Hold the rubber coating on the metal case with the metal part (inside of the cover) facing you.After you have finished removing the bottom cover, get out the case removal tool from the list of things you'll need that you diligently ordered with your new hard drive for just $1 or so.If you messed up and pulled off the rubber coating: Pull gently at the cable connector seated in the end of the hard drive facing the exterior of the case to disconnect the hard drive.If your hard drive is OEM, there should be a plastic tab that you gently pull on to lift the hard drive, being cautious of the SATA cable.This must be removed before the hard drive is pulled out. You will see a small black bar held down with two screws right next to the hard drive.To pull the cover, put your fingers at the hinge of the MacBook screen (from the bottom), and lift from the metal part under the rubber cover. If you accidentally do this, tip to follow. Remove the hard drive from the device by removing the 8 screws from the bottom of the MacBook and pulling off the bottom cover, being careful not to pull at the edges as it will pull off the rubber coating.Here's a great visual guide to the steps below: Step 2: Removing the Hard Drive from the Mac If you didn't receive a nasty message on step 5 saying the Disk was corrupt, to back up your files and such, good on ya! Try some Canadian troubleshooting - When in doot (doubt) Reboot! If this completes successfully, click Repair Disk Permissions NOTE This may solve your problem. Click the Verify Disk Permissions button.Do this until there are no errors or (like me) you receive a message saying that the disc couldn't be repaired. Click the Repair Disk button that will only appear after you click Verify. Click the Verify Disk button in the Disk Utilities.
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