Manual

MacBook Pro 17-inch (original, Core 2 Duo, 2.4/2.6GHz, 2008) Take Apart — Top Case 33
Use your nger and a black stick to carefully straighten bent screw tabs.9.
Connect the ex cable from the top case to the logic board.10.
Lift the top case o the bottom case slightly and rotate it down (verify that the keyboard 11 .
cable stays connected and is folding properly) and align the corners.
Carefully pull or push tabs slightly, if needed. 12. Note: Guarded, controlled pushing with your
thumb may be helpful to nesse the tabs into place.
The two front screw tabs may need to be guided with a black stick through the battery bay.13 .
The top case should lay at along all sides and top, if not, make sure that cables and 14.
components are not interfering.
Reinstall the left and right side screws.15.
Important: Do not insert screws into the DVI port screw holes. If they get stuck, it may
require removing the logic board to dislodge.