Removing the Optical Drive

Warning: When servicing the optical drive, handle it by the edges only. Pressing elsewhere on the drive could damage its internal mechanism.

1.Note the sensor cable routing under the optical flex cable board. Remove the two T8 screws.

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2.Carefully peel back the strip of EMI mesh tape that anchors the bezel end of the drive to the rear cover.

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Apple 24-inch mid 2007 manual Removing the Optical Drive