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My isn't replacing the optical drive on a 12in PB a baitch!
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Join Date: Jan 2004
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Never having troubled to look and seeing how it's a piece of p**s on the 15 and 17 I was a bit shocked to see the step by step for this.
The stupid placement of two mounting brackets UNDER the logic board when on top would have done just as well means you have to remove every single component in the machine just to replace the optical drive. Which, because its a slot loader is a weak point anyway.
Stupidest. Design. Evar.
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/P...al-Drive/555/1
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
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Originally Posted by Andrew Stephens 
My isn't replacing the optical drive on a 12in PB a baitch!
My bitch isn't replacing the optical drive on a 12in PB ?
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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Just wait till one of the mounts for the heat sink breaks as you try to remove it.. then it just spins and spins and it's a bitch to get out... I hate working on 12" pb's.
Just put a comma after My, turtle...
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Originally Posted by AKcrab
Just wait till one of the mounts for the heat sink breaks as you try to remove it.. then it just spins and spins and it's a bitch to get out... I hate working on 12" pb's.
Just put a comma after My, turtle...
Yeah I was dreading that. Still went Ok, took a bit longer than I had planned. I did shortcut the end a bit as it's not actually necessary to wholly remove either the metal frame or the logic board. You can remove all the frame screws and the logic board ones on the left hand side and then lever the drive out from there.
saves a load of having to thread stupid cables back into place.
Was pretty relieved to hear the startup chime and then the Apple logo. Also pleased when DVD mounted up on desktop and I hadn't left something unattached.
I DID notice that there were loads of screws missing inside though. Apparently it had it's optical drive replaced under applecare when nearly new. Seems Apples techs seem to think plenty of screws are not needed on reassembly.
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People like to talk about optical-less laptops being the future, but what they don't realize is that slot-loading optical drives already ensure that every laptop eventually becomes optical-less.
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Nov 2000
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Originally Posted by CharlesS
People like to talk about optical-less laptops being the future, but what they don't realize is that slot-loading optical drives already ensure that every laptop eventually becomes optical-less.
 
Funny and true. 
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Join Date: Jul 2009
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I replaced the optical drive in my 12" PowerBook two years ago. I bought it from OWC. It failed in a week and I had to send it back and get a replacement. I also had to do that install TWICE in three weeks!! I was really p****d at them for the first drive.
My wife uses the machine today and other than it running hot because I needed to use thermal paste the second time it's fine.
It's a really dumb way to secure a part with a high failure rate.
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