You can also configure your macbook pro with a different hard drive. Owcs stepbystep video of how to install a hard drive or ssd in the apple macbook pro mid 2009 unibody with model. Devices that can benefit from the highspeed rate transfer include but are not limited to digital camcorders, external hard drives and video. Apple reimplemented the inchs firewire connectivity in the form of a single backwardscompatible firewire 800 port. How to connect macbook pro with firewire toms guide forum. What are my options for upgrading to an ssd for my mid 2009 macbook pro. Shinestar 2nd hdd ssd hard drive caddy tray replacement for macbook pro padarsey 9229034, 9229314, 9229751 8210812a, 8211198a, 8210989a. Dates sold, processor type, memory info, hard drive details, price and. Differences between late 2008 and mid2009 macbook pro. With the mid 2009 model inch macbook pro unibody laptop, apple brought back the firewire 800 port, and added an sd card slot. How do you upgrade the hard drive in the mid 2009 inch, 15inch, and 17inch macbook pro core 2 duo models. Macbook pro unibody mid 2009 parts for diy repair. Compares and contrasts the inch sdfirewire 800 macbook pro models. Mhz ddr3 sdram pc38500, support for serial ata hard drives.
So my mid 2009 macbook pro hard drive has died on me and im looking to replace it. Way to solve the problem also on my macbook pro mountain lion. Memory and the hard drive are easily accessed from the bottom of the computer. Get everything you need to upgrade your 2009 2012 mac pro ssd for a total system performance and capacity boost. How to use target disk mode to boot from another macs hard drive.
While the 2010 mac mini limits you to firewire 800 or usb 2. In the us and many other countries, site sponsor other world computing sells storage upgrades for this macbook pro. Use firewire with devices that connect using a firewire 400 or firewire 800 cable. The advantage of cloning your hard drive is that you will be able to boot from the ssd without removing your hard drive for testing.
Install a 2nd hddssd by replacing the optical drive. The most common repairs with the macbook pro unibody models are replacing a dead battery or upgrading the hard drive or ram. The later model also abandoned the ubiquitous firewire 400 port. Upgrading ssd for mid2009 macbook pro apple community. In early 2009, the 17 macbook pro joined the 15 version in having a. In kens situation, he would put the mac mini into target disk mode, attach it to his macbook pro using firewire or thunderbolt, and then boot. In fact, with the exception of harddriveintensive tasks, which are slowed by the 5,400 rpm laptop hard drive, moving from my mac pro to this macbook pro didnt result in a noticeable drop in.
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