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There are many benefits to adding a second hard drive to your laptop such as improved speeds, greater storage space, and less heartache when installing new software. Use this guide to install one using our optical bay hard drive enclosure.
Remove the following 10 screws securing the lower case to the MacBook Pro 13" Unibody:
Seven 3 mm Phillips screws.
Three 13.5 mm Phillips screws.
It looks like you need a Phillips #000 screwdriver for the 10 bottom screws. I tried the #00 and it's too big. Good thing I bought a 23 piece precision screwdriver set or else I would have been screwed.
The 10 screws that hold tha bottom case take a #00 Phillips driver, if yours doesnt fit it's probably because it's cheaply made & not precise enough. The only thing that I needed a #000 driver for was the keyboard screws. They're so small they look like specks of dirt or sand. I stripped out 4 of them & now will need to grind the heads off with a Dremel/rotary tool. The other thing that sucks is iFixit doesn't have a tutorial for keyboard replacement!
A true Phillips head screw's slots are rounded at their inner corners, to allow the screwdriver to "cam out" (pop out) of the screw head before you apply too much torque and strip the threads in the part that you're torqueing the screw into. However, the screws used in the Macbook don't have those rounded inner corners, so they're not Phillips. Instead, they may be a Japanese standard known as JIS B 1012, or a Frearson (also known as a Reed & Prince), but that's a less common design. Maybe technically these non-Phillips screws should be used with a screwdriver that was specifically designed for them, but they can be properly removed and reinstalled using a truly precision-made Phillips #00 (some people find a #000 sometimes works even better) whose tip comes to a sharp point--not the lousy fake "precision" screwdrivers that are sold in too many places. See my next comment for more.
Many screwdriver manufacturers get away with marketing fake "precision" screwdrivers because, in the words of the Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sc...: "Most heads come in a range of sizes, typically distinguished by a number, such as "Phillips #00" or "Torx T5." These sizes do not necessarily describe a particular dimension of the drive shape, but are often arbitrary designations in the same sense as a "Size 8" dress."
In other words, the quality of many "precision" screwdrivers is poor. In my experience, one of the biggest problems with many fake "precision" Phillips screwdrivers is that the four blades at the tip are often too wide, and their width may even vary on the same screwdriver (they're not supposed to). So just because a screwdriver is marketed as a "precision screwdriver", it may not be, and many that are labeled as #00, or even #000, will not work for a Macbook's screws. See my next comment for still more.
One of the best manufacturers of precision screwdrivers is Wiha (http://www.wihatools.com/tech-tools/prec... cost more, but they're worth it. Or buy screwdrivers from iFixit, who seem to be selling JIS screwdrivers.
Another article with some good info on screw and screwdriver types:
Also keep in mind that some screws are tougher to remove and reinstall because they have a thread-locking compound on them, which is usually blue.
Phillips #00 is the correct screwdriver for the lower case. Maybe the one you have is worn or badly made.
Compare the short screws carefully before reinstalling them. The shouldered screws go in the holes on the front edge.
thanks twisk, I wish i would have read your tip before I finished putting the bottom of my laptop back together. I managed to get all screws in somehow, but one was in fact too-tight.
BTW, big big thanks to the Author: Andrew Bookholt. Just used this guide and my trackpad now works again.
xitxit2 -
Before I started removing any screws I took a piece of paper and drew the bottom of the laptop and put a piece of double-sided tape in the spot where each screw goes. That way when I took out the screws, I could put them on the tape so I knew exactly which screw went in which spot. I did the same thing for dismantling the inside on another sheet of paper, then a third sheet for the screen after getting the front glass off.
I use a similar technique: I print out the iFixit manual for the job, and Scotch-tape down the screws/brackets/cables I remove at each step next to the component descriptions. That way, when I'm reassembling, the bits are taped right next to the photo of where they came from.
adlerpe -
That's exactly what I do for all my repairs! It's the best way to keep track of all of the parts ' original location and to make sure that you don't miss any parts during reassembly.
Great idea and one I use often
Excellent idea! Thanks for sharing it here.
The colours you used for these circles are indistinguishable for colour-blind people. Please consider using something like the palette suggested by visibone: http://www.visibone.com/colorblind/
Squares, Circles, Triangles (you get the idea) would work as well to distinguish the different screws.
I'd use a Phillips #000 screwdriver also. The #00 can work, but if the screws are in really tight, it doesn't get far enough down into the screws to get purchase, so it will start to strip (and I agree that the screws are pretty soft). On mine, the screws for the fan were really tight, started to strip with #00, needed a #000 and quite a bit of pressure to get them to move.
The Mid 2010 MacBook Pro 13" does support 16 GB RAM, but it is very picky about the type of RAM. OWC sells a 16 GB kit (2x 8 GB). I think it's got to be 1066 (aka 1067) MHz RAM. A lot of 8 GB modules on the market now are faster than 1066 MHz, and reports I've read say people start getting kernel panics if they use the wrong RAM.
Some info here:
"1066 MHz PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM"
"*Originally, both the official and actual maximum RAM was 8 GB. However, as confirmed by site sponsor OWC, if running OS X 10.7.5 or higher, updated with the latest EFI, and equipped with proper specification memory modules, this model can support up to 16 GB of RAM."
Our Mid 2010 already had "the latest EFI" (i.e. Boot ROM version in System Profiler), so the reference to updating it may not be relevant.
Winston -
I used a 00 that fit but the screws were very tight so I used a tiny paintbrush with some wd40 on it and put it around the edges of the screws. Worked like a charm
I had the same problem. The #00 screwdriver worked for some of the screws but some others were too tight and I had to use a #000. Maybe it was because the cover had slightly bent because the battery inside had basically doubled its width, but I still found that the #000 was a much better fit for these screws. Even the ones that came out with the #00 came out much easier with the #000. I would suggest updating this guide to suggest using a #000.
If you are running OS X 10.11.2 or newer, battery provided by iFixIt will not work. I've already tried 2 batteries from iFixIt and neither worked. iFixIt needs to come clean on this unfortunate situation. I've already put 8 hours into this futile effort when it should have taken me 45 minutes.
What was your solution? I'm using 10.11.3 OS X. I may need a battery replacement very soon too.
John Doe -
The 10 screws that hold that bottom case take a #00 Phillips driver, if yours doesn't fit it's probably because it's cheaply made & not precise enough.
I purchased the IFixIt 54 bit Driver Kit and their Phillips #00 are NOT the appropriate size for the bottom screws on this MacBook Pro. This manual needs to have the tools changed to Phillips #000 Screwdriver. Until then I shall not click the "Give the author +30 points" button. Apart from that, the rest of the manual is very good. It would also be an idea to make a comment about making sure the battery connector is in the correct position when plugging the battery back in. One poster commented that their battery will not charge anymore. My guess is a pin(s) was/were bent due to the connection not being in the vertical orientation when being pressed back together. :-)
THANK YOU for writing and generously supplying this guide for our use. It is much appreciated. +30 point coming when the Phillips #000 size is changed or added.
j'ai remarqué que le 4 vis philips courtes sur le bord avant ont une courte entretoise
celles des cotés n'en ont pas et sont courtes
la dernière sur le bord qui comporte les 3 longues, est un poil plus longue
si l'on ne fait pas attention, les vis des cotés ne peuvent pas se visser à fond et dépassent un peu
parfait pour le reste ! Merci
I am pretty sure that one of the tools listed as needed has changed from when I looked it up last week and placed the order, and is a mistake. Here is a screen shot of the first step to replacing the fan on my Mac unibody. Doesn't a 3mm Phillips call for a #1 PH screwdriver? Is the mistake in the size of the screw or the screwdriver designation? And I am sure the last time I looked it did not say I needed to remove 13.5 mm Phillips screws. Maybe I can figure it out, but I once ruined a laptop by dropping a back screw from the screwdriver into the innards. I never found it - until it rattled around and ruined the computer! Should I guess? What does everyone think?
