Problem fitting Unibody Laptop DualDrive Enclosure 2012 13" MacBookPro
I have run into a problem when fitting the iFixit Unibody Laptop Dual Drive Enclosure into my Mid 2012 13" Mackbook Pro.
The left two mounting tabs that the screws go through, are a lot wider than those found on the factory DVD drive. The problem here is that this is making the gap between the two mounting tabs narrower than that of the DVD drive.
When trying to install the Drive Enclosure, instead of these tabs sitting directly onto the screw holes on the chassis, they are both resting on top of the speaker that sits between the screw holes (which is higher than them), leaving a 1mm-1.5mm gap between the tabs and screw holes.
This also makes the whole Drive Enclosure sit a lot higher than the DVD drive, to the point where the Drive Enclosure is sitting above the mounting point for the rear chassis/cover panel.
Has anyone else used this particular Drive Enclosure in a 2012 13" Macbook Pro and had this same problem. I realise I may need to modify the Enclosure, but given I have purchased this product because it has been made specifically for this laptop, that seems ridiculous.
iFixit needs to address this issue if they are going to market this product for this laptop model.
The part number is IF107-080-1
You can see below on the DVD drive that the screw holes are on the very inside edge of the tabs, and there are cutouts specifically for the speaker to sit in, so there is no obstruction.
Below you can see the tabs on the Dual Drive Enclosure, has wider tabs that are closer together than the original DVD drive, which makes this sit on top of the speaker that is supposed to sit between them. If these tabs were only enough to mount just the screw, this shouldn't be a problem, unless then the bottom of the enclosure bottoms out on the speaker because there is no cut out for it.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Is this a good question?