How to Remove the Keyboard in a MacBook
Apple’s MacBook is a solid performing laptop, but its keyboard’s construction allows dust and dirt to get inside, which could be detrimental to the MacBook over time. Remove the keyboard on a MacBook for cleaning by taking off the top plate it's attached to. The keyboard can be removed without voiding the Apple warranty.
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Instructions
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Put the soft cloth down on a table. Close the lid of the MacBook and place it face down on the soft cloth. Turn the lock on the bottom panel to release the battery. Slide the battery out of the bottom and put it aside.
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Use the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver to remove the three screws running across the long part of the "L" shaped bracket inside of the battery compartment. Lift the "L" shaped bracket up and out of the battery compartment.
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Use the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver to remove the two screws, one on each side, at the end where the battery cable is located inside the battery compartment.
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Lift up on the three metal levers in the battery compartment and remove the screws beneath each using the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver. Use the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver to remove the 2nd, 4th, 7th and 9th screws in the front of the battery compartment, counting from the left side.
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Use the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver to remove the three screws from the bottom of the case; two at the back edge and one in the middle. Use the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver to remove the two screws on the outside of the case next to the battery compartment.
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Use the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver to remove the two screws on the side of the case next to the optical drive. Remove the four screws from the back of the MacBook where the hinge is with the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver.
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Turn the MacBook right side up and put it down on the soft cloth. Open the lid. Grab the back corners of the top plate of the MacBook from both sides. Wiggle the top plate loose.
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Grab the top plate from both edges at the front. Slowly lift it up until you see the track pad cable's connector on the case. Pull the connector off the case. Remove the top plate and the keyboard from the case of the MacBook.
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Tips & Warnings
Label the screws you remove so that you can replace them properly.
Static electricity can damage the internal components of the MacBook when it is opened--wear an anti-static strap when working on the laptop.
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