D dcjose20 macrumors newbie Original poster Sep 15, 2008 25 1 Jan 28, 2013 #1 So I have a late 2008 unibody MacBook and I'm trying to take off the battery to upgrade hdd and ram but the battery doesn't have the white tab to pull on. How should i get the battery out safely?
So I have a late 2008 unibody MacBook and I'm trying to take off the battery to upgrade hdd and ram but the battery doesn't have the white tab to pull on. How should i get the battery out safely?
simsaladimbamba Guest Nov 28, 2010 22,670 31 located Jan 29, 2013 #2 You do not need to pull on the tab, you could use your finger nail or a plastic card to get behind the battery and thus leverage it that way. http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing+MacBook+Unibody+Model+A1278+RAM/757/1
You do not need to pull on the tab, you could use your finger nail or a plastic card to get behind the battery and thus leverage it that way. http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing+MacBook+Unibody+Model+A1278+RAM/757/1
D dcjose20 macrumors newbie Original poster Sep 15, 2008 25 1 Jan 29, 2013 #3 simsaladimbamba said: You do not need to pull on the tab, you could use your finger nail or a plastic card to get behind the battery and thus leverage it that way. http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing+MacBook+Unibody+Model+A1278+RAM/757/1 Click to expand... Success!! Thanks for the idea.
simsaladimbamba said: You do not need to pull on the tab, you could use your finger nail or a plastic card to get behind the battery and thus leverage it that way. http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing+MacBook+Unibody+Model+A1278+RAM/757/1 Click to expand... Success!! Thanks for the idea.