Need information for new HDD Replacement

Jericho14 · Mar 21, 2015

I have a late 2009 iMac, 27", Serial #W8942GFH5PE, EMC 2309, with a
1TB SATA Disk 7200.

Its been acting funky, and I think the HDD needs to be replaced.
I need suggestions regarding exactly what HDD I should get to replace the
existing one. I would like to get a 2TB drive, 7200.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

rkaufmann87 · Mar 21, 2015

Jericho14 said:
I have a late 2009 iMac, 27", Serial #W8942GFH5PE, EMC 2309, with a
1TB SATA Disk 7200.

Its been acting funky, and I think the HDD needs to be replaced.
I need suggestions regarding exactly what HDD I should get to replace the
existing one. I would like to get a 2TB drive, 7200.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Any 3.5" SATA drive will work, however you need to get one of these too:

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DIDIMACHDD09/

You will need it because since 2009 Apple has used HD's with thermal sensors integrated into the HD, almost no HD's have that feature making this cable a necessity unless you want to mess around with a software solution that is more risky.

Jericho14 · Mar 21, 2015

rkaufmann87 said:
Any 3.5" SATA drive will work, however you need to get one of these too:

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DIDIMACHDD09/

You will need it because since 2009 Apple has used HD's with thermal sensors integrated into the HD, almost no HD's have that feature making this cable a necessity unless you want to mess around with a software solution that is more risky.

Thanks for the info! I watched the video.
Is there a specific HDD manufacturer and model that you can recommend?

matreya · Mar 23, 2015

Jericho14 said:
Thanks for the info! I watched the video.
Is there a specific HDD manufacturer and model that you can recommend?

HGST or Toshiba.

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