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Opening 15" AlBook
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slimmy
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May 8, 2004, 09:23 AM
 
Hi All,

I got a Hitachi 7200rpm drive for my powerbook. Downloaded the service manual and proceded to try to open the top case. All went well until I tried to get at that damned clip that you need to pull just inside the CD/DVD slit. Must have tried for and hour and a half to access it with a dental pick. Just couldn't get it at all. Finally took it to a wellknown service center here in Manhattan. Cost: more than 1/2 the price of the drive.

This place used to be a good mom and pop place. Now they quote one price on the phone, try to double it when you go, and then, the work done, say they've found a failed cable and try to triple it at the end of the job. Doubtless there are many who cough up. I just insisted there was nothing wrong when I brought the PB in for a hard drive swap (there wasn't) and they backed down.

That said, the 7200rpm drive is silent, and things are noticeably much snappier. Put the 4200rpm 60 gig in a firewire 400 case (800 is overkill with a 4200 drive, probably).

Slim
     
maximawoo
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May 8, 2004, 08:00 PM
 
I was wondering if you could put a link up to the service manual. I had one heck of a time trying to locate it (for the 15in Aibook). Thanks.
     
slimmy  (op)
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May 9, 2004, 09:18 AM
 
Originally posted by maximawoo:
I was wondering if you could put a link up to the service manual. I had one heck of a time trying to locate it (for the 15in Aibook). Thanks.
Here it is:

http://home.earthlink.net/~strahm_s/manuals.html
     
   
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