Apple macbook pro User Manual

MacBook Pro Take Apart — Clutch Cover 151
Install a black screw into the left hole of the LVDS cable plate.
4.    
Capture the LVDS cable grounding tab with a black screw in the right hole.  
5.  

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Install the remaining screws to secure the clutch cover.
6.  
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7.   cure the camera cable, LVDS cable (top and bottom) and inverter cable with Kapton tape.  
Warning: Do not install tape on the back of the display panel, or damage can result. 
Fold down the antenna assembly tabs and secure with Kapton tape.
8.     

MacBook Pro Take Apart — LVDS Cable 15 3
LVDS Cable
Tools
This procedure requires the following tools: #0 Phillips screwdriver (magnetized)
• 
Black stick (nylon probe 922-5065) (or other non-conductive nylon or plastic flat-blade tool
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Kapton tape (922-1731 (0.5-inch x 12-yard roll))
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Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, remove the following:
Batter
•  y
Top Cas
•  e
Display Assembl
•  y
Display Rear Housin
•  g
Inverter Boar
•  d
Clutch Cove
•  r 

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Part Location
Procedure
After removing the clutch cover, the LVDS cable can be removed. 
See the Clutch Cover chapter for the replacement procedure. 

MacBook Pro Take Apart — AirPort Extreme Antenna and Window 15 5
AirPort Extreme Antenna 
Assembly and Window
Tools
This procedure requires the following tools: #0 Phillips screwdriver (magnetized)
• 
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, remove the following:
Batter
•  y
Top Cas
•  e
Display Assembl
•  y
Display Rear Housin
•  g
Inverter Boar
•  d
Clutch Cove
•  r
Part Location 

MacBook Pro Take Apart — AirPort Extreme Antenna and Window 156
Procedure
The Airport antenna window is the grey area of the clutch cover. 
Once the clutch cover is removed, look down into the cover to locate five screws that secure 
1.  
the antenna window, and remove . 
Slide the antenna window from the clutch cover, carefully guide out the cable, and remove 
2.  
the AirPort antenna assembly.  
Replacement Note: Insert the antenna assembly into the keyed channel in the antenna window. 
Guide the cable...

MacBook Pro Take Apart — Display Clutches 15 7
Display Clutches
Tools
This procedure requires the following tools: Torx T6 screwdriver (magnetized)
• 
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, remove the following:
Batter
•  y
Top Cas
•  e
Display Assembl
•  y
Display Rear Housin
•  g
Inverter Boar
•  d
Clutch Cove
•  r
Part Location 

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Procedure
Important: The clutches are not self-aligning. To maintain proper alignment, you will need to 
remove, install and align only one clutch at a time, using the following procedures.With the rear housing and clutch cover removed, remove the screws on one clutch, only, to 
1.  
remove the clutch.  
Adjust the replacement clutch so that it is straight, as shown.  
2.   

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Install the replacement clutch so that it is flat against the clutch block, but do NOT tighten 
3. 
down the screws. You should be able to slide the clutch back and forth sideways, slightly, but 
not vertically.  
Verify that cables are routed correctly and out of the way of the clutches.  
4.   

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Lower the display panel in place onto the bottom case assembly and first install and securely 
5. 
tighten the clutch screws for the clutch that was not replaced.  
Install and securely tighten the screws for the clutch that was replaced.
6.  
Close the display panel. Verify that the display latches catch and function properly.
7.  
Verify that the display assembly appears centered and straight over the bottom case 
8.  
assembly.