Introduction
Upgrade your hard drive for more storage space!
What you need
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Remove the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case:
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Seven 3 mm Phillips screws.
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Three 13.5 mm Phillips screws.
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Using both hands, lift the lower case near the vent to pop it off two clips securing it to the upper case.
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Remove the lower case and set it aside.
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Use the tip of a spudger to bend back the finger of the "Warning: Do not remove the battery" sticker while you remove the five-point Pentalobe screw hidden underneath.
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Lift the battery by its plastic pull tab and slide it away from the long edge of the upper case.
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Tilt the battery back enough to access the battery cable connector.
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Pull the battery cable connector away from its socket on the logic board and remove the battery from the upper case.
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Remove two Phillips screws securing the hard drive bracket to the upper case.
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Lift the the retaining bracket out of the upper case.
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Lift the hard drive by its pull tab and pull it out of the chassis, minding the cable attaching it to the computer.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.