New Hard Drive to resuscitate my 5-year old MacBookPro

My Problem

First, my Hard Drive was too puny to contain my music and photo collection. Second, I can hear a spinning noise. Third, the runtime of my battery was short.

My Fix

A bit stressed at the beginning because it was the first time we replaced a Hard Drive on this type of computer. However, we followed the instructions of the ifixit guide one by one and everything went well. Concerning the battery, the one I received was not better than the one that I had: a short runtime. I am waiting for the replacement.

My Advice

We didn't have a T6 Torx Screwdriver. Instead of, we used a T7 Torx Screwdriver and it worked out without any problem.