Installing MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display Mid 2012 SSD

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Replace the SSD in your MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display Mid 2012.

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Time for a storage upgrade? Possibly your SSD has become tired in its old age? Use this guide to replace the SSD.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Lower Case  ¶ 

  • Remove the following pentalobe screws securing the lower case to the MacBook Pro with Retina display.

    • Eight 3.0 mm

    • Two 2.3 mm

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Add Note Edit Step 2  ¶ 

  • Lifting from the edge nearest the clutch cover, lift the lower case off the MacBook Pro.

  • Set the lower case aside.

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Add Note Edit Step 3 — Battery Connector  ¶ 

  • Peel back the warning label covering the battery connector.

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Add Note Edit Step 4  ¶ 

  • Using the flat end of a spudger, gently pry the battery connector straight up out of its socket on the logic board.

  • Bend the battery cables back and out of the way, ensuring that the battery connector doesn't accidentally make contact with the logic board.

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Add Note Edit Step 5 — SSD  ¶ 

  • Remove the single 3.1 mm T5 Torx screw securing the SSD to the logic board.

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Add Note Edit Step 6  ¶ 

  • Slightly lift the leftmost side of the SSD and firmly slide it straight away out of its socket on the logic board.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

For more information, check out the MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display Mid 2012 device page.

Required Tools

Spudger

$2.95 · 50+ In stock

T5 Torx Screwdriver

$6.95 · 50+ In stock

MacBook Pro and Air 5-Point Pentalobe Screwdriver

$12.95 · 50+ In stock

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