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OrangeCuse44
Dec 5, 2008, 09:34 AM
Torx T8 screwdriver I found here: http://www.ifixit.com/Apple-Parts/T8-Torx-Screwdriver/IF145-003

Do I need anything else for this operation?


GfulDedFan
Dec 5, 2008, 10:23 AM
You'll need a #0 Phillips Screwdriver to remove the RAM Door.
foodle
Dec 5, 2008, 11:28 AM
I believe that you need a Torx T6 (not T8) to remove the 4 HDD stabilizer/spacer screws. I've got an entire set of Torx screwdrivers, so I don't remember exactly which one I used, but I'm pretty sure it was the T6 not the T8.
OrangeCuse44
Dec 5, 2008, 12:02 PM
I believe that you need a Torx T6 (not T8) to remove the 4 HDD stabilizer/spacer screws. I've got an entire set of Torx screwdrivers, so I don't remember exactly which one I used, but I'm pretty sure it was the T6 not the T8.

Per this guide it says T8. http://www.macinstruct.com/node/130
CarlsonCustoms
Dec 5, 2008, 12:12 PM
You might as well get a set of precision screwdrivers.. you'll need them eventually and this way you won't worry about not having the right tool.
GfulDedFan
Dec 5, 2008, 12:15 PM
Per this guide it says T8. http://www.macinstruct.com/node/130

This is the guide that I used and the T8 worked well.
foodle
Dec 5, 2008, 12:31 PM
Per this guide it says T8. http://www.macinstruct.com/node/130

This is a guide for the older plastic case Macbooks. If that is the machine you have, then you are right. For the unibody Al Macbooks, I believe you need a T6. The HD mounting on the machines is completely different.
phoobo
Dec 5, 2008, 12:52 PM
Yes. Been there.
OrangeCuse44
Dec 5, 2008, 05:53 PM
This is a guide for the older plastic case Macbooks. If that is the machine you have, then you are right. For the unibody Al Macbooks, I believe you need a T6. The HD mounting on the machines is completely different.

Yeah I have the older plastic model. C2D 2,1 Macbook.
Tensakun
Dec 5, 2008, 07:23 PM
You'll need a #0 Phillips Screwdriver to remove the RAM Door.
For the alumMB, actually smaller--#00

And those funky bumper screws take a torx 6.
descartes
Dec 5, 2008, 08:18 PM
Yeah I have the older plastic model. C2D 2,1 Macbook.

then you are all set. be careful not to strip the screws.
Ankit69
Dec 6, 2008, 01:30 AM
this should help you out--


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcMtKfDIKHY