 13.5 mm (14.1 mm) Phillips screws.
Three 13.5 mm (14.1 mm) Phillips screws.
Seven 3 mm Phillips screws.
Seven 3 mm Phillips screws.
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Using both hands, lift the lower case near the vent to pop it off two clips securing it to the upper case.
Using both hands, lift the lower case near the vent to pop it off two clips securing it to the upper case.
Remove the lower case and set it aside.
Remove the lower case and set it aside.
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For certain repairs (e.g. hard drive), disconnecting the battery connector is not necessary but it prevents any accidental shorting of electronics on the motherboard. If you do not disconnect the battery connector, please be careful as parts of the motherboard might be electrified.
For certain repairs (e.g. hard drive), disconnecting the battery connector is not necessary but it prevents any accidental shorting of electronics on the motherboard. If you do not disconnect the battery connector, please be careful as parts of the motherboard might be electrified.
Use the edge of a spudger to pry the battery connector upwards from its socket on the logic board.
Use the edge of a spudger to pry the battery connector upwards from its socket on the logic board.
It is useful to pry upward on both short sides of the connector to "walk" it out of its socket.
It is useful to pry upward on both short sides of the connector to "walk" it out of its socket.
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Bend the battery cable slightly away from its socket on the logic board so it does not accidentally connect itself while you work.
Bend the battery cable slightly away from its socket on the logic board so it does not accidentally connect itself while you work.
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Disconnect the camera cable connector from its socket on the logic board.
Disconnect the camera cable connector from its socket on the logic board.
Do not lift up on the cable as you disconnect it from the logic board. Pull the cable parallel to the face of the logic board.
Do not lift up on the cable as you disconnect it from the logic board. Pull the cable parallel to the face of the logic board.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the AirPort/Bluetooth connector up from its socket on the logic board.
Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the AirPort/Bluetooth connector up from its socket on the logic board.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the optical drive connector up from its socket on the logic board.
Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the optical drive connector up from its socket on the logic board.
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Remove following two screws:
Remove following two screws:
One 8.6 mm Phillips screw
One 8.6 mm Phillips screw
One 3.9 mm Phillips screw
One 3.9 mm Phillips screw
Carefully rotate the AirPort/Bluetooth board housing (with AirPort/Antenna cables still attached) out of the lower case.
Carefully rotate the AirPort/Bluetooth board housing (with AirPort/Antenna cables still attached) out of the lower case.
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Remove the three 3.5 mm T6 Torx screws securing the optical drive to the upper case.
Remove the three 3.5 mm T6 Torx screws securing the optical drive to the upper case.
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Lift the optical drive near its connector and pull it away from the upper case to remove it from the computer.
Lift the optical drive near its connector and pull it away from the upper case to remove it from the computer.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the hard drive/IR sensor cable connector up off the logic board.
Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the hard drive/IR sensor cable connector up off the logic board.
Peel the hard drive cable up from the channel within the subwoofer and right speaker.
Peel the hard drive cable up from the channel within the subwoofer and right speaker.
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Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the subwoofer connector straight up off the logic board.
Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the subwoofer connector straight up off the logic board.
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Remove the following six screws securing the subwoofer and right speaker to the upper case:
Remove the following six screws securing the subwoofer and right speaker to the upper case:
Two 3.2 mm Phillips screws.
Two 3.2 mm Phillips screws.
Two 12.3 mm Phillips screws.
Two 12.3 mm Phillips screws.
One 2.5 mm Phillips screw.
One 2.5 mm Phillips screw.
One 8.3 mm Phillips screw.
One 8.3 mm Phillips screw.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to dislodge the right speaker from its recess in the upper case.
Use the flat end of a spudger to dislodge the right speaker from its recess in the upper case.
Lift the subwoofer and right speaker assembly out of the upper case.
Lift the subwoofer and right speaker assembly out of the upper case.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.