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13" MacBook Fan Replacement - Page 4 of 6
Remove the two Phillips screws on the side of the optical drive. The screws are 5.2 mm.
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Gently pry the keyboard upward starting at the rear, near the screen, working your way to the front toward the track pad. The keyboard may stick over the top of the optical drive. If this happens, pry the other three sides free and then pull directly up on the keyboard over the optical drive.

Please be careful as the ribbon cable from the keyboard to the logic board is very short.
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Hold the keyboard up and pull the black tab on the ribbon connector up off the logic board.
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