Introduction
Upgrade your hard drive for more storage space!
Tools
Parts
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Remove the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case:
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Seven 3 mm Phillips screws.
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Three 13.5 mm Phillips screws.
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Using both hands, lift the lower case near the vent to pop it off two clips securing it to the upper case.
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Remove the lower case and set it aside.
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Three Pentalobe screws secure the battery to the upper case. They can be removed with this special driver.
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Use the tip of a spudger to bend back the finger of the "Warning: Do not remove the battery" sticker while you remove the five-point Pentalobe screw hidden underneath.
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Lift the battery by its plastic pull tab and slide it away from the long edge of the upper case.
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Tilt the battery back enough to access the battery cable connector.
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Pull the battery cable connector away from its socket on the logic board and remove the battery from the upper case.
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Remove two Phillips screws securing the hard drive bracket to the upper case.
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Lift the the retaining bracket out of the upper case.
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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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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
6 comments
The guide states you must remove the battery in order to replace the hard drive. This is incorrect- it is merely a safety precaution. If you do not have the specific pentalobe screwdriver, DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS. I just replaced a hard-drive in one of these macs, that someone had already stripped the screw head. The screws are tapered too, so no getting it out once stripped.
The battery does not interfere with this repair, so simply remove the two screws on the hard-drive bracket (step 8), replace the drive then put the mac back together.
Does replacing hard drive remove Moutan Lion OSX I did download update and don't have disk. Also how to transfer files to new larger GB hard drive
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If you have problems when installing Mavericks after the battery has been removed maybe your Mac has the wrong date and time.
In Mavericks installscreen, start the terminal, type "date" and enter...if the wrong date is displayed type:
date {month}{day}{hour}{minute}{year}
Every bracket should be replaced with a two-digit number. For example, March 18th 2013 12:50 would become the following command:
date 0318125013 + enter
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