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MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2009 Hard Drive Replacement

Introduction

When replacing your hard drive, you must transfer the four locating pins (removed with a T6 screwdriver) from the old hard drive to the new one.

What you need

  1. MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2009 Hard Drive Replacement, Remove the lower case screws: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the following 10 screws securing the lower case to the MacBook Pro 13" Unibody:

    • Seven 3 mm Phillips screws.

    • Three 13.5 mm Phillips screws.

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  2. MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2009 Hard Drive Replacement, Lift the lower case away: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Slightly lift the lower case and push it toward the rear of the computer to free the mounting tabs.

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  3. MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2009 Hard Drive Replacement, Battery: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • For precautionary purposes, we advise that you disconnect the battery connector from the logic board to avoid any electrical discharge.

    • Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the battery connector up out of its socket on the logic board.

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  5. MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2009 Hard Drive Replacement, Hard Drive: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Remove two Phillips screws securing the hard drive bracket to the upper case.

    • These screws are captive to the hard drive bracket.

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  6. MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2009 Hard Drive Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Lift the the retaining bracket out of the upper case.

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  7. MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2009 Hard Drive Replacement: step 6, image 1 of 1

    • Lift the hard drive by its pull tab and pull it out of the chassis, minding the cable attaching it to the computer.

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  8. MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2009 Hard Drive Replacement: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the hard drive cable by pulling its connector straight away from the hard drive.

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  9. MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2009 Hard Drive Replacement, Hard Drive: step 8, image 1 of 2 MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2009 Hard Drive Replacement, Hard Drive: step 8, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the two T6 Torx screws from each side of the hard drive (four screws total).

    • You'll need to transfer these screws to your new hard drive if you're changing drives.

    • 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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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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16 Comments

I'd suggest using the free software "Super Duper" to clone the hard drive. It worked wonders for me and after the 2 hour clone, I was up and running in 5 minutes!

cmoore22739 - Reply

I wholeheartedly agree. Super Duper! made the task effortless.

danzeitlin -

The T6 torx screws on the side of the existing Hitachi drive fit my Crucial M500 240GB replacement perfectly. Be aware that they were originally installed into the HDD with blue Loctite, so it takes a bit of effort to break them loose.

Thanks ifixit for excellent guidance!

danzeitlin - Reply

What do you do when your laptop doesn't read your new hard drive?

amberscheme - Reply

If your hard drive dosent connect. you might need to change your hard drive connect cable . The second option is that you need a strip to replace your hard drive with DVD rom.

Asim Rafaq -

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