Slightly lift the lower case and push it toward the rear of the computer to free the mounting tabs.
In the introduction you should link fixers to this excellent doc: https://www.ifixit.com/Misc/HD_Software_...
It is really critical, super easy, and free(!) to clone your existing drive onto the new one you will install. I ran into one error, but SuperDuper! support replied immediately on how to fix it...Thanks ifixit and SuperDuper! (I ponied up the $28 for the software anyway, I was so impressed!)
Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the battery connector up out of its socket on the logic board.
Citaat van gansodesoya:
why is step 3 necessary?
Removes the possibility of any current flow. This is especially important if you are trying to mitigate the damage to the circuitry due to a spill on a keyboard.
$@$@. Don't use an non-isolated screwdriver for this. I just shorted-out my battery :(
You are absolutely right, never use a screwdriver on the logic board or any connector! Delicate use of fingernails or a credit card will get you through most situations if you lack a spudger.
How do you get that battery connector back on? Do you just press it in back in place after you're done?
yes. I usually plug it in before I screw it down so I can lift the battery a bit and have enough slack to be able to go straight down on the connector, otherwise it comes in on a bit of an angle, which can't be good (though not necessarily bad).
Would it not be advisable to drain the battery completely before attempting to repair, if you want to be sure you don't get a spark when removing the battery connector?
Disconnecting the battery connector is not that different from simply unplugging a battery from an older model MacBook with a removable battery. You're not trying to protect yourself from a "spark", but the internal circuitry when taking the MacBook apart.
I neglected step 3 and now my computer won't turn on. Could I have shorted out my logic board?
I had the same problem , my macbook doesn't switch on working
A very easy and fast update indeed! Using this guide and the tools indicated on top I replaced the two RAM cards (2GB each) with two 8GB RAM cards from OWC for a total of 16GB RAM in my MBP Middle 2010 Core 2 Duo (Officially not supported according to Apple).
Make sure you select RAM with these specs: 16GB DDR3 PC8500 1066MHz Kit (8GBx2)
Apps open much faster and I can run a virtual machine at a decent speed.
Removing the battery is not required, but in some instances can make installing ram much easier. If you plan on upgrading from 4GB (2X 2GB) to 8GB (2X 4GB) Removing the battery would be better. There are two levels of ram. If you are replacing both levels, then remove the battery. If you are just replacing the top, dont bother. Removing the battery for very long or even at all (depending on the CMOS battery age and health) could possibly reset settings, the clock, saved wifi passwords, and more.
This step almost finished me, and I did extensive damage to the battery plug. Fortunately, I later replaced the battery, and the replacement came with a new plug! :) Newbies need to know - 1. The battery plug is like a thin lip on a thicker lip, so you need to pry BETWEEN 2 thin lips to get it off, else you are trying to yank out the socket. 2. Mine was initially VERY tight, and trying to get it out broke the plastic on all sides of plug, even though I was as careful as possible. Luckily, this didn't hurt functionality and I later replaced the battery. AFTER disconnecting once, it was never so tight again,
Guys I just used my index finger nail. It's the most useful nail to let grow a little bit for this type of procedure. Came off pretty easy when using both my right hand index and left hand index together to lift the plug up out. Found some plastic folded it and place it right over the socket so the plug would go back in and now the plug holds the plastic in place so I can focus on the main work.
Remove the soft padding that may be on top and gently pull the connector up out of its socket on the logic board.
It is not necessary to remove the camera cable connector (step 5) or the camera cable connector (step 10). Simply push the camera cable gently aside to remove one of the three screws securing the optical drive (step 11). Gently wiggle the optical drive from under the camera cable connector and go to step 12. Less chance of ruining your motherboard!
It does indeed come out of the connector, but the picture makes it hard to see how; the connector it goes into sits on top of the board—however, I, too, ripped mine off the board trying to remove it; I only got it out of the clip after I tore it off. SIMPLY DONT; it's unnecessary. I plan to solder it back if one of my Robotics club friends lets me borrow a soldering iron.
I avoided disconnecting the camera cable. If you are careful, it's not needed. I've taken tons of PC's apart and its 1 million times more complicated than a mid 2010 MBP! I've had my MBP for 5 years and I'm now upgrading memory, adding a SSD for OS and 750gb in the optical drive for storage. My computer has just started getting slower. This couldn't be any easier to do!
Warum wird dieser Schritt und das Foto nicht aus der Anleitung entfernt ?
Auf dem Foto kann man sehen, wie der Verbinder des Subwoofers abgerissen wird.
Dieser Schritt ist nicht nur unnötig, sondern führt auch dazu, dass man, wenn man der Anleitung folgt, sein Macbook beschädigt.
Was soll das ?
Pull the camera cable connector toward the optical drive to disconnect it from the logic board.
I messed around with my MBP some years ago and everything was fine. When I opened it yesterday that plastic retainer was glued *above* the camera cable and wasn't very sticky anymore.
On a whim I decided to not put it back in. Now there's now Wifi anymore (did all the hardware reset things, nothing). Can that small plastic thing have to do anything with the wifi?
Thanks for you help!
Well, I put that plastic thing back in, still no Wifi (would have really surprised me ^__^).
I'm having a similar problem where I think I messed something with this step and now my computer is REALLY slow and I cant get any wifi. Heres my story.
I am going to put a SSD in place of my HDD so I also took the optical drive out of my mac to reduce the weight. If this matters I also changed the fan because that was broken. I'm wondering what the problem could be. One thing im confused by in the guide was step 5. Am I supposed to remove that connector? If so how do I do that? I may have wiggled that a little trying to take it out.
My computer will boot up very slowly but the mouse and keystrokles lag by about 4-5 seconds. The computer won't connect to wifi. The battery symbol has an "x" inside the battery so I keep in plugged in. It also has my apps in the dock and my name in the upper right hand corner.
Any ideas what is wrong? If something is wrong how do I clone my old data onto my new hard drive? If you have any questions about my situation ill gladly answer them.
HDD in DVD slot with caddy works, but seems VERY slow, logically i assume step 5 , is HIGH risk critical, and now I must try undo everything , cos I spent a lot of time in step 5 and probably kill my mac
This is the stage (5) that concerns me with my lack of wifi and Bluetooth. I enlarged the iPad screen to max so I could view the clear plastic cable retainer. Leaving the screen on max I missed the part that said,"pull the camer cable connector towards the Optical drive to disconnect from the logic board" makes me wonder if that caused the problem,as I lifted it away from the logic board? Any I found it very difficult to align the connector with its socket. Any thoughts please.
Which of the four ribbon connectors relates or controls the WiFi Bluetooth and Camera ?
Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the optical drive connector straight up off the logic board.
I did on my 15" MBP (putting a SSD) without any problem
but I did it on this very model 13" on a friend MBP
and it seems the optical drive cable is dead (both drives works connected elsewhere ) the only other part i was not able to test separately is the data doubler from OWC that allows to fit a SSF in place of the optical drive.
Do anybody experience this ?
The optical drive cable shows no sign of tearing i unplugged it very carefully
BUT once disconnected during the optical drive extraction from its original location the cable might have touch the logical board (not sure just guessing)
Any clues welcome !!
Remove the following screws securing the subwoofer to the upper case:
One 3.8 mm Phillips screw.
One 5 mm Phillips screw
Remove the optical drive cable by pulling it straight away from the optical drive.
Remove the two black Phillips #0 screws securing the small metal mounting bracket. Transfer this bracket to your new optical drive or hard drive enclosure.
