Early 2008 S.M.A.R.T. problem

[ElPalillo]

I have an early 2008 20" iMac that I was trying to update the os to Lion. I was having problems with the install and now it says the hard drive has a s.m.a.r.t. problem and i must replace the hard drive. Is it possible to put an os on an external hard drive and use it in place of the internal, or do i have to replace the internal hard drive?

 

[nambuccaheadsau]

Well you can use an external hard drive, but with only USB2 ports it will be extremely slow. Suggest going inside and replace the drive with an SSD.

 

[ElPalillo]

Yeah, I thought that might be the case.