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Page 171

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) Take Apart — Optical Drive Flex Cable 171 2010-06-15
Removal
1 Handle optical drive 
by sides only.
2 With a black stick or 
fingernail, carefully 
wiggle flex cable off 
optical drive.  

Page 172

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) Take Apart — Right Speaker / Subwoofer 172 2010-06-15
First Steps
Remove:
• Access door
• Battery
• Bottom case
• Camera cable guide
• Optical drive
Tools
• Clean, soft, lint-free 
cloth
• ESD wrist strap and 
mat
• Black stick
• Magnetized Phillips 
#00 screwdriver
Right Speaker / Subwoofer  

Page 173

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) Take Apart — Right Speaker / Subwoofer 173 2010-06-15
Removal
1 Remove 4 screws:
• 2 (3.2-mm), 922-8744
• 1 (5.0-mm) 922-9754
• 1 (2.6-mm), silver, 922-
8747
2 Disconnect speaker 
cable on logic board.
3 With a black stick, 
pry up speaker body 
to loosen adhesive. 
Note: Pry around 
edges, or you will 
damage subwoofer.
Replacement Note: 
If installing a new 
speaker, peel adhesive 
backing off speaker 
and install in top case  

Page 174

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) Take Apart — Hard Drive Connector Cable 174 2010-06-15
First Steps
Remove:
• Access door
• Battery
• Bottom case
• Hard drive
• Midwall
• Camera cable guide
• Optical drive
• Right speaker/
subwoofer
Tools
• Clean, soft, lint-free 
cloth
• ESD wrist strap and 
mat
• Black stick
• Magnetized Phillips 
#00 screwdriver
Hard Drive Connector Cable  

Page 175

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) Take Apart — Hard Drive Connector Cable 175 2010-06-15
Removal
1 Pull straight up on 
connector on logic 
board to disconnect 
cable.
2 Peel up cable from 
top case.  

Page 176

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) Take Apart — Hard Drive Connector Cable 176 2010-06-15
Replacement
1 If installing new cable, 
peel adhesive backing 
off cable.
2 Press cable so it lays 
flat in top case.
3 Connect cable to 
logic board and hard 
drive.  

Page 177

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) Take Apart — Fans 177 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
Fans  

Page 178

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) Take Apart — Fans 178 2010-06-15
Removal
1 Use a black stick to 
disconnect each fan 
cable. 
2 Remove 6 screws:
• 4 (3.5-mm) 922-8754
• 2 (3.2-mm) 922-xxxx 
next to the optical 
drive. (Screw part not 
offfered yet)
3 Lift fans out of top 
case.  

Page 179

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) Take Apart — Logic Board 179 2010-06-15
First Steps
Remove:
• Access door
• Battery
• Bottom case
• Fans
• LVDS cable guide
• Memory
Tools
• Clean, soft, lint-free 
cloth
• ESD wrist strap and 
mat
• Magnetized Phillips 
#00 screwdriver
• Black stick
Logic Board  

Page 180

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) Take Apart — Logic Board 180 2010-06-15
Removal
1 Locate camera/
AirPort/Bluetooth/ 
connector and black 
shim on the logic 
board.
2 Using a black stick, 
pry the shim from the 
logic board and set 
it aside. If you don’t 
remove the shim 
prior to removing 
the cable, you could 
damage the logic 
board and/or the 
camera cable.
Important: Be sure 
to replace the shim 
after you reconnect 
the cable. Otherwise, 
the cable could work 
loose, resulting in no 
video. 
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