Help changing HDD to MBP mid 2010

[Pablo90]

Hi guys,

I have a 1 year old PC with a 640gb HDD from Western Digital.

I'd like to use this HDD instead of the original one in my MBP mid-2010, but I'd like to know if you can tell me if this HDD is right/compatible.

You can see the HDD in the picture.



I have a doubt about the amperage: my original HDD is a 7mA and this is a 0.55A. The voltage is the same. You tell me I have no idea

I also have another question: Can I put this HDD with windows seven installed and then format and install OS X, or I need to format the HDD before?
And what kind of type do I need to use? FAT, NTFS etc?

Thanks in advance,
Paolo

 

[runebinder]

That HDD will work fine, it's a 2.5" laptop HDD, don't worry about the amperage.

As for formatting, install it the boot to the recovery and use Disk Utility to create 1 partition with Mac OS Extended (Journaled).

Personally though if you're going to upgrade the drive it might be worth looking at getting a 256GB SSD, unless storage space is an issue. The difference in responsiveness with a SSD is amazing.

 

[Pablo90]

Actually, space is the only reason why I'm upgrading

Thank you for your quick and useful answer

Bye!