tri-wing screw driver

[lickitysplit]

i searched for this and really didnt find an answer. im going to be installing a momentus XT on wednesday and i was wondering where i can get the tri-wing Y0 locally. does anyone know if homedepot or lowes has this in stock? thanks.

 

[calvy]

why do you really need it? I've installed a SSD and optibay drive in my macbook pro, didn't need one. My guess is you were going to try to disconnect the battery, which isn't really required.

 

[googdot]

You only need the tri-wing Y0 if you are going to take out the battery. This is a precautionary step only when doing a HDD swap / Optibay mod. I just did the optibay mod on my 15" MBP, and didn't bother with the battery at all. No probs at all 😀

 

[lickitysplit]

Good news, I thought it was mandatory for the swap on the 15" and 17". Thanks for the help guys.

 

[jlc1978]

Good news, I thought it was mandatory for the swap on the 15" and 17". Thanks for the help guys.

You will need a very small TORX head - Home Depot sells them is a set for around $9 in their Husky brand - it comes with about 20 various screwheads and a driver. I don't remember the size, a quick Google about MB HD replacement should yield the info.

 

[AlphaDogg]

I got a triwing screwdriver at microcenter for taking apart my Wii. It proved to be helpful, when I had to remove my battery from my MBP.

 

[The General]

The guides say to remove the battery but it isn't really necessary. It's just being overly cautious–like people who where anti-static wrist bands and ground themselves and all that. 🙄

 

[teleromeo]

I replaced the hard drive in my uMBP and only needed a torx 6 and a small but ordinary + screwdriver.
I don't think that will be different for your momentus XT.

 

[lickitysplit]

Thanks for all the info guys. I have the torx since I had a pre-unibody pro that i replaced a drive in and i bought a set for that haha. Im really happy i dont have to deal with that again, the unibody looks like its leaps and bounds easier to install a drive in.