Power Mac G5 :: Upgrading Hard Drive To Larger Size?
Dec 15, 2007
I have a power mac G5 2.7 that is 2.5 years old. It came configured with two 400GB drives inside as it will only hold two. I now really want to change them out to either two 750 GB or preferably two 1TB drives. Apple, however, has told me it won't work and that my unit will not handle this huge additional power consumption. I have called mac mall and they say no way as well. OWC says they have many working like that and its never been a problem. Then I called Apple again and they said it will work fine. I have 6 more months of Apple care, but either way do not want to blow the interior of this system up. I know I need SATA drives and would ideally like to purchase the Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.
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Powermac G5
Mac OS X (10.4.3)
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May 16, 2009
I have a Mac Book Pro core duo with a partition running windowsXP pro. The hard drive is almost completely full. I want to replace the drive with a larger drive and clone the current drive. Is there a way to completely clone the drive complete with the partition, boot camp, windows etc? I'm running mac os 10.4.11
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Sep 17, 2009
Few questions about this, what is the max harddrive and ram that can be put into it? and what is the latest OS that can be installed on it, I am currently running panther on it.
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Feb 7, 2012
I'm looking to upgrade my internal hard drive, is there a limit on the size I can upgrade to? I have a 150G drive, and I'm running out of space. I'm thinking about going for the gold, and getting a 1T?
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.2), 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo-4G Ram
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Oct 31, 2007
Am I limited as to the GB size or other specs, (other than case size), in installing a second drive in my G5? Is there a Gb limit that it can't handle? A buffer rate that it can't handle or is overkill? I need to get a HD for it ASAP, preferably tonight, and need to know what limitations I have if any.
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G5 Dual 2.0 1.5gb Ram /Powerbook G4 1.67mhz 1gb Ram
Mac OS X (10.4.10)
G5 Soon to be OS X 10.5 5.5GB Ram w/ 256mb Video card
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Dec 2, 2007
I'm using an older G5 single processor. I've reached the Max with a 300 Gig Seagate 2nd internal drive. I've run out of FCP srcatch disk space. I have about 75 Gigs left. I researched a Seagate HD Model ST3750640AS - Interface SATA - it's 750 Gigs. I just wanna make sure that the ones sold by New Egg etc., are compatible. Here's New Egg's; [URL].
I also wanna make sure that I've choosen the correct path to back up the 250 Gigs of data; First I need to copy all of the scratch disk files into another Hard Drive. Perhaps one of my external Lacie's. I'm familiar with how to Erase the New Drive, and format the New drive using MAC OS extended Journaled. Next (in turn), I'll need to copy all that data (little bits at a time), back to the New Seagate internal drive.
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Power Mac G5 Desktop (Single Processor 1.8) - G4 800 MHZ Quicksilver - OS9&X
Mac OS X (10.4.6)
G5: 4 Gigs RAM - ATI 9800 Pro AGP - #2 Internal HDs #3 Lacie Ext. HDs
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Apr 9, 2012
I have an early-2008 iMac with 2.66GHz processor, 4 Gig RAM and a 500Gig Hard Drive. Can I increase Hard Drive size in any way? I also have a 500Gig Time Capsule for my backups..
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iMac (20-inch Early 2008), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Apr 20, 2012
I plan to upgrade my hard drive from 320 gb to 750 gb. I have a macbook pro 13 inch laptop which I purchased last October. Can I just do a fresh install of osx lion on the new hard drive? Do you guys recommend hard drives from Western Digital or Samsung?
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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May 16, 2008
I have purchase a new hard drive for my MacBook Pro Intel 2 Core duo and know how to do it, but once it is installed in the machine, I want to know how to install the operating system. The computer now is almost empty (only a few photos I have backed up) so there is no need to transfer any data. Do I just use the discs that came with it? Please tell me how I restore the system with this new hard drive.
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Jul 22, 2009
iBook, G4 12", 1.2 GHz
This old unit needed a bigger hard drive, so a friend gave me a Hitachi 60 GB drive he didn't need and I installed it. He told me that it was formatted for MS-DOS and that I would need to reformat it for Mac OS. I'm pretty sure that I did accomplish that using Disk Utilities in the Installer program.
I put a OS 10.4 install disk in and tried to boot from it. My problem is I'm getting a screen alert that says, "This software cannot be loaded on this computer." I can either restart (what good is that?) or go to "Startup Disk" where I choose the install disk (or Network Startup) and click on Restart. Then I choose English as the main language and bang! - right back to the wonderful, "This software cannot be loaded on this computer."
