Apple macbook pro 17 inch early 2009 User Manual

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Tools
• Clean, soft, lint-free 
cloth
• ESD wrist strap and 
mat
• Magnetized Phillips 
#00 screwdriver
• Black stick
Removal
1 Remove 5 screws:
• 2 (4-mm) 922-8981
• 3 (2-mm) 922-8984  

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2 Carefully peel up flex 
cables from card cage.
3 Lift card cage from 
the top case.
Replacement Note: 
Carefully move aside flex 
cables to slide card cage 
into place.  

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First Steps
Remove:
• Bottom case
• Battery
• Hard drive bracket
• Hard drive
• Memory
• Camera cable guide
• LVDS cable guide
• Fans
• Optical drive
• Display assembly
• Right speaker/
subwoofer
• Logic board
• MagSafe board
• Express card cage
Tools
• Clean, soft, lint-free 
cloth
• ESD wrist strap 
• Magnetized Phillips 
#00 screwdriver.
Top Case  

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Removal
With the first steps 
completed, the top case 
with keyboard is the 
remaining part.
The top case includes:
• battery indicator light 
(BIL) board and cable
• hard drive connector 
cable
• IR/sleep indicator cable
• center bracket
Replacement Note: 
Before assembling the 
computer, be sure to first 
transfer the Express card 
cage to the new top case.  

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Exploded View
Main Assembly, 1 of 2: MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009)
Bluetooth 
922-8965
Right Fan
661-5043
Optical Drive, Super
661-4942
Memory
661-5034, 2 GB
661-5035, 4 GB
Hard Drive
661-4939, 5400, 320 GB
661-4940, 7200, 320 GB
661-4941, SSD, 128 GB
661-5017, SSD, 256 GB Bracket, Front, Hard Drive
922-8931 Left Fan
661-5044
Flex Cable, Optical Drive 922-8919
Bracket, Rear Hard Drive 922-8932
Flex Cable, Hard Drive 922-8920
Flex...

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Main Assembly, 2 of 2: MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009)
Left Speaker922-8917
Logic Board
661-5038, 2.66 GHz
661-5039, 2.93 GHz
Right Speaker/Subwoofer
9\f\f-891\b
Microphone9\f\f-8918
Heatsink
\b\b1-504\f
MagSafe Board\b\b1-4950

\b\b1-5045

9\f\f-8934 Battery Indicator Light (BIL)9\f\f-89\f1
Button, BIL, Pkg of 59\f\f-879\f
 9\f\f-8933
Battery

J\b\b1-5037, Japan
FE\b\b1-5037, Far East
ZM\b\b1-5037, Mu­ti­ingu­
\b\b1-5041, US
Note:...

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Display Assembly (both models)
AirPort Antenna922-8923AirPort Card
661-4766, US/Canada/Latin America
B661-4766, British
J661-4766, Japanese - Kanji
KH661-4766, Korean
PA661-4766, PAL Pacific
Z661-4766, International
Clip, AirPort Antenna
(in a 076-\f343 kit\b
Display Clutch Cover, Pkg. of 5
922-8937
Display Assembly,
without AirPort Card 661-5040, Glossy
661-5095, Anti-Glare (without glass)  

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Main Assembly, 1 of 2: MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009)
Bluetooth 
922-8965
Right Fan
661-5043
Optical Drive, Super
661-5202
Memory
661-5034, 2 GB
661-5035, 4 GB
Hard Drive
661-5153, 5400, 500 GB
661-5154, 7200 500 GB
661-5199, SSD, 128 GB
661-5200, SSD, 256 GB
Bracket, Front, Hard Drive
922-8931 Left Fan
661-5044
Flex Cable, Optical Drive 922-8919
Bracket, Rear Hard Drive 922-8932
Flex Cable, Hard Drive 922-8920
Flex Protector,...

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Main Assembly, 2 of 2: MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009)
Left Speaker922-8917
Logic Board
661-5203, 2.8 GHz
661-5204, 3.06 GHz
Right Speaker/Subwoofer
9\f\f-891\b Microphone
9\f\f-8918
Heatsink
\b\b1-504\f
MagSafe Board\b\b1-4950

\b\b1-5045

9\f\f-8934 Battery Indicator Light (BIL)9\f\f-89\f1
Button, BIL, Pkg of 59\f\f-879\f
 9\f\f-8933
Battery

J\b\b1-5037, Japan
FE\b\b1-5037, Far East
ZM\b\b1-5037, Mu­ti­ingu­
\b\b1-5041, US
Note:...