Bought a 500GB HD for $70, Now What? (How To Transfer Stuff?)

[skorpien]

Couldn't he see if it will boot by selecting it as a startup disk in System Preferences > Startup Disk?

I can't remember which walkthrough I used when I replaced my hard drive, but it said to select your external as the startup disk and restart your system. If it boots into OS X, then it is ready to be placed inside the computer. Afterward, you select the internal drive as your startup disk once again and do the swap.

 

[HappyDude20]

Glad to announce I made sure the new HD was GUID doing the partition 1 thing. I'm now running on 400 extra gig's as opposed to a low 6GB's.

THANKS EVERYONE!

 

[ref26]

That's a pretty good deal. Piece of advice, pick up a Torx-6 screwdriver to transfer the mounting screws on the internal HDD. I used SuperDuper! personally and it was very straight forward. I can't say anything about Carbon Copy since I haven't used it, but if it's anything like SuperDuper! it should be fairly easy. Also, I kept my old HDD in the enclosure to make an external HDD that I can use for media. Good luck with the setup!

I'm planning to upgrade my blackbok HDD to a 320gb 7200rpm drive, so is a T6 torx what I need? The guide here on MR says T9 and I've heard people in the forums saying T8 so I'm a bit unsure...

 

[bozz2006]

just get a computer tool kit and you'll be all set. they can be had for $20 or less. check it out

 

[Ozzymandos]

I just ordered the 4 gig memory kit and a DIY KIT: 500GB Western Digital Scorpio for MacBook, MacBook Pro (or PC) + OWC On-The-Go USB 2.0 Kit.

It should all be here in a few days. Which screwdrivers do I need, and just to double check -- this doesn't void my warranty, correct?

 

[aznguyen316]

makes me want to upgrade my HDD haha hmm Christmas present to self?

 

[Revelation78]

Personally I would rather have a 320GB drive @ 7200 RPM with 16MB cache versus a 500GB @5400 RPM and 8MB cache.

To each their own though.

 

[Bengt77]

Personally I would rather have a 320GB drive @ 7200 RPM with 16MB cache versus a 500GB @5400 RPM and 8MB cache.

To each their own though.

Or wait some time and get this drive. That's what I'm doing.

 

[Cave Man]

Personally I would rather have a 320GB drive @ 7200 RPM with 16MB cache versus a 500GB @5400 RPM and 8MB cache.

I guess you never plan to exceed 250 gb capacity or have no need for sustained read/writes.

 

[HappyDude20]

i gotta tell you guys, i'm loving having 500 gigs.

 

[Bengt77]

I still think waiting two weeks for the new Seagate 7200.4 Momentus drives is the best thing to do, right now.

 

[skorpien]

I'm planning to upgrade my blackbok HDD to a 320gb 7200rpm drive, so is a T6 torx what I need? The guide here on MR says T9 and I've heard people in the forums saying T8 so I'm a bit unsure...

I'm not sure about the blackbook. I was referring to the Unibody MacBook that was just released. I've been hearing a T-8 for the older models of MacBook, but again I'm not sure as I don't have one myself. Have you tried looking at this?

 

[ref26]

I'm not sure about the blackbook. I was referring to the Unibody MacBook that was just released. I've been hearing a T-8 for the older models of MacBook, but again I'm not sure as I don't have one myself. Have you tried looking at this?

That doesn't talk about removing the hard drive from the enclosure, which is what the torx is needed for. Thanks though!

 

[skorpien]

Oh, my bad. I didn't realize there were additional steps. But this guide at ifixit.com says it's a Torx-8 (check out the second page).

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/MacBook-Core-2-Duo/Hard-Drive-Replacement/116/5/Page-1

 

[goldfronts]

Or wait some time and get this drive. That's what I'm doing.

same. i'm really excited for it

 

[questmcoupe]

Anyone know what that new Seagate is going to be priced at? I'm thinking I'm gonna wait for it too for my white Macbook.

 

[goldfronts]

i saw $140 on one website. sounds reasonable

 

[naid]

Glad it all worked out.

If anyone else is planning to do the same thing, you can pick up something like this:

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/drives/a7ea/

Connect it, clone the drive, then swap the drives in your laptop and use your old laptop drive as an external one with the SATA dock.

 

[fleshman03]

I still think waiting two weeks for the new Seagate 7200.4 Momentus drives is the best thing to do, right now.

Let us know if it destroys battery life, alright? I'm thinking about that one myself and I'm curious to know what happens to the battery with it.

 

[Bengt77]

Let us know if it destroys battery life, alright? I'm thinking about that one myself and I'm curious to know what happens to the battery with it.

Good question. We'll see, we'll see...

Anyone know what that new Seagate is going to be priced at? I'm thinking I'm gonna wait for it too for my white Macbook.

In Europe I'm seeing them pre-listed for about €120, including shipping. Pretty reasonable. (Although definitely pricier than the $140 price tag I saw at MacMall and other online stores.)

 

[fleshman03]

Good question. We'll see, we'll see...

Let me know, alright? Lots of times people will forget to post that follow up.