Introduction
Use this guide to replace a broken hard drive cable. The hard drive cable also contains the sleep LED and the IR sensor.
What you need
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Remove the following ten screws:
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Three 14.4 mm Phillips #00 screws
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Three 3.5 mm Phillips #00 screws
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Four 3.5 mm shouldered Phillips #00 screws
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Use your fingers to pry the lower case away from the body of the MacBook near the vent.
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Remove the lower case.
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Use the edge of a spudger to pry the battery connector upwards from its socket on the logic board.
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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.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the hard drive cable connector up from its socket on the logic board.
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Carefully peel up the thin IR sensor/sleep LED ribbon cable from the adhesive securing it to the upper case.
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Pull the front hard drive bracket containing the IR sensor/sleep LED away from the front edge of the upper case.
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Use the tip of a spudger to flip the ZIF connector on the hard drive cable.
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Gently pull the sensor bracket cable out of the ZIF connector.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the hard drive cable up off the sensor bracket.
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