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Changing the hard drive on a MacBook

A demonstration of how to change the hard drive on your mac book.

If you havnt got a new hard drive yet what you need is a 2.5" SATA hard drive. Anyone will do, its worth knowing this as you will probably get charged more for one with 'MacBook' specificity in the title.

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Step 1Taking out the Battery

The hard drive as well as the RAM memory are located behind the battery on your MacBook. Flip your baby over and use a penny to turn the lock, then take your battery out.

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10 comments

Jun 13, 2009. 1:29 PMsome114 says:

Hey, do you know where one could get a harddrive for a mac for cheap? That and ram and memory? Thanks.

Dec 6, 2010. 3:30 AMsuperfast-jellyfish says:

amazon sell the 500gb scorpio blue hd for £40

Aug 16, 2009. 10:45 AMcloudbook1994 says:

try macsales.com or newegg

Apr 16, 2009. 4:51 AMtickticktock says:

sorry ment foreign lol

Apr 16, 2009. 4:48 AMtickticktock says:

Hi there, this was really interesting to see as i've always thort of apple laptops as some wot of an expensive forainge car (dont touch under the hood unless you work for alfa romeo)

Sep 13, 2008. 11:07 AMSneaky Chopsticks says:

I need some help! My bluetooth icon on the top of the screen, (forgot the name of it) disappeared. I need it back, because the bluetooth was left on. I know this is a stupid question, but can someone please help me?

Sep 17, 2008. 7:01 AMfiftydotsix (author) says:

open up system prefrences and click on the bluetooth button you should be able to figure it out from there.

Jul 8, 2008. 6:42 AMjoehadac says:

is this the macbook air? apple lied about it being the worlds thinnest laptop theres alot out there that are alot thinner

Jul 8, 2008. 10:33 AMgarrettmikesmith says:

this is just a regular macbook, and i've already done this. just fyi, before anyone does this, you should keep your old one and put it in if you intend to use the applecare service warranty, as apple will not service a mac with 3rd party parts. doing this will not void the warranty at all, but just use caution. and apple thinks it has the world's thinnest laptop because it is extremely thin at it's thinnest point, the edges.