Introdução
There are many benefits to adding a second hard drive to your laptop such as improved speeds, greater storage space, and less heartache when installing new software. Use this guide to install one using our optical bay hard drive enclosure.
-
-
Use a coin or spudger to rotate the battery-locking screw 90 degrees clockwise.
-
-
-
Unscrew the three evenly-spaced Phillips screws from along the rear wall of the battery compartment.
-
-
-
Remove the following 3 screws:
-
One 11 mm Phillips#00 in the middle of the case. (Head: 5mm dia. x .75mm thick)
-
Two 14.5 mm Phillips #00 (Head: 5mm dia. x .75mm thick)
-
-
-
Remove the following 4 screws from the back of the computer:
-
The longer screws go on the inside, shorter screws on the outside.
-
Two 11 mm Phillips #00, with Shank (2.2mm dia. x 2 mm len.) (Head: 3.2 mm. dia. x .5mm thick)
-
Two 7.25 mm Phillips #00, with Shank (2mm dia. x 3.75 mm len.) (Head: 3.2 mm. dia. x .5mm thick)
-
-
-
-
While holding up the upper case, pull up the black tab of the silver cable away from its connector.
-
While you have the upper case removed, you may want to take the opportunity to remove dust, hair, etc. It's best to use a can of compressed air, though if you use a brush, make sure that its bristles are made of a material (usually animal hair) that doesn't generate static electricity, which can destroy electronics.
-
-
-
Grasp the white plastic tab attached to the hard drive and pull it to the left, removing the hard drive from the computer.
-
-
-
Peel up the black tape partially covering the orange optical drive cable.
-
-
-
Use a spudger to carefully pry the silver metal bracket off the left side of the optical drive. Be careful not to bend the bracket, as it is very thin and bends easily. If the bracket doesn't come free easily, heating the adhesive may make prying the bracket off easier.
-
-
-
Remove the plastic positioner from the optical bay hard drive enclosure by pressing in on one of the clips on either side and lifting it up and out of the enclosure.
-
-
-
Make sure that the hard drive connectors are facing down before placing it into the enclosure.
-
Gently place the hard drive into the enclosure's hard drive slot.
-
While firmly holding the enclosure in place with one hand, use your other hand to press the hard drive into the enclosure connectors.
-
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Cancelar: não concluí este guia.
65 outras pessoas concluíram este guia.
4 comentários
I just successful follow this guide to add 2nd hard drive to my old Macbook White 4.1. It really helpful, just a part take me some time. It is bluetooth atena board part, it cause my keyboard got big gap. Finally I hide it below my Optibay, so far the bluetooth still working well. Thanks iFix. :D
only took about 10-15 minutes for me when i was practicing on my broken Macbook white(as not to risk my new one), this guide is the best one i've seen yet, it is a little bit harder than moderate when you don't have a small phillips screwdriver though, but my steak knife worked pretty well too, thanks guys
Thanks, I used this guide to reuse the hard drive as an external.