Lesson 27. Taking Apart a MacBook Pro

Reference Files

MacBook Pro service manual (macbook-pro.pdf)

Removing a stuck disk from an optical drive (macbook_stuckdisc.pdf)

Handling slot-load optical drives (070_2195B_draft.pdf)

Time

This lesson takes approximately 2 hours to complete.

Goals

Remove a logic board from a MacBook Pro

In the previous lesson, you learned how to install memory in a MacBook Pro. Now you’re going to become even more familiar with the MacBook Pro, taking apart all of the components necessary to remove a faulty logic board, one of several possible causes of a no video symptom that we will cover in Lesson 28, “Troubleshooting a MacBook Pro.”

In the interest of conserving space, reassembly instructions are not reproduced on these ...

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