Hdd Hard Drive Cable For Apple Macbook Pro 15 Inch 09-2011 A1286 821-1198-a. Holidays on the net. Hdd Hard Drive Cable For Apple Macbook Pro 15 Inch 09-2011 A1286 821-1198-a. Day memorial day mother's day national days national dog day national grandparent's day parades passover pirate president's day read across america reading recipes. How to Connect External Hard Drive to Macbook Pro. Connecting the Drive. Mac can read files from this format, but it doesn't know how to write files to this format. You would need to reformat the drive in order to write to it. Reformatting a drive will delete all data from the drive. Hard drive reader for HD from 13-inch MacBook 2.4GHz. Discussion in 'Mac Accessories' started by Changepoint, Jan 20, 2009. Most Liked Posts. You can buy an external hard drive enclosure. Or they make a device that any sata drive just plugs into, that uses usb to transfer.
I have the (working) hard drive from my old Mac (2007 13' black case) but the computer itself has no power. I'd like to use an external hard drive reader to recover the data to my new MacBook Pro (2011 15' aluminum case.) What type of reader should I get? Anything else I need?
Alternately, could I take the old hard drive out of the old machine and swap it into the new one, thereby allowing me to back up to an external hard drive (which I have on hand?) Or are these not compatible in this way?
Some Mac drives may be formatted with the HFS+ file system — some drives marketed to Mac users may even come pre-formatted with HFS+. Windows can’t read this file system by default, but there are ways to read that HFS+ drive from Windows. The 320GB, 5,400-rpm hard drive achieved a file transfer speed of 28.1 MBps, 3 MBps higher than the thin-and-light average, but a hair below the 29.1 MBps rate the previous MacBook Pro managed.
I'm kind of a n00b, but I'm learning! Thanks in advance for any help 🙂
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Introduction
- Phillips #00 Screwdriver
- Spudger
- T6 Torx Screwdriver
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Learn how to repair your MacBook Pro 13' Unibody Early 2011 with this video overview.
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Remove the following ten screws:
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Three 14.4 mm Phillips #00 screws
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Three 3.5 mm Phillips #00 screws
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Four 3.5 mm shouldered Phillips #00 screws
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When replacing the small screws, align them perpendicular to the slight curvature of the case (they don't go straight down).
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Use your fingers to pry the lower case away from the body of the MacBook near the vent.
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Remove the lower case.
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Use the edge of a spudger to pry the battery connector upwards from its socket on the logic board.
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It is useful to pry upward on both short sides of the connector to 'walk' it out of its socket. Be careful with the corners of the connectors, they can be easily broken off.
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Bend the battery cable slightly away from its socket on the logic board so it does not accidentally connect itself while you work.
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Remove the two Phillips screws securing the hard drive bracket to the upper case.
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These screws will remain attached to the hard drive bracket.
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Remove the hard drive bracket.
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The hard drive bracket may be firmly seated against the upper case.
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Use the attached pull tab to lift the hard drive out of the upper case.
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Don't try to completely remove the hard drive just yet. It is still attached to the hard drive cable.
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Pull the hard drive cable away from the body of the hard drive.
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Remove the hard drive.
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Remove the four 6.0 mm T6 Torx hard drive retaining posts from the sides of the hard drive.
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Transfer the hard drive retaining posts to your new hard drive.
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If desired, transfer the pull tab over to your new hard drive.
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If you are installing a new hard drive, we have an OS X install guide to get you up and running.
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If you upgraded your EFI Firmware ROM you can also perform an internet recovery.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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