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How do i remove a inturrupt switch on my mac plus

Posted by: Blake on 2018-10-11 13:10:42 Nobody seems to have a video on youtube on how to remove one or any instructions so i came here for a last resort. Ive heard you can use a flat head but i dont want to damage it by doing it wrong

Posted by: Dog Cow on 2018-10-12 14:55:50 You can pry it out carefully with your fingers. In my photo below, see that at the side of the switch there is a little gap between the switch itself and the Mac's case? You can pry there, pulling out away from the case, as if the switch is a door on a hinge, and the hinge is at the left side of the switch. Don't pull from the top or from the bottom, as you'll probably break the plastic arms that go inside the Mac's case and contact the reset and interrupt buttons on the motherboard. Only pull from the left or right sides, as if opening a door.

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