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macOS - Notebook Hardware
Hard drive is on its way out. About to swap it.
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<blockquote data-quote="csegeek" data-source="post: 910260" data-attributes="member: 105154"><p>good luck with the Hard drive swap. I am not squeamish about cracking open computers but the iBooks are not easy to do.. But don't let that stop you. My suggestion is to lay out a couple of blank sheets of paper with a drawn location of all of the screws. label each one with their location and put them on the paper upside down... This map will make it easier to put it back together. get a cheap set up smal screw drivers and some small torx for the 3 screws on the bottom. my experiance is a cut up credit card to open the case (they are not good any how so you may as well cut them up. at least for me they are). the only really tricky part for me is the cd dvd rom screws .. just follow the directions others have suggested or ifixit.com</p><p></p><p>Good luck and take a deep breath and dig in .. if its your first time!! take your time it may take 3 hours or more.. depending on your patients.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="csegeek, post: 910260, member: 105154"] good luck with the Hard drive swap. I am not squeamish about cracking open computers but the iBooks are not easy to do.. But don't let that stop you. My suggestion is to lay out a couple of blank sheets of paper with a drawn location of all of the screws. label each one with their location and put them on the paper upside down... This map will make it easier to put it back together. get a cheap set up smal screw drivers and some small torx for the 3 screws on the bottom. my experiance is a cut up credit card to open the case (they are not good any how so you may as well cut them up. at least for me they are). the only really tricky part for me is the cd dvd rom screws .. just follow the directions others have suggested or ifixit.com Good luck and take a deep breath and dig in .. if its your first time!! take your time it may take 3 hours or more.. depending on your patients. [/QUOTE]
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