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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.  
    						
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