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Apple USB SuperDrive Optical Drive Replacement

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    • To open the SuperDrive we must remove the lower case.

    • The lower case is attached by 8 clips.

    • 6 along the sides

    • 2 on the back

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    • Insert a metal spudger down between the black lower case and the aluminum upper case.

    • Lightly pry back to gently lift the clip out of place, just far enough to disengage.

    • Don't lift to far, or the clip on opposite side of drive will be wedged in place.

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    • Repeat Step 2 for each of the 8 clips.

    • Continue until all of the clips have been disengaged and the lower case is free.

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    • Lift off and set aside the lower case.

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    • Remove the screws holding optical drive in the upper case

    • (A1270) three 3.8 mm with 1 mm deep head #00 Phillips head screws.

    • (A1379) 2 #00 Phillips head screws (I did not measure their length, sorry)

    • (A1379) 1 T9 torx screw

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    • (A1270) Lift the optical drive from the thick side, then pull out.

    • (A1379) You will need to be even more careful with this model, as there is less wiggle room. Peel back the insulation tape to see the connector.

    • Be careful of the wires still running from the drive to case.

    • When re-installing the optical drive insert tongue in groove side first, as pictured.

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    • (A1270) Remove screws holding the board to optical drive.

    • two 3.8 mm #00 Phillips head screws.

    • (A1379) There are similar screws present here, but they only remove the metal shielding plate which gives further access to the USB wires

    • Unfortuantely, you cannot disconnect the drive any further without breaking out a soldering iron.

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    • Use a plastic opening tool to remove the board from the optical drive.

    • The optical drive is now free from the case.

Conclusie

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Alex Jansen

Lid sinds: 04/21/10

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After you pry open, inside there is an internal Super Drive.

Please tell me what's the markings/printed words model, name, brand, part number, etc....

Thank you.

gwen kent - Antwoord

My drive has nothing on that orange part in the middle of the drive (like you can see in the pictures here) except for two QR codes; it has absolutely no markings/printed words model, name, brand, part number, etc. on the inside, except the manufacturing date 2012 stamped inside the black aluminum bottom case cover.

Hope this helps.

cubanpete -

Thank you. My drive from 2012 ist fastened with a six-sided star-shaped Torx screw on the right side. The ones on the left side are black Philips screws and they are so tiny that they are hard to see in normal light. All I want to do is clean the drive from dust since it won't read DVDs anymore, while it has no problems with CDs at all. So now this Torx screw is another obstacle. I will have to waste more time & money buying an extra tool, thanks to Apple.

cubanpete - Antwoord

Is it possible to replace the internal DVD drive by a Bluray? Does macOS Sierra work with external Bluray drives?

Thanks for helping.

Sincerely

thomasli - Antwoord

Yes, but the only drive that is known to be an ATAPI (EIDE) connecting drive that supports Blu-ray is the Panasonic UJ-215-B. They were astronomically priced new in 2007-2008 when they were released. Good luck finding one today, and if you do it will still be very expensive and almost never a new one. But it seems to be a direct drop in replacement. I myself have already begun this project, and have one on the way right now. Bought it for $250 so it was pricey but considering it was new I got very lucky.

matthewknice -

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