Inleiding
Use this guide to replace the heat sink or to reapply thermal paste to the processors.
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Remove the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case:
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Seven 3 mm Phillips screws.
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Three 13.5 mm Phillips screws.
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Gereedschap gebruikt in deze stap:P6 Pentalobe Screwdriver 2009 15" MacBook Pro Battery$5.49
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Three Pentalobe screws secure the battery to the upper case. They can be removed with this special driver.
Unfortunately, when I added a second hard drive via these instructions, all went well but Bluetooth is now MIA. Can anyone help?
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Remove the two exposed five-point Pentalobe screws along the top edge of the battery.
I have a problem with these screw. They a completly warn and I need some new ones to fix the new Battery.
Does anyone know which thread it is and which length?
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the fan cable connector up off its socket on the logic board.
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Remove the three identical T6 Torx screws securing the fan to the upper case.
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Hold the end of the cable retainer down with one finger while you use the tip of a spudger to slightly lift the other end and rotate it away from the camera cable connector.
Bear in mind that the “Camera Cable” is also the cable connecting the logic board to the Wifi Airport Card, at least on the Glossy model (not sure about the Anti-Glare model). The Wifi Airport Card is located under the display’s clutch cover, and requires removing the display in order to access it.
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Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the subwoofer connector straight up off the logic board.
I can't plug the subwoofer cable back. It seems to be too big. I have no idea, what I can do? Any ideas?
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Using the tip of a spudger, flip up the keyboard ribbon cable retaining flap.
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Pull the keyboard ribbon cable straight out of its socket.
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Carefully lift the logic board assembly from the left side and work it out of the upper case, minding the port side that may get caught during removal.
I,ve done everything up to this step but my logic board still seems to be connected (by glue i think) to the black plastic underneath and the black frame that can't be unscrewed. Any idea how to get past this?
For step 24, the same thing happened to me as did to Josh. The heat pipe had bonded with the plastic film which protects the back of the keyboard. By using a spudger i was able to pry at the area where the two were attached. I don't think this is intentional, they just melt together.
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Same happened to me. Matt is right. I gained extra clearance by removing both RAM modules. Then used the spudger. Sounds cracky but it´s all fine.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Hey ifixit, I really appreciate the level of description to your various guides. I was following this guide to a tee except that I couldn't find my spudger, but managed with using creditcard like. I was following this guide as I want to change the thermal paste. I completed step 23, but from there on it was a bust, it felt way too tight when I was trying too lift the logic board, I could only get i a few centimeters up on the left side. It felt stuck at the bottom/uppercase. i checked that all screws and connections were free and I couldn't find any obstacles, but didn't want to use force lifting it. should it be easy/hard to lift??
To answer Mike’s question (although 4 years late, I hope this helps others), when I disassembled my 2009 15” MacBook Pro I had to use more force than I would have liked when removing the Logic Board, it turns out that one of the heatsinks has some adhesive on it that sticks to the keyboard, and you have to break it apart. So more force than you’ll probably be comfortable with is required.