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Replace a damaged or malfunctioning sata cable connecting the hard drive to the logic board in your unibody macbook pros. I replaced the hdd on the device late june 2011 mbp, with a 240gb crucial ssd. For example, the inch mid2010 macbook pro models which. Apples quickstart guide does not cover hard drive installation, but it is the. Macbook pro 15 unibody late 2011 upper case replacement replace the upper case for a new keyboard, power button, trackpad, and battery indicator on your late 2011 macbook pro 15 unibody. Macbook pro unibody late 2011 ssd upgrade kits ifixit. You should consider upgrading your macbook pro with an ssd if. May 24, 2017 i removed the drive and connected it to usbsata cable and was able to boot my other macbook pro with that hard drive. When youre upgrading your hard drive, in some cases the original cable may have become damaged or. Miroslav djuric macbook pro 15 unibody late 2011 logic board replacement guide id. Hard drive mount pads for macbook pro unibody a1278 a1286 a1297 mid 2009mid 2012.
You could always get a smaller ssd and use a big hard drive in place of the dvd drive or vice versa. Grab both sides of the connector attached at the top of the hard drive. Macbook pro 15 unibody late 2011 case components ifixit. Apr 10, 2018 if your mac is more than a few years old, you can almost certainly upgrade the hard drive. Beautiful condition only the bottom casing has scratches which is understandable. Can i replace macbookpro8,2 late 2011 optical drive with. Or just the documents, pictures, movie and music folder fropm your home, username, folder to the external drive. Replace the hard drive in your late 2011 macbook pro unibody. When you open the back of your macbook, the hard disk drive is located next to the builtin battery. More specifically, the white unibody macbook models each support a 2. New listing apple macbook pro 17 laptop late 2011 2. Macbook pro 15 unibody late 2011 upper case replacement.
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I have been using the new hard drive for over a month without any trouble. The whole procedure took less than an hour not counting the half a day it took to clone my macbook s hard. The late 2011 macbook pro value equation low end mac. Tkd 1tb ssd hard drive replacement for macbook air pro 11 15 a1502 a98 a1465 a1466 late 20, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 mac pro a1481 mojave 5yr warranty. Procase macbook pro case 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 release a2159 a1989 a1706 a1708, hard case shell cover and keyboard skin cover for macbook pro inch withwithout touch bar darkblue 4. Mmobiel replacement hdd hard drive ir sensor sleep detector cable compatible with macbook pro a1278 2011 8211226a 4. Late 2011 md3lla macbookpro8,1 a1278 2555 all macbook pro inch models all 2011 models dynamically compare this mac to others. Used this to install a seagate firecuda sshd into a late 2011 macbook pro. Hddssd sata iii caddy kompatibel mit apple macbook pro. Discover over 1520 of our best selection of hard drive cable macbook pro on with topselling hard drive cable macbook pro brands. Macbook pro late 2011 and ssd problem apple community. Macbook pro a1278 late 2011 tested working touchpad hard drive cable is included. Best value hard drive cable macbook pro great deals on hard.
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Macbook pro 15inch a1286 without retina display 2015 2014 20 2012 macbook pro 15 released in mid 2012 macbook pro 9,1 md103xxa, md104xxa. This video shows how i upgraded my 2011 macbook pro by installing a 2 tb seagate external hard drive into the optical drive location. I have a laptop macbook pro 15 late 2011, and i would like to replace the hard drive to a higher so then i can update with better programs. Macbook pro unibody early 2011late 2011 hard drive. It may be securely connected, so walk the connector out by gently pulling alternate sides of the connector. This is a top case assembly for the 15 macbook pro unibody released in late 2011. Macbook pro 15 unibody late 2011 logic board replacement replace the logic board in your macbook pro 15 unibody late 2011. Apple macbook pro 15 a1286 late 2011 hard drive adapter cable 8211198a. Pull the hard drive completely out of the macbook so that you can access the screws on the sides.
