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Old 07-03-2014, 12:47 PM
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Hd took a **** again. Going to a non moving part this time. 2009 June production 17" MacBook Pro. Anyone done the conversation?
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Hd took a **** again. Going to a non moving part this time. 2009 June production 17" MacBook Pro. Anyone done the conversation?
Can confirm, I've never had a conversation with a MacBook Pro.
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Can confirm, I've never had a conversation with a MacBook Pro.
Ha! I have, but they have always been pretty one-sided.

Hide - is that a unibody version? I don't remember. I just did mine, but it's a late 2011. I also started with a working drive, used Carbon Copy Cloner, and it was pretty easy. I have all the tools to do the physical work, but if your drive is hosed and you don't have a backup, you will need to install the OS and all that.
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It's easy, they're the same size. Yours should be a standard sata 2.5 drive.
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Ha! I have, but they have always been pretty one-sided. Hide - is that a unibody version? I don't remember. I just did mine, but it's a late 2011. I also started with a working drive, used Carbon Copy Cloner, and it was pretty easy. I have all the tools to do the physical work, but if your drive is hosed and you don't have a backup, you will need to install the OS and all that.
Only thing I have is a time capsule back up :/.

It's a unibody version. The drive is hosed. It took 20 minutes for a permissions fix last time and now it's just showing a folder with a question mark.
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I've had many conversations with both Heedz and a MacBook Pro. Wouldn't recommend either.
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I've had many conversations with both Heedz and a MacBook Pro. Wouldn't recommend either.
LMFAO lollololololol
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Samsungs are on sale right now, so good time to need an SSD. Probably better to start from scratch in case your issue was Urotsukidoji, but the conversion should be pretty straight forward. I swapped a 1TB hybrid drive into my PS4 the first week I had it.
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Should be seamless it will act like a standard hard drive but you will need the restore discs for your mac.
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It'll fit. I put one in mine not too long ago.
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I've done it. Takes like 10 minutes or less to install one on a 2011 MBP and luckily the Macbook Pro has a built in recovery mode that automatically downloads and installs the latest version of OSX for you. No need for a recovery disc .

https://www.apple.com/osx/recovery/
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It'll fit. I put one in mine not too long ago.
That's what she said!
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Originally Posted by Sasco
I've done it. Takes like 10 minutes or less to install one on a 2011 MBP and luckily the Macbook Pro has a built in recovery mode that automatically downloads and installs the latest version of OSX for you. No need for a recovery disc .

https://www.apple.com/osx/recovery/
The physical work takes around 10min yes (maybe 20 for me as I am tedious and don't like to mess anything up). The downloads and such will only happen if you have a valid Apple ID or "something else" not really sure there, sounds like a service contract or something is needed. If the drive were intact, I could confidently say I could do it - the longest time would be copying the drive. Without the drive being intact, I could say I could do the physical work (including Loc-tite on the screws, this is pretty important) but he would be on his own for the OS load.

Does anyone know for sure (I mean like actually) what it would take to pull down the OS on a 2009 MBP that may or may not have AppleCare or any sort of service contract/support?
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Don't buy that:
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(can't find a deal right now)

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