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Hey deadpixels, the breathing hole on the hard drive is directly where you stuck the ribbon cable with the two white connectors, by covering it up you may be preventing air from entering and exiting the hard drive which could reduce its lifespan and cause the head to crash.
I would recommend you re-position that cable before permanent damage is done to your hard drive!
I would recommend you re-position that cable before permanent damage is done to your hard drive!
did you use any adhesive to lay that ribbon cable back down, or was it tacky enough to just re-stick. Have you noticed more noise, vibration or a decrease in battery life?
I've done this to mine a couple of times, and everything goes well (and, yes, I too thought I had snapped my upper case) but I never get that cable that lays over the hard drive and the bluetooth adaptor to get back in place just like the factory.
My WD 320 Passport and new MBP should be arriving early next week - I am so stoked. That is a huge, and pretty fast hard drive.
I've done this to mine a couple of times, and everything goes well (and, yes, I too thought I had snapped my upper case) but I never get that cable that lays over the hard drive and the bluetooth adaptor to get back in place just like the factory.
My WD 320 Passport and new MBP should be arriving early next week - I am so stoked. That is a huge, and pretty fast hard drive.
I have replaced my HD twice, first when I got my MBP I went from a 100G 5400 RPM drive to a 100G 7200 RPM drive, then from the 7200 RPM drive to the 320G 5400 RPM drive.
The adhesive is still tacky and hold things down just fine.
I can't comment on the battery usage issue, as I usually use my machine plugged in most of the time, but as far as heat, noise or vibration, no, I have not noticed a difference.
But I HAVE noticed a difference in available space! Woo-hoo! And even with my full iTunes library, FCS and other stuff I'm still less than half capacity.
MacDann
The adhesive is still tacky and hold things down just fine.
I can't comment on the battery usage issue, as I usually use my machine plugged in most of the time, but as far as heat, noise or vibration, no, I have not noticed a difference.
But I HAVE noticed a difference in available space! Woo-hoo! And even with my full iTunes library, FCS and other stuff I'm still less than half capacity.
MacDann
Hey Lurker,
I just installed my new HD (same as the OP) yesterday, I love it, but I'm afraid that I actually may have positioned the cable over the breathing hole, just like you were saying.
Where exactly is this breathing spot for the HD? Can you copy the OP's image and re-post it with a circle around the spot I should avoid covering? I'm going to open my MBP up again and ensure that I positioned everything properly. I didn't know that I would be blocking any airway before replacing my HD
I just installed my new HD (same as the OP) yesterday, I love it, but I'm afraid that I actually may have positioned the cable over the breathing hole, just like you were saying.
Where exactly is this breathing spot for the HD? Can you copy the OP's image and re-post it with a circle around the spot I should avoid covering? I'm going to open my MBP up again and ensure that I positioned everything properly. I didn't know that I would be blocking any airway before replacing my HD
Agreed, that's what I'm thinking. I dont want to ruin my ribbon by twisting it. I also dont want to block the air passageway.
Actually the hole on the original Fujitsu drive is not covered as it is on the other side (see my pic). it seems DaLurker might be right as it looks like on my other pic that there is maybe two holes on the WD drive and they are right under the ribbon cable! but it seem there i no way to move the ribbon cable any other place without twisting it quite a lot (see my other pic). some have installed the same drive a while ago and i did not hear any problems due to that yet so i'm hoping it'll be fine. if someone come up and confirm it's risky i will open again and try to do something about it.
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the ribbon cable sticks by itself, no problem. no, i didn't notice any more vidration or noise at all, just more space
difficult to say about battery life as i use it mostly plugged, sorry.I found this explanation for the holes:
http://searchwincomputing.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid68_gci1212435,00.html
Parts of the drive are not pressure sealed, so these holes are basically eustachian tubes for the drive. So, as long as the hole is not sealed over, the air pressure can equilibrate. All you would need is the tiniest 1mm thick shim under the cable to create a gap that would maintain the very low equilibration air flow under altitude changes.
thanks, i found it using google too, since the glue was kinda weak where the ribbon cable passes over the holes, i suppose my hard drive will be fine, i don't feel like opening again just to check.
Yeah I'm not a fan of opening it up to check the computer. Actually I bent the cable a bit to avoid the breathing hole and it worked out well for me. I would still recommend you reposition the cable however it shouldn't be a problem since the ribbon on top should allow for some air flow, but thought I'd point it out to you guys anyways.
To answer a previous posters question re: Apple factory, like deadpixels said the Fujitsu drive's breathing whole is on the other side of the hard drive.
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That's what I'm looking at, it's not a 9.5 but a 12.5 so you have to follow these steps to make it fit but I'm still a tad unsure yet?
I would just wait until the new samsung spinpoint M6 500GB 2.5 9.5mm drive comes out...it should be out this month sometime, according to some reports. That is what i am waiting for...I think it is a little too much trouble and to risky to go with a 12.5mm drive for the macbook pro.
Just finished the HD transplant and RAM upgrade... Took about 45 minutes, went slowly but I was surprised how straightforward it was. The screws weren't very tight and came off easily, and the top cover just needed to be rocked twice before coming off.
I think the operation was successful, I've partitioned the drive and am installing the OSX now.
I repositioned the ribbon connector just off the breathing hole, keeping half of it covered. No problems with twisting whatsoever, it repositioned nicely.
I think the operation was successful, I've partitioned the drive and am installing the OSX now.
I repositioned the ribbon connector just off the breathing hole, keeping half of it covered. No problems with twisting whatsoever, it repositioned nicely.
Do you feel the vibration all the time, or only during disk access?
MY drive is pretty silent and vibration-less, so there maybe something wrong with yours? Or maybe the mounting was wrong somehow?
Just finished the HD transplant and RAM upgrade... Took about 45 minutes, went slowly but I was surprised how straightforward it was. The screws weren't very tight and came off easily, and the top cover just needed to be rocked twice before coming off.
I think the operation was successful, I've partitioned the drive and am installing the OSX now.
I repositioned the ribbon connector just off the breathing hole, keeping half of it covered. No problems with twisting whatsoever, it repositioned nicely.
That's a breathing hole?? I never knew the hd's had breathing holes... maybe I need to opened up my mbp and have a look again lol.
Holy ****! Time to get out the good ol screw drivers out and take the ol mbp open.