MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2010 Display Replacement

Step 1 Remove the lower case screws

• Remove the following 10 screws securing the lower case to the MacBook Pro 13" Unibody:
• Seven 3 mm Phillips screws.
• Three 13.5 mm Phillips screws.
Step 2 Lift the lower case away

• Slightly lift the lower case and push it toward the rear of the computer to free the mounting tabs.
Step 3 Battery
• For precautionary purposes, we advise that you disconnect the battery connector from the logic board to avoid any electrical discharge.
• Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the battery connector up out of its socket on the logic board.
Step 4 Display
• Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up the subwoofer/right speaker cable connector out of its socket on the logic board.
• Pry up from beneath the wires.
Step 5
• Disconnect the camera cable by pulling the male end straight away from its socket.
• Make sure to pull the connector parallel to the face of the logic board and toward the optical drive, not straight up from its socket.
Step 6
• De-route the camera data cable from the channel in the optical drive.
Step 7
• Remove the following screws:
• Two 10 mm Phillips screws
• One 3.8 mm Phillips screw
• Slide the camera cable bracket out from under the subwoofer and remove it from the computer.
Step 8
• Grab the plastic pull tab secured to the display data cable lock and rotate it toward the DC-In side of the computer.
• Pull the display data cable connector straight away from its socket.
• Make sure to pull the connector straight away and not straight up from its socket.
Step 9
• Remove the following two screws securing the display data cable bracket to the upper case:
• One 8.6 mm Phillips screw
• One 5.6 mm Phillips screw
• Lift the display data cable bracket out of the upper case.
Step 10
• If present, remove the small strip of foam tape stuck to the display screws near the display data cable.
Step 11
• Remove the two outer 6.5 mm T8 Torx screws securing each of the two display brackets to the upper case (4 screws total).
Step 12
• Open your MacBook so the display is perpendicular to the upper case.
• Place your opened MacBook on a table as pictured.
• While holding the display and upper case together with your left hand, remove the remaining 6.5 mm T8 Torx screw from the lower display bracket.
Step 13
• Be sure to hold the display and upper case together with your left hand. Failure to do so may cause the freed display/upper case to fall, potentially damaging each component.
• Remove the last remaining T8 Torx screw securing the display to the upper case.
Step 14
• Grab the upper case with your right hand and rotate it slightly toward the top of the display so the upper display bracket clears the edge of the upper case.
• Rotate the display slightly away from the upper case.
Step 15
• Lift the display up and away from the upper case, minding any brackets or cables that may get caught.

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