With the case closed, place the unibody topside down on a. Oct 15, 2012 in this video i will show you how to upgrade your white unibody macbook hdd to a much faster ssd drive. Apple macbook unibody a42 choose the hard drive, memory. If not, transfer the optical drive bracket from step to your new drive. In this video i will show you how to upgrade your white unibody macbook hdd to a much faster ssd drive. However, keep in mind that your machine uses a sata ii interface. Mar 07, 2017 the whole procedure took less than an hour not counting the half a day it took to clone my macbook s hard drive to the ssd. I then heard that the samsung 840 was a really good drive, but found a post on apple support where a guy with my machine just.
Does anyone have experience doing this and if so do you have any recommendations on what adapter to use. A new ssd drive for your mac will make an instant impact. How to install a solidstate drive in your macbook lifehacker. Macbook unibody model a1278 ssd installation guide id. Macbook pro 15 200608, macbook pro 15 unibody, macbook pro 17 200608 or macbook pro 17 unibody. Hard drive caddy tray for apple unibody macbook macbook. Step 4 hard drive remove the single phillips screw securing the hard drive bracket to the upper case. How to upgrade white unibody macbook fro hdd to ssd youtube. Unfortunately, if youve got a newer model, youre probably out of luck. We carry macbook mc207ll a42 mc207ll at wholesale prices. The correct orientation of the rubber brackets is shown.
Macbook pro unibody a1278 replacement parts repair parts. Macbook unibody model a1278 ssd dual drive installation. Im considering buying a solid state drive for my unibody white macbook 2010. The correct orientation of the rubber brackets is shown in the third picture. The original one was a 250gb and the new one im trying to install has 500gb and its a toshiba. Apr 10, 2018 if your mac is more than a few years old, you can almost certainly upgrade the hard drive. Upgrade the macbook 2009 a42 to ssd and install macos sierra electrodoodle by kevin macleod is licensed under a creative commons. The smasung 840 series ssd would not work in the 2010 white unibody macbook, but once placed in a 2012 macbook pro, it worked flawlessly. Macbook white updated, diy mac tablet, danger of safe sleep. Macbook pro unibody a1278 replacement parts supplied by unionrepair with wholesale price, including lcd screen, battery replacement. How to add a fast new ssd to your old mac or macbook for. Ive already created an apple partition map in the new disk and formatted it to mac os extended journaled, but the mac always shows me the folder.
Macbook pro unibody a1278 replacement parts repair. How to instructions and video to upgrade or replace the hard drive in the a42 white unibody macbook from 20092010. Switch on your macbook pro, go to system preferences startup disk and make sure the ssd is selected. How to install a hard drive in the macbook inch unibody. Im trying to upgrade a macbook from mid2009 its the a42, macbook 6,1 with a new hard disk. This hard drive caddy replaces the internal superdrive of your unibody macbook, macbook pro,15,17 with a it can be made part of raid array and bootable. How to install an ssd upgrade your hd on a 2010 unibody macbook pro follow us. Macbook unibody model a42 hard drive replacement ifixit. I also have a late 2008 inch unibody macbook mine has the 2. I want to upgrade memory slot as well as put in a ssd as it is being slow despite multiple interventions.
Sep 29, 2017 if your macbook has a superdrive, swapping it for an ssd is quite easy. Screens, batteries, keyboards, logic boards, hard drives, connectors, and small parts all tested and guaranteed with fast shipping. Apr 30, 2018 replace the macbook cover and screw in the ten tiny screws. When you open the back of your macbook, the hard disk drive is located next to the builtin battery. In some revisions of the macbook a42, the hard drive bracket may include two rubber brackets as highlighted in the second picture. How to install an ssd upgrade your hard drive on a 2010. Owcs stepbystep video of how to install memory, a hard drive, the owc data doubler, and a battery in the apple macbook pro 15inch mid 2012 unibody. How to install a hard drive in a white macbook unibody 2009. This particular guide was written using a late 2009 15 unibody macbook pro as the guinea pig, but. A macbook or macbook pro any generation, powerbook g4, or mac mini.
If your mac is more than a few years old, you can almost certainly upgrade the hard drive. I originally was looking at crucial but apparently there drives arent the fastest. Then, upgrading to a sshd hybrid drive or going full bore. The original one was a 250gb and the new one im trying to install has 500gb and its a. Also apple tablet confirmed, 3g and lower cost macbook air. Mid 2010 macbook unibody model a42 optical drive replacement with ssd adapter recommendations im looking to replace my optical drive with a solid state drive in my mid. Macbook unibody model a42 optical drive replacement. What kind of ssd is compatible with the 2010 unibody macbook. Owcs stepbystep videos of how to install memory, hard drive, an owc data doubler, and a battery in the macbook inch unibody late 2009 mid 2010 quality gear. Hard drive caddy tray for apple unibody macbook macbook pro. Macbook unibody late 2008 ram question apple community. Macbook unibody vs samsung 840 ssd apple community. Replace the macbook cover and screw in the ten tiny screws. Installing ssd solid state drive in your macbook pro or.
How to upgrade a42 unibody white macbook hard drive. The unibody macbooks use new, more energy efficient versions of the core 2 cpu. Macbook white updated, diy mac tablet, danger of safe. Macbook late 2009 ssd upgrade and macos installation a42. The aluminum macbook uses the same unibody construction as the 15. This particular guide was written using a late 2009 15 unibody macbook pro as the guinea pig, but most. How to add second hard drive to white macbook unibody. The whole procedure took less than an hour not counting the half a day it took to clone my macbooks hard drive to the ssd. I have the late 2008 edition of the unibody macbook. Grab the white plastic tab and pull the battery up and out of the unibody. Apple refreshed the entire macbook pro line on october 24, 2006, to include intel core 2 duo processors which was the first macbook pro model to be 64 bit.
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