Introduzione
We disassembled this computer on October 15, 2008.
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It looks like a MacBook Air from the top, but it's about 25% thicker than the thickest part of the Air, and almost 6 times thicker than the thinnest part.
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To be fair, though, it's about 12 percent thinner than its predecessor (0.95 in vs. 1.08 in) and 10 percent lighter (4.5 pounds vs. 5 pounds).
 
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In the box:
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85-page user's manual
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Restore DVDs
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60-watt AC adapter
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AC adapter extension cable
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Cleaning cloth
 
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There's a new Mini DisplayPort (fourth from the right), and a complete lack of a FireWire port.
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It may be hard to tell from the image, but there are now 8 lights on the battery indicator, and it's conveniently located where you can actually see it.
 
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Opening the battery latch.
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For those hurt by the financial crisis, a coin is no longer required.
 
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The hard drive is on the left, and the battery is on the right.
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The new MacBook uses the same hard drives as previous MacBook models.
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Shameless plug: If you're not ready for a new machine, you can upgrade the hard drive in any Apple laptop. We have free guides for most models that make hard drive replacements easy.
 
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The battery is 45 watt-hours compared to 55 on the previous generation. It's also almost 20 percent lighter (302 g vs. 402 g).
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Still, Apple claims that you'll get 5 hours of wireless productivity (with the display brightness set to 50 percent).
 
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Disconnecting the hard drive.
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To replace the hard drive, you'll need a T6 Torx screwdriver to transfer the hard drive mounting screws to the new drive.
 
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The bottom panel is attached by 8 screws:
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One 3 mm Phillips in the top left corner.
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Four 3.5 mm Phillips along the bottom.
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Three 13.8 mm Phillips along the top.
 
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Removing the bottom panel provides access to the RAM, optical drive, display hinge, fan, and logic board.
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It looks like the only really hard part to replace will be the upper case and keyboard.
 
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The optical drive is held in by the following 4 screws:
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Three 2.5 mm Phillips.
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One 3.7 mm Phillips.
 
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The optical drive, now SATA.
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The optical drive shows a manufacture date of October 2008. That drive sure got from the factory to us fast!
 
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Removing the logic board.
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This may be the most beautiful laptop we've disassembled. Apple has a right to be proud of their engineers and manufacturing team.
 
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The top of the logic board. (Click on the image for a larger version.)
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Part numbers found thus far:
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Penryn Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile Processor P8600 5827B394 SLB4N AV80577P8600 2.40/3M/1066
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Cypress USB Controller CY7C638 33LFXC 0825 KOR 633013
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K0328 8F1 50C8 & K0305 8F5 5022
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F2117LP 20H V AF03370 0824JPN
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REALTEK RTL8251CA 86085S2 G831 TAIWAN
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Compare this to the previous MacBook logic board.
 
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The bottom of the logic board.
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Part numbers found thus far:
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Cypress PSoC Mixed-Signal Array CY8C24794-24L FXI 0831 A 04 KOR CYP 637569
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Realtek HD Audio Codec ALC885 87J24A1 G83283
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TDK 6T213HF 0838 d
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ISL95O4 BHRZ H0832BB49
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APP001 928 3T 0829A
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SN 802043 TI 87K JR7C G4
 
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Removing the right speaker and subwoofer.
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The new MacBook received a welcome speaker upgrade. In the second image, the old plastic MacBook's speakers are on the left, and the new MacBook's speakers are on the right.
 
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The elegant new glass and Aluminum display assembly.
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Amazingly, the new display assembly weighs slightly less than the previous MacBook's plastic display assembly.
 
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7 commenti
While disassembling my MacBook 2008-11 model as seen in these pictures, I was careful to lay out and label each part to reassemble after attempting to repair from water damage. When I lifted the hard drive a small black rectangular bracket about 1/2 wide with a small square on the back and an extruding piece against the black hollow square tha appears would go over a screw hole; dropped to the floor. It has part number ZYI-4 as best I can make out. Does anyone know where this goes? I cannot figure it out. Thanks!!!!
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Hi Label beetween keyboard a lil bit part i dont see in my macbook. This part is ? Because my macbook dont turn on.