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apple technician guide macbook pro 13-inch macbook pro 13-inch mid 2009 macbook pro 13-inch mid 2010 updated 2010-12-16

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apple inc © 2010 apple inc all rights reserved under the copyright laws this document may not be copied in whole or in part without the written consent of apple every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is accurate apple is not responsible for printing or clerical errors apple 1 infinite loop cupertino ca 95014-2084 usa 1 408 996 1010 www.apple.com apple the apple logo mac macbook and macintosh are trademarks of apple inc registered in the u.s and other countries.

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macbook pro 13-inch contents about this guide manual updates 9 updated 16 december 2010 9 updated 14 september 2010 9 updated 16 august 2010 9 updated 7 june 2010 10 updated 14 may 2010 10 updated 13 april 2010 10 updated 15 january 2010 11 updated 08 january 2010 11 updated 21 december 2009 11 updated 2 december 2009 11 updated 2 september 2009 11 updated 17 august 2009 12 updated 22 july 2009 12 updated 19 june 2009 12 updated 10 june 2009 12 introduced 08 june 2009 12 feedback 13 basics overview 15 safety battery precautions serial number location keycap replacement 19 17 16 transferring the serial number 18 troubleshooting general troubleshooting 21 update system software firmware 21 troubleshooting theory 21 hardware vs software 21

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temperature concerns 21 functional overview 22 block diagram mid 2009 23 block diagram mid 2010 24 liquid contact indicators 25 logic board power-on pads mid 2009 26 logic board power-on pads mid 2010 27 common reset procedures 28 apple service diagnostic asd 30 clamshell service diagnostic csd 30 lcd display pixel anomalies 31 display hinge behavior 32 symptom charts 33 startup and power issues 33 no power 33 won t start up 36 intermittent shutdown 38 no video/bad video 43 battery isn t recognized or won t charge kernel panic/system crashes 49 battery run time too short 51 won t run on power adapter alone 52 power adapter issue 53 noise hum vibration 54 burnt smell odor 56 battery leaking or swollen 57 uncategorized symptom 57 46 display 58 62 display anomalies 58 defective camera built-in isight not operating correctly blank no video 63 backlight issue no backlight 64 noise unstable flickering 66 mechanical/physical damage 67 cosmetic defects 67 uncategorized symptom 67 mass storage 68 hard drive read/write issue 68 hard drive not recognized/not mounting 69 hard drive noisy 71 optical drive won t accept/reject media 72 optical drive read/write data error 74 optical drive not recognized/mount 75 optical drive noisy 76 optical drive not performing to specs 78

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sd secure digital memory card will not insert into slot 79 sd secure digital memory card not recognized by system 80 uncategorized symptom 81 communications 82 ethernet port/device issue 82 airport/bluetooth defective wireless devices 84 no/poor wireless signal 86 airport card kernel panic 87 wireless performance issue slow connection 88 wireless input device loses connection 89 wireless input device doesn t pair 91 uncategorized symptom 92 input/output devices 93 usb port does not recognize known devices 93 firewire port does not recognize known devices 94 built-in keyboard does not work properly 94 specific keys don t work 96 built-in trackpad does not work 96 built-in keyboard has dim or no keyboard backlight 98 built-in keyboard is not recognized 99 built-in trackpad does not track properly 100 apple remote inoperable 101 built-in speaker has no audio 102 distorted sound from internal speaker 103 uncategorized symptom 104 mechanical issues thermals and enclosure reset/power button stuck 105 system runs hot 106 uncategorized symptom 108 105 take apart general information 110 connector types on logic board 110 tools 113 icon legend 114 reassembly steps 114 note about images in this guide 114 screw sizes 114 bottom case battery 120 115 removal 121 reassembly 123

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memory 124 removal 125 replacement 127 rear hard drive bracket hard drive 130 128 removal 131 replacement 133 reinstalling software that came with the computer installing mac os x 134 installing applications 134 134 front hard drive bracket optical drive 137 135 optical drive flex cable 140 142 right speaker subwoofer trackpad 145 removal 146 replacement 149 camera cable guide 152 lvds cable guide 156 display clamshell 158 165 removal 159 replacement 162 display hinge behavior display clutch cover removal 167 replacement 168 166 airport card 169 removal 170 replacement 172 airport antenna fan 175 logic board 177 173 removal 178 replacement 181

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left speaker 183 magsafe board 186 heatsink 188 removal 189 replacement 190 microphone cable 192 194 sleep sensor battery indicator light bil center bracket top case 199 197 additional procedures right clutch emi gasket removal 201 views exploded views 207 main assembly mid 2009 1 of 2 207 main assembly mid 2009 2 of 2 208 display assembly mid 2009 209 main assembly mid 2010 1 of 2 210 main assembly mid 2010 2 of 2 211 display assembly mid 2010 212 screw location diagrams 213 mid 2009 bottom case 213 mid 2009 main modules 214 mid 2009 display clamshell 215 mid 2010 bottom case 216 mid 2010 optical drive speaker fan 217 mid 2010 front hard drive bracket 217 mid 2010 logic board magsafe board 218 mid 2010 battery 218 external views 219 front view 219 slot view 220 port view 220 internal views 221

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apple technician guide about this guide macbook pro 13-inch © 2010 apple inc all rights reserved.

