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MacBook Air 11" Late 2010 Solid-State Drive Replacement

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  1. MacBook Air 11" Late 2010 Solid-State Drive Replacement, Lower Case: passo 1, immagine 1 di 1
    Attrezzo utilizzato in questo passaggio:
    P5 Pentalobe Screwdriver Retina MacBook Pro and Air
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    • Before proceeding, close your computer and lay it on a soft surface top-side down.

    • Remove the following ten screws:

    • Two 8 mm 5-point Pentalobe screws

    • Eight 2.5 mm 5-point Pentalobe screws

    • The special screwdriver needed to remove the eight 5-point Pentalobe screws can be found here.

    I recommend that one of the tools you obtain is a jeweler's loupe that mounts on your glasses. It makes things easier.

    blairweaver - Replica

    This is not correct. You need the pentalobe tool at this point.

    Duane Hellums - Replica

  2. MacBook Air 11" Late 2010 Solid-State Drive Replacement: passo 2, immagine 1 di 1
    • Wedge your fingers between the display and the lower case and pull upward to pop the lower case off the Air.

    • Remove the lower case and set it aside.

  3. MacBook Air 11" Late 2010 Solid-State Drive Replacement, Battery: passo 3, immagine 1 di 2 MacBook Air 11" Late 2010 Solid-State Drive Replacement, Battery: passo 3, immagine 2 di 2
    • In this step you will disconnect the battery to help avoid shorting out any components during service.

    • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry both short sides of the battery connector upward to disconnect it from its socket on the logic board.

    • Bend the battery cable slightly away from the logic board so the connector will not accidentally contact its socket.

  4. MacBook Air 11" Late 2010 Solid-State Drive Replacement, Solid-State Drive: passo 4, immagine 1 di 1
    • Remove the single 2.9 mm T5 Torx screw securing the SSD to the logic board.

    What happens if the 2.9mm t5 screw got stripped?

    Charles - Replica

    So when i change my ssd in mac do i have to reinstall Mac OS

    sai prahalad Alluri - Replica

    Correct, the SSD does not come with OS preinstalled. To install the OS you can completely clone your existing hard drive or you will need to create a bootable flash drive and format your SSD and create a partition in order to be able to install the OS.

    Ethan Lockwood -

    So my wife spilled a Martini on her MacAir and it no longer works and is not repairable, all her music and pictures are stored on the drive, I would like to transfer these files to another drive. What is needed to read the drive once removed?

    prastonis - Replica

  5. MacBook Air 11" Late 2010 Solid-State Drive Replacement: passo 5, immagine 1 di 2 MacBook Air 11" Late 2010 Solid-State Drive Replacement: passo 5, immagine 2 di 2
    • Use a spudger to help lift the free end of the SSD just enough to grab it with your other hand.

    • Do not lift the end of the SSD excessively.

    • Pull the drive straight out of its socket and remove it from the logic board.

    • When reinstalling the SSD, be sure it is properly seated before reinstalling its retaining screw.

    I performed all the steps above and fitted a Transcend JetDrive 500 which was very easy however when I re-assembled and turned on all I get is a question mark in the middle of the screen, can you explain if I did anything wrong?

    Ian Ashton - Replica

Conclusione

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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3 Commenti

is there any difference between SSD for macbook air and macbook pro...??

is that possible that we can just run macbook air only HDD..?

Rohit Lamba - Replica

Any chance of squeezing in an SSD any larger than 256 GB?

Just bought a late-2010 11" MBA off Amazon Marketplace, which was actually advertised as mid-2011. My plan was to upgrade it with a 1 TB SSD, which wouldn't have been a problem with the mid-2011 model. Seems this is not going to work with this one, right?

mariawinter - Replica

A bit of an oldie needs some help with upgrading his late 11" macbook air with a WD 500GB Blue SATA III 2.5" Internal SSD. Q 1 is it doable? Q2 Will I need an adapter "kit" of some kind or just be sure not to lose the screws in the process? Thanks in advance for any help. ted

Ted Buila - Replica

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