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Recovering from a stupid blunder...

kmarvel -

MacBook Pro 15" Unibody 2.53 GHz Mid 2009

MacBook Pro 15" Unibody 2.53 GHz Mid 2009 Hard Drive/IR Sensor Cable Replacement

MacBook Pro 15" Unibody 2.53 GHz Mid 2009 Hard Drive/IR Sensor Cable Replacement

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Mijn probleem

I was swapping out my 500 GB hard drive for a 1TB hard drive when my fingers slipped holding the old drive, it rotated outward and down. I didn't think anything of it at the time, but after reassembly, the machine wouldn't boot and no bootable drives were found...opened it up again and found that my cable had torn, ever so slightly. After cursing and screaming at my fumbling fingers, I went straight to ifixit and ordered a replacement drive cable (and a spare).

Mijn oplossing

Following the online directions and installing the cable was a snap as I had also purchased the proprietary 5-point driver to remove the battery (now I am set for when my battery tanks in a year or so). Completed install, used SuperDuper to copy 500 GB to new 1 TB drive, had a big stretch and then rebooted...whamo! All functioning perfectly. Thanks ifixit!

Mijn advies

Macs are so well designed that nearly all fundamental hardware failure modes can be handled by the modestly competent home user....done slowly, with ifixit's directions and making sure you have any special tools.

MacBook Pro 15" Unibody (Mid 2009-Late 2011) Hard Drive Cable Afbeelding
MacBook Pro 15" Unibody (Mid 2009-Late 2011) Hard Drive Cable

$29.99

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