MacBook Pro 15" Core 2 Duo Model A1211 Hard Drive Replacement

Use your fingers to push both battery release tabs away from the battery, and lift the battery out of the computer.

Remove the three identical Phillips screws from the memory door.

Lift the memory door up enough to get a grip on it, and slide it toward you, pulling it away from the casing.

Remove the two 2.8 mm Phillips screws in the battery compartment near the latch.

Remove the following 6 screws:

Two 10 mm T6 Torx screws on either side of the RAM slot.

Four 14.5 mm Phillips screws along the hinge.

Remove the four 3.2 mm Phillips screws on the port side of the computer.

Rotate the computer 90 degrees and remove the two 3.2 mm Phillips screws from the rear of the computer.

Rotate the computer 90 degrees again and remove the four 3.2 mm Phillips screws from the side of the computer.

Lift up at the rear of the case and work your fingers along the sides, freeing the case as you go. Once you have freed the sides, you may need to rock the case up and down to free the front of the upper case (there are some hidden plastic clips that need to be clicked off).

Disconnect the trackpad and keyboard ribbon cable from the logic board, removing tape as necessary.

Remove the upper case.

Disconnect the orange hard drive ribbon cable from the logic board.

Use a spudger to carefully loosen the adhesive securing the sleep light and IR sensor connectors to the top of the hard drive.

Remove the two T6 screws that are holding down the hard drive retaining bracket (on the right side of the drive).

Lift the hard drive retaining bracket up and out of the computer.

Lift up the hard drive with one hand and use your other hand to disconnect the hard drive cable.

Remove the two silver T6 Torx screws and black rubber bumpers from the right side of the hard drive.

Remove the two black T6 Torx screws and black rubber bumpers from the left side of the hard drive.