This video is 9 years old, still watchable and the content is perfect. It helped me to disassemble my wife's old laptop in order to salvage the display.... This is what I call "8-Bit guy-quality"!

Thankyou.... well narrated and nicely framed... anyone who can't follow that shouldn't be anywhere near the inside of a laptop.... top job

The only video to reveal the hidden screw under the cables. Thank you!

This was all I needed to move all the working parts of a non-booting macbook into a refurbished logic board and bottom shell. Awesome tutorial!

Hi, Thank you very much for the video! I bought a factory mid 2009 MacBook for 90 USD and used your video to upgrade it to 4 RAM and to a hybrid HDD which I had lying around, and reapplied thermal paste. It now runs like a MacBook 2015 :P

Saved an old MacBook from the trash thanks to you. Replaced the hard drive, upgraded the ram and installed Linux Mint on it. These things had Duo Core 2, 64 bit processors in there. Still a very serviceable computer.

Fantastically helpful and well edited!!! Thank you. I was able to help my neighbor by changing her MagSafe board connector

Wow ! ! ! Very clear, organize and detailed. Better to model disposing of electrical waste in e-waste than trash

if we follow it in reverse, then we will take the inverter OUT of the trash, then put it back on.

You should create a playlist for your macbook repair vids, I really like them.

Finally fixing an issue with the monitor hinge. Laptop fell and the top would not close straight. Finally saw how to take the laptop apart and readjust the screws. All better now. Thanks!

Backlight... in December 2012, I had the backlight go completely on my mid-2009 MacBook. The screen was just black. Now I know what they had to do to fix it. ;)

@Dell0304 - Those are probably just pressure damage spots. They are more visible on a solid color background. When you get some picture or pattern on the screen our eyes can't differentiate the darker spots. There's nothing you can really do besides replace the LCD panel. If it doesn't bother you too much, just leave it alone. It won't get any worse unless the screen gets a lot of pressure applied somewhere. (even from the back side)

Fuckin' hell, laptops are a goddamn nightmare to work with compared to desktops. Having to mess around with all those core components, doing a near full disassembly just to be able to detach a screen! *shudder*

Probably the best video I've watched on KZfaq. You're a pro man. Thanks!!

impressive video. great angles, clear video quality and proper pronunciation! I just HAD to comment on something... you know you're a pro when you separate the screen bezel with a small flat-head! that screwdriver was millimeters from the screen and you pried the bottom off. Kudos for a great video and a skilled technician!

Thanks for the informative video! Changing a super drive in an old mac for the garage and this was very helpful!

@calebdoogles - Already have. I took the footage a month ago. Just haven't finished editing it together yet.

Using your guide in 2022! I got 3 of these machines in a auction for next to nothing and I'm refurbishing them. They work great on Linux Mint (and even macOS Mojave after a little hackery magic).

Thanks, this helped me disassemble and clean my old MacBook to get it working again.

The slow motion toss into the garbage is priceless!!!

@macprorocks - no. I use virtualbox.

I haven't watched the vid yet, but I need to replace the hinges, cover, wifi and camera on this MacBook Air late 2008 early 2009. The hinge problem is no longer covered w/Mac or Apple or whatever they call them selves. I bought the parts on ebay and thought I would try it myself before I pay someone, just in case I CAN do it and learn something too. Anyway, I will let you know when my friend gets here and we will watch your vid on his lap top while I work on this MacBook Air & thanks for letting us know right off the bat about the screws. My daughter gave me this MacBook Air and she had changed the hinges herself and had several screws left over and she never put them back in and said it was harder than she thought it was going to be and suggested I take it to someone who knows what they are doing, but I don't have the money for that. Sooo……If I can do it or not I will let you know! BUT THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PUTS THESE REPAIR VIDS ON YOU TUBE! WE DID FIX OUR CLOTHES DRYER FOR $8 BY WATCHING ONE!

Comment #1. Opening comment: Reminded me of my Dad, "Know what and where those screws and attachments go, as well as familiarizing its orientation! Can't go wrong. Spot on!! You have my attention. More to follow.

Your videos are outstanding. Good production values and clear instruction with useful practical details. Thanks!

I poured a glass of water into my MacBook I always keep on the floor next to my lazyboy. (I thought it looked thirsty). After pulling power and shop vacuuming I let it set and then used a hairdryer. The next day I powered it and got a color light show.. followed by normal operation! Thought I dodged a bullet. I was wrong. 3 days later I got the chime followed by the "gray screen of death". I've since replaced it with a white late 2008 in mint condition I found for $45. Before I toss it in the trash.. I thought I would pull it open and see whats in there.. Your vid is just what I needed! nice job! good quality video! Guess there will be lots of good parts if nothing else - and this screen and light board is perfect. May need a new MOBO.. we shall see.. :-) - thanks for posting.

