Bottom cover is uneven

[MacBH928]

I replaced my HDD and when I tried to put back the bottom cover on my 13 aluminum unibody macbook. Its not even. I don't recall it being that way. I tried my best and this is the best result I got. Is it supposed to be this way?

it was frustrating trying to fit it in perfectly. This is the best I can get.

 

[malman89]

Nope. Keep trying. Clearly not put in correctly if it was even beforehand (no battery swelling or anything). I mean it's put in well enough to run and work, but not to be even.

Not sure on the unibodies, but with my older MacBook, I always found it easier to tip one end in first and then dropping the rest in to ensure it's even.

 

[MacBH928]

Thats what I have been trying to do

 

[/user/me]

Thats what I have been trying to do

Is your hard drive in securely all the way?

 

[Medic278]

Is your hard drive in securely all the way?

This will make your bottom case uneven, at any rate here is a guide form iFixit explaining how to replace the bottom case on a unibody aluminum MacBook.

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing-MacBook-Unibody-Model-A1278-Lower-Case/756/1

 

[MacBH928]

I am pretty sure I replaced the HDD well and its not the cause of this. The only case I removed the one over the battery so I can access the HDD I didnt touch the latger bottom case

 

[Medic278]

I am pretty sure I replaced the HDD well and its not the cause of this. The only case I removed the one over the battery so I can access the HDD I didnt touch the latger bottom case

Are you certain that the HDD is properly seated? Also this is a dumb question but are you sure thats not how it was in the first place? I would try removing the HDD and re-seating it to ensure its not sitting odd or anything.

 

[east85]

There is a thread dating back to 2008 on the MacBook forum regarding this, but this was actually a problem a lot of these had out of the box. Mine still makes a little noise, I've learned to live with it. It does sit flush though, but it's loose. A few people suggested bending the tab a little to make it sit tighter, but I'm not bending anything on my MacBook. Maybe you bent the tab while removing it?

 

[east85]

You may find additional clues/help and information to go off of in the following threads:

Please Post Here if your Aluminum Macbooks' Battery/HDD Cover is loose
~ MacBook [Aluminum] Owner's Thread

 

[heisenberg123]

is the new hard drive thicker than the previous?

 

[MacBH928]

I am pretty sure this is not caused by the hard drive, there is enough space between the hdd and the cover so that it does not push it upwards. This is a flaw with the cover design, its pretty hard to place it correctly

 

[rgarjr]

A swollen battery can do this.