| | 1. This is the only Titanium with no ventilation slits in the panel door. | |
| | | 2. Disconnect the power cord and remove the battery. | |
| | | 3. Unlock the keyboard locking screw and pull the release tabs towards you. | |
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| | 4. Flip over the keyboard and lay it on the palm rests and trackpad. | |
| | | 5. Touch the inside framework to discharge static electricity. | |
| | | 6. Disconnect the keyboard connector cable from the logic board. | |
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| | 7. Spread the brackets apart until the upper memory card releases on each side. | |
| | | 8. Pull the card up and out. | |
| | | 9. After removing the upper memory card, you can access the lower slot. | |
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| | 10. To remove the modem card, pull the small metal disc away. | |
| | | 11. Remove the 5mm hexnut screw. Use a pair of tongs if necessary. | |
| | | 12. Lever the right side of the modem board like this. | |
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| | 13. Guide the right front corner up and right. | |
| | | 14. Then rotate it in a clockwise motion. | |
| | | 15. Disconnect the modem connector cable. | |
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| | 16. Remember: PH1 driver GOOD, PH0 driver BAD. | |
| | | 17. Open display to let it hang over the edge of the table, place keyboard on a towel. | |
| | | 18. After removing the 8 bottom philips screws, push a bit like this. | |
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| | 19. When the left and right sides have released, pull up on the bottom case. | |
| | | 20. Touch inside framework to discharge static electricity. Release antenna cable. | |
| | | 21. Firmly pull the card from the Airport connector. | |
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| | 22. Carefully pry up the hard drive connector at its sides. | |
| | | 23. Remove the two torx-8 screws that secure the hard drive. | |
| | | 24. Pull up the hard drive, do NOT use the connector cable as a handle. | |
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| | 25. Remember to remove the screws and rubber stops. | |
| | | 26. Again, do not pull at the cable. Lever it out like this. | |
| | | 27. Now for the DVD-ROM: Carefully pry up the DVD drive connector at its sides. | |
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| | 28. Pull up on the DVD drive. | |
| | | 29. There's this nasty adhesive dust cover on the back. | |
| | | 30. Start at the corner to slowly peel it off. Do not use conductive tools. | |
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| | 31. Remember where the flat and half-moon shaped rubber stops belong. | |
| | | 32. Peel away the Kapton tape from the Power Management Unit (PMU). | |
| | | 33. Disconnect the ribbon cables on the right. | |
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| | 34. When reassembling, route the cable at an 90-degree angle. | |
| | | 35. Raise the metal clip out of the hole in the PMU card. | |
| | | 36. Pivot the card clockwise to release it. | |
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| | 37. To remove the PRAM backup battery, skip 35+36. Pry up the battery. | |
| | | 38. If there is any residual adhesive left, rub it away. Do not use solvents. | |
| | | 39. To exchange the I/O board remove this screw and the battery connector. | |
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| | 40. The battery connector may be very tight and might come off in one piece. | |
| | | 41. If that's the case, pry the connector up like this. | |
| | | 42. And push the rest back in so it looks like this. | |
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| | 43. Disconnect the three-pin fan connector. | |
| | | 44. Remove the small metal EMI clip. It's easiest to move it a bit to the left. | |
| | | 45. Warning: these cables are very delicate. Do NOT pull or pinch them!!! | |
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| | 46. Instead, pry a bit on the left and right of each connector like this. | |
| | | 47. Now remove the two identical torx-8 screws in the center of this view. | |
| | | 48. Disconnect the copper DVD drive connector and the Power connector on the right. | |
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| | 49. Grasp the logic board neat the Airport Card carrier. Gently tilt it up. | |
| | | 50. If necessary, open the panel door and press on the ports. | |
| | | 51. Before you continue, place a sheet of paper between the display and the top case. | |
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| | 52. Remove the longer screw on the right and the shorter on the left. | |
| | | 53. If you need to remove the rib frame, start with screws 1-4. | |
| | | 54. Now remove the 4 identical torx-6 screws on the back. | |
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| | 55. Remove the four identical black screws. | |
| | | 56. Make sure the heatsink does not fall onto the display. | |
| | | 57. To remove the inverter board, start with the screws on the clutch cover. | |
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| | 58. Just pull the clutch cover away like this. | |
| | | 59. Remove the 2 silver-colored screws, do not remove the black screws. | |
| | | 60. Remove the Kapton tape without straining the inverter cable. | |
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| | 61. Disconnect the inverter cable from the inverter board. | |
| | | 62. Lift the inner clutch mount out of the way. | |
| | | 63. Tilt up the inverter board and disconnect the PMU cable. | |
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| | 64. If you intend to remove the display, guide the inverter cable out like this. | |
| | | 65. Remove clutch cover and silver screws on other side (leave black screws in place). | |
| | | 66. Again, lift the inner clutch cover out of the way, | |
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| | 67. Carefully guide the blue and white cables trough the hole. | |
| | | 68. Push thick cable a bit in and guide its connector sideways through the hole. | |
| | | 69. Yes, it's possible to open the display. Start with the 4 torx-6 screws. | |
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| | 70. As everything is glued together, apply some force to the center of the case. | |
| | | 71. Now lever the case away starting below the clutch (push away from the LCD). | |
| | | 72. Continue above the clutch - again, push away from the LCD! | |
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| | 73. Work your way along the edge by levering the case away every inch or so. | |
| | | 74. Continue below the metal hinge. Try not to bend the thin metal strip. | |
| | | 75. Now wiggle a bit at the hinge and pull it straight out. | |
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| | 76. To reassemble, use rubber cement, fix the case and let it dry for 24 hrs. | |
| | | 77. To remove the data cable, do not release the top edge with the latch. | |
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