The screws basically become pins to hold the drive in place. Once you have the drive connector off, you need to transfer the mounting screws to your new drive. You need to remove 10 screws on the bottom case cover and undo two captive screws on the mounting bracket to pull it off. They use a 'spudger' to pry off the battery connector, but I've used the screwdriver on a Swiss Army knife. You can also check OWC (Macsales) for their guides. As long as it fits in there, it doesn't really matter if it's 'too thin' as it's held in place by the drive mounting screws. Your original drive was probably 7mm thick. Whatever drive you get, make sure that it's no thicker than 9.5mm. Husky Precision Screwdriver Set (7-Piece)-67123H - The Home Depot You can find them at specialty electronics stores as well as some hardware/home improvement stores. The tools you'll need are a #00 Phillips and a T6 Torx screwdriver. All data is supposed to be stored on the hard drive portion, but it uses a small SSD to speed up commonly accessed data.Ī: Seagate 2TB FireCuda Gaming SSHD SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 2.5-Inch Hard Drive (ST2000LX001): Computers & Access… It's kind of a hybrid drive with an SSD front end and a hard drive for bulk storage.

I've had two of them over the years (would have been three) and they're a solid performer.Ī: HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5-Inch 1TB 7200 RPM SATA III 32MB Cache Internal Hard Drive 0J22423: Computers & Ac…Īnother possibility is Seagate's FireCuda. It spins at 7200 RPM rather than the more common 5400 RPM, so it read/writes data faster.

If you want to get a hard drive, my favorite is the 7200 RPM 1 TB HGST Travelstar (the 7K1000). You don't have to buy from any of these places, but they're just suggestions for what to look for and their approximate prices. This particular capacity is only available at Best Buy, and I've seen it in a store, while others may need to be ordered. I don't necessarily care for Best Buy, but they're everywhere. I personally have this one, but there are similar ones to it. I make no assumptions because people post here from all over the world. Yes, instructions would be very helpful.Ĭool.

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