Limit on HDD?

I don't believe any SATA equipped Mac has an upper limitation on capacity. There may by a physical size limit (check the height specifically).

doubledee said:

So I can buy and install a 1TB HDD with confidence?


Debbie

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If it is the correct physical size. Beware that even Laptop drives come in a variety of heights and some, quite possibly, will not fit

like Robbie said, just as long as you get a 2.5" harddrive, 1 TB should be fine

dylin said:

like Robbie said, just as long as you get a 2.5" harddrive, 1 TB should be fine

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But you can only use 2.5" S-ATA HDDs with a maximum height of 9.5 mm in white MacBooks.

Actually the Apple Support website reports there is a limit to the size of a volume in Mac OS X. So you probably want to check there first before installing a Hard Drive to make sure it is under the limit.

Puevlo said:

Actually the Apple Support website reports there is a limit to the size of a volume in Mac OS X. So you probably want to check there first before installing a Hard Drive to make sure it is under the limit.

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Link?

robbieduncan said:

Link?

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Sure thing. Mac OS X: Mac OS Extended format (HFS Plus) volume and file limits

Puevlo said:

Sure thing. Mac OS X: Mac OS Extended format (HFS Plus) volume and file limits

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So the OP will probably be under the limits stated in that link, as there are no 2 TB 2.5" HDDs yet and 1 TB is less than 2 TB, but then again, the OP is at least using Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, thus the 8 EB limit is the relevant one, but there is no single HDD of that size, though maybe in 3.5' form factor.