Apple macbook pro 15 inch mid 2010 User Manual
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MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Take Apart — LVDS Cable Guide 151 2010-12-15 Removal 1 Remove 6.5 mm (922-8645) screw. Replacement Note: Be sure to anchor the ground tab when reinstalling the screw. 2 Remove cable guide assembly from case. Important: When removing the LVDS cable guide, do NOT remove the screw that secures the guide’s grounding clip. The clip is delicate and should remain with the guide. If the clip is damaged, install a new cable guide.
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MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Take Apart — LVDS Cable Guide 152 2010-12-15 Replacement Note: Be sure grounding clip fingers contact the top case.
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MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Take Apart — Display Assembly 153 2010-12-15 First Steps Remove: • Bottom case • Battery • AirPort/Bluetooth flex cable • AirPort/Bluetooth card holder • Camera cable guide • LVDS cable guide Tools • Clean, soft, lint-free cloth • ESD wrist strap and mat • Torx T6 screwdriver • Foam wedge fixture Display Assembly
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MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Take Apart — Display Assembly 154 2010-12-15 Removal 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. 1 Peel EMI gasket off top of LVDS cable, toward the fan 2 To disconnect LVDS cable, grasp...
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MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Take Apart — Display Assembly 155 2010-12-15 4 Open the display to 90 degrees, and place the computer on the foam wedge service fixture. 5 Remove 6 (5.3 mm) 922-8646 Torx T6 screws. 6 Separate display assembly from top case.
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MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Take Apart — Display Clutch Cover 156 2010-12-15 First Steps Remove: • Bottom case • Battery • AirPort/Bluetooth flex cable • AirPort/Bluetooth card holder • Camera cable guide • LVDS cable guide • Display assembly Tools • Clean, soft, lint-free cloth • ESD wrist strap and mat Display Clutch Cover
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MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Take Apart — Display Clutch Cover 157 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.
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MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Take Apart — Display Clutch Cover 158 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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MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Take Apart — Display Clutch Cover 159 2010-12-15 3 Position clutch cover onto end with longer cable. 4 Lower clutch cover onto display assembly. 5 Listen for snapping sound as hooks engage. 6 Check for good fit. Avoid: • gaps • bulges • pinched cables
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MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Take Apart — Right Speaker / Subwoofer 160 2010-12-15 First Steps Do the following: • Remove bottom case • Remove battery • Remove AirPort/ Bluetooth flex cable • Rotate AirPort/ Bluetooth card holder back from bottom case • Remove optical drive Tools • Clean, soft, lint-free cloth • ESD wrist strap and mat • Black stick • Magnetized Phillips #00 screwdriver Right Speaker / Subwoofer