MacBook Unibody Model A1278 Display Assembly Replacement

Step 1 MacBook Unibody Model A1278 Display Assembly Replacement

• With the case closed, place the Unibody top-side down on a flat surface.
• Depress the grooved side of the access door release latch enough to grab the free end. Lift the release latch until it is vertical.
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Step 2

• The access door should now be raised enough to lift it up and out of the Unibody.
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Step 3
• Be sure the access door release latch is vertical before proceeding.
• Grab the white plastic tab and pull the battery up and out of the Unibody.
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Step 4
• Remove the following eight screws securing the lower case to the chassis:
• One 3 mm Phillips screw.
• Three 13.5 mm Phillips screws.
• Four 3.5 mm Phillips screws.
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Step 5
• Using both hands, lift and remove the lower case off the upper case.
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Step 6
• Disconnect the camera cable by pulling the male end straight away from its socket.
• Be careful not to pull up on the cable as you remove it from the socket.
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Step 7
• De-route the camera data cable from the channel in the optical drive.
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Step 8
• Remove the following screws securing the camera data cable and right speaker to the upper case:
• One 9.9 mm partially threaded Phillips screw
• One 9.6 mm threaded Phillips screw
• One 4 mm Phillips screw
• Slide the camera cable bracket out from under the subwoofer and remove it from the computer.
• The iSight cable has an eyelet through which passes the left-most screw in these pictures.
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Step 9
• Grab the plastic pull tab secured to the display data cable lock and rotate it toward the DC-in side of the computer.
• Pull the display data cable connector straight away from its socket.
• Make sure to pull the connector straight away and not straight up from its socket.
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Step 10
• Remove the following two screws from the display data cable bracket:
• One 7 mm Phillips screw.
• One 5 mm Phillips screw.
• Lift the display data cable bracket out of the upper case.
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Step 11
• Remove the two outer 6 mm Torx screws securing each side of the display to the upper case (4 screws total).
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Step 12
• Open your MacBook so the display is perpendicular to the upper case.
• Place your opened MacBook on a table as pictured.
• While holding the display and upper case together with your left hand, remove the 6 mm Torx screw from the lower display bracket.
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Step 13
• Be sure to hold the display and upper case together with your left hand. Failure to do so may cause the freed display/upper case to fall, potentially damaging each component.
• Remove the last remaining 6 mm Torx screw securing the display to the upper case.
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Step 14
• Grab the upper case with your right hand and rotate it slightly toward the top of the display so the upper display bracket clears the edge of the upper case.
• Rotate the display slightly away from the upper case.
• Lift the display away from the upper case, minding any brackets or cables that may get caught.
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