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manual updates updated 16 december 2010 troubleshooting symptom charts · display backlight issue no backlight revised steps 5-6 to check f9800 fuse on logic board · mass storage optical drive noisy step 1 switched yes and no actions · input/output devices built-in keyboard has dim or no keyboard backlight step 3 revised yes action to go to step 4 revised no action to reseat camera cable on logic board if issue persists replace display assembly take apart · left speaker changed procedure to lift speaker by cable guide tabs rather than prying up with a black stick and to pinch peel foam pads instead of scraping with a black stick added caution to be careful not to damage small delicate components on the logic board when removing speaker and foam pads views · exploded views corrected header for main assembly mid 2009 2 of 2 updated 14 september 2010 troubleshooting · general added new sections for logic board power-on pads mid 2009 and mid 2010 · symptom charts startup and power issues no power and mechanical reset/power button stuck linked to new logic board power-on pads sections updated 16 august 2010 troubleshooting · general revised instructions for resetting smc · symptom charts startup and power issues no power revised quick check regarding battery diagnostic utility revised step 11 regarding power-on pads for macbook pro 13-inch mid 2009 take apart · logic board and left speaker added instruction if transferring left speaker to a new logic board take care not to rip foam pads when removing speaker from old logic board 2010-12-16 macbook pro 13-inch basics manual updates 9

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updated 7 june 2010 troubleshooting · symptom charts communications airport/bluetooth defective wireless devices revised order of steps and added instruction to cycle display clamshell open/closed when testing and verifying airport issues take apart · bottom case camera cable guide display clamshell added instruction to remove and discard right clutch emi gasket during any repair of a macbook pro 13-inch mid 2010 additional procedures · added section for right clutch emi gasket removal applies to macbook pro 13-inch mid 2010 only views · added screw diagrams for macbook pro 13-inch mid 2010 updated 14 may 2010 basics · added section for keycap replacement parts procedures troubleshooting · symptom charts input/output devices built-in keyboard does not work properly symptom charts input/output devices specific keys don t work modified for keycap replacement procedures · moved sd card sections from input/output devices to mass storage take apart · camera cable guide display assembly added warning about camera cable routing at camera cable guide updated 13 april 2010 updated information throughout to add new model macbook pro 13-inch mid 2010 and corresponding new part numbers and diagnostics versions troubleshooting · general updated functional overview block diagram for macbook pro 13-inch mid 2010 · general updated info about liquid contact indicators lci · general updated info about clamshell service diagnostic csd take apart · optical drive procedure rewritten no longer requires removal of right speaker · logic board new images to clarify cable routing of microphone cable and magsafe board cable on back side of logic board 2010-12-16 macbook pro 13-inch basics manual updates 10

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views · exploded views updated part numbers for macbook pro 13-inch mid 2009 added new model macbook pro 13-inch mid 2010 · internal views added new section updated 15 january 2010 take apart · battery added battery label reminder updated 08 january 2010 take apart · bottom case updated 3-mm long screws to 922-8972 views · screw location diagrams bottom case updated 3-mm long screws to 922-8972 updated 21 december 2009 take apart · general information connector types on logic board revised camera cable gasket drawings · display assembly revised camera cable gasket drawings troubleshooting · symptom charts startup and power issues no power added new step 10 in deep dive table as a reminder to check camera cable gasket updated 2 december 2009 troubleshooting · general troubleshooting added new section clamshell service diagnostic read me · symptom charts startup and power issues revised for clamshell service diagnostic csd considerations · symptom charts communications revised for csd considerations · symptom charts display revised for csd considerations updated 2 september 2009 take apart · battery added battery screw part numbers to step 2 views · screw location diagrams main modules added battery screw part numbers 2010-12-16 macbook pro 13-inch basics manual updates 11

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updated 17 august 2009 troubleshooting · general troubleshooting added section display hinge behavior take apart · battery updated wording about warning label when same battery is installed keep same warning label attached to battery a new battery includes a new warning label updated 22 july 2009 troubleshooting · general troubleshooting replaced troubleshooting theory link with new reference take apart · connector types on logic board modified camera cable shim cautions if the camera cable shim is not replaced during reassembly the camera cable could work loose resulting in a short or no video a replacement shim is now included with replacement logic boards · tools removed flat-blade screwdriver added tri-lobe screwdriver part number · battery added tri-lobe screwdriver part number · hard drive added step to remove two additional screws before removing hard drive · optical drive display assembly and logic board added link to connector types updated 19 june 2009 take apart · tools corrected part number for thermal grease updated 10 june 2009 troubleshooting · built-in trackpad does not work modified deep dive table for trackpad replacement · built-in trackpad does not track properly modified deep dive table for trackpad replacement take apart · battery removal added trackpad to first note · trackpad added new section following battery for trackpad replacement instructions introduced 08 june 2009 2010-12-16 macbook pro 13-inch basics manual updates 12

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feedback we want your feedback to help improve this and future technician guides please email any comments to smfeedback6@apple.com 2010-12-16 macbook pro 13-inch feedback 13

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apple technician guide basics macbook pro 13-inch © 2010 apple inc all rights reserved.

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overview the macbook pro 13-inch features a higher-capacity longer-lasting embedded battery a highspeed firewire 800 port and an sd card slot for removable flash media the higher capacity battery must be serviced only by an apple authorized service provider the customer must not attempt to remove or service this battery and doing so may void their warranty refer to the following site for available configurations of the macbook pro 13-inch mid 2009 and macbook pro 13-inch mid 2010 http support.apple.com/specs 2010-12-16 macbook pro 13-inch basics overview 15

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