Upgrading hard drive in aluminum macbook

[cantubury]

I THINK YOU need to use a cloner, i use carbon copy cloner. copy sometimes does not get all files.

[diablo9333]

Is there like a certain hard drive you need for macbooks or could you just use any hard drive?

[ChrisFromJersey]

@diablo9333 as long as it's 2.5" SATA it should be fine.

[panchoe57]

external what? -.-' 

[Spiroslp]

Time Machine?

[peagle08]

How do you ground your self.

[ChrisFromJersey]

@peagle08 touch conductive metal, so not aluminum, steel is best

[peagle08]

Could you back up into time machine on an external hard drive and then put the new hdd in and take the back up from time machine and put it on, instead of buying an enclosure.

[ChrisFromJersey]

@peagle08 yup

[Lunaticpandora101]

which hard drive are you using? It looks like a western digital scorpia blue.

[RSFJoker]

Do you need to put the leopard disc in and reinstall the OSX when ur done installing the new drive?

[ChrisFromJersey]

What I did was put the new hdd in an enclosure and use carbon copy cloner to copy old hdd to new one and put the new hdd in the MacBook

[Lunaticpandora101]

does this void the warranty?

[ChrisFromJersey]

not sure on this....i wouldn't think so, it doesn't on almost any other laptop out there - dunno what apple's policy is - i really never buy extended warranties anyway though. i think i may have brought the macbook in for a keyboard/screen repair while i had the new hard drive and ram in though...so this probably doesnt void anything

[123shitcreek]

is it possible to to this with a solid state drive insteas?

[ChrisFromJersey]

yes

[Whackeddragon]

Great video, I needed it,

But don't do that with one hand with the screws, its super scary!

Not OOOPS!!

This little sticker! you wanna rip it off... wait... lol