You should have mentioned that we should clean out any dust in the computer with compressed air. Great video!

With just step-by-step photos (not a video), I replaced my keyboard / top cover without any trouble (twice actually). Patience and following directions are really all that’s required. So, take heart!

golly I can't imagine a more complicated process for removing a lite bulb, unless it is installing one. this video is easy to follow and makes it quite clear that apple designers should pay more attention to simplicity. It might even improve their bottom line.

Just recently got a macbook and going to upgrade the memory. Thanks for the info!

@macprorocks - No. I buy most of my spare parts from eBay or from other broken Macs I can salvage.

That moment of dread when you get to the end of the reassembly and have 3 spare screws haha. Old video but very clear great job

I was working with one of these in work and I found them to be really cool when playing around with them. I am going to buy myself one.

Nice shooting and editing. Thank you. I wonder, though... is it worth pointing out that boards, chips, etc, change quite rapidly. What is right for a certain model today may be totally wrong for a revision that's only six months old. Happy days.

Thank you very much for this video. I managed with it to replace my fan and with the help of another video, replace the thermal paste. My 10 years old Macbook is working again .

@remurdereht - Most likely. It is a very common problem on this model.

Very well done. Those 4 screws on the front of the battery compartment - hard to see where you are pointing. But they are #'s 2,4,7,9 looking at them as in the video.

Great tutorial. I was able to place an old Macbook screen that had been sitting in my garage for years on my MacBook (that I had not used for years) and WOW it works again. Thanks to your video It was pretty easy. Now, what do I do with a 15-year-old computer?

Ah yes, only the best engineering from apple. Blowing hot air from the CPU right on to your backlight circuitry. Only from apple

One of the best videos for disassembling macbook. Thanks

Done! Once again ... for swapping the optical drive ... I got a working Superdrive now.

Clearly this thing is not designed to be taken apart.

Excellent video. Tutorial presented with clear and easy to follow instructions !

10 years old and still helped me👍

thanks for this I was trying to get the hardrive out and was starting to get stuck on how to get to it. Also you put this video up on my Birthday!

I think the standard MacBook and original MacBook Pro were the best macs ever. Back then apple valued their customers. White, Black, Unibody-White, beautiful aluminum, original unibodies, they were beautiful. Now these retinas disgust me. My main computer is my MacBook that's been upgraded so awesome video.

Has anyone noticed this is a UK keyboard on the MacBook "look at the enter key, it's not the usual rectangle shaped key, it's different"

Another great video from ibookguy. This definitely helps.

excellent instructional video and VERY well filmed thanks very much

6:40 me when I talk about buying stuff in a store

Thank you! Extremely helpful guide, and well narrated!

A+ video. Clear and concise. Like and a sub. Thank you for what you do so well.

And I thought my aspire 4740 was annoying to disassemble xD

Good video.. thanks. I use a smudger as find a screwdriver is more apt to scratch if you hand slips. The plastic smudgers are cheap and often dollar stores have them in a kit or ebay. I use a magnetized screwdriver as it's so easy to lose the weeny teeny screws. With a magnetic screwdriver it is less easy to drop them as they are near impossible to find once dropped. I use a pill reminder box that is always in dollar stores for compartmenting the loose screws.

It is the best video I have seen that shows how to open a macbook and replace its parts. Congratulation. I have a question, I have a macbook early 2008; do you think I can apply your suggestions also on my mac? Thank Vincenzo

Thank you! Your video help me disassembly my MacBook!

You should have a recycle bin for old electronics. In my country in every hardware store there are bins for old small electronics and you can throw it there.

This was easier to remove the hard drive from than the mac mini. I had to remove the hard drive from a mac mini last week it was a job and half.

My Biology teacher used the same model until a few months ago... he always claimed it was working perfectly! must have been some sort of magic 🤔

Great Video, for me I would like to replace/swap the bottom casing to my Macbook and was wondering if you had any video(s) expanding on that repair?

This is very helpful, thank you ❤

My fan is making a bit of an unusual noise occasionally, so I want to get in there is see if I need to clean out the fan. However, knowing how fragile these plastic Macbooks are around the rim of the keyboard plate, I am worried I'll crack or chip the edges if I take it apart. I've seen so many of these white MacBooks with chips/cracks in the palm rest/keyboard plate. Plus keeping the screws is a bit of a pain, but I guess I'll venture forward.

