MacBook Unibody Model A1342 Optical Drive Replacement

Step 1 Optical Drive

• Remove the single 12 mm Phillips screw securing the top of the rear speaker housing to the upper case.
Step 2

• Remove the single 2.2 mm Phillips screw inserted horizontally into the side of the optical drive.
• This screw is located in a gap within the right speaker assembly, and is visible only from the hinge edge.
Step 3
• Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the AirPort/Bluetooth ribbon cable connector up off the logic board.
Step 4
• Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the rear speaker connector up off the logic board.
• Pry up underneath the wires.
• This connector is very delicate and easily broken.
Step 5
• Carefully rotate the rear speaker assembly (with AirPort/Antenna cables still attached) out of the lower case.
Step 6
• Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the optical drive connector up off the logic board.
Step 7
• Remove the single 4.5 mm Phillips screw securing the optical drive bracket to the upper case near the fan.
Step 8
• Remove the two 2.5 mm Phillips screws securing the optical drive to the upper case near the optical drive opening.
Step 9
• 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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