How to Upgrade Your Apple MacBook's Hard Drive

Apple recommends keeping at least 10 percent of your hard drive free, which translates to 12GB on a 120GB system. If your hard drive is virtually busting at the seams, don't delete all that questionable ‘80s music--upgrade to a larger drive. It's not hard to do, and Apple has made it painless to restore your old data if you've been using Time Machine to back it up. Think about it: you'll be able to conveniently store all of your music, photos, and videos on your notebook, instead of on poorly labeled DVDs and flash drives.

Here's what you'll need to get started:

1. Small Phillips-head screwdriver.
2. Small Torx-head screwdriver.
3. 2.5-inch SATA hard drive. One option is a 7,200-rpm, 320GB Western Digital Scorpio Black; $59.99 at Amazon.com.
4. Apple restore disc/copy of OS X Leopard.
5. External backup drive, if you wish to create an identical restore of your system

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