I need help installing a new hard drive in a MacBook

I have a MacBook white 13" and need to replace the hard drive, however, I am having problems replacing the drive, what a difference with a Lenovo or HP laptops, it is real easy. I hope this has change in Apple later models.
I checked a video from OWC (http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/index.cfm?page=Video/macbook/intel13/intel 13m.html), I tried following this video however the drive does not fit all the way in to the slot the way the video demonstrates, I do not want to force it, I may break the laptop.
I am not able to to see inside the slot and check the pins to verify which way is the correct way.
Can some one please help me?,
Thank you
Mario

I am back, sorry to be so soon, I did not espected any other issue, but I am new to the mac world.
First I erased, formatted and partition my drive.
Second I try restoring via the time machine and it worked, but the first time it asked me for my password, it would not take it.
Third I was able to install MAC OSX 10.5 with my DVD and restore everything with the Time Machine and I it logged me in, I changed my password and restarted and now it just restarts and restarts and restarts, I think that it may be permissions in the new drive, when I ran the verified permission it reads that permissions differed.
Is there a way to boot safe mode in the MAC?
I read something about firmware password, should I be concern? could this be an issue?
Thank you so much
Mario

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