@stringfellow,
Na.. You're The Generous One except for when it comes to me - have U found that er... 'Heart of the Ocean' yet? *grins* I rarely am in KL so doubt I'll be there much *grins* Any photos?

Gnome, if the tools you are talking about is the torx screwdriver, you can get it easily at any electronic shop. Computer shop usually don't carry those or don't even know what it a torx screw is. Just go to the electronic shop (esp those selling pro audio stuff one, like karaoke or PA system) and ask for star-shape screwdriver (yeah, I bet they dunno it's named torx-screw) I got mine for about RM25-30 ish. I can't remember. Did my own hardrive transplant twice on my PowerBook and it's still working fine.

I got my torx screwdriver from Tesco for much less than RM10

You gotta know what to look for though, but with Google being your friend and Tesco having customer friendly return policies, it's really not hard.

make sure you get the right size though... i had to returned it twice because both times i got the size all wrong. or maybe that's just me being confused....

Looking at the size of the screw, ur gonna need the smallest available one? *grins*

dunno about MBP, but my MacBook uses Torx T6 screws found them for RM7.50 at HomeFIX 1 Utama...

They usually come as a set. You'll need the whole set as Apple tends to have different sized Torx screws in same machine. Can't remember what I paid but it must have been around RM20 at JayaTools in the now closed and soon to be demolished Jaya Shopping Complex in Sec 14 PJ.

ah.... buying the whole set makes much more sense. i guess i was being a cheapskate & just bought the one screwdriver...

Since I'm no techie, I'll just send mine to the Apple Store if I need something done Had to trouble some people to put in additional RAM for me *grins* Well at least now I know how to do it without taking it back to the Stores

I have 2.5inch SATA 250GB, 320GB HDD exstock
Also have SATA casing too. if you are interested, Pls PM me.

Definitely agree with you, especially the part in bold... If I'm not mistaken Apple has set certain guidelines for certified technicians and authorized service providers, whereby they can't actually open up and expose the insides of a Mac in front of the client. Even simple things like memory upgrades are supposed to be done away from the eyes of the customer, such as in a back-room of the retail floor. You'd never know what happens in there! Of course, there will always be that "I agree that [service provider] will not be responsible for any loss of data, and I am responsible for backing up before sending it for service yadda yadda yadda" box to tick so there's no way I'm gonna trust them with my data. DIY is the best way to go, and I think Edison Chen now feels the same way too

To those considering of doing a DIY upgrade, you'd also get to learn more about the innards of your system if you do it yourself Just make sure you've done your research about how to do things the right way (Google is as always the best friend), have the right tools and do it in a suitable environment... Do take note that using larger capacity drives & faster drives would suck up more juice from the battery.

I've taken apart my MBP twice.. Once to find out why ants were crawling out of the vents at the hinge, and the second time to upgrade the hard disk. It's not that difficult, took less than 30 minutes to do it. There's no "warranty will be void if this seal is broken" stickers to be seen so I hope Apple won't know I opened it up.. I'll just say a certified technician upgraded the disk, or just put back the old hard disk in if I ever need to send it in for AppleCare claims..

The MacBook is way easier, there's no kapton tape or delicate connectors to deal with. Just take out the battery, remove the L shaped metal thingy, slide out the disk, replace, and reverse the steps. You don't have to worry much about voiding the warranty, as it is a user serviceable part.

For migrating data from an old hard disk to a new one, I've never found a need to use third party apps. Apple's Disk Utility meets my needs well enough. Of course, SuperDuper! or Carbon Copy Cloner would make the process more straightforward. I'm not suggesting that everyone should go DIY, read up and find out what's best for you.

Hi lailaikatong, good to see you here. How's the SATA casing and the SATA250GB doing?

I just bought a WD 250GB SATA for my MacBook today.

Installation took less than 5 minutes. Only required two tools:

1) Tiny philips screwdriver. One was included with the casing I bought for my drive, so that was easy.

2) Hex driver. I didn't have one of those but a small flat/blade screwdriver did the job just fine.

After that I formatted the drive with Disk Utility, installed GUID partition with Disk Utility, then used free download program Carbon Copy Cloner to copy the existing 60GB drive across. That took about 2 hours.

So far working well. And it's nice to see "179.84 GB available" on my screen!

I know this thread is meant for HDD upgrade but I wish to enquire that should I got those torx screwdriver if I intend to upgrade ram??

These torx s/d is similar to those used in handphones one rite?

thanks mates.

For those who wants to DYI their own HDD. I can assist, and guide you through.Can assist you to get it fixed over at the starbucks coffee session.

no need if u intend to upgrade the ram only... just a basic small philips screwdriver will do.

thanks mate

Woohoo finally bought the torx driver and the hdd is already installed in my macbook

Currently installing a fresh copy of Leopard