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MacBook Pro 17-inch
Contents
Basics
General Information 7
Product View 7Overview 7
Take Apart
Foot 15Battery 18Memory 20
Replacement Procedure 23
Top Case 25
Replacement Procedure 30
Keyboard 35
Replacement Procedure 50
AirPort Extreme Card 59Hard Drive/SSD 64Bluetooth Card and Antenna 69Infrared Board 75
Replacement Procedure 77
Optical Drive 79
Handling Slot-Load Optical Drives 84Replacement Procedure 87Removing a Stuck Disc from an Optical Drive 88
Backup Battery 90Ambient Light Sensors 95Speakers and Microphone 97Left I/O Board 103