Remove the plastic spacer from the optical bay hard drive enclosure by pressing in on one of the clips on either side and lifting it up and out of the enclosure.
The bay and dvd drive cable at iFixit is $40.00 (Unibody Laptop Dual Drive)
But for $10 more you can get an external casing that will protect your super drive form MCE (http://store.mcetech.com/Merchant2/merch...) A total of $50 dollars. It is what I used and works great and looks pretty and is guaranteed to protect your superdrive. MCE also gives you a disk with software to patch the DVD Player to work with external dvd drives. So For an extra $10 dollars you get better software functionality and a case for your super drive. It works great.
Robert, do you by chance also know where to buy an external drive case to make the old hard disk an external portable hard disk ?
Early 2011 MacBook Pro was running slow with its 2TB hard drive running at 5400rpm. The DVD drive was almost never used. The iFixit part allowed me to place the hard drive in the DVD bay and place an SSD drive where the hard drive originally sat. Now the computer fires up almost instantly and runs so much cooler as the 2TB hard drive is only accessed as needed. A stunning transformation for a 7 year old laptop.
Make sure that the hard drive connectors are facing down before placing it into the enclosure.
Gently place the hard drive into the enclosure's hard drive slot.
While firmly holding the enclosure in place with one hand, use your other hand to press the hard drive into the enclosure connectors.
It is not a good idea to put fast SSDs into the optibay. System tries to negotiate at 6 Gbit, but it fails; disk is recognized but it couldn't even be formatted. I've waisted a lot of time to find a reason. After swapping SSD with original mac's HD both work properly, one at 6, another at 3 Gbit
Good to know, thanks!
I have to withdraw my comment. It is NOT a good idea to put a SATAIII SSD in the optical bay. It gives random freezes. Swapping it with a HD is indeed better. Better read/writes too. Only downside is that SMS won't work on the optical bay so treat your baby with care. Also Sleep issues might occur when placing a HD in the optical bay (a total freezing system). I already wasted a HD that was in the optical bay.
I've replaced the optibay with a samsung 840 pro but can't format it nor copy files (a few files work) to it. Do you suggest putting the HDD in the optibay instead? Did you clone the HDD to the SSD before swapping them? Will my Mac boot from the HDD the first time I boot even though it's in the optibay? I would really appreciate an answer, I've spent too many hours trying to figure it out!
Also had this same problem. Tried and failed a Samsung firmware upgrade. Ended up send drive back to Amazon.
Andrew -
Okay it seems like some models of MacBook Pro have issues with a fast (6Gbit/s) SSD in the optical bay. Even though my Mac says it offers 6Gbit on both bays it simply didn't work in the optical bay. So I switched places between the two drives and everything seems to work. My Mac booted from the old HDD in optical bay automatically and then I cloned it afterwards and changed the startup disk to the new one. As said before, don't put a fast SSD in the optical bay!
Hello Carl. What have you done after switching places between the two drives? Can you explain it with more details please? I have the HDD in the hard drive place, and an SSD in the optibay, and I have a lot of freeze / beachball. Thanks.
I'm on a Macbook pro 13" Late 2011.
I have the startup set to the SSD in the optibay.
I've already done it. switch the hard drives and reboot, that's all. Working without beachballs XD
My understanding is that SSDs will work (at 6Gbps) in the optical bay of late-2011 13" MBP models but not in late-2011 15" or 17" models and not in earlier 13" models. Are those of you reporting problems installing on late-2011 13" models (MD313LL/A [2.4Ghz] or MD314LL/A [2.8 GHz])?
I'm experiencing the same issues with the HDDs in the optical bay. I've tried multiple drives (WD caviar blue 3G and a Seagate 6G) with no luck thus far. I replaced the SATA cable and that didn't help with either drive. My SSD still works fine in the main bay but I would like the extra storage.
For those of you who got the HDD in the optical bay working, which HDD (brand and model) did you use?
My MBP is a Late 2011 15" (8.2)
My understanding is that SSD in the optibay for 2011 MBPs will only work on the late-2011 13" model (not the 15" or 17"). I can confirm that it works in my late-2011 13" MBP. I have a Samsung EVO 500GB in my optibay (HGST 1TB in the hard drive bay) with no problems at all: negotiated link speed of 6Gbits for both drives and not beach balls or other slowdowns.
Steve -
I'm not trying to put an SSD in the optical bay. As I said, I've tried multiple HDDs but none of them seem to work. I know that it's possible to put an HDD in the optical bay because I bought the computer with one in it but it seems that none are recognized. I have tried multiple brands and speeds with no luck. I would like to know which specific model of HDD works in the late 2011 15" optical bay.
woestmab -
Whats the size of this caddy?
Looks like no one has any clue. I can see following sizes:
12.7mm universal
12.7mm unibody
9.5mm universal
9.5mm unibody
I have a macbook pro mid 2012 non retina
It's not wise to swop the optidrive for an HD as there is no physical protection. The caddy is only intended for an SSD.
Once the hard drive is snug, reinsert the plastic spacer while holding the hard drive against the bottom of the enclosure.
Here they picture Crucial as their choice, you can also find some great options at Samsung (it is what I installed and it works just as good if not better than the crucial I installed in my wife's iMac. here is their site http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/solid...
Its just another great option. Also when installing SSDs make sure to enable TRIM support (crashes can and probably will occur if you don't) TRIM enabler is available free and the pro version is $10 http://www.cindori.org/software/trimenab... It is the easiest solution for this issue.
Is it true that you cannot instal an SSD in the Optical Bay that has a capacity larger than 750GB? If I wanted to put a 2TB SSD in there, would it work?
Use two Phillips #1 screws to secure the drive to its enclosure.
With the particular drive bay adaptor I used, these attachment screws were already fitted to the adaptor but were found at the sides, not underneath. Indeed, the adaptor had no screw holes on the underside.
At first I couldn't get my machine to even turn on - thought it was the battery connector, but in the end I just had to reset the SMC. (http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964 - see "Resetting the SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own").
Attach the optical drive bracket to the new enclosure with two Phillips #0 screws.
Reconnect any cables you have removed from the original optical drive onto the optical bay enclosure.
I have the drive installed with this bay, but the drive does not appear in the Disk Utility. I see a 'Nvidia MCP79 AHCI' in the system information, but no drive listed with it. Is there some special driver needed to get the MCP to see the drive?
Replaced the optical with hdd, as well as replaced the hard drive with an ssd. Now I get the circle with a line through it. But, when I hold the option key down, it gives me both hard drives, PLUS, the thumb drive I have in the USB port with a Mountain Lion installer. It even shows the recovery disks, but gives me the circle with the line when I choose one. Any help is appreciated.
My mbp shipped with OS 10.8, and I had upgraded twice to 10.10
I've a 10.7 USB which upgraded my old MBP.
My plan today was to boot with my new ssd, my time machine back up and the Lion usb plugged in.
I would then click on the Lion usb, and tell it to put the OS and time machine back up on the ssd.
So I help down ALT and when it started it gave me the options of the usual Mac internal or the Lion USB.
I clicked Lion, but instead of taking me to the install options (Disk utility, restore from time machine etc etc) it gave me that grey circle with a diagonal line through it. The no entry sign - grey on grey - that I think you have.
Some googling said that it is because I was trying to usb a 10.7 install on a MBP that shipped 10.8
You can't go back, apparently.
So if any of the OSs are older than the mac you got, you will get this error. The grey in grey no entry.
I just cloned my HDD to my ssd (Carbon copy cloner free 30 day trial) using an external stat-usb3 wire and all is good.
Rory -
simple question, how do I use the removed drive to play a DVD? Why don't I just use digital media...yadayada...I know. I'm currently in the hospital, did this drive swap for busy work. The littles want to watch an old DVD and I can't solve the issue.
