macbook hinge creaks and 2nd hard disk

[vistadude]

I recently opened up my macbook late 2009 several times to put in a ssd and data doubler. The first ssd died in a week and ended up putting in a second one. The first thing I wondered is that if I want apple to replace the battery, will they refuse to service the notebook now that the superdrive is not there anymore?

Secondly I'm hearing a big creaking sound when i close my macbook lid. I think the creak was always there before, but is it possible that one or more of the screws i took off and retightened to put in the data doubler made the hinge too tight?

I followed this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLwBYKJudfo


Thanks in advance!

 

[blueroom]

Depends on the Apple Genius, but they may refuse service till you put the original optical drive back in.

 

[smokeyrabbit]

If you can replace the hard drive, you can replace the battery yourself too. It just takes a special screw driver to get the battery out, but there are kits online or you can get yourself a tech screw driver set.