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Edit by johnsawyercjs

Edit approved by Kyle Smith

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-[* black] Remove the following 3 screws:
+[* black] For original Macbook Core Duo and Core 2 Duo models, remove these 3 screws:
[* red] Two 3 mm Phillips near the right speaker.
[* orange] One 6 mm Phillips threaded through a hole in a plastic finger above the subwoofer.
-[* icon_reminder] Be careful not to over-tighten the screw above the subwoofer or the plastic could crack.
-[* icon_note] Santa Rosa and Penryn MacBooks do not have a c-channel. If you are disassembling either of these models, remove only the single 3 mm Phillips screw from the right speaker and skip step 26.
+ [* icon_reminder] When reinstalling the screw above the subwoofer, be careful not to over-tighten it or the subwoofer's plastic could crack.
+[* red] For Santa Rosa/Penryn and 2009 models, which don't have a c-channel, remove only the single 3 mm Phillips screw from the right speaker, and skip step 26.