Apple macbook pro 17 inch mid 2009 User Manual

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First Steps
Remove:
• Bottom case
• Optical drive
Before you begin this 
procedure, disconnect 
the battery from the 
logic board. Failure to 
do so could damage the 
computer.
Right Speaker/Subwoofer  

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Tools
• Clean, soft, lint-free 
cloth
• ESD wrist strap and 
mat
• Black stick
• Phillips #00 screwdriver
Removal
1 Remove 3 screws:
• 1 (2.6-mm) 922-8662
• 2 (12.4-mm) 922-8982
2 Disconnect speaker 
cable from logic 
board.  

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First Steps
Remove:
• Bottom case
• Memory
• Fans
Before you begin this 
procedure, disconnect 
the battery from the 
logic board. Failure to 
do so could damage the 
computer.
Logic Board  

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Tools
• Clean, soft, lint-free 
cloth
• ESD wrist strap and 
mat
• Black stick
• Phillips #00 screwdriver
Removal
1 Remove 4 screws:
• 2 (3.1-mm) 922-8754 
• 2 (1.8-mm) 922-8983
2 Lift away 2 shields.  

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3 Refer to Connector 
Types to carefully 
disconnect 11 cables:
• LVDS 
• keyboard backlight
• camera 
• optical drive 
• right speaker
• IR/sleep
• trackpad
• keyboard
• Express card cage
• hard drive connector
• battery indicator light 
(BIL)
4 Remove 6 (3.15-mm) 
922-8754 screws.  

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5 Tilt logic board away 
from ports.
6 Holding board by 
edges, tilt it up and 
disconnect MagSafe 
connector.  

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Replacement
If replacing the logic 
board with a new one, 
transfer:
• left speaker
• microphone cable
• heatsink
• memory
1 Install MagSafe board 
connector.
2 Keeping all cables 
away, install logic 
board screws in order 
shown. 
3 Connect cables 
following the 
instructions in 
Connector Types.   

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First Steps
Remove:
• Bottom case
• Battery
• Memory
• Fans
• Logic board
Trackpad Kit 922-9009 
includes:
• trackpad
• black label
• 10 bottom case 
screws (3-mm and 
13.5-mm)
• 6 Phillips #000 (2-mm) 
screws
• 1 tri-lobe #0 set screw
• 2 metal flexures
Tools
• ESD wrist strap and 
mat
• Sticky (Post-It) notes
• Black stick
• Large tri-lobe #0 
screwdriver (922-8991)
• Magnetized Phillips 
#00 screwdriver
• Magnetized Phillips 
#000...

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Removal
1 Remove 6 #000 
(2-mm) Phillips screws 
from flexures. Discard 
old screws; they lose 
their ability to hold 
securely if reused.
2 Remove 4 T6 (4-mm) 
screws from flexure 
stiffeners. Keep 
screws.
3 Remove 1 tri-lobe set 
screw. Discard old 
screw.
4 Slide out stiffeners 
and flexures. Keep 
stiffeners.
5 Dispose of flexures 
(thin metal pieces); 
they are matched 
to each individual 
trackpad  by 
thickness.  

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6 Carefully tilt up 
keyboard mylar 
as you peel up 
trackpad flex cable 
from adhesive on 
mounting ramp.
Note: If a bar code 
label stays stuck to 
adhesive, be sure to 
remove it.
7 Hold trackpad and 
flex cable, and press 
down on edge closest 
to keyboard.
8 Slide trackpad down 
and back to clear 
supports in front 
edge of top case.