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MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Early 2011
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MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Late 2011
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MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2009
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MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2010
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MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2012
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MacBook Pro 15" Unibody 2.53 GHz Mid 2009
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MacBook Pro 15" Unibody 2.53 GHz Mid 2009
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MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011
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MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Late 2008 and Early 2009
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MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Late 2008 and Early 2009
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MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Late 2011
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MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Mid 2009
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MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Mid 2009
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MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Mid 2010
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MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Mid 2012
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MacBook Pro 17" Unibody
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MacBook Pro 17" Unibody
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MacBook Unibody Model A1278
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MacBook Unibody Model A1342
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MacBook Unibody Model A1342
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Stories
My Problem
An extra hard drive sounded more practical than a DVD Drive
My Fix
I now have an extra 500GB for backups
My Advice
Follow the guides step by step. Pretty clear instructions
My Problem
I need a second hard drive more than a DVD drive in hand for purposes of more storage and backup.
My Fix
The repair was intricate and I was nervous at first of the wires that needs to be pulled, but at the end it was successful. I now run the original 750GB drive that came with the machine, along with a 500GB SSD as the primary hard drive.
My Advice
Make sure to know the direction of where the wires should be pulled, that's a huge payoff when you figure that one out. In step 14 when you're putting the laptop back together, the three 2.7 mm Phillips screws are meant to be a tight fit, so tuck them in the drive casing first before putting back into laptop.
My Problem
My neighbors old unibody macbook was getting really slow, and the 160gb hard drive it came with was so full they kept having to move things off to an external drive just to keep the computer working.
My Fix
It went great, the guide was great. I found the comments about not removing the subwoofer cable very helpful, and did as was suggested and skipped that step. There is plenty of room to remove the optical drive without removing the subwoofer cable.
The only place I ran into an issue was when I was installing the hard drive enclosure. I used the original 160gb hard drive and it was just a little thicker then I felt the optical bay could handle, I had to apply some light pressure to get the screws to seat correctly.
I installed a new SSD in the factory hard drive space, vastly improving the performance of the computer. Since I reused the original hard drive in the optical bay, I didn't run into any issues with the speed of the drive as some have reported.
My Advice
I found it hard to find a drive that was clearly just SATA II (3gbps), so ended up reusing the original hard drive that came with the laptop. I had hoped to put something bigger in, but I wasn't comfortable with the level of information I could find on larger drives and their compatibility with the slower optical bay connections. Since I was doing this for a friend, I wanted it to be bullet proof.
My Problem
So I was having an issue with a bad sector in my 500gb Hard Drive that came standard in my Late 2011 MacBook Pro. I wanted to also to increase my internal storage as I travel a lot and tired of caring around an External hard drive. I researched several Hard Drive replacements and by far the 1 TB SSD Hard Drive that iFixit offered was superior to the rest. I also like the idea of replacing my Optic Drive with the Old hard drive as I hardly ever use my optic drive anymore.
My Fix
The install went perfect. It took me pretty much 1 hour to take out the old hard drive and Optic drive, and install the new Hard drive and Old Hard drive into the optic drive adapter. Very Simple to do with the instructions provided... now it took another 5 hours to re-install the software but the hardware was a snap.
My Advice
1. Backup using TimeMachine JUST before you shut your computer Off to Upgrade
2. Must have an 8gb or greater USB Drive to load OS onto so you can install on your new Hard Drive.
3. PRINT out the instructions for installing the Hardware and steps for re-installing the software.
My Problem
Just wanted more disk space while having ssd as the main drive
My Fix
It was good. The actual guide differed with my laptop. But after checking other guides I was able to find what I was looking for.
My Advice
Not much, everything went pretty well
My Problem
Needed a new battery and it's been a while i knew you could get rid of your optical drive and replace it with a Hard Drive. So i decided to pump my macbook pro up.
My Fix
The hardware installation went smoothly...the one thing the guide doesn't tell you is how to format the new Hard drive.
My Advice
What i bought:
-Unibody Laptop Dual Drive / Upgrade Kit
-1 TB SSD Hybrid 2.5" Hard Drive / Drive Only
Tips for creating Fusion Drive:
-Create a OS X bootable usb
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/pro-...
-Create Fusion Drive
My Problem
I wanted extra storage space
My Fix
fast and easy
My Advice
Follow the directions and don't pull hard on anything. if its not coming apart easy, you are doing it wrong.
My Problem
I wanted extra storage space
My Fix
fast and easy
My Advice
Follow the directions and don't pull hard on anything. if its not coming apart easy, you are doing it wrong.
My Problem
I was putting an SSD in my laptop, and used this part to transfer over all my files, and then put a second hard drive in the computer.
My Fix
It went very well.
My Advice
Don't ditch the disk dive, and keep track of screws.
My Problem
Started running out of space. Plus, I wanted a performance boost delivered by an SSD. Got myself a 1TB Samsung 850 Pro. Moved my 750GB 5200RPM HDD to the drive bay.
My Fix
Swapping components is very easy. The only "difficulty" was putting the enclosure with its HDD back in place, as the space for the two screws next to the unibody edge is very tight. It almost felt like the hard drive was too thick for the enclosure, but upon closer inspection, it was a %#*@ perfect fit. If you have an HDD thicker than what the 750GB one measures, you may not be able to make it fit!
My Advice
I would suggest using magnetic tools so you don't drop the screws and if you do, they will be easy to retrieve. It's not terrible if you don't have them, however (:
Also, when putting the screws in, it seems like they don't "fit" next to the enclosure, and that the top of the screw is scratching the enclosure while turning. This may be the case, but try and insert the screws into the enclosure's mounting brackets before putting the enclosure into the laptop; that way you will have gotten the screw past the tightest space. Anyhow, hope this is halfway clear and helps!
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