Hard drive question

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  1. potterg, Aug 8, 2007

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    I have an "80 gig" HD right now and am running out of space fast! i want to get a new internal but I am worried about heating issues. I am thinking about getting a 160gig but I don't know what brand to get.

    Has anyone had trouble replacing the HD? Would it be worth the time and $$$ to have Apple install one of theirs?
     
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  2. DaftUnion, Aug 8, 2007

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    What type of Mac do you have?
     
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  3. potterg, Aug 8, 2007

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    Hd

    oops sorry. 2.0Ghz MBP
     
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  4. DizzyG, Aug 8, 2007

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    I just did this today after mine died.

    I picked up a random 120 gig SATA drive and slapped it on in there as an upgrade from my 80 gig.

    I just did a fresh re-install with the provided CDs. The Drive I put in there had linux on it, so when I went into the installer, I used the "Utilities" menu and picked the drive utlility. I had to delete/erase the partitions on it, but once I did that I could carry on with a new install without any issues.

    Seeing how easy that was, my 250 gig is on the way here for install tomorrow. I'll let you know how it goes
     
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  5. Kawasaki, Aug 8, 2007

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    I have run Seagate and Maxtor since the dawn of time.
     
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  6. DizzyG, Aug 10, 2007

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    installed and am now running a 250gig 5400 rpm without any issues
     
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