Thanks for an easy to listen to and easy to see video. I have a macbook screen that has typical backlight inverter symptoms. I took it apart today with your video to see if maybe the cable was pinched or if replugging would help. It didn't so I'll order an inverter. One question for when I install the inverter. My machine did not have the backlight power cable you show, looked like it might have been hard wired? I'm having a hard time figuring out model but it's Late 2007, 2.2. Thanks.

Great video, though I was hoping to see the reassembly. I need to replace my dvd drive, I think. Something in my black MacBook rattles inside as you tilt it. Not sure what it could be. But when I tried to use my dvd drive one if the last times back in 2009, I could feel something moving in that area. Like literally something on the back of the MacBook was moving. This happened before a dvd got stuck in the drive. I got the stuck dvd out.

Very good and clear video, thank you so much!

It is not necessary to disassemble everything to remove the disc, just by disassembling the battery it is removed by pulling the ballot out and the ram by turning the clips to the left

very good video. very short and concise!

Thanks.... I installed my own optical drive!

Great tutorial, very well explained! Thank you...Warm regards from Mexico!

Is it just me, or does it seem like Apple loves to make their stuff harder to work on than other companies?

hi, i have a question - in some videos i found that hdd is hold in bracket by torx screws? i am asking because i want to slightly upgrade ma wife's 13" macbook late 2007 and don't want to get stuck immediatelly...

hi The 8-Bit Guy,how can i replace my macbook A1181 palmrest keyboard trackpad flex ribbon cable.Can you make a video on that.I will be greatful for that.Your tutorial is great.

That was pretty neat. I have a question, I was upgrading the memory on my mbar A1181 model. One of the 2GB module slipped in easily into the slot but one on the left would not go in. I see something hanging into the slot, is that the problem?

Still helps me with my mb late 2008 thx

god job, very neat and precise.

you should do the same type of video but for ibooks

How times have changed. This now looks as thick as a suite case !

If ur watching this in 2020 ur a legend

That is very common. Just leave it out, it should be okay.

Excelent job adric! I am having a problem to get the screws next to the memory out. I think they are really stuck. None of my screw drivers can take them off. Do you have a tip? thank you very much for the video!

Wish I knew what was wrong with my old MacBook os 10.5.8. Relative staying with me decided to try to upgrade with latest software and not all it does is begin to come on, but ends up after so many minutes shutting down and restarting in a vicious circle and yet not ever starting.

When I start up my MacBook, I can see just a hint of dark spots in the screen when on the Apple logo. When the desktop appears though, I can't see those dark spots. My display doesn't flicker, produces good color and picture. Is there anything wrong?

I have one of these that I need to replace the bottom case on. The battery lock broke off and I tried to super glue it back on. It still works, but the plastic part is gone now. Is this a heinous repair job to do?

I have the same macbook and the backlight sometimes goes out when the laptop is moved or the screen is tilted. When this happens i can get the screen to work again by playing with the brightness up/down buttons on the keyboard, but it only works for a couple seconds. is this a backlight inverter issue as well?

Is it worth replacing the inverter backlight or should i buy a junk one on ebay and just take out the lcd assembly and swap them

Thanks a lot.

ahhh tried everything and it won.t turn on don.t knkw what else to do :( any suggestions? it has power suppply working just not turning on at all

You should do an episode when you combine two computers to make a custom one or something like that

I am poking around inside my Macbook, and noticed that the interface the Airport card is in, is a mini PCIe slot. Has anyone put an SSD in there and put two regular hard drives in (replacing the Optical drive in the process)?

Thanks, great video, very helpful.

nice video i would think rerouting the wires correctly would take some time

good job !! great tutor!!

Hi, i have a white macbook 1st gen, the same as this one, and the screen works but is very dark, the backlight obviously isn't working. Is this definitely the inverter? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Just did a quick dusting of the inside, especially the fan. Installed a fresh 10.6 OS. Current Safari and Firefox won’t work so I went with Chrome. It’s the only one that plays KZfaq.

Great Tutorial¡¡¡ You're a master

Nicely done.

8:13 Wasted.

are the ram screws (not the ones on the bracket) important, because the one on the far right is ruined :(

I installed the drive upside down by accident (rookie mistake) and now macbook won't power on. Took the keyboard cover off to see inside better. Rubber siding came off and was able to install the drive properly after, but still not powering onl. Not sure if the keboard cover shorted out or worse...the logic board shorted out. Does anyone know of any easy troubleshooting techniques that I can do to determine the root cause without having to purchase another keyboard cover? Much appreciated.

... took it apart and put it together again, hoping rearranging cables would work. wont come to life now ... :/ any help wolud be appreciated