This will give you instructions on how to get your DVD player to work in an external enclosure: http://macenstein.com/default/2011/07/ho...
Steve -
I have a 17" Macbook Pro6,1 unibody with an Intel Core i5, 2.53GHz. I was successful installing a 250GB SSD in the DVD bay, and I'm able to boot from it. I did this by first installing OS X 10.9.4 on the SSD mounted into an external HD case, testing the system to see if it would boot up into the SSD, then installing the SSD and carrier in the DVD drive bay. The system now boots up from the SSD with no problems. If you are having installation problems, I recommend trying this method.
This is really for step 23: reassembly
You can not get the orginal screws back in to hold the new optical drive replacement in place because there is a black plastic filler running along the front edge of the part. There is no place for the screw head to go. I had to remove some of the plastic to get the machine reassembled. Whoever tested this overlooked what I think is a major problem. How many macbook pros are out there with only one (maybe two if you're lucky) screw holding this thing in place?
I got extra screws and have no idea why. The bits included in the kit are poor and don't work on most of the screws. I had to use my own tools instead.
I'm using a 13' MBP mid 2010 and I just swapped my HDD for a SSD. Al works perfectly fine!
So i bought the unibody laptop dual drive (from iFixit) and replaced the optical drive for the original HDD from my MBP. The installation with this guide went perfectly, however, the HDD is not recognized in disk utility.
I put the old HDD back on the original HDD bay, the HDD boots and works. I placed back the optical drive in the optical bay, also works. But when i put the HDD in the unibody laptop dual drive (iFixit), it is not recognized via the USB-port(however, the HDD starts spinning) or when installed in the optical bay.
So i think there is a software issue where my MBP does not recognize a HDD in the optical bay. Is there a way to force the OS to look for storage/HDD via the optical bay STATA cable?
All help is welcome!
Leon: did you fix your issue? I'm facing the same problem.
No, afraid not..
Leon -
also having the same problem, not recognizing second hdd
cmaizan -
Same here: installed original hdd in optical bay and it won't mount. Tried it using the sata cable on different computer, and the drive spins, but doesn't mount either. Would love to get a fix (or at least an explanation) for this. The whole point was to add extra storage, but so far, no dice.
Did you ever find a solution?
I installed mine, but the ssd I'm using was a bootable usb running Yosemite, and now that I plugged it in, I'm getting a circle with the slash through it when I try to boot to it, and I can't unmount it or reformat it from the recovery Disk Utility or in Mountain Lion on the stock hdd still inside.
Same issue here unfortunately... new SSD in primary slot is recognized fine and allowed me to install OS X with no issues from USB. However, both during the install when booting from USB and post-install within the full El Capitan OS, I simply do not see any '2nd' hard drive in the system - for the record I just reused the same 500GB HDD that came with my MBP; and I ran the exhaustive System Profiler tests prior to doing any work to ensure I'd have no HW issues/surprises. Sure enough,. I can hear the mechanical drive churning as the power runs to it, so I know it's hooked up okay. For some reason the drive just isn't being recognized by the Mac OS. Hoping someone can help me resolve this so I don't feel bad about spending the [extra] money on the iFixit enclosure system vs. one of the cheaper alternatives I found online, sigh... Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!
Brian M -
Figured I'd reply to my own message just above for those interested or following my situation. The 'churning' I heard was actually the left fan inside the system, which I managed to disassemble so I could lubricate the sleeve bearing with a touch of mineral oil - now it's as quiet as ever and works great. Also, I ordered a replacement optical SATA adapter cable from iFixit and this resolved my issue of accessing the hard drive moved to the optical slot inside the dual drive enclosure. Long story short - all of my issues are resolved thanks to some disassembly/repair work and new parts from iFixit!
Brian M -
Same problem happens, i don't know how to fix that as well. Anyone has any idea? Thanks
The 'churning' I heard was actually the left fan inside the system, which I managed to disassemble so I could lubricate the sleeve bearing with a touch of mineral oil - now it's as quiet as ever and works great.
@shdowflare (Brian M) [Somewhat tangential to this guide, but:] wow, do I feel dumb. I've replaced 3 sets of fans in my MBP's lifetime, due to the inevitable noise that arises after 2-3 years of use. Never thought of just trying mineral oil to relube the fans.
skat1140 -
I followed the tutorial and everything works fine when I use an HDD 320 go but when I use the new HDD I bought which is an Hitachi 1T 7200T 2.5 P I have some trouble. The disk utily takes a long time to recognize the new hard drive and then starts not responding.
I tought my new HDD might be broken but when I use it with an external portable HDD Enclosure it works fine...
Any ideas?
I do believe the max size HDD is a 750GB. 1TB might be too big. Though the ONLY place I found this stated was on iFixit. No where else.
I just have finished installing second SSD to my MBP (unibody 15` 2010).
First one was changed like one year ago. Samsung 500GB SSD. It is in my HDD bay and I'm running system from it.
Today I put a new Samsung 1TB 850 Evo 1 SSD in to my optic bay.
I encounter problem with SSD not recognized by Finder.
But It was recognized by Disk Utility.
What I did was I erase new SSD by Disk Utility. Then the new partition was created and now It has been seen by Finder.
So If you see it in Disk Utility just erased it.
Some extra info in under this link--> https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4...
Wish you all luck :)
Hi all,
I did this and all seemed to be working fine, both drives showed up and all was good then about 20 minutes later i got a message saying that "the drive had been ejected incorrectly" or something like that. The drives have now disappeared from finder and Disk Utility. I took the SSD out of the superdrive caddy and put it in an external USB3 caddy, it's working fine. I even left this connected over night (all OK). This morning i put the SSD back into my Late 2011 MacBook and the same thing happened, 20ish minutes and then the eject message... Have i missed something?
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Dear iFixit
I changed my Hdd with an ssd using this guide. My hdd is now in a caddy where the optical drive used to be.
I can see my original drive ( Toshiba 500GB ) in the disk utility-app, but i can't reach my data on it.
When i take it out of the caddy again and put it in a external Hdd case, i can read it perfectly fine.
So there is nothing wrong with the hdd or the connection.
Is this a problem i can fix with software?
Thx for the help!
Those were Phillips #00 in my case, not #0, on the small metal mounting bracket.
Align the cable's SATA connector with the drive's port and plug in securely.
Plug the USB connector into your laptop and your optical drive is ready for use.
There is a small metal button in the front of the drive and you can use that to eject the drive if you were wondering.
my drive's connector is nothing like that, and I'm wondering is it possible to connect it to another computer?
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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I bought a 1TB SSD/hybrid drive from Ifixit.com to upgrade the 256GB HDD that came with MBP 2010. Disk Utility could not see the new drive on the original HDD cable but saw the old one just fine. New replacement cable was not the correct size for the MBP 2010 but worked just fine in my other MBP 2012. Put the stock HDD back in with the original HDD cable, removed the optical drive and replaced with the 1TB dual drive per instructions without problems. I have read online that the SATA HDD cable in MBP 2009 and early 2010 was too slow to read modern high-speed SATA drives.
Only glitch I found is DVD/CDs will not mount in the optical drive using the external USB cable that came with the dual disk kit purchased here. Will eventually have to find time to try swapping the optical drive with my other laptop to test internally as well as the external cable. At this point I don't care, didn't use the optical, love the two working internal disk drives. Thanks guys!
I just did this upgrade on two different MacBook Pro models: a mid-2009 and a mid-2010. The upgrade itself worked fine but now both MBP's show the same error: "Wi-fi: No Hardware Installed."
I tried resetting the SMC and the NVRAM but no change. I also tried booting from a startup thumb drive but also no Wi-fi.
What did I do wrong and how do I fix it?
