Anyone ever exchanged an HD in an iBook? How hard is it, really?

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Anyone ever exchanged an HD in an iBook? How hard is it, really?

Post by fuzzking » Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:52 am

I'm getting close to the limit on that thing and I have some ext. drives, but I just like to be able to have all relevant data on this one thing.
Reading some tutorials gave me the impression I might be to dumb to do this, and I'm also not sure for which HD to go, even if I have it sent
in for service. I'm looking for the most reliable drive with more than 60 GB...

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Re: Anyone ever exchanged an HD in an iBook? How hard is it, really?

Post by fuzzjunkie » Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:26 pm

not on an i-Book, but a Power-Book...just needed a compatible drive and a hex tipped screw driver...took about 15 minutes.

i was worried about pulling some parts out as i didn't want to bend anything that wasn't meant to be bent, but it wasn't that difficult and saved about $75 from having someone else do it for me.
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Re: Anyone ever exchanged an HD in an iBook? How hard is it, really?

Post by OffYourFace » Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:27 am

Yeah, all the apple stuff is easy but you need steady hands.  It's the thin ribbon cables you need to watch out for.

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Re: Anyone ever exchanged an HD in an iBook? How hard is it, really?

Post by fuzzking » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:11 pm

Thanks! Any suggestions on a good HD?
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