It's time to speak out for your right to repair
We have a chance to guarantee our right to repair electronic
equipment—like smartphones, computers, and even farm equipment. This is a once-in-a-generation
chance to protect local repair jobs—the corner mom-and-pop repair shops that
keep getting squeezed out by manufacturers.
Join the cause and tell your state representative to support Right to Repair. Tell them you believe repair should be fair, affordable, and accessible. Stand up for your right to repair!
Great guide, thanks! I installed a new Seagate 750 Gb drive in about an hour, so finally I can copy my iTunes and iPhoto libraries back to my internal HD :)
There was only one unexpected thing: maybe because my mbp is 3.5 years old now and I've been using it a lot (and thus has spent quite a few hours being quite warm), the tape that secures the IR sensor and the sleep light cable to the top of the drive was almost fused with the plastic sticker that covered the old Fujitsu drive. Eventually I found that sliding a thin, sharp guitar pick under it and thus carefully separating it worked - almost as if cutting it loose.
See https://img.skitch.com/20111023-p4wdpnw5...