How to replace my MBP Hard Drive?

[erkanasu]

I'm going to have CompUSA replace my 80 GB HD with a Hitachi 160 GB.
The 80 GB is backed up on a USB HD via Superduper. After they replace the HD, how do I get the backed up contents on the clean 160 GB?

 

[firefoxnx]

be careful

just be careful with opening and then putting back the case. u can get instructions on macsales.com.

i screwed up my powerbook g4 ever since i put a new hard drive in.

 

[erkanasu]

bump, thanks

 

[T-Stex]

Aren't the MacBook Pro hard drives user-replaceable like the MacBook hard drives? If so, you'll just have to take out the battery, remove a few screws, take out the old drive, put the new one in, and close it back up.

 

[WildCowboy]

Aren't the MacBook Pro hard drives user-replaceable like the MacBook hard drives? If so, you'll just have to take out the battery, remove a few screws, take out the old drive, put the new one in, and close it back up.

No, it's much more difficult on an MBP than on an MB.

As for the original question, I've never used SuperDuper, but you should be able to just format the new drive using Disk Utility on your OS X disc, and then clone it back over using Super Duper. You'd need to have your old internal placed in an appropriate external enclosure and boot from it.

 

[hanschien]

I'm going to have CompUSA replace my 80 GB HD with a Hitachi 160 GB.
The 80 GB is backed up on a USB HD via Superduper. After they replace the HD, how do I get the backed up contents on the clean 160 GB?

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/MacBook-Pro/Hard-Drive

 

[jsw]

You'd need to have your old internal placed in an appropriate external enclosure and boot from it.

He's already got it backed up to an external*, but I agree than an external enclosure is a no-brainer purchase for the old drive.

* USB, but, IIRC, Intel Macs can boot from USB drives, right?

 

[WildCowboy]

He's already got it backed up to an external*, but I agree than an external enclosure is a no-brainer purchase for the old drive.

Duh...thanks for straightening me out. 😱 🙂

And I know nothing about Intel Macs. 😀

 

[Warbrain]

He's already got it backed up to an external*, but I agree than an external enclosure is a no-brainer purchase for the old drive.

* USB, but, IIRC, Intel Macs can boot from USB drives, right?

Yea, Intel Macs can boot from USB.