Replacing hard drive in MacBook
The Powerbook G4 “Lombard” used 8 and 9 if you replaced the hard drive which I did and at that time OWC shipped the tools with the drives. That was back when companies were not concerned with making every last quarter cent.
Dave
On Jan 14, 2009, at 4:41 PM, Glenn Gutierrez wrote:
> On 14 Jan 2009, at 4:22 PM, armadillo73062000 wrote: > > > — In macbook@yahoogroups.com, “kate” wrote: > >> Does anyone know what stores would have a T8 TorX bit? Home Depot, > >> ACE, ACO, Radio Shack, Target, WalMart? I don’t want to wait to > order > >> it online if I don’t have to. > >> > >> Kate in SE Michigan > >> > > I found the same thing but had a set of security bits at work that > > included the correct sized > > torx bit. I bet Radio Shack would have it or Sears. Kind of doubt > > the big box stores would. If > > they do you may have to buy a whole set to get that one. > > Good luck! AndyB, NH. > > When I did my first HD extraction, I figured Radio Shack would be > guaranteed to carry Torx 8 (and 9). Plus they were closer than Sears, > and it’s a lot faster to pop in and out. I was wrong. I have no idea > why, but Radio Shack seemed to carry every other size Torx but 8 and > 9. > > I now own a pair of Craftsmen Torx 8 and 9 drivers. I got mine from > Sears, but if you have an Orchard Supply Hardware near you, they carry > Craftsmen now as well. > > G > > ps- I don’t remember why I also needed T9. It could have been ancient > 20th century PowerBook tech. But my T9 is here by the desk while my T8 > is away in the toolkit. And I think I just used the T9 to remove the > 3.5″ drive from my flat panel iMac G5 which just died. > >
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