Apple MacBook Pro 15
OPTICAL DRIVE REPLACEMENT
PROCEDURE
Remove the following ten screws
securing the lower case to the upper case: Three 13.5 mm (14.1 mm) Phillips
screws. Seven 3 mm Phillips screws.
Using both hands, lift the lower
case near the vent to pop it off two clips securing it to the upper case.
Remove the lower case and set it aside.
Remove the two 7.4 mm Y1 Tri-Wing
screws securing the battery to the upper case. Note: For certain repairs (e.g.
hard drive), removing the battery is not necessary but it prevents any
accidental shorting of electronics on the motherboard. If you do not remove the
battery, please be careful as parts of the motherboard might be electrified.
You do not necessarily have to follow steps 3-6 to remove the battery in order
to replace the hard drive. However it is recommended to remove all power
sources from electronics before working on them.
Use the tip of your finger to
carefully peel back the corner of the warning label to reveal a hidden Tri-Wing
screw. Remove the last 7.4 mm Y1 Tri Wing screw securing the battery to the
upper case.
Lift the battery by its plastic pull
tab and slide it away from the long edge of the upper case.
Do not try to completely remove the
battery just yet.
Tilt the battery away from the logic
board enough to access the battery cable connector. Pull the battery cable
connector away from its socket on the logic board and remove the battery from
the upper case. Pull the battery cable connector away from the center of the
logic board.
Use the flat end of a spudger to pry
the AirPort/Bluetooth ribbon cable connector up off the logic board.
Disconnect the camera cable by
pulling its connector away from the socket (toward the optical drive) on the
logic board.
Use the flat end of a spudger to pry
the optical drive connector up off the logic board.
Remove the two Phillips screws
securing the AirPort/Bluetooth board housing. Carefully rotate the
AirPort/Bluetooth board housing (with AirPort/Antenna cables still attached)
out of the lower case.
Remove the following
three Phillips screws securing the optical drive to the upper case: One 4.5 mm
Phillips screw securing the optical drive bracket to the upper case near the
fan.
Two 2.5 mm Phillips screws securing the optical drive to the upper case near the optical drive opening.
Two 2.5 mm Phillips screws securing the optical drive to the upper case near the optical drive opening.
Lift the optical drive
near its connector and pull it away from the upper case to remove it from the
computer.
Pull the optical drive
cable out of the optical drive. Be sure to pull by the edges of the connector,
not by the cable itself.
