Apple macbook pro 17 inch late 2008 User Manual

							MacBook Pro 17-inch (original, Core 2 Duo, 2.4/2.6GHz, 2008) Take Apart — Memory 21
Procedure
Warning: If the computer has been recently operating, allow it to cool down before 
performing this procedure.Place the computer upside down.
1.  
Remove four screws from the memory door.  
2.  
Remove the door, as shown.  
3. 
 
Notes:  
•  If only one memory card is installed, the factory installs it in the bottom memory slot.  
•  Memory must be removed from the top slot before removing from the bottom slot. 
						

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To remove memory cards, carefully spread the two locking tabs for the slot (top or bottom) 
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away from the card on both sides and allow the card to pop up slightly.  
Pull the card straight back and out of the memory slot. Handle the memory card by the 
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edges only, taking care not to touch the gold contacts.   
						

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Replacement Procedure
Notes: DDR memory cards do not fit in this slot, only DDR2 (different notch location).
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If installing two cards, install into the bottom slot first. 
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Align the notch in the memory card with the tooth in the slot before inserting.
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To install memory cards, insert them at a 30-degree angle. 
1.   Note: Insert the bottom card 
behind the locking tabs of the top slot.  
Firmly push the card straight into the slot until it is fully and securely seated along its length.   
2.  
Note: If the back of the card drops down before it is fully seated, raise it up enough to push 
it fully into the slot.
When the card is fully seated, push the card straight down until the tabs click onto both 
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sides of the card, locking it into place.   
						

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Verify that the card is fully seated by pushing firmly with your thumbs. 
4.  
Check that the cards are secured by the brackets on both sides.
5. 
Install the memory door.
6.  
Replace the battery.
7.  
Use Apple System Profiler to verify that the memory is recognized. (Choose the menu 
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bar Apple logo () > About This Mac, click More Info..., select the System Profile tab, 
open the Memory Overview.)
NOTE: The maximum supported amount of memory in the MacBook Pro (17-inch original) is 2GB, 
in the MacBook Pro (17-inch Core 2 Duo) is 3GB, and in the MacBook Pro (17-inch 2.4GHz and 
Early 2008) is 4GB.
Important: While the MacBook Pro (17-inch Core 2 Duo) will have a perfectly bootable system 
with two (2) 2GB RAM modules installed—and even About This Mac will report 4GB of installed 
memory—the system will only be able to address 3GB of that installed RAM.
See MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo): Memory Specifications for more information. 
						

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Top Case
Tools
This procedure requires the following tools: #0 Phillips screwdriver (magnetized)
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Torx T6 screwdriver (magnetized)
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Black stick (nylon probe 922-5065) or other non-conductive nylon or plastic flat-blade tool
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Multi-compartment screw tray (such as a plastic ice cube tray)
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Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, remove the following:
•  Batter y
Memor
•  y
Part Location 
						

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Procedure
Notes: This procedure removes the top case and keyboard assembly. The keyboard is removable 
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only after removing the top case.
Place the computer upside down.
1.  
2.   Remove the nine screws shown. 
3.  Remove the four screws from each side.
 
Remove the two screws from the back edge.
4.  
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Face the computer toward you with the display open slightly past 90-degrees. Using your 
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fingernails or the tips of your fingers, grasp just beneath the back edge of the top case 
behind the keyboard or in the upper right and left corners. Lift upward a few inches, then 
work your hands around the top case toward the front, slowly lifting and encouraging the 
clips and screw tabs to release. A snapping noise when the clips release is normal. 
						

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Note: Take care to preserve the cosmetic integrity of the plastic beading around the edges of the 
top case. If using a black stick for leverage to get the clips to release, don’t rotate the stick too 
vigorously along the edges to avoid denting the soft plastic. 
Along the front, start at the left and slowly encourage the snaps and screw tabs (shown in 
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graphic below) to release as you move right. A snapping noise as the snaps release is normal. 
Again, take care to preserve the cosmetic integrity of the plastic beading around the edges 
by pulling up with your fingernails first. If a black stick is necessary to release the snaps, avoid 
too much rotation along the edges to keep from denting the soft plastic.
 
 
Important: Do not lift the case once it is free—it is still connected to the bottom case by the 
keyboard flex cable.  
						

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Important: To avoid bending screw tabs along the back edge of the top case, lift the top case 
slightly so that it does NOT touch the bottom case, then rotate the front of the case up and back 
until you can disconnect the keyboard flex cable from the logic board.
 
  
						

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Replacement Procedure
Note: If replacing the top case, remove the Keyboard and transfer to the replacement top case.
Visually check to verify that all cables are connected and routed correctly with nothing raised 
1.  
up or incorrectly over a component. 
Check perimeter wiring and cables around clutches to verify that they will not be caught or 
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pinched by the top case during replacement.
On the computer, verify that all cables are secure and lay flat.
3. 
On the top case, check cable connections and routing.
4.