Comments on: Advice on Changing a MacBook Hard Disk http://regex.info/blog/2006-08-12/228 Not a photo blog. A personal blog with photos. Mon, 21 May 2012 08:38:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Hannah http://regex.info/blog/2006-08-12/228#comment-36773 Hannah Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:19:01 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2006-08-12/228#comment-36773 Like so many of you, I have disloged the rubber runner. I have no idea how to take the top of the mac- is this even safe for a novice like me? I've tried gluing it back in with now luck. <span class='jfriedl'>I would definitely not recommend taking the cover off the computer. IIRC, you can pin the end of the rubber thing in place with a pair of tweezers as you gently slide the disk in. —Jeffrey</span> Like so many of you, I have disloged the rubber runner. I have no idea how to take the top of the mac- is this even safe for a novice like me? I’ve tried gluing it back in with now luck.

I would definitely not recommend taking the cover off the computer. IIRC, you can pin the end of the rubber thing in place with a pair of tweezers as you gently slide the disk in. —Jeffrey

]]> By: David http://regex.info/blog/2006-08-12/228#comment-35877 David Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:13:49 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2006-08-12/228#comment-35877 Thanks for this information. Unfortunately it was a few hours late for me. I pretty much did everything you said not to do. You didn't mention that when the drive becomes stuck in the slot by the dislodged rubber strips, then if you pull hard enough you can rip off the plastic tab. This then requires you to remove the top of the Macbook to fix it up. In the end it was all good though. Thanks for this information. Unfortunately it was a few hours late for me. I pretty much did everything you said not to do.

You didn’t mention that when the drive becomes stuck in the slot by the dislodged rubber strips, then if you pull hard enough you can rip off the plastic tab. This then requires you to remove the top of the Macbook to fix it up.

In the end it was all good though.

]]> By: Nathan http://regex.info/blog/2006-08-12/228#comment-34056 Nathan Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:26:58 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2006-08-12/228#comment-34056 I had to replace a drive and had the misfortune to shove it in upside-down (like many people!). I opened up the macbook and pulled out the guides but couldn't neatly get them back in. I tried not using the guides (bad idea) -- then finally unscrewed the Torx screws from the caddy and screwed the rubber guides right into the drive. Worked first try, and should be stable! Give it a shot if you're stuck... there are screw holes that line up perfectly for a reason I assume. Good luck! I had to replace a drive and had the misfortune to shove it in upside-down (like many people!). I opened up the macbook and pulled out the guides but couldn’t neatly get them back in. I tried not using the guides (bad idea) — then finally unscrewed the Torx screws from the caddy and screwed the rubber guides right into the drive. Worked first try, and should be stable!

Give it a shot if you’re stuck… there are screw holes that line up perfectly for a reason I assume.

Good luck!

]]> By: nils http://regex.info/blog/2006-08-12/228#comment-2360 nils Sat, 12 Aug 2006 05:30:51 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2006-08-12/228#comment-2360 Good advice from the "Get me a bigger hammer" school of drive swaping.;-) Back in 2001 or 2 I posted a how-to photo guide for upgrading the 3GB hard drive to a 30GB in an orginal clamshell iBook, showing the order for removing all the components (keyboard, layer trays, CD drive, monitor cables and more all had to go) and how to put all the dozens of screws in ice cube trays, and how much wine you should drink at each stage to calm your nerves. I wish that computer had survived it last breakdown. I loved it. Good advice from the “Get me a bigger hammer” school of drive swaping.;-)

Back in 2001 or 2 I posted a how-to photo guide for upgrading the 3GB hard drive to a 30GB in an orginal clamshell iBook, showing the order for removing all the components (keyboard, layer trays, CD drive, monitor cables and more all had to go) and how to put all the dozens of screws in ice cube trays, and how much wine you should drink at each stage to calm your nerves. I wish that computer had survived it last breakdown. I loved it.

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