Macbook Pro 15 Retina Display Early 2013 Ssd Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          25 minutes            

Sections

3

• Lower Case
• 2 steps
• Battery Connector
• 2 steps
• SSD
• 2 steps

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Introduction

Before you perform this repair, if at all possible, back up your existing SSD. Then, either familiarize yourself with internet recovery or create a bootable external drive so you’ll be ready to install macOS onto your new drive and migrate your data to the new SSD.

Finally, we strongly recommend installing macOS 10.13 High Sierra (or a later macOS) before replacing the original SSD from your MacBook Pro. Most new SSDs require updated storage drivers not found in versions of macOS prior to High Sierra.

What you need

Step 1

              Lower Case               

• Remove the following P5 pentalobe screws securing the lower case to the MacBook Pro:
• Eight 3.0 mm
• Two 2.3 mm

Remove the following P5 pentalobe screws securing the lower case to the MacBook Pro:

Eight 3.0 mm

Two 2.3 mm

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Step 2

• Lifting from the edge nearest the clutch cover, lift the lower case off the MacBook Pro.
• Set the lower case aside.

Lifting from the edge nearest the clutch cover, lift the lower case off the MacBook Pro.

Set the lower case aside.

Step 3

              Battery Connector               

• Peel back the warning label covering the battery connector.

Peel back the warning label covering the battery connector.

Step 4

• Using the flat end of a spudger, gently pry the battery connector straight up out of its socket on the logic board.
• Bend the battery cables back and out of the way, ensuring that the battery connector doesn’t accidentally make contact with the logic board.

Using the flat end of a spudger, gently pry the battery connector straight up out of its socket on the logic board.

Bend the battery cables back and out of the way, ensuring that the battery connector doesn’t accidentally make contact with the logic board.

Step 5

              SSD               

• Remove the single 3.1 mm T5 Torx screw securing the SSD to the logic board.

Remove the single 3.1 mm T5 Torx screw securing the SSD to the logic board.

Step 6

• Slightly lift the rightmost side of the SSD and firmly slide it straight away out of its socket on the logic board.

Slightly lift the rightmost side of the SSD and firmly slide it straight away out of its socket on the logic board.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Ethan - Nov 26, 2013

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Where is the left fan in the pic? Please tell me I don’t need to remove the fan before doing the replacement.

Hobowan Kenobi - Jan 28, 2015

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I see that for all the guides for all the MBP models with solid state storage, the battery is disconnected before the solid state storage is removed. Why?

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Traditional hard drives and SSDs don’t have to have their batteries disconnected before removing…do they?

farleyaustin - Mar 31, 2016

You should remove it. It’s just good practice when doing anything internal on any laptop.

lizhao - Mar 29, 2016

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这个ssd的接口是什么呢？我应该购买什么型号的ssd能适配这个，怎么筛选？

FAN Guoxing - Dec 5, 2016

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