Installing MacBook Pro 15" Core Duo Model A1150 Display Inverter

Step 1 Battery

• Use your fingers to push both battery release tabs away from the battery, and lift the battery out of the computer.
Step 2 Memory Door

• Remove the three identical Phillips screws from the memory door.
• Make sure to record which sets of screws came from where. This will help when re-assembling.
Step 3
• Lift the memory door up enough to get a grip on it, and slide it toward you, pulling it away from the casing.
Step 4 Upper Case
• Remove the two Phillips screws in the battery compartment near the latch.
Step 5
• Remove the following 6 screws:
• Two 10 mm T6 Torx screws on either side of the RAM slot.
• Four 14.5 mm Phillips screws along the hinge.
Step 6
• Remove the four Phillips screws on the port side of the computer.
Step 7
• Rotate the computer 90 degrees and remove the two Phillips screws from the rear of the computer.
Step 8
• Rotate the computer 90 degrees again and remove the four Phillips screws from the side of the computer.
Step 9
• Do not yank the upper case off quickly. The case is attached to the logic board via a ribbon cable.
• Lift up at the rear of the case and work your fingers along the sides, freeing the case as you go. Once you have freed the sides, you may need to rock the case up and down to free the front of the upper case. This stage can be quite tricky. Over the DVD reader are 4 tabs set back which pull out vertically.
• Note that the two small tongues on the left hand front of the upper case may bend while you remove the upper case. When re-installing, you may need to bend them back to fit in the grooves in the lower case.
Step 10
• Disconnect the trackpad and keyboard ribbon cable from the logic board, removing tape as necessary.
• Remove the upper case.
Step 11 Display Assembly
• Disconnect the two antenna cables attached to the Airport Extreme card.
• The white antenna cable connects to the left side of the Airport Extreme card.
Step 12
• Deroute the Airport antenna cables from their channel in the left speaker.
Step 13
• Disconnect the iSight, inverter, and left fan cables from the logic board by gently pulling in the direction of each cable.
Step 14
• Disconnect the display data cable from the logic board.
Step 15
• Remove the silver T6 Torx screw securing the ground loop on the display data cable to the casing.
Step 16
• Support the display with one hand while removing the following 3 screws:
• Two 9.5 mm silver T6 Torx screws with threads on only part of the shaft on the inside of the display hinges.
• One 9.5 mm silver T6 Torx screw with threads on the entire shaft on the outside of the left hinge.
Step 17
• Grasp the display assembly on both sides and lift it up and out of the computer.
Step 18 Rear Display Bezel
• Remove the two 5 mm Phillips screws from the lower left and right corners of the display (two screws total).
Step 19
• Insert the flat end of a spudger perpendicular to the face of the display between the plastic strip attached to the rear bezel and the front bezel.
• Do not insert your spudger between the plastic strip and the rear bezel.
• With the spudger still inserted, rotate it away from the display to separate the front and rear bezels.
• Work along the left edge of the display until the rear bezel is evenly separated from the front bezel.
Step 20
• Insert the flat end of a spudger perpendicular to the face of the display between the plastic strip attached to the rear bezel and the front bezel.
• With the spudger still inserted, rotate it away from the display to separate the front and rear bezels.
• Work along the right edge of the display until the rear bezel is evenly separated from the front bezel.
Step 21
• Insert the flat end of a spudger between the front bezel and the plastic strip attached to the rear bezel near the screw holes at the bottom corners of the display.
• Rotate your spudger toward the rear bezel to separate it from the front bezel.
• If necessary, enlarge the gap between the lower edge of the rear bezel and the clutch cover until the two components are completely separated.
Step 22
• Lift the rear bezel by its bottom edge and rotate it away from the display assembly to separate the top edge.
• Remove the rear display bezel from the display assembly.
Step 23 Display Inverter
• The display inverter is a very thin and delicate circuit board that is easily broken. Use caution when handling.
• Carefully lift the inverter board out of the clutch cover.
Step 24
• Disconnect the LCD backlight from the inverter by pulling its connector away from the inverter board.
Step 25
• Be cautious to not put any strain on the inverter cable ground loop, as it is a very thin and delicate wire.
• Disconnect the inverter cable by pulling its connector away from the socket on the inverter.

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