Apple macbook pro User Manual

MacBook Pro Take Apart — Sleep Magnet 141
Procedure
Remove two screws.
1.  
Remove the bracket and magnet.  
2.  
Replacement Note: 
3.  Make sure that the bracket’s overhang is oriented away from the bezel 
to prevent the magnet from sliding out.   

MacBook Pro Take Apart — Inverter Board 142
Inverter Board
Note: The inverter cable is a separate assembly that includes the camera cable and can be 
removed by following the procedures in the Clutch Cover chapter.
Tools
This procedure requires the following tools: Black stick (nylon probe 922-5065) (or other non-conductive nylon or plastic flat-blade tool
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Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, remove the following:
Batter
•  y
Top Cas
•  e
Display Assembl
•  y
Display Rear Housin
•  g
Part Location 

MacBook Pro Take Apart — Inverter Board 143
Procedure
Lift the left side of the inverter. 
1.  
Disconnect the connector. Peel back Kapton tape as needed.  
2.   

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Lift the inverter and disconnect the connector.
 
3.  

MacBook Pro Take Apart — Clutch Cover 145
Clutch Cover
Tools
This procedure requires the following tools: #0 Phillips screwdriver (magnetized)
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Torx T6 screwdriver (magnetized)
• 
Black stick (nylon probe 922-5065) (or other non-conductive nylon or plastic flat-blade tool
• 
Kapton tape (922-1731 (0.5-inch x 12-yard roll))
• 
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, remove the following:
Batter
•  y
Top Cas
•  e
Display Assembl
•  y
Display Rear Housin
•  g
Inverter Boar
•  d
Part Location 

MacBook Pro Take Apart — Clutch Cover 146
Procedure
Note the desired orientation of the cables coming out of both sides of the clutch cover. 
  

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Disconnect the LVDS cable at the top of the display panel. 
1.  
Peel back tape securing the LVDS cable to the display panel at the clutch cover and pull back 
2.  
the cable to gain access to the clutch cover screw behind it.  
Peel up the antenna assembly tabs from the display panel to gain access to the clutch cover 
3. 
screws behind them.  
Remove the seven phillips #0 screws along the back side of the clutch cover. Note the 
4.  
location of the three...

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Grab the clutch cover at one end and carefully slide it straight down, slightly, away from the 
5. 
clutch. Do not remove the cover. Note the cable routing.  
Grab the clutch cover at the other end and carefully slide it straight down, note the cable 
6.  
routing as you remove the cover, being careful not to catch any wires.   

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Replacement Procedure
Route cables over clutches as shown, below
1.   .  
  

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Slide the clutch cover over the clutches, capturing the cables, without pinching. Verify that 
2.  
the ends are flush with the cosmetic end caps. Use a black stick if necessary to guide the 
ends of the clutch cover over the end caps.  
Secure the
3.   ground loop on the right inverter cable with a black screw..