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MacBook Pro 15-inch Repair Guide
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TAKE-APART
REPAIR
REASSEMBLE
Our guide will show
you step by step how
to take apart your
Mac. Each step will
be given in great
detail and aided with
high quality pictures
of each step.
It will also show you
what needs to be done
for each ailment your
Mac may be having. It
will explain why it is
doing it and where to
find the parts to fix
it.
The hardest part about
a repair is
reassembly. With this
guide, it will assist
you in getting those
screws back where they
came from.
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MacBook Pro
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Disclaimer
Any portion of this manual may not be
copied, reproduced, or distributed without
the written consent of
Powerbookmedic.com. Violators will be
prosecuted.
This manual is presented as a guide in
order to help you repair problems with your
MacBook Pro. Working on a MacBook can
be dangerous if not done properly. We at
Powerbookmedic.com take no responsibility
for any damage or harm done to yourself or
your MacBook as a result of reading this
guide.
Apple manufactures several revisions in
each line of their products. This guide will try
to cover each of these revisions, but you
may find subtle differences between our
manual and what you see in your unit. This
may require small adjustments to the repair
procedure as described in our manual. If you
are confused at what you are seeing in com-
parison to the manual’s description and pic-
tures, you may contact us by phone or email
and we will try to assist you.
As of the writing of this manual, Apple’s
warranty policy denotes that opening up your
Apple product will void the warranty. If you
are still under coverage by Apple for your
MacBook Pro, we would suggest contacting
them first.
TOOLS NEEDED
Phillips #00 Screwdriver
Repair Center
Powerbookmedic.com offers a repair
service if you do not feel confident on per-
forming the repair yourself after reading this
manual. The repair service is a flat labor
charge plus the cost of the parts needed.
You can view our labor fees on our
website by clicking on the repair center link
at the top of the page.
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gestions to make the manual better, don’t
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Other tools...
There are more tools that
may come in handy during
the repair. Needle-nose
pliers, a slotted screw-
driver, and a flat tool
such as a small putty
knife may help in some
areas of the repair. The
guide will go into more
detail when these items
may be used to help ease
the repair process.
"TORX(r) is a registered trademark
of Textron Inc."
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MACBOOK PRO 15-INCH
Introduction:
General information
about the MacBook
and what you should
be prepared for
when attempting a
repair.
Welcome to the
MacBook Repair Guide
provided by
Powerbookmedic.com
YOUR FIRST LOOK AT YOUR MACBOOK PRO...
It all starts with the first look. There are several things that can go wrong with your MacBook Pro, and hopefully
this guide will be able to shed some light on issues you may have, are having, and how to alleviate them.
The MacBook Pro is Apple’s first line intro-
duced in early 2006 utilizing the Intel Core Duo
processor. The MacBook Pro is the successor
to the Powerbook G4 line of Apple laptops. The
design is fairly similar with some slight changes
to the casing but numerous changes under the
hood of the sleek metal exterior.
At first glance after opening up the
MacBook Pro, you should see the striking simi-
larity of the MacBook Pro to the older Power-
book G4 series. They have fairly similar de-
signs, and if you have dabbled with repairs on
one of those older models, you should not have
any problems at all tackling one of these. You
should also see the iSight camera built into the
top of the display. All models include this cam-
era. The manual will go in for a closer look later
and guide you through replacing it if necessary.
You should also be able to notice the IR port
added to the front of the machine for fun times
with the Front Row software.
At the time of this manual, there are two
different revisions of the MacBook Pro 15-inch.
The original versions used the Intel Core Duo
processor and came in speeds of 1.83 GHz, 2.0
GHz, and 2.16 GHz. Several months later, the
MacBook Pros were rereleased with the newer
Intel Core 2 Duo processors as well as a Firewire
800 port and a 2.33 GHz model. There are sev-
eral small differences between the Core Duo (CD
for short) and the Core 2 Duo (C2D for short)
models. When replacing certain parts, be sure
to take note if the part has multiple options
depending on which revision you have or you
will run into problems during your repair.
With all this in mind, let us begin.
MacBook Top Case
The top case includes the track-
pad and the keyboard is attached
to it. All repairs start here.
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Opening up the MacBook Pro...
The first step to opening the MacBook Pro
as with most Apple laptops is flipping it over and
removing the battery. It is always wise to re-
move the battery during any repair. It is best to
remove any possible electricity that could dam-
age the components inside. If you have an anti-
static wristband, that will reduce your chances
of accidentally damaging your MacBook Pro.
To remove the battery, you should notice
two switches near the middle of the bottom
case. You will need to slide both of these
switches towards the back of the machine. You
should notice a red colored bottom underneath
if they are being slid the correct way. Once they
are both pushed back, the battery should pop
out. Just grab the battery and remove it from
the bay. Place it aside and be careful not to
scratch the casing on it.
After removing the battery, you should be
able to see the bottom side of the track-pad as
well as reveal five screws. Three of the screws
marked in the middle in the picture above are for
the memory bay cover. These screws are going
to have large polished heads and be very short.
These are the only three like this you will see on
the MacBook Pro so make sure you keep track
of them and remember where they go. Remov-
ing the battery should also reveal two screws on
the inside wall of the battery bay on the same
side as the latch of the unit. These two screws
help hold the top case in place. There are also
the four long polished phillips head screws lining
the back of the bottom case marked above.
Remove all of these.
Once removed, you can proceed to take off
the memory bay cover. It will slide out towards
the front of the machine and then you can lift it
out.
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