Apple macbook pro 15 inch mid 2010 User Manual

							MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Take Apart — Hard Drive/IR/Sleep Indicator Cable 131 2010-12-15
Removal
1 Caution: The cable 
is fragile; be careful 
when disconnecting 
and removing the it.
2 Use black stick to 
disconnect cable from 
connector on logic 
board and carefully 
pry cable from top of 
speaker.
3 Remove 4 screws:
• 2 (2.6 mm) 922-9036 
on cable
• 2 (8.9 mm) 922-9105 
on front bracket
Replacement Note: 
Make sure rubber 
gaskets are installed 
on front bracket 
before reinstalling 2 
screws.
4 Carefully peel up 
cable from top case.
Replacement Note: 
Press cable so it lies 
flat in top case.   
						

							MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Take Apart — Memory 132 2010-12-15
First Steps
Remove:
• Bottom case
• Battery
Caution: Avoid touching 
anything other than the 
memory area.
Tools
• Clean, soft, lint-free 
cloth
• ESD wrist strap and 
mat
Memory  
						

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Memory 
Information
Memory cards must be:
• 1.18 inch (30 mm)
• 2 GB or 4 GB
• 204-pin
• PC-8500 DDR3, 1066 
MHz RAM
Removal
1 Push 2 ejection levers 
outward until the 
memory pops up at 
an angle. 
Make sure you see the 
half-circle notches on 
the memory card. If 
not, press the ejection 
levers again.
2 Remove memory card 
from the slot.
3 Hold the card by the 
edges.
4 Do not touch the 
gold connectors.
This computer comes with a minimum of 4 GB of 1066 GHz Double Data Rate (DDR3) 
Synchronous Dynamic Random-Access Memory (SDRAM) installed. Both memory slots can 
accept an SDRAM module that meets the specifications listed. The slots are stacked on the logic 
board under the bottom case. For best performance, memory should be installed as pairs with 
an equal memory card in each slot. The maximum amount of memory for this computer is 8 
GB, with a 4 GB DIMM installed in each slot.  
						

							MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Take Apart — Memory 134 2010-12-15
Replacement
1 Install cards at an 
angle. If installing just 
one card, install it in 
lower slot.
2 Press card down. You 
will hear a click when 
inserted correctly. 
3 If you installed 
additional memory, 
check that the 
computer recognizes 
it.  
						

							MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Take Apart — AirPort/Bluetooth Flex Cable 135 2010-12-15
First Steps
Remove:
• Bottom case
• Battery
Tools
• Clean, soft, lint-free 
cloth
• ESD wrist strap and 
mat
• Black stick
AirPort/Bluetooth Flex Cable  
						

							MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Take Apart — AirPort/Bluetooth Flex Cable 136 2010-12-15
Removal
1 Disconnect both ends 
of flex cable.
2 Remove cable from 
bottom case.  
						

							MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Take Apart — AirPort/Bluetooth Card With Holder 137 2010-12-15
First Steps
Remove:
• Bottom case
• Battery
• AirPort/Bluetooth flex 
cable
Tools
• Clean, soft, lint-free 
cloth
• ESD wrist strap and 
mat
• Magnetized Phillips 
#00 screwdriver
• Needlenose pliers or 
tweezers
• Black stick (1 or 2)
AirPort/Bluetooth Card With 
Holder  
						

							MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Take Apart — AirPort/Bluetooth Card With Holder 138 2010-12-15
Removal
1 Disconnect camera 
cable from logic 
board.
Note: When 
disconnecting camera 
cable, use two black 
sticks (or one black 
stick, alternating 
sides) to disconnect 
cable evenly.  
						

							MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Take Apart — AirPort/Bluetooth Card With Holder 139 2010-12-15
2 Remove 2 screws:
• 1 (8.1 mm) 922-9107
• 1 (3.5 mm) 922-8974
3 If you are removing 
AirPort/Bluetooth 
card from holder, 
disconnect Bluetooth 
cable and 2 AirPort 
cables from card.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note: Use needlenose 
pliers or tweezers to 
lift metal connector of 
each cable straight up  
						

							MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Take Apart — AirPort/Bluetooth Card With Holder 140 2010-12-15
4 Rotate card holder 
back from bottom 
case.
5 To remove card from 
holder, remove 2  
(2.5 mm) 922-9200 
screws and lift card 
from holder.