laos MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Late 2011 Disassembly

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laos MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Late 2011 Disassembly

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

20 minutes

Introduction

Hi!
This is a guide for disassembly your "old" mac in order to boot it from an external harddisk, in my case macOS High Sierra 10.13.16.
Enjoy & have fun!

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    • 13.5 mm (14.1 mm) Phillips and 3 mm Phillips screw drivers.

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    • Remove these 10 screws 10 and try to be polite.

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    • Remove the lower case and set it aside

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    • Disconnect the battery connector.

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    • Remove the 2 Phillips screws securing the hard drive bracket.

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    • After lifting the retaining bracket out of the upper case take your HD out.

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    • Boot your "new" mac from the external HD by keeping the Option key down.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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