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Mid 2012 MacBook Pro's HD uses torx screws

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Paintball613

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Nov 11, 2008
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Well, Apple tried to make it so. I got my 2012 Pro today and I opened it up to swap out the ram (ugh that was frightening) and to put in a Samsung SSD. I got the mounting bracket off of the existing HD and when I went to remove the mounting screws they were torx screws! Luckily I had a bit that removed them without difficulty, but still no Philips??

OS X Lion is downloading right now, so hopefully I didn't screw up my new computer :mad:
 
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Paintball613 said:
Well, Apple tried to make it so. I got my 2012 Pro today and I opened it up to swap out the ram (ugh that was frightening) and to put in a Samsung SSD. I got the mounting bracket off of the existing HD and when I went to remove the mounting screws they were torx screws! Luckily I had a bit that removed them without difficulty, but still no Philips??

OS X Lion is downloading right now, so hopefully I didn't screw up my new computer :mad:
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I believe my 09 MBP also had torx on the mounting screws which are affixed to the hard drive.
 
Apple has always used Torx screws on hard drives. Torx is a public standard, and it's still user serviceable.

It's also why I've kept little tiny Torx screwdrivers around for years.
 
Paintball613 said:
Well, Apple tried to make it so. I got my 2012 Pro today and I opened it up to swap out the ram (ugh that was frightening) and to put in a Samsung SSD. I got the mounting bracket off of the existing HD and when I went to remove the mounting screws they were torx screws! Luckily I had a bit that removed them without difficulty, but still no Philips??

OS X Lion is downloading right now, so hopefully I didn't screw up my new computer :mad:
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ummm just because you don't have the tools doesn't mean it's not user replaceable.
 
Paintball613 said:
Well, Apple tried to make it so. I got my 2012 Pro today and I opened it up to swap out the ram (ugh that was frightening) and to put in a Samsung SSD. I got the mounting bracket off of the existing HD and when I went to remove the mounting screws they were torx screws! Luckily I had a bit that removed them without difficulty, but still no Philips??

OS X Lion is downloading right now, so hopefully I didn't screw up my new computer :mad:
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yeah Torx isnt some security bit with a seal on it.

Non user replaceable means some sort of proprietary standart or procedure that voids a warranty.
 
Paintball613 said:
Well, Apple tried to make it so. I got my 2012 Pro today and I opened it up to swap out the ram (ugh that was frightening) and to put in a Samsung SSD. I got the mounting bracket off of the existing HD and when I went to remove the mounting screws they were torx screws! Luckily I had a bit that removed them without difficulty, but still no Philips??

OS X Lion is downloading right now, so hopefully I didn't screw up my new computer :mad:
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Numpty
 
Paintball613 said:
I got the mounting bracket off of the existing HD and when I went to remove the mounting screws they were torx screws! Luckily I had a bit that removed them without difficulty, but still no Philips??
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Torx are available at all hw-stores nowadays so that is not a problem.
 
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I changed the title to avoid any sensationalism or derailing of the thread
 
the earliest i remember torx screws holding the hdd in was my 1998 lombard powerbook. it used torx 8. a couple years later, they switched to torx 6.

i can't remember if they used torx or philips in my 1994 powerbook 540c...
 
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