#Upgrade macbook pro early 2013 hard drive ssd driver#

Refasten the bottom plate using the Pentalobe screw driver taking care to carefully fasten the screws in the exact holes from which they came and not to over tighten them. Reattach the battery connector and its cover tab. For this reason, do not remove the thermal pad. I was told that there is no need to remove the paper label, and that the soft cushion is actually a thermal pad used to dissipate heat from the drive. I asked OWC whether the label should be removed, and the purpose of the soft cushion. Note that the OWC drive is covered with a paper label, and a soft cushion is attached to the bottom side of the drive. Reinstall the holding screw that was previously removed. Remove OWC’s SSD drive from its anti-static bag, and carefully align the notch of the drive with MBPr’s SSD connector and slide it in. Locate the Apple SSD drive in the middle left of the case, and using the supplied Torx T-5 screw driver, unscrew the holding screw, and slide the drive out to the left, and set it aside for a moment.

However, my fingernail was an adequate substitute to remove the tab and battery plug. However, my installation kit did not include one I talked with OWC about this issue, and was told that the nylon pry tool no longer ships with the kit.

#Upgrade macbook pro early 2013 hard drive ssd install#

The installation video indicates that should be done using a nylon pry tool, which it assumes is part of install kit. Once the bottom plate has been removed, carefully remove the tab that covers the battery plate, and use your finger tip or a soft pry tool to disconnect the battery plug. As they are removed, separate each screw by group and remember that each must be reinstalled in the specific hole from which it originated. Secondly, the bottom plate of the MBPr come in three different lengths.

The Pentalobe screwdriver is specially designed to work with these screw heads, and care should be taken not to strip any of the heads when removing them or screwing them back in. First, carefully remove each of the screws. Using the supplied Pentalobe screw driver, carefully remove each of the ten (10) screws holding the back plate. It consists of unplugging the MBPr and situating it on a soft surface with the back cover facing up. The process should take less than twenty minutes to complete. Both are sufficiently detailed to guide the process from start to finish. OWC hosts two installation videos at its website that demonstrate the process for replacing the Apple drive ( ) and installing it in the external Envoy case ( ). The companion Torx T-5 screwdriver is used to remove the screw that secures the MacBook Pro’s internal Apple SSD drive. The Pentalobe screw driver is specifically designed to remove the screws that secure the rear case of the MBPr. OWC’s kit consists of the Aura Pro 6G SSD, USB 3.0 bus-powered enclosure, carrying case, cable, installation manual, and two otherwise hard-to-find screwdrivers. The process is straightforward, relatively simple, and all tools required to remove and install the drives are supplied with the kit.

#Upgrade macbook pro early 2013 hard drive ssd how to#

This article recounts how to remove the Apple internal SSD drive in the MBPr, replace it with OWC’s 480GB Aura Pro 6G SSD, and install the Apple SSD in the Envoy Pro external USB 3.0 case. The OWC 480GB Aura Pro 6G was reviewed earlier this summer when it was tested for transfer speeds, build quality, and performance characteristics. This solution provides a faster internal SSD drive and a repurposed Apple SSD housed in a well-designed bus-powered USB 3 enclosure. The SSD and kit ships with the necessary tools to complete the upgrade process. Other World Computing’s Envoy Pro SSD and USB 3.0 external drive enclosure is a unique dual-purposed upgrade for 2012 and early 2013 MacBook Pros with retina displays. Solid State Drive and Envoy Pro Storage Solutionįor 2012-Early 2013 MacBook Pro with Retina Display How To Upgrade Your Retina MacBook Pro With OWC’s