Does my Macbook support 320G

[Howiieque]

Hi.
My mac can not recognise its hard disk drive. I want to buy a new one. But I am not sure if it can support 320G hdd.
My model is Macbook Mid 2007 with tiger preinstalled. Its original hdd is 80G.

core 2 duo 2.0
boost to 2g memory
GMA 950 display card

the apple technical support said the capacity should be limited to 200G but without giving me a reason?
please give a comment.

 

[Eidorian]

All Macs since about 2002 have had LBA 48-bit controllers.

The sky is the limit on capacity.

 

[MedHead]

It will indeed, just make sure its 2.5 inch.

 

[GfulDedFan]

Current offerings go up to 500GB. I have a 320GB in mine (Aluminum) but it used to be in my other one (First Gen/Core Duo). It works great in either one. -GDF

 

[Eidorian]

It will indeed, just make sure its 2.5 inch.

2.5" wide and 9.5 mm tall.

 

[Howiieque]

Thanks for your reply.
Can 7200 RPM works? Whether it would make my macbook hot enough to burn eggs?

 

[-Ryan-]

Yes, 7200rpm will work fine, but it will run the battery down quite a bit quicker. Not sure about the heat, but in my old Macbook I never noticed a difference as the white ones tend to run hot anyway.

 

[Buskape]

Damn with the thread title i thought the OP ment if the MacBook will support 320 times its own weight on G force

 

[Howiieque]

1.5Gb/s or 3Gb/s, which should I choose?

Technical Specifications do not mention.

 

[Eidorian]

1.5Gb/s or 3Gb/s, which should I choose?

Technical Specifications do not mention.

You're limited to 1.5 Gb/s speeds on that Macbook but faster drives are backwards compatible.

 

[Howiieque]

thanks a lot for answering so many questions.

 

[Howiieque]

eventually, i bought the hitachi 7k320 7200rpm 320g.
quiet and not too hot.
damn good.
hope that helps others to make a decision.

 

[mamingcao]

Problem when upgrade to 320GB

Hi, my macbook seems same as your.

And I brought a Seagate 320G , 7200 RPM hard disk.
The hard disk is working prefect as a USB hard disk.

After I put it in my macbook, whatever I do, my mac just cannot recognize the
hard disk, no matter Disk Utility or System profile.
And I tried another 250GB 5400 RPM one is also working.

Could you tell me what I can do ?