Upgrading internal HDD & OWC video

Hi,
does anyone know if the video step-by-step on OWC's site for the Titanium PB can be applied to the Al version? It seems so much easier than the steps produced on ifixit.com so I just wondered if anyone has done the HDD replacement via the video shown http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/index.cfm?page=Video/harddrive/pbtihd/med. html or do I have to do it as outlined in the ifixit PDF steps?
thanks!

The Titanium and Aluminum Powerbooks are built quite differently, and require different hard drive replacement procedures. Whether you use iFixit's instructions or OWC's, you'll need to use the ones for the Albook if an Albook is what you have.

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