Clutch cover for macbook pro a1278 mid 2009mid 2012. Hddssd sata iii adapter kit kompatibel mit apple macbook pro. I installed a new ssd drive and used a usb stick with the sierra installer and it wouldnt load. The most common repairs with the macbook pro unibody for late 2011 are replacing a dead battery or upgrading the hard drive or ram. Quietly unveiled without a press release, the macbook pro core i7 2. Macbook pro 15 unibody late 2011 hard drive replacement step 1 lower case. Mar 07, 2017 i replaced my 2011 era macbook pro s 500gb hard drive with the 500gb samsung 850 evo. Macbook pro case 2012 2011 2010 2009 release a1278, ruban hard case shell cover and keyboard skin cover for apple macbook pro inch with cdrom wine red 4. Macbook pro 15 unibody late 2011 parts for diy repair. Graphics plastic hard shell case with apple logo cutout brain lycase 4. How to upgrade your mac book pro late 2011 to ssd, hardware only. Cant afford a ssd drive big enough but im wondering how much better a 10k drive would operate than the hybrid 500gb seagate momentus xt 2.
Screens, batteries, keyboards, logic boards, hard drives, connectors, and small parts all tested and. Macbook pro unibody late 2011 hard drive replacement. Se7enline macbook pro 15 case matte plastic hard cover for macbook pro 15. Mar 30, 2017 macbook pro 17inch, late 2011 and macbook pro 17inch, early 2011 number of memory slots. The macbook pro unibody for late 2011 requires a tripoint y0 screwdriver to remove the battery. Upgrading the hard drive in the mid2009, mid2010, early 2011, late.
I have a macbook pro late 2011 os x mountain lion v 1. Fixing a 2011 macbook pro booting to a grey screen amd. Macbook pro 15 released in late 2011 macbook pro 8,2 md322xxa, md318xxa. Macbook pro 15 unibody late 2011 hard drive replacement. Macbook pro 15 zoll, ende 2011, unibody festplatte austauschen. The 320gb, 5,400rpm hard drive achieved a file transfer speed of 28. Mosiso plastic hard case cover only compatible with old macbook pro inch.
Replacement hard drive cable wirsleephd cable with bracket compatible with macbook pro 15 a1286 2009 2010 2011 8210812a 8210989a 8211198a. This might be a hardware problem, especially with the hard drive. Macbook pro late 2011 hard drive fails, how to replace hard drive. Apple macbook pro late 2011 500gb4gb ram intel core i5. Hard drive capacity for late 2011 macbook apple community. First connect your external and copy you home folder, including all the subfolder to it. 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 works fine and i have not had any issue with it since replacement for the past 30 days. Memory card specifications double data rate small outline dual inline memory module ddr3 format 67. Ueswill smooth matte hard case for macbook pro retina, inch, early.
How do i wipe my mac book pro late 2011 apple community. Differences between early 2011 and late 2011 macbook pro. Unfortunately, if youve got a newer model, youre probably out of luck. Macbook pro unibody early 2011 logic boards ifixit. Miroslav djuric macbook pro 15 unibody late 2011 upper case replacement guide id.
Macbook pro 15 released in early 2011 macbook pro 8,2 mc723xxa, mc721xxa. The macbook pro unibody early 2011 memory maxxer ram upgrade kit includes all the parts and tools you need to upgrade to 16 gb of ram. Technical specifications for the macbook pro 15inch core i7 2. Even internally, the late 2011 macbook pro models are almost identical with the later line only packing modestly faster processors across the board and faster graphics or larger hard drives in some models. How to upgrade a 15inch macbook pro 20112012 hard drivessd. The video displays a inch nonretina macbook pro but the process will be very similar for the 15inch nonretina macbook pro.
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Apple macbook pro 4gb 160gb hard drive capacity laptops for. Hard drive cable w ir sensor for macbook pro unibody. My hd is completely fried and im going to replace it myself. How to remove a macbook pro hard drive with pictures. This is the piece that includes the trackpad, keyboard, and power button. Sep 21, 2014 i currently have a 750gb 7200rpm factory stock hard drive in my late 2011 macbook pro 8,2 im a little bit confused right now because i was looking into replacing the main, startup disk with a 3rdparty internal ssd samsung 850 pro 512gb 6g. However, because these lines are so similar, a detailed comparison can be particularly useful to help tell them apart. I have an early 2011 macbook pro inch with cd drive and it fits like a glove. The 2011 macbook pro has, for almost a decade, been the exception to that rule.
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