Apple macbook pro 15 inch mid 2009 User Manual

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) Take Apart — Display Assembly 151 2010-12-15
First Steps
Remove:
• Bottom case
• Battery
• Camera cable guide
• LVDS cable guide
Note: There are two 
display assemblies for this 
product. Refer to Basics/
General Information/
Display Panels topic for 
information. 
Systems with antiglare 
displays have a Bluetooth 
card and antenna in the 
top left corner of optical 
drive. See step 4.
Tools
• Clean, soft, lint-free 
cloth
• ESD wrist strap and 
mat
• Magnetized Phillips...

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) Take Apart — Display Assembly 152 2010-12-15
Removal
1 Locate camera cable 
shim. Using a black 
stick, carefully pry 
shim off the board 
and set it aside.
Note: If you don’t 
remove the shim 
prior to disconnecting 
the cable, you could 
damage the cable 
pins or logic board 
connector.
Replacement Note: 
Be sure to replace 
the shim after you 
reconnect the cable. 
Otherwise, the cable 
could work loose, 
resulting in no video.
2 Peel EMI gasket off 
camera cable...

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) Take Apart — Display Assembly 153 2010-12-15
4 Peel and lift cable off 
optical drive:
• Glossy displays (A)
• Anti-glare displays (B)
Disconnect cable 
from Bluetooth card 
and peel up cable.  

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) Take Apart — Display Assembly 154 2010-12-15
Caution: Do not pull on 
the black tab or the LVDS 
lock bar. Pulling on the tab 
to remove the LVDS cable 
will likely result in the 
metal LVDS lock bar being 
torn off the cable body 
This bar is only to be used 
to disengage the lock 
from the LVDS connector.  
A broken lock bar results 
in a display assembly 
replacement.
5 Peel EMI gasket off 
top of LVDS cable, 
toward the fan
6 To disconnect LVDS 
cable grasp black 
tab...

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) Take Apart — Display Assembly 155 2010-12-15
8 Open the display to 
90 degrees, and place 
the computer on the 
foam wedge service 
fixture.
9 Remove 6 (6-mm) 
Torx 922-8646 screws:
10 Separate display 
assembly from top 
case.
Replacement
1 Important: Before 
you return a display 
assembly, be sure to
• remove clutch cover
• remove AirPort Card 
and transfer it to the 
new display assembly
• reinstall clutch cover
• remove and transfer 
the protective film 
from the...

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) Take Apart — Display Assembly 156 2010-12-15
2 Important: Check the 
AirPort cable At the 
end of the cable, on 
the metal part, there 
are two grounding 
fingers (two U-shaped 
marks). Orient the 
grounding fingers so 
they are facing the 
AirPort card and are 
in contact with the 
AirPort card 
connector. The 
grounding fingers 
should NOT be facing 
you. Inserting the 
cable incorrectly will 
cause logic board 
failure!
With the computer 
assembled, test 
the AirPort...

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) Take Apart — Display Assembly 157 2010-12-15
Display Hinge 
Behavior
The MacBook Pro 
models have a unique 
counterbalanced clutch 
system. It was designed so 
that when the display is 
vertical with respect to the 
ground, the display will 
remain in place regardless 
of the angle of the base.
Moving the display past 
vertical allows the hinges 
to release and the display 
to close. This is normal 
behavior and no repair is 
necessary. Refer to http://
support.apple.com/...

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) Take Apart — Display Clutch Cover 158 2010-12-15
First Steps
Remove:
• Bottom case
• Battery
• Camera cable guide
• LVDS cable guide
• Display assembly
Tools
• Clean, soft, lint-free 
cloth
• ESD wrist strap and 
mat
Display Clutch Cover  

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) Take Apart — Display Clutch Cover 159 2010-12-15
Removal
1 Cover display face 
with clean, soft cloth.
2 Holding left hinge, 
slide clutch cover 1/4 
inch (6.35 mm) away 
from the LVDS cable.
3 Press down on clutch 
cover to loosen 4 
hooks inside.  

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) Take Apart — Display Clutch Cover 160 2010-12-15
4 Tilt up end of clutch 
cover as you roll it 
toward display face.
5 Remove clutch cover.
Replacement
1 Note shape of clutch 
cover:
• flat at bottom
• curved at top
2 Make sure flat edge is 
at bottom of display.