I replaced Primary HDD with SSD and moved HDD to optical slot with caddy, and it seems works, but HDD in optical slot is incredibly slow now. Macbook 7.1. Sierra. SSD Savage 250Gb.
So, now I have two HD's. 250 gb SSD and another HDD 25Gb. Thanks to iFixit and iRobot for this guide!
Smoooooth, like butta. Thanks for another great guide and parts. My 2010 macbook pro now has an ssd running fast w sierra, and my conventional drive for lots of storage. About $200 for ssd and the parts, and my computer will be in good shape for a few more years!
Why don't you remove step 4 and the picture that goes with it ?
On the picture one can see how the connector for the subwoofer gets ripped off from the mainboard.
Not only is step 4 unnecessary, it also makes people damage their machines when they follow the given instructions.
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'Lying eyes' are a myth – looking to the right DOESN'T mean you are fibbing.
"Many psychologists believe that when a person looks up to their right they are
likely to be telling a lie. Glancing up to the left, on the other hand, is said to
indicate honesty.
"Co-author Dr Caroline Watt, from the University of Edinburgh, said: 'A large
percentage of the public believes that certain eye movements are a sign of lying,
and this idea is even taught in organisational training courses. … The claimed link
between lying and eye movements is a key element of neuro-linguistic
"According to the theory, when right-handed people look up to their right they
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they look to their left they are likely to be visualising a 'remembered' memory.
For this reason, when liars are constructing their own version of the truth, they
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"Psychologist Prof Wiseman, from the University of Hertfordshire, said: 'The
results of the first study revealed no relationship between lying and eye
movements, and the second showed that telling people about the claims made by
NLP practitioners did not improve their lie detection skills.'
However, this study raises a much more serious question. These types of "skills" are being extensively taught (and sought) by law enforcement and other agencies. How many investigations are being misdirected and delayed by false suppositions based on NLP "techniques"? More disturbingly, how many people are being falsely accused, dismissed, or charged due to the same questionable "information"? (As I keep telling my seminars, when you get sidetracked into pursuing the wrong suspect, the real culprit is getting away free.)
(I guess we'll have to stop watching "The Mentalist" now …)

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It can be very challenging for the public to evaluate evidence when faced with two ostensible experts that stake out opposing positions on a topic. Since a 1993 ruling by the Supreme court in the case of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, that burden was largely lifted from those who were serving on juries; instead, judges are now expected to act as gatekeepers, determining what evidence is scientific, and keeping the rest out of the courtroom. The US National Academies of Science has played a role in getting the judiciary up to snuff on scientific knowledge, but two new reports from the group highlight the challenges of putting the legal system on a firm scientific foundation.
The first is a progress report on revisions to a document, called the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, which is used for training the judiciary on scientific matters. The report highlights some areas where judges are still having trouble with coming to terms with scientific approaches and terminology, especially when it comes to statistics. The urgent need for this is highlighted by a draft report on the use of forensic evidence in the US, which was leaked to The New York Times. That draft suggests that many of the forensic "experts" that are testifying in criminal cases don't know statistics either, and have no sense of the potential problems with their techniques.
We'll do the good news first. The judiciary is rapidly coming to grips with scientific evidence. The Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence was produced by the NAS in the wake of Daubert, and plans are underway for its third edition. The progress report highlights that the second edition is now used in law schools and a variety of judicial training programs, and is widely regarded as essential for a number of these. The fact that judges are relying on it has forced many lawyers to adopt its use, and over 100,000 copies have now been sold.
That said, the committee has now identified a number of problems with the current edition. Chief among these is the use of statistics, where judges apparently have trouble following the basic terminology used by the field, or how it is used in specialties like epidemiology. A section on engineering issues, which was added in the wake of subsequent court rulings, was apparently considered superficial; various judges recommend that it either be significantly expanded, or dropped entirely. In the wake of the feedback, the report recommends largely retaining the current edition's structure and focus, but to add material on some of the areas of science that are showing up in the courtroom with greater regularity: forensic sciences, genetics, pharmacology, and computer science.
The need to get judges up to speed on forensics was highlighted by the story that appeared in The Times, which obtained a copy on of a report on the filed, also prepared by the NAS, that will be released later this month. The report is called a "sweeping critique" of nearly all aspects of forensic work on the US, which suffers from a lack of standards for both training and practice. Due to a lack of national standards, many of those practicing forensics have little background in science, statistics, or empirical practices, and, as a result, rely on techniques that are base on out-of-date information and untested principles. Because they don't know any better, these same individuals testify as forensics experts in court, and testify about their methods with an exaggerated sense of their robustness.
The Times quotes one expert as saying an arm of the Justice Department actually tried to block the review from going forward, and only funding by Congress ensured its completion.
There have been any number of high-profile cases where individuals were exonerated after forensic evidence, from blood typing to fingerprinting, was used for arrest and/or conviction, and then found to be less than compelling after a reexamination. Although there are some highly qualified individuals working in the field, the news makes it clear that a fair number of practitioners operate at a level well below what their job responsibilities would seem to require. And, based on the NAS review, it appears that a lack of statistical training has left the judiciary in no shape to enforce any sort of robust standards.


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English Query 7.0 installs Microsoft Data Access Components 2.1, which can cause problems on your development machine. The following excerpt is from a Microsoft Q & A at http://www.microsoft.com/data/21info.htm:
Microsoft released MDAC 2.1 with SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 5 (SP5). This MDAC release contains an upgrade to the Microsoft Jet engine and the OLE DB and ODBC providers for Jet. Microsoft targeted this release for use by SQL Server 7.0. If you use this version of Microsoft Jet and its drivers outside the specific contexts of SQL Server (e.g., within Visual Basic (VB) applications via ADO, ODBC, or OLE DB), problems exist that might cause application failure. Therefore, Microsoft recommends that you don't use this MDAC 2.1 stack to develop Jet applications or upgrade Jet applications to Jet 4.0.


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Sure she's a great comedian, but let's face it, Tina Fey's impressions of Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live" were really off the chart.
Now Fey's ability to really hit our funny bone has won her the nation's top humor prize from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Not only will Fey join the comedic ranks of Bill Cosby, Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin and others who've won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, at the tender age of 40, she'll be the youngest honoree ever.
Fey reacted to the news of her imminent feting by saying she's thrilled but that she assumes actress Betty White must have been disqualified (for the honor) for steroid use. White, of course, made her own splash a few weeks ago guest-hosting SNL.
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However, this will be Fey's party. And what a party it's been for a comedian whose career started with Chicago's The Second City Improv group. She went on to become SNL's first female head writer, created NBC's hit comedy "30 Rock" and has starred in hit movies. Her new movie "Date Night" with Steve Carell is now playing in theaters.
Fey will pick up her coveted prize in November, no joke.


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In case you were worried about it, you can stop; "Scream IV" is now official and Wes Craven is coming along with it. Screen Gems has greenlit the project aiming for an April 12, 2011 release date. There's no word yet on if Jamie Kennedy is coming back or not, unfortunately.
Classic horror mag "Famous Monsters of Film Land" is coming back! Around for decades in the past, the magazine should be a welcome sight on news stands everywhere.
Straight from the 'does anyone still care' news desk comes word from actor Ray Wise that a script for "Jeepers Creepers 3" has now been finalized.
New Orleans police have been called in to the house of MTV's next season of "The Real World: New Orleans". In a fit of anger, one cast member urinated on another cast member's tooth brush and used it to clean the toilet, causing them to become quite ill.
When Tamie Melehan murdered her boyfriend this past Christmas, she made sure to text her friends and family to see if they would like to help her eat the body. After showing such exemplary manners, she some how decided to plead insanity this week at the start of her trial.
