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 Hard Drive 3. Check the position of the microphone cable at the upper left corner of the drive.
4. If the microphone cable is blocking the corner of the drive, use a black stick to carefully 
move it aside.
5.
Press in on the upper bracket to clear it from the frame. While pressing\
 on 
the bracket, use a black stick to begin to lift up the end of the hard d\
rive. 
						

							
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6. Lift up the end of the drive until you can grasp its sides.
7. Warning: Handle the hard drive at the sides only. Do not touch or press 
anywhere else on the drive.
LIft up the drive just slightly to loosen the hard drive connector.
8. From the end of the drive that is closest to the corner of the frame, tilt up the hard  drive, and loosen it from the connector on the logic board. Use a black stick to pry up 
the drive. 
Important:  Keep the drive as level as possible as you lift it straight up out of t\
he 
computer assembly. 
						

							
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 Hard Drive 9.
Warning:  If the connector is pulled off too quickly, some connector pins could 
become bent and damaged.
Using gentle force, loosen one end of the connector just a bit, then loosen the other 
end. Carefully rock the connector in small, even increments to gradually\
 disconnect it 
from the hard drive.
Important:  If the hard drive pins become bent, use a black stick or jeweler’s f\
lat-
blade screwdriver to carefully straighten the pins. 
						

							
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10. Remove the hard drive brackets (with grommets attached) by pulling them straight off 
the drive.
Note:  When reassembling the computer, transfer both brackets (including the \
grommets) to the replacement hard drive so the grommets fit over the sc\
rew heads.
11. Using a Torx T8 screwdriver, remove the four identical, black, 7-mm long screws from  the sides of the drive. 
						

							
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 Hard Drive 12. Install the replacement hard drive, and reassemble and test the computer. Follow 
these important replacement considerations:
•Important:  Before installing the hard drive direct-connect connector, find the ope\
n 
spaces on the drive and the connector. Make sure the empty space on th\
e 
connector aligns with the missing pin on the hard drive.
• With the direct-connect connector aligned correctly over the hard drive \
pins,  carefully press down on one side of the connector. 
Replacement Warning:  To avoid bending the pins, do not force the connector onto 
the drive pins. 
						

							
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• Press the other end of the connector to slowly seat the connector all th\
e way onto 
the drive.
• Important:  When setting the drive onto the logic board connector, tilt the drive 
slightly so that the connector slots align properly. Then level the driv\
e, and make 
sure the brackets fit into the frame so that the grommets on the bracket\
s match up 
with the holes in the frame. With the drive aligned properly, press on t\
he connector 
to make sure it is fully engaged on the logic board.
• Replace the hard drive connector holder, and install the two screws. The\
n install  the four screws for the hard drive brackets. 
						

							
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 AirPort Extreme/Bluetooth Card
AirPort Extreme/Bluetooth Card
Tools
• Soft cloth
• #0 Phillips screwdriver
• Black stick (or other nonconductive nylon or plastic tool)
Part Location
Preliminary Steps
Important:  To avoid damaging the delicate connector on the AirPort Extreme/Bluetooth 
card, make sure you read and understand all of the instructions. 
Before you begin, remove the following:
• Battery
• Keyboard and RAM shield
• Memory card
• Bottom case
• Bottom shield
• DC-in board
• Top case
• Top shield 
						

							
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 AirPort Extreme/Bluetooth Card
Procedure
Important: Deviating from these steps could result in a damaged card. Make sure you 
read and understand all of the steps before removing or installing the card.
1. Remove the following screws: • 3.5-mm long screw from the top right corner of card
• 3.5-mm long screw from right end of card holder
• 8-mm long screw from left end of card holder
2. Lift off the card holder. 
						

							
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 AirPort Extreme/Bluetooth Card 3.
Caution:   The card connector is delicate. Do not put pressure on the card, and do not 
deviate from these instructions. 
Important:  To disconnect the card, press on the upper right corner of the card—\
only 
where shown—as you use a black stick at the side of the card, near th\
e card 
connector, to slowly pop up the card. You should hear a soft snap when\
 the card 
disengages from the logic board. To avoid damaging the card, hold it by \
its edges, 
and lift it straight up and off the connector on the logic board.
4. Peel up the tape, if present, that secures the antenna cables to the heatsink.  
						

							
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5. With the antenna cables still connected, turn over the card.
6. Note the location of the two cable connectors. 
Replacement Caution:   Although the cable connectors are identical, do not swap 
the cables. Make sure that when the card is oriented as shown, the black\
 cable is 
positioned between the corner hole and the gray cable.