The ribbon cable is glued to the case with sticky tape.

Lift up the power button and separate the ribbon cable from the case. Remove two screws securing the power button. In MacBook Pro the power button permanently attached to the keyboard via a ribbon cable.īefore you can remove the keyboard you will have to release the power button. When it looks like one on the following picture, you are ready for the keyboard removal and replacement. It is NOT necessary to remove the battery, hard drive and display panel. You’ll have to disassemble the laptop to the point where you have easy access to the keyboard, as it shown on the following picture.Īs I mentioned earlier, you will have to remove the logic board, cooling fans, optical drive and un-route some cables. It’s the most complete set of disassembly instructions. Search for the upper case removal or replacement guide. There are lots of different disassembly guides on that site. Now you can go to the iFixit site and find the correct disassembly guide. For example, it will say MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010). When you run the serial number you will find the model year in the results. Check your serial number on the Apple site.ģ. Search for the serial number printed on the bottom cover.Ģ. You have to know the model year of your MacBook Pro in order to find the correct disassembly guide.ġ. You can use iFixit MacBook Pro disassembly guides to remove these components. You will have to remove the optical drive. You will have to remove the logic board and cooling fans. You will need a set of fine Phillips and Torx screwdrivers. It means in order to replace the keyboard you will have to remove most internal components. In a MacBook Pro the keyboard is mounted to the bottom side of the top case assembly. In my case some liquid was spilled on the keyboard and some keyboard keys stopped working.

Late 2011 macbook pro 13 case