MacBook Pro 17" Unibody Hard Drive Cable Replacement

Remove the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case:

Three 13.5 mm Phillips screws.

Seven 3 mm Phillips screws.

Wedge your fingers between the lower case and the vent, and lift upward to release the two clips holding the lower case to the upper case.

Remove the lower case.

If present, grab the plastic tab attached to the battery connector and pull it toward the front edge of the device. For Late-2011 models the battery connector will not have a tab and is simply a plug that inserts straight down into the motherboard--to remove pry the plug straight up.

Remove the two Phillips screws securing the hard drive bracket to the upper case.

Remove the hard drive bracket from the upper case.

Use the hard drive's pull tab to lift it out of the upper case.

Pull the hard drive connector away from the body of the hard drive.

Remove the hard drive from your MacBook Pro.

Remove the following four screws securing the hard drive cable assembly to the upper case:

Two 1.6 mm Phillips screws securing the shield that covers the hard drive cable connector.

Two 2.2 mm Phillips screws securing the hard drive cable connector to the upper case.

Remove the shield from the logic board.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the hard drive connector up and out of its socket on the logic board.

Lift the hard drive cable out of the upper case.