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Stonington slave's road to freedom to be celebrated in book form
Some 850 public libraries statewide will soon have in their collections an account of one of the most significant, compelling - and, until recently, widely overlooked - stories of life in colonial Connecticut and surrounding areas.
Today at 10 a.m. at the Capitol, five members of the state's congressional delegation will gather to announce a project to distribute copies of a book and audio CD to 250 municipal libraries and about 600 middle and high school libraries about the life of Venture Smith, an African slave who bought his freedom and became a prominent farmer and trader in 18th-century Connecticut.
The book, "Making Freedom: The Extraordinary Life of Venture Smith," and CD, which contains a reading of Smith's autobiography, will be distributed for free, thanks to Wesleyan University Press, which published the book at a reduced cost, the Connecticut State Library, which will handle the distribution, and a donation from Litchfield resident Peter Tillou.
"Having five members of the congressional delegation show up and say this story's important and belongs in the public domain means we now have a significant power group to push it further," said Chandler Saint, co-director of the Documenting Venture Smith Project and co-author of "Making Freedom." He is also president of the Beecher House Center for the Study of Equal Rights in Torrington.
Saint, along with Robert Forbes, associate professor of history at the University of Connecticut, rediscovered and began researching Smith's story about seven years ago, and have led efforts to make it more widely known through exhibits, conferences and other events.
Smith's autobiography, starts with his childhood in Africa. It tells of his capture, voyage to Barbados and Newport and time as a slave on the Mumford farm on Fishers Island. He was then purchased by Oliver Smith Jr. of Stonington, who agreed to let Venture buy his freedom and that of his wife and children by working in his spare time. From Smith, Venture buys and farms 26 acres at what is now part of the state-owned Barn Island Wildlife Refuge in Stonington.
Eventually, he bought another farm in Haddam Neck on the Connecticut River, where, by the time of his death in 1805 at age 77, he was a wealthy farmer, boatbuilder and trader.
The Haddam Neck property, Saint noted, is part of a 38-acre parcel acquired in January by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as part of the Salmon River Division of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. The property had been owned by the Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co. In recognition of the recent acquisition, Rick Potvin, refuge manager at the Fish & Wildlife Service, will be among the speakers at today's events.
Because Smith's autobiography is one of the only 18th-century first-person accounts of an enslaved African brought to this country, "this is one of the dozen most important sites for African-American history in the whole country," said Saint. One of the original copies of the narrative, first published in New London in 1798, is owned by the New London County Historical Society, which sells reprints at its headquarters at the Shaw Mansion in New London. On the CD, the narrative is ready by Robert Hall, associate professor of African-American Studies at Northeastern University.
Saint said getting the Haddam Neck property into public ownership is a significant step in advancing preservation and knowledge of Venture Smith's story.
"We're at the start of a couple-year process for the Fish & Wildlife Service to understand what they have and get it interpreted," he said.
Lawmakers sharing the podium with Potvin at today's event will be: Sen. Richard Blumenthal, and U.S. Reps. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd District; Joe Courtney, D-2nd District; Jim Himes, D-4th District; and Elizabeth Esty, D-5th District. Others on the speakers' list include descendants of Venture Smith; Connecticut NAACP President Scot Esdaile; Kate Dimancescu, descendant of one of Venture Smith's owners; and Suzanna Tamminen, director and editor-in-chief of Wesleyan University Press.
State Librarian Kendall Wiggin, also one of the speakers, said only about 25 municipal public libraries currently have a copy of "Making Freedom," and none had a copy of Venture Smith's autobiography.
"This is a great opportunity for people to learn about a significant character in our history," said Wiggin. "This is a great way to mark Black History Month. The Venture Smith story is a wonderful story, and for libraries, getting a free copy of a good quality book is important."
Two years ago, Wiggin worked with Saint and others on an exhibit about Venture Smith at the State Library. Recently, the exhibit appeared in London, and will go to Ghana and possibly other African countries next summer, Saint said. He hopes in the future to bring it to Mystic Seaport, and said the Smithsonian Institution has also expressed interest.
In a letter to librarians that will accompany the book and CD, Venture Smith's story is called "one of the great American freedom stories" that is being used in schools and as part of a worldwide campaign against modern-day slavery. The letter is signed by the state's seven-member congressional delegation. Along with the book and CD, librarians are also invited to request a program about the life of Venture Smith, put on by the Documenting Venture Smith Project.
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What is this project?
Installing 310 feet of new concrete sidewalk on the north side of Hughes St. from Garland Ave. to Lindell Ave.
Installing 165 feet of new concrete sidewalk on the north side of Hughes St. from Storer Ave to Leverett Ave.
What is the current status?
This project is upcoming.
How is this project being funded?
Funding for this project comes from the Street Fund. The Street Fund is financed through two sources:
1) Turn-back revenues from the State of Arkansas. The State collects motor fuel taxes, which are returned to the City on a per-capital basis.
2) Turn-back monies received from the County Road Millage Tax. The City receives 80% of the road millage levied by the Quorum Court on real and personal property located within the city.


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Former governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, mentioned earlier this month on the cable news program, Fox & Friends, that he thought President Trump was similar to Nathanael in the Bible. Here is the only substantive passage about Nathanael from the Bible:
John 1:45-47 (RSV)
45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth." 46 Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." 47 When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, "Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!" 48 Nathanael asked him, "Where did you get to know me?" Jesus answered, "I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you." 49 Nathanael replied, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"
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One of the perks of having a Dad who is retired (from teaching at least) is that he and I have been able to eat lunch together frequently in the last few weeks.
Today we tackled the pool. A project that is tough because his back yard has two beautiful shade trees that, for some weird reason, shed their leaves in the spring. Added to this problem was the blustery days we had on Monday and Tuesday. Wind storms in the desert are not so fun. When things are so dry it just whips dirt into the air...and the leaves and dust into the pool.
So my Dad and I were outside scooping and brushing and vacuuming the leaves and dirt that accumulated over the week. We finished around noon and decided that we would go get a bite to eat. So we loaded up and he took me to a Chinese buffet, where he enjoys their Vietnamese soup and I could get some noodles and veggies.
The buffet was gigantic. It had everything you could possibly imagine. Beef Broccoli, stir fry bean curd, pot stickers, sweet and sour chicken, soba noodles and veggies, wonton soup, crab puffs, eggrolls and... refried beans.
Yes, you can be sure that you are in the southwest when you go to the biggest Chinese buffet west of the Mississippi and find refried beans.
Friday, March 30, 2007
Southwestern Chinese Food
One of the perks of having a Dad who is retired (from teaching at least) is that he and I have been able to eat lunch together frequently in the last few weeks.
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Thursday, March 29, 2007
I am blogging from my mothers trio phone. I am certainly not meant to own one because I would never get off the internet! the only problem is that I don't know how to make capital letters. currently we are on our way down town to visit our hair stylist because her roots and my eye brows are screaming for attention. la vida dulce!
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Always Check the Pockets
In the nine years that I have been washing my son's laundry I have pulled many things out of his pockets.
There was the time that he raided our penny jar and filled every pocket up with a handful of pennies. It may not sound like a lot, but have you seen the amount of pockets that boys pants can wield these days?
Then there was the time that he was collecting bottle caps. Any bottle caps. Since our shopping list doesn't always contain items that have bottle caps that meant he would find them on the ground at the park, or worse, out of a disgusting garbage can. I shouted with great delight when he finally outgrew the bottle cap phase. He then went directly to rocks.
When he was a baby I used to have to shut the laundry room door because all those little snaps on his onesies and baby pajamas would clack and make a fairly large racket. Who knew that this was to prepare me for the day when there would be a two pound boulder that would sound like a large man with a baseball bat had gotten caught in the dryer.
Then he started school.
