Macbook pro hard drive upgradeseagate momentus apple. Macbook pro 15 unibody late 2008 or early 2009 ssd. Will need to identify which machine you have to know if you need special tools. Indmem 512gb ssd nvme pcie gen3x4 3d tlc nand flash hard drive 512g upgrade for macbook pro retina 202015, macbook air 202017, imac 202017, mac pro 20, mac. Curious about how to replace the drive in a macbook pro. When you purchase something after clicking links in our articles, we may earn. Mac pro 2008 guide to optical bay hard drive installation. Please list the last three figures of your serial number. I am needing to upgrade my macbook pro 1st gen, intel core duo hard drive due to failure of the stock drive. Macbook pro 15 unibody late 2008 and early 2009 ssd. How to install a hard drive in the macbook 15inch late 2008. How to replace a hard drive in a macbook pro late 2008 youtube. In this howto video, you will learn how to replace a hard drive in a 2008 macbook pro. Optical to sata drive converter bracket solutionadd up to 2.
While the hardware has become difficult if not impossible to upgrade yourself, apple has worked on. Get everything you need to upgrade your 20082009 macbook ssd for a total. I wanted to upgrade to the 7200 rpm drive before i reload the os. I have the late 2008 edition of the unibody macbook. How to replace and upgrade a macbook pro hard disk. The mid 2012 model was the latest to allow you to do that, you could max the ram to 16gb even if the official specs said that it only supported 8gb, the hard drive was easily. Note, the photo shows the new ssd drive installed in place of the old 5400rpm. Hi mike, below you will find a few photos of me putting a raptor 150 gb in the optical drive bay of my new mac pro. Switch on your macbook pro, go to system preferences startup disk and make sure the ssd is selected. How to upgrade macbook pro hard disk, late 2008, 15inch.
Make sure you use the proper antistatic precautions before replacing the device. Owc solid state drives for macbook aluminum late 2008. It is nowhere near as easy to replace a macbook pro drive as it is. How to replace a hard drive in a late 2008 macbook pro. Hard drive upgrade for early 2008 macbook apple community. Macbook pro 15 unibody late 2008 and early 2009 hard drive. This has been described before for 20062007 models ref.
Question macbookair6,1 early 2014 external display issue. Some drive bays have a height of 7 mm, while others have a height of 9. The hard drives location within the mid2012 macbook pro is circled in red within the next photo. When replacing your hard drive, you must transfer the torx screws from the old drive to the new one. Crucial memory and ssd upgrades 100% compatibility guaranteed for apple macbook pro early 2008 and late 2008 free us delivery. I am an excel power user, and do a lot of work with parallels virtual machine in. Reader matthew thomas would like to upgrade his late2006 macbook pro. Question one of usb c macbook pro 2017 touch bar not working, not charge too.
How to upgrade a42 unibody white macbook hard drive. Crucial memory and ssd upgrades 100% compatibility guaranteed for apple macbook early 2008 and late 2008 free us delivery. The mac pro early 2008 computer can accommodate four hard drives in its four internal hard drive bays. If your mac is more than a few years old, you can almost certainly upgrade the hard drive. Owcs stepbystep video of how to install a hard drive the apple macbook pro 15 late 2008 unibody. The macbook pro has had a long life thanks to frequent operating system updates. When my computer hard drive recently crashed and the data could not be restored, i purchased a western digital mainstream 2tb internal serial ata hard drive for replacement, this hard drive.
I have an early 2008 macbook pro with the 250 gb 5400 hard drive. Partitioned the drive, got a clean yosemite install. Replace hdd with ssd in macbook pro late 2008 model. The bottom line a solid, if predictable, upgrade to the macbook pro line, but noteworthy for stealing the macbook airs best featureexpanded gesture controls for the. In my experience this upgrade along with the ram has given my aging 2008 aluminum macbook a completely new lease of life start up time from power on to desk top is. Interested in using these videos on your site view our. Macbook 20082012 hard drive upgrade save apple dollars. Keep all your song, apps, and files, keep everything. How to upgrade a macbook pro hard drive without losing your data. First released october 2012, model macbookpro10,2 upgrading the macbook pros hard drive before you get started, youll want to.
Is it possible to upgrade a macbook pro hard drive without having to reinstall all the applications i have on my current hard drive. Macbook late 2008 ssd upgrade and snow leopard install krazy kens tech misadventures duration. This story, upgrading a macbook pros hard drive was originally published by macworld note. This video demonstrates how to install a new hard drive in a macbook pro late 2008. Mac pro first generation hard drives and hard drive. For the tutorial we used a late 2008 macbook pro 15 inch, 2. Want to upgrade the ram, graphics card, processor, storage ssd or hard drive or even use an optical drive in a mac to add an ssd. Macbook pro, macbook pro 17inch, macbook pro 15inch, glossy 3 gb. Instructions and video on how to upgrade the hard drive in the unibody late 2008 15inch macbook pro models, and more. If you have an old macbook pro with one foot in the grave, the single best thing you can do to breathe new life into it is replace its traditional spinning hard drive with a solidstate drive. How to upgrade your macbook pros hard drive extremetech. Feather ms ssd internal upgrade 512gb with tools, macos nvme hard drive for apple macbook pro 202015, macbook air 202017, imac 202017 4. Unfortunately, if youve got a newer model, youre probably out of luck. The most common repairs with late 2008 and early 2009 model macbook pro 15 unibody laptops are replacing a dead battery, replacing a malfunctioning left or right fan, and upgrading.