My Problem

Old hard drives, some with data, incompatible with current PC.

My Fix

As hoped. No real story here. I ordered an adapter from you. It was shipped by Post, and it got here in good time. That is always good news, albeit surprising news. Maybe our post offices have their acts together. Also the quality of the component is higher than I expected, for the price.

My Advice

This is a bit of an "outside the (computer) box" solution. Order in confidence from iFixit and rely on the Postal Service.

My Problem

A friend complained he had lost all his photos of a recent trip to Europe when his P4 motherboard died.

My Fix

No replacement was available so we tried the Uniiversal Drive Adapter. Brought all his valuable pictures onto a memory stick and now I have a friend for life.

My Advice

The UDA is a necessary tool in any techies toolbox.

My Problem

I have eight (8) 40 GB IDE hard drives collecting dust in my home office that I had no idea what I would use them for until I received an e-mail from you all about the Universal Drive Adapter. Now I can plug these drives into my computer and copy files over to these drives for safe keeping. Thanks, because I was about to depose of these drives. These are new drives that I have own for more than ten (10) years.

Thanks again,

Larry Clark, Atlanta GA.

My Fix

No repair was needed, but the Universal Drive Adapter worked like magic.

My Advice

None

My Problem

To replace the mini would have been 800+ dollars and there was nothing else wrong with it.

My Fix

Exactly as documented in the guide!

My Advice

If your drive fails - order All the tools needed and follow the directions - save yourself several hundred dollars in the process!

My Problem

Old HD crashed... iMac was still in good shape (screen & power supply replaced a few years ago under Apple care extended warranty)... Repair costs by a shop was cost prohibitive... Nothing to lose by doing repair myself...

My Fix

Very well... Online instructions were spot on; pics were very helpful... Old HD came out; new HD went in... Powered up the iMac, reinstalled OS, upgraded to Snow Leopard... Works great!!!

My Advice

Got my torx bits from Lowes ($15)... A pocket knife is handy for removing the thermal sensor off the HD... Whole process took less than 30 minutes with an iPad to follow instructions on.

My Problem

I have had my iMac for almost 4 years and the internal WD hard drive went kaputt. The system was hanging often, sometimes for as long as an hour. I knew something was amiss. I had to run Apple Hardware Test on an extended test in order to come up with the hard drive failure error. I have an external clone backup which is updated daily, so, I was able to boot from that drive and use my computer as normal while I waited for the replacement drive and tools to arrive in the mail.

My Fix

Went swimmingly! I cleared off the coffee table in my living room and used the iFixIt app on my iPhone to guide me through the process, step-by-step. The entire process took maybe 1.5 hours, since I was being extra-careful. I used the dust blower to remove a lot of built-up dust bunnies inside the computer, and to blow any errant particles off the exposed screen.

My Advice

Stay grounded. No shuffling about on carpet in your socks while you perform iMac surgery. It was a pleasantly warm day where I live, so I ran around barefoot, and without a shirt on. I felt more like an auto mechanic than a computer geek. Oh, and if you still have the box your iMac originally came in, sticking the screen glass into the styrofoam molds in there is handy, as is putting the detached screen into the padded computer sleeve. Keep a lint-free cloth around, just in case you put a finger print on the screen. Try really hard not to, though.

My Problem

Last week I helped a friend move his boat up the IntraCoastal Waterway (ICW) and my MacBook Pro got splashed with salt water. It was in "standby" so partly powered up, and a look at the USB ports showed some electrolysis took place. Once in a dry place I opened it to see that part of the motherboard looked like a scene in Sim City after Godzilla flamed it. Other corrosion indicated that it's time for a new MacBook.

My Fix

I ordered the Universal Drive Adapter on Thursday and when I got home on Monday it was there waiting for me. Although I had a pretty recent backup, the great news is that the SATA drive is fine and I retrieved trip photos and files via the UDA's USB interface.

My Advice

I already had the #00 Philips screwdriver required to remove the bottom cover, and as suggested, I used a 1.5mm flathead screwdriver to remove the battery. I don't expect to reuse the disk drive soon but the UDA from iFixit retrieved my data.

My Problem

Old IDE drive reused

My Fix

Worked out of the box.

My Advice

Great for all drives.

My Problem

Replaced a 2TB HDD that came with my iMac with a 120 gb 3g SATA SSD from OWC (Mercury Pro)

My Fix

Repair went well, first time that i have ever opened up my iMac

My Advice

make sure you have all the equipment handy before you start!