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Apr 9, 2010
What I want to do is back up my current Mac mini (160GB hdd) with Time Machine. I then want to upgrade the system drive in the Mac mini to a 320 GB drive and restore from the Time Machine backup with all my programs, settings and files. Will it work even if the back up and restoration drive sizes are different?
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Jun 29, 2010
I'm thinking about getting a bigger internal HD for my 15 inch macbook pro. Currently 250GB, want 750gb. I have Macbook Pro 15 inch unibody A1286. Will it fit? And will there be more heat coming from a larger drive? If so is it advisable to avoid a larger drive because of heat issues?
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Sep 14, 2010
I'm trying to put a 10gb sized video onto my hard drive but it won't allow me. I don't want to format it for 2 reasons.
1) i don't have space to back up and
2) the purpose of putting it on the hard drive is so I can watch the video through my blu ray player's usb port.
in disk utility, if i erase and use a volume format other than ms-dos (fat), the blu ray player doesn't pick p on the drive.
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Mar 7, 2012
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MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Apr 2, 2009
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Sep 3, 2009
So I was in the Apple Store again yesterday and whilst looking around the different versions of the notebooks it suddenly struck me that, with all things considered, the 13" Macbook Pro isn't really a 'Pro'. It doesn't look or feel very Pro-like especially when you consider the lower spec, tiny screen size, and larger bezel. It really strikes home when you see all the 13", 15", and 17" laid out side-by-side on display. I really think by upgrading the 13" name to 'Macbook Pro' Apple are doing a grave injustice to all the customers who could afford and purchased the real Pros'.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5), mail, email
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Aug 26, 2009
Just a quick question to anyone that can answer. My warranty is up so it's time to upgrade the hard drive (Currently 120GB, 5400RPM) in my MBP. I just have one question. This is the HD I'm looking at putting in: [URL]. It's a Seagate Momentus 500GB 7200RPM drive. I just thought I'd ask if anyone here knew whether or not it will fit properly inside my lappy.
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Jul 1, 2009
I want to upgrade my hard drive from 320GB 5400 rpm to 320GB 7200 rpm.
Are there any models that you would recommend over the official Mac brand?
Also do you recommend that I attempt to do the installation myself, or pay someone else to do it?
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Jun 19, 2012
i have a macbook MB881LL/A. i want to replace the hard drive. It is only 120gb. how big can i go and what type do i need?
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.4)
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Jun 26, 2012
I have a Mid 2011 iMac and have been thinking about replacing the hard drive with an SSD drive. What sort of considerations should I be aware of? In particular: Is there a specific SSD technology I should be looking for (brand, connecter, etc.)?Can I use an SSD drive for the OS and the existing HD for additional storage? If so, whats the best way to separate the data (where do apps go, etc.)?Is it something that I can do myself or does it require taking it to a repair shop?How does it effect the warranty?
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iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Jul 5, 2012
How safe is it to upgrade a 2011 MacBook Pro to a SSD? What are the advantages and disadvantages and does it harm or hurt the overall performance of a computer. All of the same questions but with upgrading my RAM
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Sep 6, 2010
I have a 500 gig hard drive that was given to me that I'd like to put in it but I'm worried about voiding the warranty. I've looked up replacing it and it seems simple.
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Feb 18, 2009
I am happy to say that I love my new MacBook I bought a couple weeks ago, but since I bought the white entry level for my first Mac, I have been trying to find some kind of useful info on what internal hard drives will be compatible with it. I only have the 120 GB model but I want to expand to a 500 GB or 320 if I can't get a 500 that will fit. Is there anyone out there can recommend a compatible drive? I found one at micro center (link below) but am not sure it will fit. I don't mind paying this for the drive, I just am not familiar if it will cause issues with the power, make more noise, etc. [URL]
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Dec 17, 2009
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Mar 30, 2010
I recently purchased a 13" Unibody MBP, with the 250gb HDD. Im looking to upgrade that to a 640GB HD, and I have been looking at newegg. They currently have 3-4 of them up there, and 2 of them (The WD and the Samsung) have reviews saying not to use it in the MBP, because the Hard Drive will constantly spin down and go to sleep.
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Jun 9, 2012
my MBP 17" back from 2007 initially came with 200GB 5400-rpm drive. I'd like to uprade it and can't really figure it out what's the maximum size and type of the drive I could fit into it now?
p.s. would you also reccomend to me upgrading to mountain lion, once it becomes available in the summer?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8), Seagate Agent GoFlex 1.5TB
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