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TSwinkiedilwy
post Sep 12 2016, 10:12 AM, updated 10y ago

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So i bought this laptop a while back from overseas, its stupidly cheap. It's a Macbook Unibody 2010 Core 2 Duo 13", and added SSD, 8GB RAM, new battery and new charger. It works perfectly for my daily light use and cool to carry this around.

And I've been wanting to remove the disc drive and add a second hard disk and do a dual-boot.

As this is my first mac, upgrading the RAM and SSD is already a pain in the butt for me, and I've never figured out how to get the disc drive out.

Is there any recommended technician out there that can help me switch it to a HDD? I've got all the parts.
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post Sep 12 2016, 10:18 AM

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post Sep 12 2016, 10:18 AM

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I've the White too. Now has 2 HDD. Primary is 256GB SSD and secondary is 340GB HDD. No problems.
TSwinkiedilwy
post Sep 12 2016, 10:33 AM

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QUOTE(acbc @ Sep 12 2016, 10:18 AM)
I've the White too. Now has 2 HDD. Primary is 256GB SSD and secondary is 340GB HDD. No problems.
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how do you get the second HDD in? tired figuring it out and gave up.
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post Sep 12 2016, 10:44 AM

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QUOTE(winkiedilwy @ Sep 12 2016, 10:33 AM)
how do you get the second HDD in? tired figuring it out and gave up.
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Just follow the steps at iFixIt to remove the DVD drive. Easy.
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post Sep 12 2016, 11:01 AM

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Recommended serviceman for Macbooks:
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=2330898&hl=mac
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post Sep 13 2016, 05:11 PM

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QUOTE(winkiedilwy @ Sep 12 2016, 10:33 AM)
how do you get the second HDD in? tired figuring it out and gave up.
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if u dont know what u are doing, it is best to send it to technician and let him do it for u.

trust me, u dont wanna mess with the flex cable and other parts as well........
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post Sep 13 2016, 05:34 PM

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It's easy dude just get an opti-bay for your second HDD and it works like a charm. It's not rocket science. 10 minutes of work gets the job done.

 

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