Crayons. Crayons became the bane of my life. Why? Because crayons in the dryer are an ugly, ugly thing. We had two incidences when this happened. We call them the Orange Incident and the Blue Incident. This is when I learned that no amount of pleading, begging or shouting was going to convince him to empty his own pockets. For my son, there are simply other things to think about. He just doesn't think to himself: "Oh! I better remove that orange crayon I stuffed in my pocket today because it might ruin my mom's brand new Anne Taylor jeans." But I am not bitter or anything.
This was the day when I got smart! And realized that his laundry must always be done separately.
From tissues to candy to empty bullet shells.
From sticks to wrappers to those awful stick-to-the-wall plastic lizards.
When it came out of my sweet boys' pockets I thought I had seen it all.
I was proven wrong this week when I pulled out a fork.
Yes, the fork pictured above.
It isn't my fork. My forks are packed up and are in storage somewhere.
It isn't my mothers fork.
So I asked him. Where in the world did you get that fork?
He looked at me with excitement in his eyes and said that he had been walking around the playground at school and had found it out on the field.
And, of course, put it in his pocket.
Tell me. What have you found in your child's laundry?
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Friday, March 23, 2007
Snow Clouds
(That is so worth three exclamation marks.)
After the temps hung in the 90's all last week this cold front reminds me of Texas weather. When we lived there you could have 85 degrees on a Monday afternoon and wake up Tuesday morning to ice so thick the city shuts down. And I am not exaggerating.
In about 15 minutes I will walk two blocks down the street to pick up the kids, I am seriously contemplating taking the car.
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Thursday, March 22, 2007
6% Humidity
OK, so i live in a place that is dry. Very, very dry. The humidity in the last week has been at 6%. So dry that if you don't use lotion and moisturizer and lip balm you will simply dry up and blow away.
But can I tell you that I love 'dry'?
Because, dry weather = great hair.
I love the hair days I am having here. However, today it is overcast and it's threatening to rain. The humidity is at 32%. I could have told you that without looking at the forecast because today my hair is misbehavin'. We desperately need the rain though (and it is so pleasant out) so I won't complain.
I began to realize that maybe I was getting a little caught up in my hair vanity when I was reading from 1 Corinthians 12 where Paul the apostle is talking about the unity of believers as members of Christ's body. The chapter goes on to talk about how all members of the body are useful. Then Paul tries to help Christians understand this concept by using an example of the human body which has lots of parts working for one purpose. I was reading from The Message translation to get a different prospective and to try to understand. It ends with a question that made me laugh...only because I had to talk myself into the right answer. Here is what I read:
If you had to choose, wouldn't you prefer good digestion to full-bodied hair?
Hmmm....now that's a tough question!
I figure, somebody's got to be the full bodied hair.
Anyway, all jokes aside, the storms are brewing here and I can hear the thunder and rain outside.
There is something special about rain in the desert. Rain doesn't happen here often, but that's not the only reason it's amazing. It's special because things come to life when given a drink of water. There's a unique smell and refreshment to the air, and the birds still sing because they are happy to rinse off the dust.
So today I'll forgo full bodied hair, cause rain in the desert is worth it.
La Vida Dulce
the jackals and the owls,
because I provide water in the desert
and streams in the wasteland,
to give drink to my people, my chosen
Isaiah 43:20 (NIV)
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Sunday, March 18, 2007
Arizona Sunset
how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!
2 Cor. 3:11
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Saturday, March 17, 2007
No Pinching Here
Happy Top O' the Mornin' To Ya!
It's a beautiful St. Patty's Day. I like to tell you that we ate Green Eggs and Ham or Lucky Charms for breakfast but we didn't.
We just put a big 'ole green bow in The Girls's hair and called it a day. The Boy is wearing his camo's and I can't wait for him and his Dad to get back from their hike so I can see if The Sweet Man of Mine is wearing Green. I'll take any reason to give him a "love" pinch!
La Vida Dulce
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Friday, March 16, 2007
A Desert Dog's Life
She really likes her hair cut.
I know, cuz she told me.
And everyone else likes it too, because her hairs aren't all over the place.
Kona did express her concern that her ears do not match.
One is much floppier than the other.
But we love her anyway.
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Thursday, March 15, 2007
Arizona Morning
This was taken outside my parents home yesterday morning around 7:45. We were getting ready to walk the kids to school when this hot air balloon caught my attention. The mornings here are cool...perfect hot air balloon weather.
As I type I am finally hooked up to the Internet on my own trusty computer. Actually it's not that trusty, but it has everything on it that I use in my day to day life so I am glad that it is up and running again.
We are establishing some routine. Which I am enjoying. Next week will be another week of "newness" as The Mister starts work. It has been nice to have him around although this new schedule makes the day go quickly. The kids get out of school here almost two hours earlier than in NC. but they also start earlier too. This is good for a couple reasons: 1. I am an early person and enjoy getting up and out early. and 2. It allows for school to be over before the heat of the afternoon gets too intense.
I feel a bit out of touch with the rest of the world. I haven't watched or read the news. I haven't really had the chance to write/call or update anyone and to make matters worse the time change just made calling to the east coast a little trickier! This is why I like order in a day! Then I know when I can make time for phone calls and important things! Routine is great! It's establishing routine that's hard work!
Change is tough, even when it's good change and I am trying to get the kids and The Mister settled and established into some semblance of order...then I will be back to normal (whatever that is)...until I move outta here and into our own home. Of course, we aren't sure when that will be.
Living in a household with 4 adults, 2 children and 2 dogs is going well. It's very, very busy here. But we all seem to be handling it well. Someone out there is praying. Keep it up. It's all good, but honestly we have some serious issues...Today we ran out of Orange Juice...and we are a house divided, half of us like pulp, the other half think we should just eat the orange if we like that much pulp. And then there is the issue with laundry...why is there always so much dang laundry....oh wait...never mind, I brought that issue with me. Seems to follow me every where I go.
We also had a horrible problem with dog hair. It seems that Australian Shepherds shed more when the temperatures in March are over 85. Who knew a dog could shed so much? Especially one from Australia. Isn't it supposed to be hot there? Today Kona went to the Doggy Salon and requested a hair cut just like Austin's. I will tell you that Austin wears it better but Kona is pretty cute...pictures to come.
Anyway, things on the home front are going well.
Oh! I haven't done a Random Question for March. So here it goes:
Have you ever been for a ride in a hot air balloon? When and where?
If not, would you if you ever got the chance?
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Pictures from the week
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Monday, March 12, 2007
First Day....Again
We made it through the first day of school. If there is anything worse than the first day of school...it's doing it twice. The second time right in the middle of the year. When there is absolutely no communication and you have no idea what is going on.
But I will try to start this post with a bit of positivity...lets see...
I joined the gym today at a place that my brother and his wife have been going to for a couple of years. I have gone as a visitor before and I do like it. Today, after not working out for almost 10 days I went to a class that was called BODY ATTACK.
That should have been my first clue. Basically, I am having troubles moving anything put my fingers at this point. And I am going back for more tomorrow.
It has only been six days since we arrived in the desert and I have already melted my favorite stick of Chapstick in the car. I have got to get back to being "heat" savvy.
Oh! I keep forgetting to mention that this weekend I experienced one of the greatest perks of living in Arizona...We don't participate in Daylight Savings Time (DST).
We've got plenty of high heat daylight thank you very much.
Well, speaking of time...it's time to go to bed.
Until next time...
La Vida Dulce!
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Friday, March 09, 2007
Well, we made it. After five long days in two cars, with 2 kids, and enough clothing to be comfortable with all climates we might encounter (not to mention the many visits to public bathrooms), we have arrived in the desert... just in time for the beginning of summer. Today it was in the 80's with the promise of low 90's this weekend.
