Apple MacBook Pro 17-inch (original, Core 2 Duo, 2.4GHz, Late 2007 CTO, Early 2008, and Late 2008) User Manual
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MacBook Pro 17-inch (original, Core 2 Duo, 2.4/2.6GHz, 2008) Take Apart — Top Case
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Use your finger and a black stick to carefully straighten bent screw tabs.
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Connect the flex cable from the top case to the logic board.
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Lift the top case off the bottom case slightly and rotate it down (verify that the keyboard
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cable stays connected and is folding properly) and align the corners.
Carefully pull or push tabs slightly, if needed.
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Note: Guarded, controlled pushing with your
thumb may be helpful to finesse the tabs into place.
The two front screw tabs may need to be guided with a black stick through the battery bay.
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The top case should lay flat along all sides and top, if not, make sure that cables and
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components are not interfering.
Reinstall the left and right side screws.
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Important: Do not insert screws into the DVI port screw holes. If they get stuck, it may
require removing the logic board to dislodge.