Adding Memory + HDD upgrade a Macbook Pro 17" (non-intel)

Hello,

A friend has a macbook pro 17" with an SATA 113GB usable drive, Intel 2GHz core duo drive (not core 2). I normally work on PCs- I know very little about macs other enough to find system specs.

Is there any limit to the storage capacity size of a notebook drive I can install? I typically use the Seagate Momentus 7200 drives on laptops.

Also are there any links or threads to instructions on replacing the drive? I found the one for how to do it on Sony Vaios on this site invaluable.

Thanks

 

I found this - not sure if her 17" has the same construction - http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/index.cfm?page=Video/macbook/intel15/intel15h.html she lives quite a distance away so I'd like to have everything figured out before I get there. Fortunately I have all the bits mentioned in the video.

 

15/17" MBPs are surprisingly easy to service. Just make sure you have all the right tools before you start. This guide should be all you need. Also they do not have drive limit, my 1st gen MBP has 500GB drive in it. I had a 7,200 RPM drive before that as well.
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/MacBook-Pro-17-Inch-Core-Duo/Hard-Drive/87/7/Page-1
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/MacBook-Pro-17-Inch-Core-Duo/87
Also you probably want cut and copy you second post into your first (and delete the second), people don't like double posters. Personally I could care less, just trying to keep you out of trouble

 

Thanks for the feedback!