MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2010 Logic Board Replacement

Remove the following 10 screws securing the lower case to the MacBook Pro 13" Unibody:

• Seven 3 mm Phillips screws.
• Three 13.5 mm Phillips screws.

Slightly lift the lower case and push it toward the rear of the computer to free the mounting tabs.

Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the battery connector up out of its socket on the logic board.

Use a spudger to pry up the fan connector out of its socket on the logic board.

Remove the following three screws:

• One 7 mm T6 Torx screw
• Two 5.4 mm T6 Torx screws

Lift the fan out of the upper case.

Grab the plastic pull tab secured to the display data cable lock and rotate it toward the DC-In side of the computer.

Gently pull the display data cable connector away parallel to the board.

• Do not pull the connector upwards, or you may damage the connector.

Remove the following two screws securing the display data cable bracket to the upper case:

• One 8.6 mm Phillips
• One 5.6 mm Phillips

Lift the display data cable bracket out of the upper case.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the subwoofer and right speaker connector up off the logic board.

Pull the camera cable connector toward the optical drive to disconnect it from the logic board.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the optical drive, hard drive, and trackpad cable connectors up off the logic board.

Use your fingernail or the tip of a spudger to flip up the cable retaining flap on the ZIF socket for the keyboard ribbon cable.

Use your spudger to slide the keyboard ribbon cable out of its socket.

Peel the small strip of black tape off the keyboard backlight ribbon cable socket.

Use the tip of a spudger to flip up the cable retaining flap on the ZIF socket for the keyboard backlight ribbon cable.

Use your spudger to slide the keyboard backlight ribbon cable out of its socket.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the battery indicator cable connector up off the logic board.

Use the tip of a spudger to pry the microphone off the adhesive attaching it to the upper case.

Remove the following screws:

• Two 7 mm T6 Torx screws from the DC-In board
• Five 3.3 mm T6 Torx screws
• Two 4 mm T6 Torx screws

Remove the following Tri-point screws securing the battery to the upper case:

• One 5.5 mm Tri-point screw
• One 13.5 mm Tri-point screw

Lift the battery out of the upper case.

Lift the logic board from its left edge and raise it until the ports clear the side of the upper case.

Pull the logic board away from the side of the upper case and remove it, minding the DC-In board that may get caught.

Remove the four 8.5 mm Phillips screws securing the heat sink to the logic board.

Gently lift the heat sink off the logic board.

Peel off the tape covering the microphone cable connector and left speaker cable connector.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the left speaker connector up off the logic board.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the microphone cable connector up off the logic board.

Carefully peel the left speaker/microphone assembly off the adhesive securing it to the logic board.

Disconnect the DC-In board by pulling its connector away from the socket on the logic board.

Release the tabs on each side of the chip by simultaneously pushing each tab away from the RAM.

After the RAM chip has popped up, pull it straight out of its socket.

Logic board remains.