- Acronis True Image HD
- 2.5" to 3.5" mounting kit brackets
- 6/32" pan head screws x4
- M3 flat head screws x4
- SATA power cable
- SATA Data Cable
- SSDNow
Tools Needed
- Phillips head screw driver
- Computer System manual (Optional)
System Requirements
- OS: Windows Vista (SP1), Windows XP (SP3) and Windows 2000 (SP4) or Mac OSX
- Pentium processor or better
- 128MB RAM
- CD-ROM or DVD drive for bootable media creation
- Available SATA connector
- Available 3.5" drive bay or 2.5" drive bay
This is a desktop drive and comes with everything needed to install the drive into a computer system. There are two 5.25" to 3.5" drive brackets to install the drive into a 5.25" drive bay, a set of screws, the drive itself, a power cable, a SATA cable and the installation CD. Note that there is also a Notebook version of this drive which comes with an external drive enclosure to clone the previous drive but either drive will work with the MacBook Pro as installation on a notebook does not require additional hardware.
The main thing about replacing the hard disk on a MacBook Pro is you have to remove 10 screws all along the bottom of the notebook to get into the MacBook Pro. There are two screws on the HDD bracket holding it in place that need to be removed. After removing the bracket, use the pull tab to tilt the hard drive out and remove the hard drive connector from the hard drive. If you want to save the information on the hard drive be sure to back it up before installing a new drive.
Installing a new drive such as the Kingston Series V 128GB SSD is simplicity itself on the MacBook Pro 13" we use for this review. The size of the drive is 2.5" which is the typical notebook drive size; therefore the adapters for the 3.5" to 2.5" drives are irrelevant. Discharge electricity before installing the drive as with all hardware installs, make sure the 4 rubber grommets are seated before installing the drive, attach the HDD connector tilt drive into computer, install HDD bracket and reinstall the bottom of the MacBook Pro by screwing in 10 screws. This is a MacBook Pro installation is completed, installation in your PC should be much easier as it requires less work effort to get it installed.
