Need help fixing my friend's macbook...missing hdd bracket..

[FearoftheNight]

Hi. My friend just gave me his old white macbook from 2006 with the core duos. Apparently his girlfriend dropped it and messed up the hdd...I opened it to find the hard drive bracket missing. Shown in part 6 and 7 http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Hard-Drive-Replacement/514/2

Can anyone recommend a reputable place to find a replacement? Thanks.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

iFixit is reputable.

 

[TheStu]

You can actually survive without it, but yea, ifixit and powerbookmedic are reputable, and there is always ebay. It is a bit of bent thin aluminum and some screws, there isn't a whole lot to screw up, and the ebay route would be cheapest.

 

[FearoftheNight]

You can actually survive without it, but yea, ifixit and powerbookmedic are reputable, and there is always ebay. It is a bit of bent thin aluminum and some screws, there isn't a whole lot to screw up, and the ebay route would be cheapest.

so theres no danger if i don't have use one?

 

[TheStu]

so theres no danger if i don't have use one?

Not really. How much is the MacBook moved around anymore? If it is still in a lot of traveling use, then you might want to get the cage, at the very least it should reduce movement, which isn't for the drive's sake, it has a Sudden Motion Sensor, but for the connector's sake, too much movement could break it.