Apple macbook pro 15 inch mid 2009 User Manual
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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 #00 screwdriver • Torx T6 screwdriver • Foam wedge fixture Display Assembly
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 connector (A). 3 Disconnect camera cable from logic board (B). Pull cable on same horizontal plane as the logic board.
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 and gently swing LVDS lock bar up and back to unlock the cable. 7 Slide cable out of connector by pulling the cable. Do not pull the black tab or lock bar.
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 replacement display to the defective display
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 card for normal operation
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/ kb/HT3304 for more information and to watch a video of the hinge behavior.
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.