Truly, the drive across the country was amazing. It was great to see the greatest country up close and personal. And now I can put on my resume: Traveled by car through all states in the Southern USA...solo. Although I wasn't alone. The Mister was behind me that whole time...making sure that my cruise control was set to a speed that would keep me out of trouble!
I have gotten a bit settled since I arrived 48 hours ago. I am systematically trying to accomplish things according to priority. I am trying to take things one thing at a time so that i don't get overwhelmed. I have gotten an AZ drivers license, registered my kids in school, visited the local Target, Costco and Starbucks, to be sure they are all convenient and safe. And, most importantly I got my hair cut and colored which was a task that I seriously considered placing at #1 on the list. I was on the verge of a major hair crises.
As a side note, I did feel slightly weird when I drove through the Starbucks line for my hot Cinnamon Dolce Latte and then drove off in my car with the air conditioner on...but such is the life when you live in the desert.
We spent this morning touring and meeting the kids and teachers at the new school. I am very excited for Austin and Grace. I am certain that they will feel welcome and continue to learn as much as they did NC. They start on Monday.
I have many pictures of our travels from across the country so I will try to post soon. I just wanted to sign on real quick and let you know that we are here and doing well. For those of you that were praying and wishing us well on our journey we thank you so much. Things are good and we look forward to this next adventure in our lives! And of, course, it will all be here on the blog!
La Vida Dulce!
PS: There are some of you back home in NC that were on our postcard list. They are on the way!!
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Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Hello From New Mexico
We have had a good couple of days. It feels like we left North Carolina weeks ago!
Yesterday we visited the OKC Zoo and that was fun. The weather was beautiful!
Today we will visit Albuquerque and see what we can find there.
Tomorrow we will arrive in the new, but old, city we will call home!
La Vida Dulce!
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Sunday, March 04, 2007
The Adventure Begins
It's early and I am in the hotel business office.
Things have been going well. The weather has been good, although yesterday it was very, very windy which made for some tough driving.
Last night we ended up in Nashville and planned to stay today to visit the zoo. But have decided to travel on as the weather is predicted to be very cold. We are going to try to get more west before we stop and do something fun with the kids. It's great to see the country as we drive.
I can't type long as the kids and The Mister are awaiting my return on "researching" fun kid things in the states ahead, but I wanted to tell you a bit about our adventure yesterday. Some of you know that I have a lead foot that has earned itself a speeding ticket in each town we have lived in the past 10 years. So my one and only personal goal was to not get a ticket before we left North Carolina.
Well, before were even 3 hours away from our town I got pulled over by the sheriff!!!
But I REALLY wasn't speeding!
I have a frame (put on by the car dealership) around my license plate, and apparently that's against the law. I got a warning for "failure to properly display my license plate."
So I did manage to get out of the state without a ticket but not without a warning, and a humble reminder that I better behave!
OK...I have to run. I wish I could write about our last night in NC. It will be a memory that will be precious to me for a lifetime. I will be sure to write more later!
Until then,
La Vida Dulce (from Nashville!)
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Thursday, March 01, 2007
I have just tucked the kids into bed. Or I should say, I have made them a nest of blankets and pillows on the floor of my bedroom. They are currently watching a movie on the portable DVD while The Mister studies and I try to get in some blogging before the internet is cut off.
Today was a tough day as my tender hearted children said goodbye to their teachers and friends at school. I want to write volumes about the teachers and the fine educators at our little school, but nothing I can write describes exactly how I feel, so for now I hope they know how much I appreciate them.
I am tired. Although I have not done much in the last 48 hours but watch strangers open up my cupboards and closets and, yes, the drawers i keep my "drawers" in...which is totally weird, no matter how many times you have experienced it.
It's always very strange to live and sleep in a house that is filled with boxes. Boxes that make up your life. I always get pensive at this time...do we really need all this stuff?
Of course this morning when I went to blow dry my hair the answer was a resounding "Yes"!
I spent all of today wanting to expose my hair insecurities by telling everyone the reason my hair looked so bad was because the movers packed my dryer. I managed to have some self control and only told one person. I told her partially because her hair looked so good, and I was feeling envious, but mostly because I am certain she understands the necessity of good hair.
Not only did i have to air dry (I ended up pulling it back into a ponytail...my "style" for the next week) but my roots are completely out of control. It just isn't right. I did however manage to "tame the brows" with a good waxing. So at least I will be able to see while I drive across the country.
On to things less hair related.
The update on Kona is that she and the White Haired Terrier have now become friends. Mom was a bit worried and I have to say I was worried about her. She called me last night to tell me that if the dogs (a.k.a. Kona) couldn't be nice to each other then she knew someone (who knew someone) who knows a specialist, that could teach the dogs to give the world a Coke and sing in har-mo-ny. But then when my Mom called this morning all was right in the world and the "kids" were wrestling and playing as if they had been long lost litter mates.
Seriously I am grateful for my Mom's care (and concern) for our pet and I am glad that my (sometimes not so) sweet, needy, dog is getting along just fine now with her new doggy friend...or would that be her doggy uncle? Oh y'all! it's getting late...and I am starting to scare myself.
Moving on....
This may be my last post for a couple days as we make our journey west. I hope to update and possibly get some pictures posted if we can get internet access as we travel.
Until then...
La Vida Dulce!
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As the White House faces a trio of burgeoning controversies that have put the administration and agencies throughout Washington on the defensive, Attorney General General Eric Holder reiterated before a House panel Wednesday that he was not involved in the Justice Department's decision to seize two months of phone records from Associated Press journalists as a part of a leak probe.
LIVESTREAM: House Judiciary Committee hearing
The Justice Department has also opened an investigation into revelations that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status for additional scrutiny. In testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, Holder said that prosecutors are looking at several different statutes in the investigation of those actions.
He said those potential violations could include an IRS statute that requires employees to do their jobs without favoritism, civil rights laws, the Hatch Act that restricts a federal employee's political activities, or the law against making false statements to investigators.
"The facts will take us wherever they take us," he added, promising a nationwide investigation.
Asked about the leak probe, Holder confirmed that Deputy Attorney General James Cole authorized the subpoenas on AP reporters' phone records after Holder recused himself from the matter.
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Attorney General Eric Holder is sworn in during a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill May 15, 2013 in Washington, DC.
Holder first announced Tuesday that he had recused himself from the AP leak probe because he had previously been questioned by the FBI about the intelligence breach.
He added Wednesday that he also turned over his own phone records as a part of that questioning.
He told the committee that he recused himself because he was one of the "relatively limited number of people" who had first-hand knowledge of the leaked information – and also because he had more regular communication with reporters than Cole.
"I was a possessor of the information that was ultimately leaked," he added. "And the question then is, who of those people who possessed that information – which was a relatively limited number of people within the Justice Department – who of those people actually spoke in an inappropriate way to the Associated Press," he added.
In response to questions, he said that he did not know the date of his recusal for certain and that there was not a written record of it. He also said that the White House would not have been informed of the recusal.
Holder has been widely criticized by Republicans for DOJ's handling of the matter, scrutiny Holder noted at the beginning of his remarks.
"The head of the [Republican National Committee] called for my resignation in spite of the fact that I was not the person who was involved in that decision," he said.
The routine Justice Department oversight hearing became a hot ticket after two scandals – the DOJ probe and the revelations about the IRS – erupted since the end of last week. The Obama administration also continues to be dogged by lingering questions over its administration's response to the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on a diplomatic outpost in Benghazi.
In opening remarks he was set to deliver before the House Judiciary Committee, Holder says the Justice Department "has taken critical steps to prevent and combat violent crime, to confront national security threats, to ensure the civil rights of everyone in this country, and to safeguard the most vulnerable members of our society."
NBC's Pete Williams contributed to this report.
This story was originally published on Wed May 15, 2013 1:07 PM EDT


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