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Page 171

MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) Take Apart — Hard Drive Connector Cable 171 2010-06-15
First Steps
Remove:
• Access door
• Battery
• Hard drive
• Bottom case
• Mid wall
• Camera cable guide
• Optical drive
Tools
• Clean, soft, lint-free 
cloth
• ESD wrist strap and 
mat
• Black stick
Hard Drive Connector Cable  

Page 172

MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) Take Apart — Hard Drive Connector Cable 172 2010-06-15
Removal
1 Pull straight up 
on connector to 
disconnect cable.
2 Peel up cable from top 
case.  

Page 173

MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) Take Apart — Hard Drive Connector Cable 173 2010-06-15
3  Lift up adhesive tab.
4 Twist strain relief out 
of top case.
Replacement
1 Peel adhesive backing 
off cable.
2 Press cable so it lays 
flat in top case.
3 Connect cable to
• logic board
• top case
• hard drive  

Page 174

MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) Take Apart — Fan 174 2010-06-15
First Steps
Remove:
• Access door
• Battery
• Bottom case
Tools
• Clean, soft, lint-free 
cloth
• ESD wrist strap and 
mat
• Magnetized Phillips 
#00 screwdriver
• Black stick
Fan  

Page 175

MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) Take Apart — Fan 175 2010-06-15
Removal
1 Use black stick to 
disconnect fan cable.
2 Remove 3 screws:
• 1 (7-mm) 922-8645
• 2 (5-mm) 922-8644
Caution: Do not touch 
heatsink:
Replacement Note: Install 
screws in order shown.
3 Tilt up fan.  

Page 176

MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) Take Apart — Keyboard Flex Bracket 176 2010-06-15
First Steps
Remove:
• Access door
• Battery
• Bottom case
Tools
• Clean, soft, lint-free 
cloth
• ESD wrist strap and 
mat
• Magnetized Phillips 
#00 screwdriver
Keyboard Flex Bracket  

Page 177

MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) Take Apart — Keyboard Flex Bracket 177 2010-06-15
Removal
1 Remove 2 (5-mm) 
922-8644 screws.
2 Lift out bracket.  

Page 178

MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) Take Apart — Trackpad 178 2010-06-15
First Steps
Remove:
• Access door
• Battery
• Bottom case
• Mid wall
• Keyboard flex bracket
Trackpad Kit 922-9014 
includes:
• trackpad
• black label
• 2 metal flexures
• 6 tri-lobe #00 screws
• 1 tri-lobe #0 set screw
Tools
• ESD wrist strap and 
mat
• Sticky (Post-It) notes
• Black stick
• Large tri-lobe #0 
screwdriver (922-8991)
• Small tri-lobe #00 
screwdriver (922-9013)
• Magnetized Torx T5 
screwdriver
Trackpad  

Page 179

MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) Take Apart — Trackpad 179 2010-06-15
Removal
1 Disconnect trackpad 
flex cable from logic 
board.
2 Remove 6 small tri-
lobe #00 screws from 
flexures.
3 Remove 1 large tri-
lobe #0 set screw.
4 Dispose of old screws; 
they lose their ability 
to hold securely if 
reused.  

Page 180

MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) Take Apart — Trackpad 180 2010-06-15
5 Hold trackpad and 
press down on edge 
closest to logic board.
6 Slide trackpad down 
and back towards 
keyboard to clear 
supports in front 
edge of top case.  
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