Introduction
This guide will show you how to either replace an old hard drive that is, or is about to be, faulty, or upgrade your hard drive for more storage capacity.
Remember to copy all of your data from the old hard drive to the new hard drive if necessary.
What you need
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Remove the following 10 screws securing the lower case to the MacBook Pro 13" Unibody:
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Seven 3 mm Phillips screws.
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Three 13.5 mm Phillips screws.
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Slightly lift the lower case and push it toward the rear of the computer to free the mounting tabs.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the battery connector up out of its socket on the logic board.
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Lift the hard drive by its pull tab and pull it out of the chassis, minding the cable attaching it to the computer.
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Remove the two T6 Torx screws from each side of the hard drive (four screws total).
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