Information Technology Reference
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Interface.
Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment (PATA) with a 40-pin ZIF (zero insertion force) con-
nector.
Solid-state disks (SSDs) are much more robust than hard disk drives (HDDs). However, SSDs are much more expens-
ive, so watch your budget.
Once you have your replacement hard drive, follow these steps to install it:
1. In the unlikely event that MacBook Air is still running, choose Apple
→
Shut Down and then click
Shut Down to turn it off.
2. Unplug the power cable and anything else connected to MacBook Air.
3. Turn MacBook Air upside down and place it on a flat, clean surface.
4. Touch something metal to ground yourself.
It's vital to discharge your body's pent-up static electricity
by touching a metal object. Otherwise, the static electricity discharges into MacBook Air and could damage
one or more internal components.
5. Use a #00 Phillips screwdriver to remove the ten screws on the bottom of the MacBook Air case,
shown in Figure 10.9.
Note the locations of the different-length screws.
After you open MacBook Air's case, note that there are three different screw lengths to worry about, so make sure
you keep track of which screw goes where. Also, you really do need the teensy #00 Phillips screwdriver (also called a
precision or jeweler's screwdriver) for this task. An ordinary #0 Phillips screwdriver isn't small enough.
