IMac :: Upgrading IMac Hard Drive
Mar 13, 2009Will upgrading the hard drive void the warranty?
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May 10, 2012I upgraded to osx 10.7.4 today and now my iMac cant find the HD I have connected to my airport.
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IMac :: Hard Drive For 17" IMac G5
Jan 4, 2011I need to replace the hard drive on my 17" iMac G5, will this work?
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IMac :: Upgrading White Intel IMac Processor. 17", 1.83 Ghz
Nov 7, 2010I've been researching for a while on upgrading my white intel iMac from a "Core Duo" processor to a "Core 2 Duo" processor. The processor I would like to use is a Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile T5750 processor, which would give me 2 additional cores as well as a small speed bump from 1.83 ghz to 2.0 ghz. I figured compatibility should be fine considering the FSB speed (667 Mhz) is the same. Has anyone tried this? Can anyone tell me if this will work for sure?
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Jan 17, 2010Have a quick question. I'm considering buying an Imac from a reputable Apple imac reseller on Ebay that manually upgrade the hd's to either 2tb or an ssd drive on the imac 27. Will apple not honor the warranty and void it if they see the hd were not upgraded by them should the warranty ever have to be used?
Also, if the imac ever needs to be replaced by apple, do I .lose the hd for a stock imac model with only ,1tb hd? Hope that makes sense.
IMac PPC :: Make Hard Drive Into An External Hard Drive
Mar 1, 2012I've had a lot of problems with my iMac G5 power supply and since I have newer computers I've decided to get rid of this computer.
I want to save the hard drive and put it in a case, then use it as an external drive on my other Macs.
What sort of case do I need to shop for? Should I look for SATA or what exactly is the proper nomenclature.
Is USB 2 the preferred choice, or Firewire, or what? Is there a USB 3? I use a mid-2010 27 inch iMac with the intel processor, and I needed to buy an adapter to use my older Firewire external drive. Is Firewire a dodo?
IMac :: Swapping Hard Drives - Transfer Entire Contents Of Old Hard Drive On To New
Jan 25, 2009I have a Imac 20 with a small 3.5 hard drive and I have bought a bigger 360 gig 3.5 hard drive to replace the old one. I have the new one in an external case with USB 2.0 right now. Is there some way I can transfer the entire contents of the old hard drive on to the new one and then swap out the old drive with the new drive and not miss a beat?
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Jun 5, 2009I've been looking at a number of different Firewire 800 enclosures to use with my new Mac Mini and I have seen lots of complaints with almost all the enclosures that I have investigated, including the Newertech MiniStack v3 which I thought should be a good one. A recent enclosure I came across that I haven't seen any bad reviews about is the Icy Dock (MB559UEB-1S). I'd like to know if others are using this and what they think about it. The next question has to do with the type of hard drive to put into the enclosure. Is it worth getting a high performance drive, or will the Firewire 800 interface be the bottleneck even with an average speed drive?
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Feb 5, 2010I did a search but couldn't find any specific info as related to the 20" (late 2006) iMac. Basically, I do a lot of audio work with Logic and DP and I'm interested in replacing my 20" iMac's optical drive with a second internal hard drive. If anyone has any experience or insight regarding this, I would greatly appreciate your input. About 6 months ago, I did a DIY replacement of my iMac's internal hard drive (upgrade to 1 tb), so I'm pretty sure I'd like to DIY an optical drive / hard drive swap - that is, if it's 1) Proven to work stably (thermally and otherwise) 2) Not going to require the iMac's fan to be running faster/louder than normal Looking at my iMac's system profiler, the DVD drive is on an ATA bus (which, as I remember it, is slower than S-ATA). What kind of transfer rates do you think one could realistically expect with a hard drive on this ATA bus? Also, would I have to be careful about new hard drive compatibility, or are S-ATA and S-ATA II backwards compatible with ATA?
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Jun 6, 2010Lately I've been using my external hard drive as the main drive of my imac I5 and every day it freezes when I open 3 or 4 apps or more or while doing several stuff at the same time. This, obviously, doesnt happen when using the internal hard drive of the imac, so I suppose is due to using firewire 800 or usb 2.0. Is it normal for every external hard drive to freeze when using it as the main drive or maybe is it that my external hard drive is bad?
I'm planning on buying a more quieter external hard drive to use as the main drive of my imac, but I wont do so if it also keeps freezing every day. Any suggestions? Is it normal even when using firewire 800? When using the external hard drive I umount the internal drive of the imac. Maybe this is the reason? Its a Lacie Big Disk 500GB. Would an external SSD make a difference or would it still freeze?
IMac :: Hard To Upgrade New Hard Drive?
Oct 17, 2007I plan to purchase one of the new iMac's and I assume that the hard drive is not user replaceable so I know there are warranty risks but a couple months ago I was able to upgrade the hard drive in my current generation MBP to a 250GB drive. When I get an iMac I plan to get the more expensive 20 inch version and want at least 500GB since it'll be dual boot (BootCamp) Windows XP/Mac. Even the 750GB is tempting. I may go the route of the smallest hard drive and then buy a larger hard drive and upgrade myself to save money but is this hard to do?
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Nov 22, 2010I'm curious what people use for external storage on their iMacs. I have a Mac Pro which is getting a little long in the tooth. I'm debating whether to get a new Mac Pro or to get an iMac, which would be a pretty good speed bump from my Mac Pro 1,1. I'd get the ssd drive, and the 2TB harddrive and get aftermarket RAM. But what I like about the Mac Pro is the upgrades you can do. And I like the four hard drive bays, for storage and backup. I've got over 3 TB of photos and music/tv/movies, so I'm going to need an external drive. In addition, I'd like to be able to backup everything. Is there an elegant way to do this on an iMac with an external drive that isn't super loud and hot?
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Nov 23, 2009My poor Imac hard Drive is about to go pop.What does every one think the best hard drive on the market is that will work with my Imac.I have a 20" Imac with a 2GHz Processor which is a Intel 2 Duo Core with 4Gb 667 Mhz DDR2 Sdram, 250Gb HD.I was looking at the Western Digital Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 32MB Cache Hard Drive.
Hardware :: Upgrading Hard Drive In 1st Gen MBP
Aug 26, 2009Just 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, 2009I 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?
MacBook :: Upgrading Hard Drive On It?
Jun 19, 2012i 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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Intel Mac :: Upgrading Hard Drive To SSD?
Jun 26, 2012I 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)
MacBook Pro :: Upgrading Hard Drive To SSD?
Jul 5, 2012How 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)
MacBook Pro :: Upgrading Hard Drive And RAM
Aug 30, 2014my mid 2009 MacBook Pro 15". I have bought new RAM and a new SSHD. I would like to take ONLY the important files from the old hard drive and basically start the new SSHD from scratch. how to install the original operating system on the new SSHD and then move the old files onto my "new" computer.
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Dec 25, 2010I got an iMac i5 recently, and I've downloaded iStat. It seems as though the HD hovers around 55C, and I think 60C is the maximum. Are there any precautions I should take, or is there nothing to worry about?
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I have an external hard drive too (160 gb) Is there a way that i can use it to install boot camp on it and run it from the external hard drive ?
IMac :: PC External Hard Drive To Mac?
Jul 2, 2009I don't know if this was covered or not, but I couldn't find anything on it. I have an external hard drive that is formatted to my PC. I want to use it for my Mac but I can't edit, delete, copy files because it's formatted to my PC. Now, is there a way to format it to Mac without taking everything off and putting it back on?
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